About to Katana vs Long sword argument.
KATANA is made as a hand-carried weapon that can be used for self-defense in the city, similar to a rapier or a saber.
especially , IAI JUTSU (the teacnique of the katana drawing from the sheath and cut at the same time) is made for this, which is rarely sees in western sword arts.
>The blade of katana is intentionally made to be thin and sharp like a razor edge, so that it can be cut through the flesh under the day clothes with just a slight touch and pull of the sword.>longsword is used to slash through armor on the battlefield. Rather than sharpness, make it thicker than Katan. so that you can hit it from above the armor.they made for Totally different purpose a d strategy
>So If you hit the katana with this longsword, it will naturally break. Because long sword was Made for this strategy.Even if you hit a back of rapier or saber with a longsword, rapier or saber will break.
Also, the blade of katana is made of hard iron and the back is made of soft iron, to make it flexible.
So even if you hit the back with a katana Against katana, the katana will break
>in kendo and kenjutsu, the main strategy is to use the sharpness of the katana to cut the opponent's hand, make it bleed to weaken it, and then decapitate it.>In Kendo vs. Longsword matches, Kendo often wins by slashing the longsword user's hand. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PljOjB3tL2gon the battlefield, The Japanese use spears, or naginata, and nagamaki.
So if you want to compare the performance of a katana and a longsword, you have to fight with a katana and a longsword while wearing a day clothes on your bare skin.
Or just fight the sarber vs Katana while wearing day clothes.
In this case, it’s complitely up to the proficiency of each of the users, not a strength of the weapon.
"Katana have an advantage in street matches where you don't wear armor."
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PljOjB3tL2g