Korean Sword Vs Katana

This doesn t apply to all korean jingums however.

Korean sword vs katana. It all depends on the swordsmith and how he or she crafted it. Te reason is the the literal translation of jingum is real true sword. Jingums and katanas are about the same. The funny thing is that they are technically both jingums.

The climates of japan and korea share some similarities namely coastal temperate zones. Asian swords are sort of out of my area but from what i can remember the koreans came up with a sword that looks a lot like a straight katana first. As such many practitioners say the jingum feels lighter than a katana. Some are heavier with thicker blades than katanas.

Korean swords have served a central place in the defense of the nation for thousands of years. Although typical korean land battles have taken place in wide valleys and narrow mountain passes which favor use of the spear and bow the sword found use as a secondary close quarters weapon especially useful during sieges and ship to ship boarding actions. Producer of custom swords katana jingum japanese swords nihonto shinken iaito korean swords and kagums for tameshigiri haidong gumdo kendo martial arts. When it comes to the katana vs longsword both were considered as established thrust and cut weapons and are both efficient for slicing slashing as well as stabbing moves.

Aside from direct influence the presence of certain technologies such as metallurgical techniques and armours alongside environment factors would play a role. The japanese supposedly heat treated a similar design in a way that gave the korean design a curvature which is where the katana type came from.