The checker and its advantage over the saber and Japanese katana. Cossack saber against Japanese katana Cossack saber against Japanese katana
another Jewish LIE. Based on all that has been said, what does Russian weapons have to do with it? if supposedly a katana is a weapon of the quick-eyed Japs, and a saber is a weapon of Caucasians (although in their language there are no such words as “saber” and there is no direct meaning of this word, such as in the Russian language RADuga means Solar Arc). What is the LIE about these programs? And the fact is that both the checker and the samurai sword were invented by the RUSSIANS. RUSSIAN CAUCASUS
In Azerbaijan, in the village of Kish, on the territory of the oldest Christian temple of 56 AD, the remains of fifty giants (2.5 meters) were found, who lived in the Caucasus thousands of years before the appearance of modern Caucasians there. Their name was Albans. Ancient chronicles say that they called themselves the sons of Perun (Mars among the Greeks) and the descendants of the legendary Atlanteans. Studies of their DNA showed that they were Slavs, had white skin and golden hair. Compare Ossetians 19th century. with modern Ossetians - nothing in common with today's abreks! Ossetians 19th century These are purebred Slavs. It turns out that modern Caucasians are occupiers of the Russian Caucasus, who took advantage of the disasters of the Slavic peoples, populated our lands, appropriating our past and our names. The same thing is happening today with Europe and Russia. See "Strike of the Jewish Bogos."
RUSSIAN JAPAN.
Ainu (Japanese Ainu - “man”, “real person”) are the people, the oldest population of the Japanese islands. Today there are about 25,000 people. They have completely Slavic facial features and white skin. Even Japanese anthropologists are of the opinion that the Ainu came from the north and from Siberia. And their writing is exactly similar to the Slavic-Aryan runes found in Rasia and Serbia.
RUSSIAN SAMURAI
The same situation applies to the military caste of the Japanese Samurai. As it turned out, these are the descendants of the Samarian conquerors of Japan in the 14th-15th centuries. Evidence of this shocking discovery lies in the city of Aizu-Wakamatsu,
Aizu Valley, which was the last stronghold of the samurai in 1867-1868. There is a memorial dedicated to the young samurai who died, except for one, during the war. One of them, who was still a boy at that time, survived. This samurai lived until the middle of the 20th century. The museum has a photograph of him taken when he was already an old man. In the photograph we see large sideburns and European facial features. Nothing ASIAN. Not far from the photograph hangs a modern painting depicting samurai, including him. The picture was drawn by a Japanese artist, so all the samurai are depicted as Asians. The Japanese city NAGOYA, called samurai, comes from the Nagai Horde. And Remezov’s “Drawing Book of Siberia” 1699-1701 depicts the Nagai Horde (through the letter “A”), next to Samara. The Aizu City Museum cannot deny the fact that, according to archaeological excavations, two races lived in Aizu: European and Asian. For some time, the capital of Japan was the city of Edo. Yedo was located on the site of modern Tokyo. In a Japanese book on the history of Yedo-Tokyo, Japanese historians report the following. "We cannot forget about the Rus (Rusui). The RUS had a tremendous influence on the culture of both the Yedo metropolis and in each regional region... The Rus from different feudal regions collaborated with each other." Historians brazenly hide how the Russians ended up in Japan. The name of the old capital of Japan, KIO TO, practically coincides with the Russian name KI TAI, and TO KIO is simply the hieroglyph TO swapped with the hieroglyph KIO. It is known that many Cossacks fled to Japan after the defeat of Pugachev. On the map of Japan in John Blau's atlas of 1655, Japanese names come from Russian words and have a Russian interpretation. Two islands GOTTO, on behalf of GOTH. Island COZY "QUE, that is, COSSACKS, Island VULGO, from the word VOLGA, The name of the famous Japanese city OSAKA could come from the word COSSACK. The fact that it was the RUSSIANS that organized Japan as a state is confirmed even by "Japanese mythology." In the encyclopedia "Myths of the Peoples of the World" v.2, p.685. Japanese gods are called KANI, KANI or HANS. Japanese goddess: Amaterasu - MATE-RACES. Consequently, at the very beginning of Japanese history we see the gods - Khans and the Mother of RACES, who create a kingdom on the Japanese islands, during the conquests of Rus'-Horde. And the period 1624-1644 is officially called in the version of Japanese history accepted today as the “Kan period,” i.e. the Khan period. “New Chronology” by A.T. Fomenko.
So much has already been written about weapons such as the Cossack saber that at first glance it may seem that it is impossible to learn anything new. However, this simple thing is surrounded by such a huge number of myths and secrets that perhaps only Japanese katanas can compete with checkers in this regard.
Legends about the Cossack saber were born in direct connection with those who used it. Many historians are still confident that this type of weapon was born precisely among the Cossacks, and that in the same environment there was an improvement in both the design and methods of using these weapons. However, in reality this is not the case. But first things first.
Of course, when the Cossacks first appeared as a class, there was no question of any saber. All Cossack units were armed in the same way as other military formations, both their own and the enemy (Turks, Poles, Germans...), that is, with the simplest ordinary sabers. Moreover, all these sabers were different, depending on what they managed to get on campaigns. Later, when the Cossacks had already become part of the army, the situation changed a little, although it was possible to finally unify the weapons closer to the end of the nineteenth century. Until that time, the orders contained only a vague requirement, which stated that the saber must certainly be of the Asian type with arbitrary decoration.
It is worth saying a few words about how the Caucasian-style saber came to the Cossacks, while the rest of the troops used broadswords and sabers in the European style. The checker originates from a large knife. Actually, translated from Circassian the word “shashka” means “big knife”. This word was first mentioned in written sources back in 1625 by Giovanni de Luca. The Cossacks borrowed this type of weapon from the Caucasus, after which checkers found their spread not only in the Russian army, but also in Central Asia. Initially, the checker was considered a secondary weapon with the saber. Its distinctive characteristic was a single-edged, slightly curved long blade, a hilt without a handle with a bifurcated head and without protective devices. As a rule, they wore a saber almost under the armpit on the left, but when firearms appeared in the arsenal of the highlanders, and the need for a full-fledged saber disappeared, it was the saber that came into first place. Soon it was adopted by the Russian army as a statutory type of edged weapon. Despite the fact that this type of weapon came from the Caucasus, regular Russian troops received a slightly modified model, which was called the Asian type saber. But the whole point was that the requirements for this weapon were different: if in the Caucasus compactness and convenience for concealed carry were needed, then for the Cossacks the main thing was massiveness (the weight of the blade) and convenience in battle.
In 1881, checkers officially appeared in each of the artillery units. Then such types of checkers appeared as the dragoon, officer, Cossack checker, and artillery servant checker.
The saber remained in the status of a statutory weapon almost until the mid-twentieth century, becoming the last type of bladed weapon that was used in mass battles during the Great Patriotic War. After this, the value of the checker came to naught, because tanks, machine guns and barbed wire appeared. Therefore, very soon the saber became a ritual item, an accessory to the dress uniform. And in 1968 it began to be considered an honorary award weapon.
As for the Japanese samurai sword, also known as the “katana,” it is considered one of the best examples of edged weapons in its entire existence. This opinion is expressed by more than one or two people; it is the opinion of many generations of weapons experts around the world.
In 710, a swordsman named Akamuni first used a sword that had a curved blade and was forged from several different iron plates. This sword had a saber profile and... differed from the saber in the technique of use: if the saber can be held with only one hand, then the use of the katana provides for both one-handed and two-handed grip.
Throughout the twelfth to nineteenth centuries, the katana existed virtually unchanged. The katana was considered an obligatory attribute of Japanese aristocrats, and only in the mid-nineteenth century, after the Meiji Revolution, were officials required to wear European-style swords.
For the Japanese population, the katana was not just a type of bladed weapon, but served as a reflection of the spirit of the nation and was a class symbol. And even despite the fact that the sword is far from the most ancient Japanese weapon, it occupies a special place in the national mentality. It should be noted that the first Japanese swords were very similar to the Chinese “jian” swords, and it was they that were used by the first samurai of the Middle Ages. But even then the sword was recognized as the weapon of the soul of the military caste. In addition, the sword was one of the attributes and sacred symbols of the emperor’s power, and in addition, it was a distinctive feature of the social status of soldiers and the best gift (it was given to noble persons, brought into temples on days of celebration, and presented to foreign ambassadors as a sign of respect).
The use of the katana in feudal Japan was more than brutal. To test the sharpness of the sword, prisoners were hacked with it to see how it affected bone tissue. The fight, as a rule, lasted several seconds, but the samurai still sought to master a variety of techniques, learn more cunning techniques in order to deceive the enemy and force him to make a mistake.
As for the present time, the katana, like the saber, has become more of a ceremonial weapon than a military weapon. One can argue for a long time about which is better - a checker or a samurai sword, because each of these types of weapons has its own advantages and disadvantages. But it is important to note that it is simply amazing how such perfect, elegant and functional blades appeared in completely different cultures, on different continents, which followed a somewhat similar historical path. Moreover, the first mentions of both the saber and the katana date back to approximately the same historical period.
Both the saber and the katana have a rich and deep history, so we can say with confidence that for a long period of time they will be relevant among people, true connoisseurs of edged weapons, collectors and reenactors of historical battles.
Materials used:
http://my.mail.ru/community/checker/3A74074BD0076550.html
http://my.mail.ru/community/checker/journal
http://kazak-krim.jimdo.com/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%8C%D1%8F-%D1%88%D0%B0% D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0/
http://forum.ohrana.ru/holodnoe-oruzhie/thread448.html
http://www.web-standart.net/magaz.php?aid=8671
So much has already been written about weapons such as the Cossack saber that at first glance it may seem that it is impossible to learn anything new. However, this simple thing is surrounded by such a huge number of myths and secrets that perhaps only Japanese katanas can compete with checkers in this regard.
Legends about the Cossack saber were born in direct connection with those who used it. Many historians are still confident that this type of weapon was born precisely among the Cossacks, and that in the same environment there was an improvement in both the design and methods of using these weapons. However, in reality this is not the case. But first things first.
Of course, when the Cossacks first appeared as a class, there was no question of any saber. All Cossack units were armed in the same way as other military formations, both their own and the enemy (Turks, Poles, Germans...), that is, with the simplest ordinary sabers. Moreover, all these sabers were different, depending on what they managed to get on campaigns. Later, when the Cossacks had already become part of the army, the situation changed a little, although it was possible to finally unify the weapons closer to the end of the nineteenth century. Until that time, the orders contained only a vague requirement, which stated that the saber must certainly be of the Asian type with arbitrary decoration.
It is worth saying a few words about how the Caucasian-style saber came to the Cossacks, while the rest of the troops used broadswords and sabers in the European style. The checker originates from a large knife. Actually, translated from Circassian the word “shashka” means “big knife”. This word was first mentioned in written sources back in 1625 by Giovanni de Luca. The Cossacks borrowed this type of weapon from the Caucasus, after which checkers found their spread not only in the Russian army, but also in Central Asia. Initially, the checker was considered a secondary weapon with the saber. Its distinctive characteristic was a single-edged, slightly curved long blade, a hilt without a handle with a bifurcated head and without protective devices. As a rule, they wore a saber almost under the armpit on the left, but when firearms appeared in the arsenal of the highlanders, and the need for a full-fledged saber disappeared, it was the saber that came into first place. Soon it was adopted by the Russian army as a statutory type of edged weapon. Despite the fact that this type of weapon came from the Caucasus, regular Russian troops received a slightly modified model, which was called the Asian type saber. But the whole point was that the requirements for this weapon were different: if in the Caucasus compactness and convenience for concealed carry were needed, then for the Cossacks the main thing was massiveness (the weight of the blade) and convenience in battle.
In 1881, checkers officially appeared in each of the artillery units. Then such types of checkers appeared as the dragoon, officer, Cossack checker, and artillery servant checker.
The saber remained in the status of a statutory weapon almost until the mid-twentieth century, becoming the last type of bladed weapon that was used in mass battles during the Great Patriotic War. After this, the value of the checker came to naught, because tanks, machine guns and barbed wire appeared. Therefore, very soon the saber became a ritual item, an accessory to the dress uniform. And in 1968 it began to be considered an honorary award weapon.
As for the Japanese samurai sword, also known as the “katana,” it is considered one of the best examples of edged weapons in its entire existence. This opinion is expressed by more than one or two people; it is the opinion of many generations of weapons experts around the world.
In 710, a swordsman named Akamuni first used a sword that had a curved blade and was forged from several different iron plates. This sword had a saber profile and... differed from the saber in the technique of use: if the saber can be held with only one hand, then the use of the katana provides for both one-handed and two-handed grip.
Throughout the twelfth to nineteenth centuries, the katana existed virtually unchanged. The katana was considered an obligatory attribute of Japanese aristocrats, and only in the mid-nineteenth century, after the Meiji Revolution, were officials required to wear European-style swords.
For the Japanese population, the katana was not just a type of bladed weapon, but served as a reflection of the spirit of the nation and was a class symbol. And even despite the fact that the sword is far from the most ancient Japanese weapon, it occupies a special place in the national mentality. It should be noted that the first Japanese swords were very similar to the Chinese “jian” swords, and it was they that were used by the first samurai of the Middle Ages. But even then the sword was recognized as the weapon of the soul of the military caste. In addition, the sword was one of the attributes and sacred symbols of the emperor’s power, and in addition, it was a distinctive feature of the social status of soldiers and the best gift (it was given to noble persons, brought into temples on days of celebration, and presented to foreign ambassadors as a sign of respect).
The use of the katana in feudal Japan was more than brutal. To test the sharpness of the sword, prisoners were hacked with it to see how it affected bone tissue. The fight, as a rule, lasted several seconds, but the samurai still sought to master a variety of techniques, learn more cunning techniques in order to deceive the enemy and force him to make a mistake.
As for the present time, the katana, like the saber, has become more of a ceremonial weapon than a military weapon. One can argue for a long time about which is better - a checker or a samurai sword, because each of these types of weapons has its own advantages and disadvantages. But it is important to note that it is simply amazing how such perfect, elegant and functional blades appeared in completely different cultures, on different continents, which followed a somewhat similar historical path. Moreover, the first mentions of both the saber and the katana date back to approximately the same historical period.
Both the saber and the katana have a rich and deep history, so we can say with confidence that for a long period of time they will be relevant among people, true connoisseurs of edged weapons, collectors and reenactors of historical battles.
Materials used:
http://my.mail.ru/community/checker/3A74074BD0076550.html
http://my.mail.ru/community/checker/journal
http://kazak-krim.jimdo.com/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%8C%D1%8F-%D1%88%D0%B0% D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0/
http://forum.ohrana.ru/holodnoe-oruzhie/thread448.html
http://www.web-standart.net/magaz.php?aid=8671
I recently heard a good thought, I quote verbatim: “Humanity is acting so stupidly in its development, investing more energy and time in the ways and means of its destruction than in its development. And then it is possible that there will be neither money, nor gold, nor a high position have no value, but only simple things like an ax or a shovel..."
Let's figure out which edged weapons are the most practical and most effective.
Thanks to the Western film industry, we are accustomed to perceiving the katana sword as deadly and effective, but until the mid-20th century, another edged weapon was in service with one of the many armies of the world. Namely a checker.
Let's find out why?
First, a historical background.
Katana (Japanese 刀?) is a long Japanese sword (daito). Described as a “Japanese large two-handed saber with a blade over 60 cm long.” In modern Japanese, the word katana also means any sword. Katana is the Japanese reading (kun'yomi) of the Chinese character 刀; Sino-Japanese reading (on'yomi) - then:. The word means "a curved sword with a single-sided blade."
The shape of the blade of the katana resembles a saber, but its handle is straight and long, which allows the use of a two-handed grip. The pommel is missing. The slight bend of the blade and the sharp end also allow piercing blows. The absence of a pommel makes fencing with one hand extremely difficult, despite the standard weight (about 1 - 1.5 kilograms) for a bladed hand weapon. Perhaps this is explained by the anthropometric data of Japanese warriors.
Shashka (from the Adyghe/Circassian “seshkhue” or “sashkho” - “big” or “long knife”) is a long-bladed cutting and piercing bladed weapon. The blade is single-edged, slightly curved, double-edged at the combat end, less than 1 meter long. The hilt usually consists only of a handle with a curved, usually bifurcated head, without a crosspiece (guard), which is a characteristic feature of this type of weapon.
The scabbard is wooden, covered in leather, with belt rings on the curved side. There are two types of checkers: checkers with a bow, which look like sabers, but are not (dragoon type), and the more common checkers without a bow (Caucasian and Asian types).
The advantage of the checker over other types of bladed weapons is that the checker is an offensive cutting weapon without the use of defensive tactics and sophisticated techniques of professional saber fencing. Simply put, you can learn quickly and easily.
A few more benefits. The sword delivers powerful slashing blows, which are difficult to cover or dodge. Often a checker was intended for one sudden powerful blow, which often immediately decided the outcome of the fight. It is extremely problematic to deliver piercing blows with a saber due to the balancing features. Another advantage of the checker was its relative cheapness, in contrast to the saber, which made it possible to make this weapon widespread.
This was also facilitated by the ease of using checkers in battle. The usual technique of wielding a saber consisted of a good knowledge of a couple of simple but effective blows, which was very convenient for quickly training new recruits. For example, the Red Army cavalry drill manual (248 pages) specifies only three blows (to the right, down to the right and down to the left) and four thrusts (half turn to the right, half turn to the left, down to the right and down to the left).
The same cannot be said about the Katana sword, which was a rather expensive weapon, and learning to use it well required years of preparation.
Well, for final clarity, here is a video clip.
Cossack saber against Japanese katana. www.voenvideo.ru
The saber and its combat characteristics compared to other types of similar weapons
The Cossack saber and the Japanese katana sword, these two blades have much in common in the strategy and tactics of their use. But which one is better, faster and more dangerous in real combat?
Two legendary blades in the history of war: the checker and the Japanese katana sword. Almost every modern person has seen this weapon at least once in his life, if not in real life, then in the movies or on TV. And although the two types of these long-bladed weapons have some similarities, they have different creation histories, which influenced their fighting qualities.
The Japanese katana, thanks to the spread of martial arts and cinema, has become very popular and almost everything is known about it. But the secrets of owning a saber and the history of the creation of this weapon largely remain a mystery.
Look, here's a saber - a unique blade that continued to be used in combat, even when firearms replaced sabers and swords from the army.
Externally, the checker looks like a saber. However, did you know that the closest relative of the checker is the machete knife. While the saber, which in the process of evolution lost one of the cutting edges and received a curved blade.
It is curious that a strike with a saber is several times more effective and faster than an attack with a saber. The reason for this is that the saber is positioned in the scabbard like this.
In order to attack with this weapon you need to swing it and hit it. With a checker it's the other way around. The checker is placed in the sheath like this.
And therefore, a saber strike can be used without a preliminary swing, that is, several times faster. Experts believe that this is what allowed the saber to remain in service in the army longer than other types of bladed weapons.
Shashka is translated from the Adyghe or Circassian language as big or. As a type of combat long-bladed chopping and piercing edged weapon, the saber was in service with the Russian and then the Red Army until the mid-twentieth century, becoming the last edged weapon in history to have widespread combat use. The saber was borrowed by the Cossacks from the highlanders during the Russian-Caucasian wars and almost immediately replaced the saber as the most advanced weapon for a sudden powerful blow, which immediately decided the outcome of the fight.
The effectiveness of a saber strike is checked or, as they say, placed on a vine or on twigs. And one more important detail: the effective use of checkers could be taught to soldiers in a very short time. It was enough just , and the warrior could get into formation. We studied the left overhand and overhand right. A horizontal backhand strike and several thrusts. That's it, the soldier was a combat unit. Recently, you can often see rotational movements being performed with a saber. Of course, they were not used in battle. Such movements serve to improve coordination in the use of these weapons. The saber is a first strike weapon. Checkers combat is fleeting. And the most interesting thing is that in military history there is another type of bladed weapon that is used in the same tactics.
Samurai sword katana
Japanese samurai placed particular importance on the speed of wielding a sword. In the art of wielding a katana, there was even a separate discipline that was aimed at developing the skills of delivering the first strike. And despite the fact that the Japanese technique of striking with a sword is quite varied, some attacks with a saber can compete with the art of wielding a samurai sword in speed and combat effectiveness.
If you conduct an experiment and find out which of the strikes will most likely reach the target: an attack with a checker or a traditional blow with a samurai sword, you will see that the checker is several seconds ahead of the katana sword. Because, just like striking with a saber, a swing is required. We can only be proud that the saber still remains, albeit a ceremonial one, a weapon of the Russian army.