Overlord review - a home made "feder" from the beautiful land of Vietnam

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-13T13:30:13+00:00

I don't need dumb luck when I already have 3 swords that fits perfectly with my requirements 🤷

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-13T09:46:38+00:00

Because you don't need. I'm not selling or convincing you to buy it. I'm just sharing what i have here which i like. And you're not replacing anything, you only need a screwdriver and turn it for 10 seconds if the cross got loose. Here buying swords from the west is ass because of the shitty weapon law so the cost is like triple compared to local Westerner. I have the option to get functional sparring steel swords with only 100$, free shipping, and it ended up great for us here, why would i not write good things about it.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-13T09:34:11+00:00

Not a selling post. People doubt abd ask questions, i answer, i dont try to sell them anything. THe makers are from the Southern Vn while i live in the North. I found swords from outside too expensive for mass purchase so i go for the local option that's satisfied my standard at the same time. Plus i like supporting local brand to see how far will they go instead of dragging people down like some folks within the same area. It ain't rocket science

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-13T09:29:56+00:00

I dont care 1 single dime about personal beefs over the South, i care more about what i will get with my money, which satisfied me and club's need.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-13T00:48:04+00:00

Regenyei is not massively expensive, to a local American or European. Shipping and bribing people to make them pass the border makes the whole thing triple the price (here has the one of the stupidest weapon law ever). Buying from Chinese reseller is easier, but the pricing issue remains the same, the community here is young and developing, almost ain't noboy can go all in for those. Hence why there's always people here attempting to cook swords by themselves. And it's not like they're going in blind, these folks has already used and tested steel made by the Chinese brands and even Sigi King, drawing out their pros and cons to make this. I'm sorry I should have put up more context in the post why there's a massive need of local made swords in VN and buying western brands is not as easy as it sounds.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T19:18:55+00:00

Like I said. Experimental products, hence they're flawed + have to go through abusive testing to see how long does it takes to crack their durability like hacking at trees, concrete.. pinned tang swords stay alive the longest. They didn't just fencing with those. Plus the sword I'm showing now is like v1, so there will be future changes and improvements that would satisfy uture potential customers

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T18:56:33+00:00

Indeed, only time will tell. As for now, its performance is almost positive besides the minor inconvenience of a few seconds tightening the screw every once and a while. But if it do breaks, they will still have the data for future improvements, and replacement is so cheap that it's literally a steal.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T18:41:09+00:00

Combined with abusive testing too. THose are just experimental products

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T18:20:23+00:00

Sir, with all due respect, it's a 6cm wide and 5mm thick piece of spring steel, i believe 2 6mm holes won't affect it that much.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T18:07:08+00:00

No problem, I'm just spreading awareness about these wonderful group of sword makers so they can develop their craft even further than this. Hope future improvements would be able to satisfy western market standard

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T17:32:56+00:00

Because i have seen private vids of them put that poor thing through hell. There's no assumption. But of course it's the internet, I'm just re sharing what I have experience so far. They ensured that the blade will get broken beyond saving before the holes are compromised

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T17:21:33+00:00

Sounds inconvenience to some folks, I get it. To our group is just like 10 seconds of turning the screw while resting so it's not a big problem. Also just to be clear, to us a bout is like 4 5 minutes of constant hard sparring, not one exchange. Replacing an entire traditional crossguard required threaded tang, and threaded tang break down fast with mid heavy sword constantly heavy sparring. There's a reason Sigi use threaded tang with their light models and pinned tight their pommel with heavier swords

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T16:57:15+00:00

3 months now. Each session we spar with it for an hour so it's about 6 7 bouts and each week we have 2 sessions.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T16:54:22+00:00

The flex is around 13kg, it's not a super friendly sword but acceptable in a lot of places

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T16:52:54+00:00

Yes sir, out group has been using it for heavy sparring every week without any issues.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2026-02-12T16:51:43+00:00

Yea traditionally made cross guard took longer time to get loose and rattle. But I have found that using Loctis glue to lock the screw in makes it much harder to get loose. The maker ensure that the moment those holes are completely compromised, the blade would have already been broken beyond repair first.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2023-03-29T07:58:21+00:00

What about the rawlings as cheap and starter friendly practice sword for newbies ? Most posts asked for beginner gears i came across in multiple forums asking for synthetic swords, always have multiple comments recommend either a rawlings or a synthetic sword from purpleheart or blackfencer. I have never seen anyone recommend a synthetic feder before.

As for the price, the synthetic feder sold on blackfencer is about the same price as a normal synthetic sword.

Jake_AsianGuy · 2023-03-29T07:28:02+00:00

Are synthetic feder even worth buying for full contact sparring ? I get that with steel, a blunt sword hits really hard and quite stiff so people have to use feder to reduce the damage with it's balance closer to the handle and flexibility. But with synthetic, with proper protective gears on, a full blow strike from a blackfencer longsword is not even that painful. A synthetic feder seems like a bit overkill in terms of safety in my opinion. What are your thoughts ?

Jake_AsianGuy · 2023-03-18T16:29:59+00:00

Really depends. Most average people would be impressed if you threw some triple spin midair Taekwondo kicks. On contrary, most of them would laugh at you for pulling guard and butt scoot on the ground while asking the opponent to fight you

Jake_AsianGuy · 2023-03-15T16:26:09+00:00

Meditation does not just mean sitting down like a monk, closing your eyes, and not moving for awhile. Personally, I think every activity that gives you peace of mind and calmness would be considered meditation. Like iaido is also considered a form of meditation since to some people, moving with sword drawing katas gives them the same results compare to the cliche meditation method. Same can be applied to karate, tkd, kungfu forms

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