I knew that it was an odachi. But I've never seen it in that context.Originally posted by Yagyu Kenshi
That's a nodachi (field sword), sometimes called an odachi (although odachi is also another name for the larger of the two paired swords -- odachi/kodachi, daito/shoto, etc.).
I've never heard of a nodachi being used in nitto fashion, but who am I to question him?
But cheers for letting me know.