Tameshigiri

Tameshigiri is sword test cutting on rolls of bamboo matting. In old days sometimes the bodies of dead (and living) criminals were used to test a the strength and quality of swords. This demonstration was at Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu. Fuchu Samurai Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0-sY... Tameshigiri in Samurai Armor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkDWT...