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Lancelot Chan

The magazine was of higher density roll, more difficult to cut than normal newspapers roll. And the broomstick.... well.. nevermind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-BzQmoz6LA

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Wed 02 Sep, 2009 6:18 am Post subject:

Record breaking 4.75" diameter newspapers roll cut! I did it at night so no video taken. I took photos afterwards.

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Tue 22 Sep, 2009 6:39 am Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8DCo393XhE

This is the video of my latest test cut on newspapers roll with Deva Slayer, including a roll with 4.5" diameter. Enjoy!

Bill Tsafa · Posted: Tue 22 Sep, 2009 6:57 am Post subject:

Nice cutting. That sword you used is a real cleaver!

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Tue 22 Sep, 2009 7:00 am Post subject:

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Thu 01 Oct, 2009 8:44 am Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7VE3lrplU
Added footwork into the practice.

Michael Edelson · Posted: Thu 01 Oct, 2009 11:16 am Post subject:

Nice! Newspapers is something I have yet to try. How long do you soak them?

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Thu 01 Oct, 2009 11:47 am Post subject:

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Wed 07 Oct, 2009 3:44 am Post subject:

My French friend Jean-Luc Ancelin visited Hong Kong today and after the sparring sessions, I prepared him 3 rolls of newspapers to test cut with. I lent him the Windlass 15th Century longsword and he worked through 1", 2" and 2.5" newspapers rolls beautifully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2H3iPrwdkI

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Sun 25 Oct, 2009 4:34 am Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtPE0O2CTcE
Solo drills and test cutting with successive cuts.

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Thu 05 Nov, 2009 2:47 am Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tip3aBWELoA
I was practicing my left handed horizontal cut in the video. The first target was a newspapers roll around 2.5" diameter. The next one was a real estate magazine that was very dense and difficult to cut.

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Sun 15 Nov, 2009 3:47 am Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGG5NAQE7ow

I was letting a friend who claimed to study kenjutsu from unknown master to test cut on a 3.25" diameter newspapers roll. Then I finished it when he failed to do so. :P

We have sparring videos to follow up.

Lancelot Chan · Posted: Sun 15 Nov, 2009 5:22 am Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQDkdYfPckI
This is my sparring with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdxL05Y33C4
This is my sparring with his student.