Problem with weight is when you need to stop the sword, not when you do the cutting. And weight counts almost 0 for this guy because he doesn't go for a crisp stop. he keeps the blade horizontal because the curve of the blade matches the natural draw movement when you cut horizontally Length counts here - longer the blade is, longer the time to get your kisaki out from saya to start the cut will be. saya far out from obi - he is just "peeling" his sword with left hand, doing just half of the normal movement. The guy is putting himself in best position he can be: It's a reminiscence from ancient period when cold or dirt could make your blade get stuck in your saia right before drawing the blade - a NO NO if you wanted to stay alive. Lamebmx, first thing you do when your hands are on tsuka to draw your sword is to push with your left thumb the tsuba - habaki is "pre-popped" as you said.
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