Odachi vs Claymore, who wins?
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Don’t care who wins, because I wouldn’t want to be hit by either.
Wise choice
I’m team Claymore. Not only because of the history behind it but how much it reminds me of Andúril from Lord of The Rings.
That is the most valid reason for preferring the Claymore
I literally read this while typing an alternate title for this vid: "Aragorn vs. Sephiroth"!
What history? Good luck finding much history earlier than the Victorians that falls under "claymore"
@@tommeakin1732I prefer the more modern history of the "claymore." ....you know. The "Front Towards Enemy." Claymore. No question on who wins in that fight.
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This is the better vertion of “katana vs longsword”
zombie go boom did a better comparison but even then their conclusion ended on preference which is fine
longsword wins.
Falchion or 10th century Paramerion vs Uchigatana would be a better comparison.
You do should learn Kata=1sided/edge & ka=blade & so any 1sided sword like a Dao, Talwar, sabre, cutlass, falchion etcetera is a katana.
Nihontou katana would at least imply a traditional Japanese single edged sword.
Another thing most are not a aware is a Katana is compound word for from kata=1 edge/1side implying a single edge & na=Blade as in any blade.
Katana meqns any single edged blade & so a chinse Dao is a Katana, so are sabres from Eurasia, Talwar from India, falchions from Europe etcetera.
Information I have saved from prior writings as it got tedious as follows:
A shaku=11.9 inches roughly & this old Japanese measurement before the Meiji restoration is what ever thing including nihontou=traditional Japanese bladed weapons that is every bladed weapon so Yari or naginata to name a few besides swords.
A blade length under 1 shaku to 1/2 a shaku is a Tantou that are are either large daggers or very short swords depending on perception.
From 2 to 1 shaku you have 2 types of sword being the wakaazashi & Kodachi which differ in construction because of how they are mounted worn.
Wakazahi's sheath is smooth with no added obstruction for the stuba/guard was none or very small so the sheathed blade to be slipped out of the period clothing like sash or obi for instance while kodachi is worn slung from a cord in the same manner as a tachi.
A tachi is the same as a kodachi but is 2 to 3 shaku long.
An Odachi is 3+ shaku though only on rare occasion did they reach 5 shaku.
O & wo is a particle that act as an object marker so an object of important or presence/concern though it can be used for any object as long as something makes it notable with this case being the size.
What most in the west universally call a Katana is from the later potion Senguku jidae in the 15th century but mainly used post sengoku is the Uchigatana which came from a specific sort of tantou called a sasuga.
Uchi=company & home as Japanese business always tried to imply both are the same due to their work mentality.
Gatana=dull-edged sword'; Gatana from katana rendaku upon with comedic connotation (jidaigeki= a specific Theatric genre) for a dimwit as a self-appointed samurai.
Uchigatana basically implies the home society/organization of dimwits playing as samurai/retainers.
Uchigatana are 2 to 3 shaku in length as well.
The sword everyone uses to play as a samurai was seen as a sword of peace & those who were Samurai looked upon such people that wielded them as ridiculous for in the Edou jidae from 1600 to the mid 1800's you had no war but men roaming around with swords for as the highest caste of the caste system people let them do as they pleased but their elders would mock them as none of them saw war.
After the failed Japanese invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598, Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 & the invasion of Ryuku in 1609 you can no real conflict till beside the Brief barely mention Shimabara Rebellion in 1637-1638 which shy of 60,000 died.
From 1638 to 1863 you had peace & people playing as retainer/samurai in japan for that was ended by the British Bombardment of Kagoshima Which Britain won as they resulted to bombardment after the satsuma domain attacked British representatives seeking legal justice through compensation that was received after with collateral damage for £25,000.
You don't try to avoid paying the British crown what you owed as it never ends well the indebted!
The Japanese found self-appointed samurai annoying in their own land let alone foreigners that do so!
It is rather ironic that the youth these days that are Japophiles act in a manner the Japanese can't stand.
@@arnijulian6241 ok thanks but i didnt ask for that info but good to know but i found it unnecessary but you do you thank you good sir
Big boy edition
@@evandeland6867 My Reply was to Goatguy9656 though you were notified for being on the thread.
''ok thanks but i didnt ask for that info''.
You didn't ask & nor did I send it specifically to you.
If it is ''unnecessary'' then don't read it or do you lack the most basic of common sensibility?
''sir''?
Her majesty Queen Elizabeth the 1st made it law that no seamen could be sired.
I'm no ''Sir'' as you have to Knighted or a baron-equivalent for such & my family was stripped of our lands with title in Cornwall as pirates then later privateers for the crown since 1588 against the Spanish armada.
My clan were mercenaries from millennia back to present day with my father.
I never could stand our fvcking toffs nor the French!
Only time they ever bothered mine in Britain & the Italian, German Austro-Hungarian spheres was to fight their damn wars.
They never could do it themselves the useless weighted anchors!
My family never did understand why we were killing our own cousins in both world wars.
I'm not doing the same again.
Fvck the lot of them when the next dictator comes along.
If I recall correctly, the odachi and notachi were used mainly to strike at a calvary's horse (not the person on the horse)*. The tachi (Kotō through the Muramachi period), and later katana (Heian to Edo period), were used on foot when the samurai couldn't use their bows.
Really, the main weapon (before gunpowder) was the bow and arrow. Perhaps a better test would be the yumi vs the long bow.
*correction.
Poor horsies :(
the long bow is not great, but its cheap and easy to make. so a more realistic matchup is say, a yumi bowman vs 3 longbowmen.
Actually, I think a Samurai's main weapon (Much like with Knights) was mostly determined by the samurai themselves. Some excelled/preferred the Yumi (Bow), others the Yari (Spear) and even some would use the Kanabo (Yes, that giant bat was a weapon of war. lol)
As for the Odachi and Notachi well, they weren't given the nickname "Horse Killers" for nothing.
I saw a special about the comparison of longbow vs. Yumi and they looked about comparable but the draw is different as well as where you put the arrow.
The tachi was the mounting for cavalry sword use. The uchigatana was the mounting preferred for infantry sword use.
But the real question is, can our medieval weaponry defeat Australian Emus?
It's the cassowaries you've got to look out for
If machine guns had trouble against them, I doubt it.
@@wesleystockford2616cassowaries are the elites of the emu armies, we can barely handle the peasants according to the reports
What extent are you limiting that definition of weaponry? I'm just saying siege towers would probably freak them out.🤣
wesleystockford, what *if* it’s a mix of both cassowaries and emus?
Who wins? Whoever is the better swordsman.
Who ever wears plate armor and has more mates on horses in armor
Pig IRON VS spring STEEL
@@SebastiansSebastian-fc4pjNot true. In fact the notion that Japanese steel was garbage is total nonsense. Sure the iron sand used by the Japanese were often heavy with impurities(something true to a somewhat lesser extent in Europe as well until the invention of the blast furnace), but after a lengthy period of time the steel was rid of a great deal of the impurities and you’d have a sword made of steel with similarities in content to swords in medieval Europe and other places.
@@michaelterrell5061 That's nice. How does this help ancient Japan now?? It only matters back then, in history, when they were made for fighting in the old times. You are awarded no points.
@@michaelterrell5061 Spring steel is still better. And if japanese smiths can make it they would
Big swords=big likes 👍
As a U.S. Army combat veteran I thought, _"Of course the M18A1 Claymore mine would do the job..."_ And then I realized I didn't have my coffee... 🥴
We soldiers run on caffeine and hatred, and sometimes whiskey and humor.
@josephahner3031 I am with you except for the wiskey. I don't drink. Interesting thing is all the guys who were right next to me who got PTSD all drank. I think the two are connected. 🫤
@@classifiedveteran9879I don’t think it’s connected at all.
I had a blast/frag Injuries course at one point. It included examples of different injuries- shell fragments, grenade frags, and mine Injuries. Those claymores are nasty things.
"This side towards enemy"
Many an officer's most hated phrase
"wiggle, wiggle, wiggle" 🤣🤣 Absolutely amazing content guys, as always, much love! Thanks for the time and energy you put it, it's not unnoticed
You guys _might_ want to consider finding a good reproduction of a nagamaki. Particularly one of the larger examples, which _could_ be nearly six-feet long. If you know what you're doing, a nagamaki is _easily_ more useful than a nodachi, with the caveat that the blade itself is shorter to make up for the significantly longer handle; it's basically a pole-sword with a full-length tang. But the _leverage_ that gives you is phenomenal!
i just picked a 70” one up and i love it
The handle of the nodachi has to be longer (historically it was much longer) to be more manageable, even the handle of the katana shown in the video was longer
Naturally, yes... A blade of any sword can only be so long before you have to increase the length of the handle/pummel half hand. Otherwise, it will become unwieldy.
The benefit of the claymore, unlike the Odiachi, weight wise... Is the cross guard, if we're being traditional about it. The cross guard + pummel can counter balance the blade's weight much better the Odachi. Giving the Claymore better momentum for heavy swings if needed.
The Odachi is sharp but comparatively. It doesn't hit as hard.
Doesn't hit as hard... Based on what?
@@nothim7321
Center of Gravity... You would know this by just holding the Odachi and the Claymore.
The Odachi is sharp but it doesn't have the momentum strength compared to the Claymore against Full Plate Armor. And depending on the Claymore Model designs, it can hit harder than an Odachi.
You cannot alter an Odachi too much, beyond its cross guard, handle, and Pummel/lack there of. But you can alter every aspect of the Claymore. Even if both swords were made from spring steel.
Case in point... Both the Odachi and the Claymore can weigh 4 lb. But the curvature of the Odachi and the center mass being near the cross guard with a proper long handed handle, makes the Odachi hit less harder than a Claymore. While a Claymore is often times, more top heavy above or on the False Handle. Giving it more bite/blunt damage Vs Armor if it does connect.
The center of gravity for a melee weapon and the total momentum efficiency is key to how hard a weapon will hit, regardless if it has a blade or lack there of.
Sharpness is only useful if you can cut through the material of Full Plate Armor. Which is, extremely rare for these types of swords. Excluding horses.
@absolstoryoffiction6615 no. Absolutely everything you've said. No. You sound like the only ones you've ever held were bad reproductions or fantasy pieces. You don't, if you can avoid it, want to hit armor with either of these. Neither are actually anti-armor weapons. Neither would be all that more useful against armor than a similarly sized and weighted stick. Why can you alter one and not the other? It's literally not the case. It's a massive debate as to whether they were used against horses at all. Nothing you've said is based in fact. It seems to be anime tropes and fantasies.
@@absolstoryoffiction6615 The claymore does not hit harder than the odachi, what the claymore's pommel generates is that its center of mass is lower, making it more maneuverable. However, I would say that the weight of the odachi that is further forward on the blade contributes to the momentum of the sweep.
There is another sword called nodachi that has a huge handle that takes up half the length of the sword, which is much more maneuverable, like the claymore.
the handle for Ōdachi was too short. Traditionally the handle length for it is 4-6 hands long with some being 8 hands long. This balances the blade so much better. For comparison Claymore is 2-3 hands long.
I don’t even know where you come from, but simply for the fact that you specify hands instead of centimeters/inches, I thought “AmErIcAnS wIlL uSe AnYtHiNg InStEaD oF tHe MeTrIc SyStEm!”
@@Giosuke_Giogashikata Still, he's correct. The Odachi here is basically an O'Katana, not an Odachi/Nodachi.
@@Giosuke_GiogashikataHands is the specific measurement used traditionally in Japan (called Shaku) derived, as with many things in Japan, from the Chinese measurement (Chi 尺). They still express sword length in Shaku in Japan.
Personally I'm going with the claymore. I really love the look and utilitarian design of Medieval double-edged swords. Something just looks so beautifully efficient about the long tapering double edged blade, straight hilt, and cross guard. It just looks good and functions amazingly.
I haven't watched the results as yet. But I have to say, as a Scot, you had my attention at "claymore".
I could be wrong, but I think most nodachis normally has way longer handles. I don't really know exactly how this would change the results, but it would allow for more accuracy and power I think as you could spread your hands farther apart
It changes the result by adding more weight to the handle shifting the centre of control. It is very significant.
You're not wrong. Without the extra handle length it seems more an O'Katana to me. An O'dachi is roughly two thirds blade to one third handle. Metatron has one that's 1.76m or so. In saying that, the guide for O'dachi is 3 shaku 3 sun (90cm or 3 feet) is the shortest length (blade only) to qualify as one. Tyranth is correct on the weight being strange though because of the curve.
God dammit, they kept that piece of crap instead of getting a better one... Sorry.
You're 100% correct, and to get a feel for what this would be like to handle just grab a sword-ish length stick. Swing it where it feel comfortable to swing. Now, put your hand lower on the stick (Towards the pommel/not whacky end). Now try swinging it a few times. It's slower and harder to control. You may feel like you get more power, but with swords raw physical power isn't important compared to things like edge alignment (Or structure). A heavy swing without edge alignment is significantly less dangerous than a light swing with good edge alignment. Since control gives better edge alignment, the extra length on the handle would give it more accuracy and thereby "power"
So basically, what they have is a slow clunky piece of sh-... I mean, I would really like to see these guys get a legit Odachi and actually experience and enjoy what that sword archetype should be.
Leverage. A longer handle gives you more leverage.
hi hi have you all heard of a nagamaki while i was reading this it was the first thing came to my mind if you do look it up id love to hear your thoughts on it perhaps if they could get their hands on one if could make for a better comparison
Yeah that there handle needs to be twice the size
Nate...what happened?! My boy...I had such high hopes in you!
I think he was having an off day with regards to edge alignment. That's one thing Tyranth seems to excel at.
Right on time for the dinner entertainment, thank you! I love the dynamic between Nate and Tyrant, such a fun duo.
Isn't an Odachi/Nodachi meant to have a longer handle (twice as long as the one in the video) and be the counterpart to a greatsword/Zweihander?
yes yes yes
this stupid sword is a very skewed idea of how it would truly handle
"Ad revenue is way down"
My brother in Christ you have NO ADS in your video.
Do ya mean sponsor? Because they do have a ad in the video before they go to start slashing
I got an ad
That's crazy how the algorithm just put you right up there for me. I was just texting about funny names for different swords and how strange some of the fighting styles are.
They're watching you and/or monitoring your texts. /s
I love the classic shadiversity theme, but I feel like different themes for the other guys would be cool as well! Naglfar ship of the dead by Vindsvept comes to mind
This video has some great parts showing the importance of edge alignment. It doesn't matter if the sword is razor sharp if you don't have good edge alignment.
I was waiting for this video sense the beginning of time
🦖Same
Since*😊
@@ethanblackmore7077 right 🗿
Our guns couldn’t. The answer is no.
Looked like Nate was standing too close to the water bottles and pool noodles to cut them properly.
Maybe
I've noticed when it's just Tyranth and Nate there's a lot of back and forth in the explanations and things, but when Shad is on it's more him talking with small details and short comments from whoever else is in the video with him. Now, I'm a long time viewer so I was here when it was just Shad, so I'm very use to Shad being in main focus. However, I feel it's a little unfair to see the other guys to be sidelined like that. I will continue to support the channel but would love to see Shad share the spotlight more. Love the content, love the personalities, love the swords.
Tyranth, is the great sword master. He could beat the Emus with anything. Even nunchucks.
Shad actually meant to step back on the main channel content, but the crew were doing so much cool stuff he couldn't help himself from joining in lol, I don't blame him though
@@wangusbeef86 that's understandable, but it seems to me like he steals the main focus. Idk if it's intentional or not, and would hope that it's not intentional and is just excitement for the topic
The nodachi seems to be the perfect canadate for a re-hilting project. If it were to get a pommel attached to it that say weighed 200-300 grams (I recall from the review that the nodachi was 1.6Kg so this would take it up to 1.8-1.9Kg) this could possibly bring the nodachi more in line to the tachi in how the weight feels in your hand.
I really enjoy how Shadiversity has custom music for the channel. When's the soundtrack coming out?
I found it on SoundCloud once. Some guy really just offered to make him his own OST and Shad was like 😮
Idk how feasable or if you'd even want to, but it would be interesting to have Tytant modify the handle to make it longer. To see if that changes the nodachis usability
because the tang is so short it would unfortunately crack the handle
Tyranth: *starts talking about the sword*
Nate: *almost beans him in the face with a thrown pool noodle*
We all know Nate got the blunt side of the sword.
I love ALL Shadiversity videos!!!! ❤
You two really did a great job making this entertaining! Well done!
Shad, Tyranth, Nate and Nathan you are the best guys. Really appreciate your work.
Great vid Team Shadiversity. You should get your hands on more of the LK Chen productions. There's a whole other variety of swords that are worthy of attention beyond just European and Japanese, including Chinese style big choppers.
Love this video, great cutting guys, really wish I could do stuff like this for a living
Hear to support! Been catching up on the last few of your videos that never came across my feed.
I love Tyranth going "muaah" after he swings.
I loved the cutting it was so fun to watch
Tyranth's personality is so abrasive and belittling I'm surprised everyone is still so friendly with him
That's just how Australian men communicate. Shad is unusually respectful, and all 3 are holding back for the camera.
Lol this is how I feel about shad. He's so egotistical and everyone is wrong in his mind if their views don't align
Always great videos guys.
You guys need to try out a nagamaki. The forgotten favored weapon of some samurai.
i just started using one on my channel and i absolutely love using it
love this channel
Please discuss the practical applications of balisong swords!
None. Good talk.
1) Cool flippy acrobatics
2) Doesn't need a sheath
3) Can be potentially drawn from the back
4) Easier to conceal
Total value of benefits: close to none
Eh…….. it’s a specialist’s weapon. Probably effective in the right hands.
@jordanezell5132 yeah so is brick but it's not practical.
@eatonknass247 I concur, bricks make for excellent weapons and are immensely practical ones at that. They're easy to use in one hand, can be thrown, and are often readily available in urban environments should you ever find yourself caught in a skirmish. Great cost-effective little bludgeon in my humble opinion. You know what they say, "A quick brick to the dick is sure to do the trick!".
I prefer the Claymore's moveset in the first Dark Souls, although you get some fun Katana skills in DS3.
But if I had to choose I'd get the Great Scythe in DS1 and Friede's Great Scythe in DS3 (bonus points because Friede is best waifu.)
best claymore in any game TBH, its a shame since the zwei is even easier to get but oh well.
love the info dump shad
Great video 😮
Not sure what's going on, but now I'm being recommended several Shadiversity videos I hadn't seen before.
I own that same pattern Honshu so I might be a bit biased but it's a monster when cutting. My neighbors think I'm insane, swinging it in the yard, but it's a lot of fun.
Love how Shad is in the thumbnail, but not the video.
Such a fun video
Ah, yes. More BIG SWORDS!!!!
Tis not the size a knave's blade, but the lust in his thrust from which legends are made - Sir Hung
The hollow thunks from Nate's swings should go on the soundboard.
Nate cut so well, that the target did not know it had been cut.
Someday please look into adding a longer and tighter handle to that Odachi and dumping the frilly bits, the weight seems to twist the blade off of edge alignment.
Great idea for a video
At 9:17
Nate, (referencing the claymore):
"So much easier to move!!"
Fails to cut the pool noodle....
I can literally hear the breathing change when you guys hold and swing the Odachi. The weight balance of that thing must be no joke.
Leaving a comment to support the channel :)
"It's so easier to move"-famous last words
Ah shit lads, here we go again...
enjoying the 2 man videos, keep it up.
That shorter sword is o katana (70-90cm) or nodachi(
And Odachi or Nodachi, as they are the same, would be (>90cm). The minimum blade length to classify one is 90cm, or 3 shaku.
i love their banter
As far as I know, the technique to cut with the Oodachi is by using the whole body, like, torso and arms, you should try that, maybe it changes the result. Nice video btw! Regards
Love the punt sound we hear when Nate hits the bottles.
7:03 that cutting technique made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside
Rooting for Nate so much in the cutting!
i bet the better one is..... it depends
Skall is beaming from the heavens
Im really surprisesd every time thaat you guys havent tried the Nagamaki its like a nodachi blade, but the handle is almost as long as the blade, i think it would be a lot more leveragable, and as far as im aware it was used a lot in battle! Im always curious to see your thoughts on this :)
Nate having an off day and ty giving him crap for it 😂😂
The weird balance of the Odachi reminds me of a sword from Nier Automata called Virtuous Treaty. The sword was designed in a way that moved the base of the blade to the front of the hand. I thought it was just done to be unique when I saw it the first time, but it would move the center of balance to an area directly over the hand instead of that awkward place behind it. I would like to see them test a replica.
Damn, the chemistry between guys is magical
Idk how proficient was tyranth in sword usage previous to joining shadiversity, but i gotta say that he manages swords insanely well
I now un-ironically want a "How to Cut with Swords" tutorial video, in which Tyranth and Shad teach Nate... and by extension, us... how to properly wield a sword with the intent to cut something.
Seems that Nate is beter with bludgeoning then cutting so I can't wait to see some war hammer test
How about doing a series on Biblical weapons and armor? What kind of gear would a warrior like Goliath have had? How about Xerxes and his fighters? Is a kopesh a sword?
almost always the answer is a spear
Underrated
Watching Nate cut is so fun
Aaah so nice to see just talking, informative discussion and not this overly competitive banter for once. I mean Thyrant will always turn everything into a competition but it was a lot less over the top for once
Now to do a heaven to earth cut.
the RT combo with the stabs is just unbeatable on Claymore, classic
Almost feeling smoothier without competition :p
Slicing? 4 prsnl interest
Against €u blunt force I mean. [Opus]
"Is the target armored?" is a MASSIVE factor in this argument.
If cloth armor maybe, anything more and both become nearly useless. I guess the european sword is better for half-swording and murderstroke but still you'd be hard pressed facing a fully armored knight or Samurai with a sword.
What a great vid to have dinner to. Part of the o/nodachi's problem is its design was for taking out/dismounting cavalry so blade wiggle really not an issue as the target is a horse. That said beeeg sword fun to swing and such absurd weapons.
12:50 haha his inner thor coming out 😂
Do feel that the straight profile of the claymore gives it more control on the edge aligning while doing horizontal cuts, while the nodachi seems to be less forgiving on those and making it's use a bit more restrictive in comparison.
Hi Your Lordship Shad,
Even though I am posting this question with a sword related video. My question is pertaining to the European short recurve bow. From your research what form of grip was used by the European's. Med, Asian, Mongol, Slavic etc.?
Since I mostly do Gao Ying, or Mongol I tend to use the thumb ring.
Hope your health is doing well. Sending you healing power from Canada. Love your videos.
Samurai trained for years in the use of their various bladed weapons so were thoroughly versed in their individual idiosyncrasies. Having said that, there's probably a very good reason N/Odachi were mainly used for ceremonial purposes after the Kamakura period.
I love to see your opinion on the aztec weapon the Macuahuitl.
The Cloudhammer Steelworks Odachi you have is made of Sup 12 Japanese spring steel. I have the exact same Odachi it definitely does pull out of alignment when you swing it.
I could see the nodachi being relatively effective when used from horseback against infantry. But it would need to still be used2 handed so the leg strength required would be immense.
You would have chafing for weeks lol
I had a big, critical and (I think) insightful comment, but I’ve replaced that with:
‘It’s so big!’
That’s what *she* said.
I really think reviews like this could benefit from studying with an expert in the use of the odachi, claymore texts are available, studied and it does scale up, as they say, but the odachi clearly requires a different touch.
As I’ve pointed out in my previous criticism, it’s clear the actual experience with both the katana and particularly the odachi is very limited. Sure, they admit to that, but then they’re coming to false conclusions for the sake of views, which isn’t, afaik, what this video is about.
this is my exact gripe anytime they approach japanese weapons
I think you should make a horse analog. I think the cavalry thing has to be tested as in, one of you sits on the thing and you test the ability to hit the guy from the ground.
*Another!* ♥♥
It's like comparing submarine to plane. They are for two different things to do. So what F you mean, which is better ?
They are only similarities, is that in the English language you call them both "sowrds".
You might want to edit that. I would love to hear your reasoning too.
We need a re-test with a nodachi/odachi that has a proper handle. Which would fix the weight distribution problem with the one you guys used.
I have to say the nodachi just seems excessively long. I think I would rather use a tachi or a spear over a nodachi. The curve on such a long blade is a detriment to its benefits from my perspective.
Personally I disagree, I would use a gun
It seems excessively long because the handle is too short. What is here is more of an O'Katana.
also they nodachi, odachi were mainly used on horseback. not as a normal sword.
It's supposed to be long because it's an anti-cavalry weapon. Swords were generally not primary weapons anyways.
Don't much know of a lot of anti-cav weapons that were more for "Slicing" than "Cleaving". Also, when it comes to horses the rider isn't necessarily what a weapon is built to strike.
That being said, most of this video seems like instead of definitive lines of which type of sword is better at which thing, it's more based on personal preferences of those specific swords.
Personally... I would take the Pummel, Cross Guard, and False Handle of the Claymore. Then take the Double Handed Handle and Blade of the Odachi.
You get the benefit of both short great swords. And having a Spine that leads up to a False Edge helps out the Odachi blade better than its historical counterpart.
Then from that design. I can make adjustments to fit Slicing, Stabbing, Chopping, Armor Piercing, and Blunt Blade Types.
And since it isn't a Zweihander. It's not too long and too short to be a War Sword/Long Sword. It's a Short Great Sword that requires a customized case to sheath into... Metal Gear Revengence Style.