Shinkendo Video - Tameshigiri Montage

[Okaruwazashi]

Aiming a cut at the guy holding the bamboo seems like an unnecessy risk.

[mythcontrolpill]

O_O

all I'm saying is his son better get all As!!!

[joris680]

^o^ wow that is cool

[EToastE]

That guy holding. The bamboo is brave for letting him cut that close to him

[SuperSimba6]

To the guy who said this sort of practice is useless, do some research on what Obata saw sword practitioners doing when he was young. Because noone practiced actually cutting dense objects like this, the first time a Tameshigiri competition was held in japan most people would try to cut one of these and the sword would fly out of their hand or accidently cut themselves which means...how would they have faired in a real sword duel? Obata's style trains you to really have to cut other people.

[ashmamma2003]

My god. I do a lot of cutting on tatami mat and that makes my arm muscles just SCREAM watching him cut that much. after the first 10 mats, my ass would be telling the camera crew ,"hold up, I need a break, my arm is about to fall off." The tatami mat varies in density and thickness from as big as an arm to approximately the size of a human leg or torso. they are pre soaked in a vat of pure water and left for two days. Only then are they ready to cut with. So its not just dry straw.

[8thsinner]

@ashmamma2003

I disagree here, If you are getting tired that quickly you either need a sharper sword, better or smoother technique or your generally not letting the sword cut but using too much force.

Females seem to master this quicker than men.

I mean no disrespect.

Can you talk a little more about your sword and your soaking techniques and mat type?

[Bigboss5]

I have always respected obata kaiso for his talent in tameshigiri and aikido. I have always truly considered him a master. However, i always felt that it looks as though he puts needless amounts of force behind his suburi when cutting. it's amazing and quite exciting to see him using subtle, flowing movements. if possible, i respect him more now.

[nerddog69]

That was very impressive!

[cyberkotatsu]

Poor bamboo.

[Haku92292]

Flawless cutting. Anyone who disagrees must either be better, like Miyamoto Musashi better, or an idiot.

[Delmo67]

OMFG!!! Free standing Bamboo?! Holy crap...

[Priest105]

Very impressive

I wish I could cut like that :(

[shakou1]

practice grasshopper, practice day and night and you can attain these skills....

[GeetarAdam]

I get the feeling I'll have a whole new respect for this kind of thing when my wannabe katana gets here.

[NashHilton]

This dude was in the first ninja turtles movie!

[mightydagon]

Yeah, but supposedly he doesn't like to talk about that movie. Don't know why.

[ShinkendoTube]

Obata Kaiso did get a set of lines, but the producers felt it didn't sound quite "evil" enough so a really grunty voice actor filled in for him.

[penkunator]

1:03 - 1:21

... that left me quite amazed.

[chubbypigeon33]

is that the dude from the first 2 ninja turtles movies

[kempobrad]

yes it is

[yokohamaguy75]

Some parts of this are quite good. Very few failure. So graceful form! I like this video. I am a student of Shinkendo.

[DarkLordShadowOfRage]

slow

[mikeshu]

Spoken by one educated by anime swordsmanship, no less.

[lordtains]

hahaha

[valakin]

Agreed. Go tell Obato sensei he's "slow". I would probably fall on the ground laughing.

In my imagination this is how it would work. "なんですか"... One of his students would explain. They would then instruct you to hold your arm out and see who was faster.

[FatalKnight]

Its not supposed to represent a fight. Tameshigiri is intended to test a blade's properties.

[ZephyrStar]

Very very impressive.

[AssafGuitar]

AMAZING.

FUCKING, AMAZING.

[Supertomiman]

i never imagined a super sharp sword was able to cut straw

[peace36660]

Its Tatami mats with a Bamboo rod core...Tatami is the same as flesh and the Bamboo rod is the same as bone...

[LiveHagakure]

It is not the Mat, nor the sword that matters, it is the bond between the spirit, heart, mind, body, and most of all soul. To cut is to kill, Tashimegiri represents killing. You must understand that Not everyone desires to kill, but it resides in all. Just as not everyone understands, but judges. There is always more in a walk then the step, so make sure to tread lightly upon ground unknown.

[WesRunton]

This is my first time seeing Yukishirosan's technique. He has true merit to be Soke.

Jinsei Shinkendo!

[unicron24]

nice vid..thanks...ever see zatoichi???

[Chris8291]

in a real sword fight a person will not just stand still and let people cut,so this is useless it just show stuff

[Hyoujinsama]

Tameshigiri is a test of cutting ability, not a combat simulation...

[jlmd97]

I disagree. Actually, tameshigiri is a way of practicing swordsmanship, just like a boxer would hit a non-moving punching bag in preparation for a real opponent.

[kaiy2]

lol, tameshigiri is the test cutting!

[AssafGuitar]

Tameshigiri - in other words (well when translated into english) means, Cutting TEST.

[magneticskull]

If all we learned was tameshigiri, your statement would be pretty accurate.

But Tameshigiri is actually only one part of Shinkendo.

You aren't seeing the other 90% or so that covers movement, distance, evasion, parries, timing and the other aspects that make it NOT show stuff. :)

Bottom line- not gonna get into a real sword fight... right?

[nomadicon]

bamboo cutting seemed to take more attention and care. why is that?

[ShinkendoTube]

Bamboo cutting requires more care because improper cutting angle and sword alignment could mean damage to the sword. In extreme cases, the sword could break and/or particles of exploding target can fly into bystanders.

[ghjallone]

because bamboos are not fixed like the tatamis

[matthewb5016]

That was awesome thanks for posting this . What great skill !

[JesusFuckingChrist84]

That was an AMAZING performance! Incredible, much respect for Obata sensei, much.

[tollios6553]

oh mann! that was awesome.

[IshiYamaRyuSeattle]

As always, a masterful demonstration from Obata Sensei. I found the free-standing bamboo cuts to be particularly impressive.

[etq123]

nice