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-sYIb3Oq8 Tameshigiri in Samurai Armor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkDWT-o8joQ Rate, Comment, and Subscribe! For more cool videos - https://www.youtube.com/c/Ronindave Twitter - https://twitter.com/ronindave Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ronin_dave/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Ronin-Dave-The-Roving-Ronin-Report-273685389347774/ Matsuri Madness (Japanese Festival) Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/matsurimadness/