Basic Sword techniques

[WingDrakos]

Nice movings for training.

[leeham991]

I think unless the enemy is also armed with a single edged, blunt tipped, flat handled sword then these would be a good way to get your belly cut.

[ozowen]

@leeham991

LOL

[paladincha20]

the chickens in the background make a nice touch :)

[ozowen]

@paladincha20

LOL!

[softndsmooth]

well done, nice. I learned from it!

[perdurabo1]

I don't know mutch about japanese swordsmanship i'm european longsword student, but i see you are weak on legs. Train footing first, all power and speed of swordfight is hidden in how you use legs. Dont be too "inline" go sideways. I know that in kendo or fencing its only attacks in center line, but thats false, halfstep sideways and counterstrike is deadly for swordsman that is too inline. Also i see you "hang" after each strike. You have to go from one strike to another without any hesitation.

[slavuBOG]

i wonder about kneeling at the moment of striking ( about 1:10 )

has any one found aby sense in this ??

[kidosool]

Not bad! I like that there is a definite end point in your strokes...That is good. On thing that you might want to work on in jaseh (stance), try to center your body more, and sink into each cut. Also remember that the sword cuts with a drawing motion, not straight chops, you must pull the blade through your target to be effective. Lastly, try to relax your upper body more...Only tense your muscles on the very last moments of your stroke, then relax again. Keep training!

[highschoolboy]

can some1 teach me some basic technique well im 17 and i want to learn cause i dont want to regret this and looking for a instructor to teach is pretty hard and it is also cost me alot of money those who r already master plz sen me ur vids and message

[Ranziel1]

It's called passing step. In euro fencing you start moving your sword right before you strike. Your opponent won't know the direction of your attack, at the same time passing step adds a lot of power to the strike.

[gupijus]

its strange techniqe i never seen befor that swordsman make a big step wich show that you are going to hit

[ozowen]

Appreciate the feedback

I am several hundred kms away from the places I used to train weapons at.

One of the advantages of youtubing my stuff is the more useful commentary.

Thanks

[gupijus]

Hands... you need to balance hands

[dlas8587]

nice hold but you have to balance your had too,

[nordinthelich]

not bad for starter swordsman (im guessing ur a starter since ur vid says "starter sword techniques") no offense but im 11 1/2 and im better, keep practicing and maybe u can be very good.

[chopnopper]

LOL!!! I Think he was only DEMONSTRATING the basic sword techniques.

[Rhinoman45672]

yeah, it's obviously a demonstration.

[Tamerlan09]

good clip xD

[moritsumi87]

it's not completely bad..just one thing: try to not let the sword going that back when you charge the cut(my english is bad sorry)

[Shade0591]

Man do you suck.

[ZGomor]

Damn! Are you stupid. Learn to read.

[Shade0591]

Read what? There was nothing to read. He said starting level sword techniques. He sucks at doing it. As a practitioner of Japanese swordsmanship, I know what I'm talking about.

Also, I might add that in your second sentence you didn't need to reverse the verb order. Or you just needed a question mark. Either:

"Are you stupid?"

Or,

"You are stupid."

Idiot.

[ZGomor]

Oo. Are we trying to act all smart here.

Someone who's almost 30 should know better than to laugh at people who might not be as good as them(which I doubt).

Also, I might add that in your previous post, you also could have either put a question mark.

"Do you suck?"

Or you could have just said.

"You suck."

F*cking grow up, you're almost 30.

[dustysxe]

What style did you take? I was a student of Kenjutsu for quite some time.

[Hawaiianstile]

i have yet to see one of these home videos where the person has even the slightest clue what their doing

[BallaC0018]

sorry i accidentally gave this thumbs down

but i meant UP!!

[datomminator]

i upped them for you :P

[BallaC0018]

lol thnx

[zwombi]

Hope you're not using that on them chickens, ha ha! No but seriously, it's a very helpful clip for me at least, learned some good moves from it. Cheers!

[ipconfig7]

Thanks for the video Ozowen. Youtube isn't the place to post anything unless you don't mind being criticized by children.

[ozowen]

Certainly not a master!

It's OK if you aren't interested. Plenty of folks aren't. No worries.

[blayral]

are you a master or something? if not why are you showing that? that doesn't have any interest if you don't show anything correct