Apr 14 2009Blade Work: Isao Machii, Modern Samurai
This is a video of Isao Machii, who is billed as a modern-day Samurai, showing off his skills with the blade. It's a long video, so I'll direct you to the good parts.
1:45: Cuts the top half of a mushroom's cap off. Sent shivers down my pants.
3:30: Horizontally cuts a bean lengthwise. Sent shivers down my pants.
5:15: Cuts a 6mm Airsoft BB shot at him in half. GW realizes bringing a gun to a Samurai fight might not be enough.
8:00: Cuts an iron pipe in half without bending or warping the pipe. This part is skippable, since I totally could have done that. With my penis. HI-YA, BITCHES!
Thanks to Jason, who once got a watermelon pregnant just by glancing at it in the produce section of the grocery store.
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Reader Comments
1. Bpower - April 14, 2009 3:38 PM
Hey First................
2. QUASIMODEM - April 14, 2009 3:43 PM
Oh hi again Hedonistica, I keep seeing you around these parts. What'sthat? You changed your orientation to focus on technology, gadgetry and internet-related features?
Did you bollocks.
3. Somebody - April 14, 2009 3:50 PM
After seeing this, one can believe the sword slicing a bullet is possible in that new X-Men Origins:Wolverine movie that has not been out in theaters yet.
nice homage to the Kill Bill...
4. Doober - April 14, 2009 3:54 PM
This dumb slant-eye brought a sword to a gun fight.
5. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - April 14, 2009 3:59 PM
@4
Just like a Wop to bring a knife to a gunfight. The asians can do what they want.
6. Richard McBeef - April 14, 2009 4:00 PM
I want to see him cut off god's space hand.
7. AngryChineseDriver.com - April 14, 2009 4:04 PM
#4: fail...
The BB part was spectacular, though. GW, you better bring your TM AK-47 instead of a measly Sig Sauer!
8. gizmoduck - April 14, 2009 4:05 PM
Vida Boheme could totally kick dat a$$
9. Doober - April 14, 2009 4:08 PM
Dude, any gun would kill this guy. Don't be stupid.
10. JJtoob - April 14, 2009 4:14 PM
I wanna meet his swordsmith.
11. Dani - April 14, 2009 4:17 PM
tl;dw
12. Alex - April 14, 2009 4:18 PM
Cool, but not impressed. But i couldn't do it that's for sure!
It's way cooler to see your own Gumdo teacher do it :P
13. Daisy's Brother - April 14, 2009 4:19 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in this youtube video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2dS1GMCwx0 - where Turtizzle was fending off evil doers with force shield. And then he got attacked from the rear with a katana and bled out.
14. Anon - April 14, 2009 4:22 PM
His girlfriend better not cheat on him.
But after seeing that what guy would risk being the one she cheated with.
15. Jeff - April 14, 2009 4:27 PM
He'd probably commit Harikari...
16. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - April 14, 2009 4:30 PM
I would love to watch the vid... but once again BLOCKED AT WORK! Why do you tease me GW? Is it because I think you sold out when you imposed the language filter?
17. Rachel - April 14, 2009 4:30 PM
I shall travel to Japan and make him my husband.
18. A Gay - April 14, 2009 4:32 PM
The BB was insane, but for the rest of it he just has a really sharp sword. What's the big deal?
19. Tennist0 - April 14, 2009 4:47 PM
im immune to the mushroom cutting powers he posseses, im jewish!
20. Ocelot - April 14, 2009 5:22 PM
I have a mental image of "Doober." He looks just like Larry the Cable Guy, but missing more teeth and weighing 75 pounds more. He laughs as he writes racist comments while drinking Camo. Yes, Camo.
21. eric - April 14, 2009 5:50 PM
@18
It's insane because that mushroom was 8mm thick from sheathed, and the bean stalk was what, 3-4mm? and in 1 try. Thats why.
22. QUASIMODEM - April 14, 2009 5:52 PM
I love how eric is apparently unaware of the fact that what he wrote made absolutely no sense at all.
23. nobushido - April 14, 2009 6:23 PM
Unless he follows Bushido, and is loyal to some local province Lord or the Emperor, he's not Samurai.
If you went all OCD with Tamashigiri you'd get close to doing what this guy does.
Yeah, I'm a killjoy.
24. naas 日本に行く in matsumoto - April 14, 2009 6:46 PM
LOVE IT
25. Spikey DaPikey - April 14, 2009 6:55 PM
Sharper than a sharp thing !!
Very, very nice.
26. Gando - April 14, 2009 7:02 PM
The clip is long but well worth watching! Amazing!
27. Darth - April 14, 2009 7:04 PM
Wouldn't be a vegetable chopper more handy?
28. ljoijsoiejf - April 14, 2009 7:04 PM
This harks back to the days when samurai used to defend villagers from immobile vegetables and fungi.
29. Rhialto - April 14, 2009 7:07 PM
I'm wondering if Tom Cruise is able do this stuff too?
30. Kyle - April 14, 2009 8:56 PM
Only this is a miracle.
31. firstgold - April 14, 2009 9:39 PM
he's testing his skill, so anything I saw i here was approprite.
32. Doober - April 15, 2009 12:47 AM
20. That's a racist comment you just made! Hypocrite! HAha
33. Ocelot - April 15, 2009 1:28 AM
What race am I defiling, smart guy?
34. Doober - April 15, 2009 2:11 AM
Liberal little girl... haha
35. Dr.Freak - April 15, 2009 2:27 AM
El oh el at translating i am, taught by Yoda he was...
36. Watch - April 15, 2009 2:53 AM
@5 FCUK YOU YOU RACIST DOUCHE!!!!
37. Doober - April 15, 2009 3:01 AM
Naturally anyone who writes a dumb racist joke is a fat, toothless, redneck stupid! Go drive your Prius home, lament the polar bears and all the other perceived crimes the west has perpetrated upon the world then take all of your AZT cocktail with an apple-tini.
38. StrangeYoungMan - April 15, 2009 11:23 AM
The last challenge was the least impressive
39. ISpankYourMommy - April 15, 2009 5:52 PM
This thread is everything Collegehumor.com mocks. I love it!
40. Trowzers - April 15, 2009 11:38 PM
#37 Ha! Even Doober thinks his racist joke was dumb.
Try a clever racist joke next time, and your care-troll baiting might be more fun to read ;P
41. Jeff - April 16, 2009 2:16 AM
#40 Why don't you try not being a douche.
42. Jeff - April 16, 2009 2:20 AM
#40 Oh, and stop telling people what to think. ;P
43. oijoisjeoijoijfoij - April 16, 2009 6:57 AM
@ 40 I'm with Jeff. Don't tell me what not to think. Wait. Don't think what I'm not saying. Hang on, let me get this right. I'm a hypocrite wanker. Yes, that's what Jeff was trying to say. Got there in the end.
44. Doober - April 16, 2009 2:08 PM
Everyone all easily offended...
45. Joe - April 18, 2009 11:55 AM
It would be fun if this guy and Zatoichi can meet.
46. Doober - April 18, 2009 12:26 PM
I would just shoot him... Jeez, didn't you read my first post. :P
47. Keff - April 19, 2009 4:34 PM
That's some wonderful Engrish subtitles.......
48. chrishimself - April 27, 2009 8:11 PM
thats just crazy, I cant even cut up a slice of bread correctly
49. laptop battery sell - January 4, 2010 2:48 AM
It's a good idea .Thank you.