Naginata Sparring

[ZentetsukenVII]

Want a good workout? Take a bokken and fight your buddy who is skilled with a polearm. It is exhausting on both ends, but trying to get close and then havign to withdraw is SOO tiring.

[regisaugusto1]

Hey, that's really nice!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NAMELESSWARRi0R]

very nice

[wolfmaster555]

Nice match

[tubetubetube]

Full Contact Naginata vs Bokken sparring! (This is not a prearranged attack defense series)

Realy mean..

Holding hits Naginataka-wanabe vs Kendoka-wanabe fooling around! (This is not a actual meaning full Kata)

Seriously, there is ntoing worng playing like that(until some one get hit in the eye ;).. But please do title the video corectly.

[insomniak42]

You're barely literate and you really want to complain about semantics?

[Airyu2000]

Wow you really make sense.. Please if you are going to comment speak english and put up or shut up, yes that means put up your video!

[tubetubetube]

I dont need to upload video. There is plenty or good naginata video on youtube already. For example, see the "Related Videos" section right next to this one.

As for the english argument(lol), note that most of the world do no speak english as there first language. Also i found that this language argument is brought up when they are mad for noting with no real solid arguments.

in short; Dont get mad, there is noting worng with hollywood-style stuff. Not everyone has the patience for budo.

[insomniak42]

...or the lack of dignity to be a keyboard hero.

[iPksJesus]

@tubetubetube

really?

sparring means each strike/block is in responce to the other in order to prevent and gain points, and generally you dont go for headshots with a bokken regardless of where you are...its just stupid...let alone with a naginata

id like to see you do better tbh

(also learn to spell please?)

[crazzyincombat]

The Naginata would rape the bokken. End of.

[Ryokushindo]

"Full Contact Naginata vs Bokken sparring! " Hollywood style description!

If it really was full contact, one of them would be dead.

[insomniak42]

One of them was summarily executed by gunshot behind the chemical shed after this was filmed. Does that count?

[thehuckabee]

lolinternetslol -

do you really think someone with an iaito or shinken can't move that fast? you have to think here, we aren't talking about simple iaido, drawing and sheathing on the attack, but kendo or iaijustsu.

You've seriously got to be kidding me that you don't think there are masters this fast or faster.

[lolinternetslol]

My naginata instructor is the highest ranking one in the ryu outside of japan. I've seen her use a live naginata, and you just don't move like that with one. Period. I've seen demonstrations given by high ranking iai sensei at kendo tournaments etc. as well, and its the same deal.

[insomniak42]

There's just one thing that confuses me: how does one wield a live naginata in the kitchen?

[Frankykarot1982]

HAHA, why im I larfing, this is awouful D:

but so well placed xD

[thaartofdez]

lmao

[0ceans13]

you are a dick, you would use a knife, naginata would be used out side.

-.-

[insomniak42]

Why would she go outside to make me a sandwich?

[ihaterobbie123]

@0ceans13

It's traditionally practiced by women in Japan, want to know why? Because wives of samurai during the sengoku period would have to defend their homes while their husband was off at war. They would usually be used in the reception (inside) to fight off rapists, looters ec.

[ihaterobbie123]

what dicipline exactly was the swordsman using?

[ChristopherPhoenix]

Learning the traditional forms first solidifies you to be able to know what your doing in this sort of a spar. Yes their form is sloppy, but as you can see they are relying on quick kill based technique. I would love to be able to train this way. Simply crazy.

[dasenteney]

how come this backyard video is more interesting to watch than the world championship videos?

[Crim15]

Most of the forms are a mess..

[americanwillow]

I just watched another clip that was poor compared to this one. It looked quite good on both sides.

[CRDFightClub]

I won't lie. This shit is amazing. Most of the non-pre-arranged weapon sparring I see on youtube looks like a bunch of morons swinging swords and staffs like baseball bats, but you guys keep your form and techniques throughout. It's really amazing. Great stuff. I'd love to learn weapons and their applications the way you guys did.

[pacovl46]

i love this video. this should be the aim of every swordsman. being able to effectively defend oneself and not just scoring points

[Twyrchtwych]

Yeah I mean comeon, at 0:46 the katana guy (no offence) lunges his foot out. WTF?

[pacovl46]

by whatever means man. in real life everyone would use whatever they've got to come out on top. survival instinct

[chucknorrispranks]

its a kick....taijutsu and kenjutsu are mixed all the time....actually, once your proficient at budo you should be able to use taijutsu at the same time as using your weapon whenever nessecary. having said that, a kick is more apropriate with sword vs sword than sword vs naginata...the range would be useless usually in this case.

[spec01]

While it may seem fast and explosive, what you guys need to realize that the intent to kill and survive is not there. This is still quite far from real combat. Even in saying that, and holding back any further negative comments, it's still pretty impressive considering that at those speeds, you can break hands and arms quite easily. The fact that no one got hit in those areas is what I find impressive.

[spec01]

Watching it again, the only thing I really don't like about the video is the footwork for the sword, it's pretty shitty.

[lolinternetslol]

The footwork for the naginata is pretty shitty too. If you've ever held a real one they're heavy to the point where there is no way in hell you're going to move like that.

[Aureliano5174]

the real naginata is around 3kg - depends on the time period it was made in (usually pre-edo-period naginatas had longer blades, and therefore weighted a bit more)

[lolinternetslol]

Depends on the individual one too, that said, one with a real blade on it acts very differently when compared to a wooden one made only for kata or shiai.

[Aureliano5174]

just curious - in what martial art today real-bladed naginatas are being used? Bujinkan...?

[lolinternetslol]

They're used on occasion in various koryu. I would take anything coming out of the booj with a grain of salt, for reasons that will pop up all over the place if you look into them.

[insomniak42]

Post vids of you doing better, or you're not an authority. This isnt /b/, but that rule is pretty universal.

[lolinternetslol]

Its not that hard to do some research into the booj and realize that an awful lot of what they claim is BS dude.

[insomniak42]

I'm not disagreeing with that particular claim, based on quite a few of the individuals in the BD.

But you havent given anyone a reason in the world to take your word over anyone else's.

I can at least see the practioners in this vid have skill.

[lolinternetslol]

I've got some videos posted.

[insomniak42]

I watched them. Those videos are OK, but not relevant to this conversation because 1) they're not of you doing better and 2) they dont refute the skill of the 2 men in this video.

It would just be nice, if you're trying to make a point, if you would just make it, resoundingly. Otherwise you're just being a last word freak.

[lolinternetslol]

I was just saying that the footwork is terrible; and it is. Try using something with the weight and balance actually resembling a real naginata or katana. You just won't be able to move like that. There's a very good reason why you don't see any iai/kenjutsu/naginatajutsu koryu moving like that at all. (And I'd pay more attention to those ryu that actually have documented histories, rather than something like pretty much every ninja group that can't prove anything at all.)

[insomniak42]

".....can't prove anything at all."

Ironic statement is ironic.

[Aureliano5174]

I must admit that I partially agree with lolinternetslol. Before I will start I must admit that my knowledge of the Bujinkan is scarce, and is based rather on video observation then actual confrontation, but I am doing Iaido and Naginata for quite a while, and this video is problematic - the guys sure work fast, but they do not imitate cuts - only "touches" of each other. If you'll ever try to do naginata tameshigiri, tendo ryu or even atarashii naginata shikake oji you will see the difference

[Aureliano5174]

one more thing - I am always VERY sceptical when I see people like the ones on this vid. It is not normal to do full contact sparring without proper equipment - and not only for safety reasons. When you sparr with someone with a bokken you are never able to conduct full strikes - because you can seriously injure your opponent. That's what katas are for.

Again - I don't want to judge by this video alone, but people who poke each other with bokens in the backyard doesn't seem right

[killgore333333]

sure your able weaboo children die everyday from it =)

[Aureliano5174]

No one died so far, but I was doing LARP for a long time before I started doing Iai and Atarashii Naginata, and I can tell you about broken noses, fingers and other bodyparts as a result of vigorous stick fighting with bokkens.

And there again - try to do as full a strike as you do in iaido on your partners head with a bokken - you can tell us of his condition later :-) So either you'll compromise the cut, as these guys do in the vid or you'll start breaking bones.

Or start wearing Bogu!

[killgore333333]

yes thats what i meant you cant stop stupid stupid happens somewhere as we speak a 8 year old kid is smacking his best friend with a stick because they think they are invincible and "wood" cant hurt them.

[lolinternetslol]

That and there's a huge difference between actually trying to hit the other guy than what these guys are doing. That and the whole fact that you're just not going to move the naginata and katana that way if they've got anything resembling the balance of the real thing. You don't need an expert to show that much.

[SWEHurricane]

Great job! One of the few Bujinkan sparring videos online. And also one of the few examples of weapons sparring without a point-sparring mindset.

[mitsotribal]

Sound????

[tli1001]

im not gonna lie, this is pretty amazing.

judging from the footwork and the speed, this definitely isnt pre-coordinated. both the naginata and the katana users were extremely skilled and yes, the sword user would have had better luck dual-wielding

[Danpaco]

That was for Hawaiian, sorry, my youtube account seems screwy, never places my replies where I want them.

[kemrn123]

thank you masterfish I agree they where great and in what sense does the kata go out the window such as war with guys or hand to hand?

in this fight two swords would have done him better but he did damn good holding his own with one.

[masterfish]

I dont know what the fuck you faggots think but This video was very genuine, sure it may not have been flashy but these guys were obviously not fucking around. Both very skilled and very serious, props to the swordsman for standing toe to toe with the superior naginata

[odinvaio]

Kata goes out the window when its full-on WAR - which is what this was! These guys were out to win, no fancy footwork or by-the-book posing. As for the leap - I'd guess it was to appear out of control - which sadly the swordsman didn't buy!! (probably having learned from previous mistakest!!) I'd say this was as close to a real duel as you get without anyone being busted for murder! The skill's there for anyone to see - so shinji - blow it out your ass & try it yourself!!!! Not so easy is it?!!!

[chucknorrispranks]

odinvaio, kukishin ryu naginatajutsu has jumping cuts in it, and kata doesnt go anwhere....you take what you learn from the kata and deconstruct it so that the walls arn't there but the technique still is.

kobudo kata is taught for killing, not for dances like in karate..

[TaeIeon]

awesome

[shinji2oo4]

*cough* bullshido *cough*

[insomniak42]

It actually isnt. Looks like you need to learn how to spot bullshido before you call it.

What's that circling the drain you ask? Oh that's just your credibility. You just flushed it.

[shinji2oo4]

ahh haha.

what do you call jumping in the air to attack?

where's the foot work? i doubt that's in any naginata kata.

learn some real skills.

[insomniak42]

Flussssssh.......

Seriously, junior, post the vids of your training if you hope to be taken seriously.

You have no skill until you can prove otherwise.

[FredDude27]

Lots of twirly goodness.

[AshTheBassist]

lobo, please define sparring.

[lobonegro4]

which type?full-contact,semi-contact­,no-contact.WTF rules for taekwondo practitioners or WKF rules for karate there's also JKF and WUKO.Or are we talking here about UFC type of events.Or is it just street fighting?Self-defense maybe what?Do you want to hear?For what pourpose do you want to engage in sparring?Bottom line who the F%&*k is comtenplating the idea of defending themselves with a stick or a sword specially here in the USofA when a gun can be purchase anywhere yeah come try that in MIA.

[loulew]

by the way... at about 17 seconds... that guy had the biggest opening.... stab man!!!

[kailcrow]

boring...

[loulew]

the bokken guy's body weight balance is distributed unevenly >.> foot work lol

[lobonegro4]

two idiots working hard at getting injure.What the hell were you trying to prove, get off the fantasy horse you are on and either do set patterns or ware protection this is not samurai times and neither is the thing you should be doing with a friend you could seriously injure each other.Stoopid Americans!

[insomniak42]

Wow, lobo, I just cant get over what a pussy you just painted yourself as with that comment. Have fun with your 'set patterns'.

[lobonegro4]

What age are you living on?This not samurai times when you had to prove your worthiness by putting your life on the line.What's the point in sparring without control,specially if is not for money.I guess you believe that a bokken can't kill!And if the idea is to really go at it,what are you specting to gain from free practice when obviously there's not technique or control.Unless you want to kill each other then the mind set should be different.Are you a serious practitioner or bullshit artist?

[insomniak42]

Lobonegro4, most unintentionally hilarious response. Ever.

I cant even begin to entertain the thought of fathoming possibly taking you seriously.

I'm done toying with you now, bro. Go play.

[lobonegro4]

Glad to make you laugh,I guess it would also be really funny if you kill your friend while doing this,and aside from spending a couple of years in jail for manslaughter,living with the fact that your friend's family and the memory of having kill him so stupidilly over a game will also be a lot of fun.Otake sensei always was very concern over this playful actitude,people today think this are video games without regard to human life,until they go to jail."Life can be lost in an instant"

[Ronon85]

You make it sound like they have no control over their actions. Judging by the video I'd say they have control, so how can you say they don't? And as far as mind set is concerned wouldn't it also be fair to say that judging by your logic the only way to spar would be to go into a bar and brawl it out with some guy. But how would you know your moves are effective before hand if you were afraid to train in the first place?

[lobonegro4]

No what I am trying to stated is that proper protection should be worn.Hve you evr heard of kendo?Yes is not kenjutsu by a long mile but it follows the principles of it...and o9n another note this guys are no masters,please take a look at a documentary call BUDO it was produce in japan and it shows the shinkage school also two of the senior students engage in free kumitachi but is a major difference in the performance of it,the level of seriousness and mental attitude is quite different...

[insomniak42]

Funny if I kill my friend? I dunno. Maybe if I just maimed him a little.

With a spork...

In his rectum...

Maybe not funny right away. It would probably be one of those things that I'd look back on later, and chuckle. After all, you cant spell "manslaughter" without "laughter".

As previously stated, lobo, you are utterly impossible to take seriously. You are, in short, a walking joke.

[lobonegro4]

Well I am glad I make you laugh and feel happy.

[lobonegro4]

OMFG I just took a look at your site.What are you like 13 or something?your site is full of cartoons and video games.Don't tell me you believe in ninjas too.Shoot, are you like a grandmaster of ninjisui, like throwing stars and things like that?Wow impresive,you must be able to climb walls and such.Can you reach the top of a building on one leap?

[insomniak42]

Well, it's obvious from your multiple posts, constant off topic rambling, and that you even bothered to check out my page that I've really gotten under your skin. I'll just bottom line this for you, brother: I would rather die the most senseless death imaginable before I accepted the life of fear that you evidently lead.

Keep shying away from anything in your training that even vaguely represents reality. It really doesnt bother me. Keep grinding your teeth because you know I'm right.

[Ronon85]

Jeeze lobo for a guy who "loves life and doesn't like to pass judgment on anything", you seem to be a pro at not doing it. Sure your not a politician? As far as comparing different arts, each has its strengths and weaknesses same with the people who practice them.Bottom line you really can't compare. The discovery channel can't even do it,too many variables.And don't go rippin on anyone based on whats in their site, grow up.Oh how did they train in the old days?I'm sure with intent and control.

[lobonegro4]

I guess you are getting under my skin,it must steem from your constant statements about been afraid or living a life of fear.which really boils me since you probably haven't even done or been in half of were I been.example:date of rank 23 jul 87 3rd Armor division feb 1990 operation desert shield and desert storm 3rd Armor Div. 2/32 armor reg. 3rd armor brigade "lightning".Should I go on,sure why not 1992 Fl.Nat.Grd. 1992 Hurricane Andrew relief op.1/124 Inf. Reg. Currently practice Kyokushin

[insomniak42]

All that distinguished service and all those experiences and you're still the sort to make a pathetic attempt to score points off me based on the videos I have in my profile? That's sad.

OK, let's see your profile. Hobbies include "drawing comic book heroes"? Favorite shows are Robot Chicken and Family Guy? Arent those cartoons? Favorite books are LOTR and Harry Potter? And you called me 13? What a hypocrit. (btw, 2001 was written by Arthur C Clarke, not Isaac Asimov, genius).

[insomniak42]

Maybe, lobo, you should spend some time getting to know yourself a bit better, before you paint yourself the hypocritical ass, not to mention just another worthless-internet-armchair-qu­arterback, and less time trying lamely to find fault with those who's training philosphies you dont agree with.

Maybe then all your experiences will count for a bit more on a personal level, and you wont find yourself being laughed at by those you insinuate are immature.

ps, thanks for your service.

[lobonegro4]

You win!!!

[insomniak42]

Thanks for saying so. Melt down accomplished. You may now self destruct.

[lobonegro4]

Happy mother's day!!!

[insomniak42]

Last-word-freak much? XD

[lobonegro4]

Jeez you never relent at least let me have the last word!...pleassseeee...

[insomniak42]

Nope.

[Ronon85]

I second that isomniak42. Next time I get in a fight lobo, I'll be sure to ask the person politely if they could attack me in a set pattern so I can defend myself appropriately.

[lobonegro4]

Ok the point is about practice and mind set,neither can be seriously achieve when been done with a friend for you fear injuring him,if you add more protection like kendo armour then there's a lack of realism and freedom of movement.If what you're looking for is the actual feel of combact then do like Musashi did and have an actual duel,keep in mind that although bokku are been use death or permanent maiming could be the final result.finally if I get into a fight I shoot them I don't toy around.

[lobonegro4]

I forgot to add down here were I live people don't get into fights.they follow you home find where you work,who you live with and the times that you come and go from your house and then they shoot you on the back and dump your body in the everglades for the gators to feed on so your body is never found...

[tayface1]

I'd like to try against that swordsman. I mean he looks good but I just have that beginners idea that I could poke him!

[insomniak42]

Tay, I'm not gonna lie. That swordsman could use a good pokin'.

[snowblazer12]

nice footwork

[guiltybystander77]

yep

awesome focus too

[Shinsengumi77]

although it's not really full contact, these two are definitely not amateurs. Great fight. Get these two in armor and then it'll be awesome; real full contact.

[xpow153]

ok do these have blades on the end or not? im looking on budk.(om and they have one with a blade i cant see a blade on these...

[davensjournal]

No, they don't have blades. The sword is a boken, a wooden sword. The Naginata si a practice one, with the blade area being wood as well. I don't know what you would call a wooden practice naginata, but I'm sure it has a name.

[DeityOfSouls]

Wooden Sword = bokutou..

[PhoenixKensei]

Actually, wood ("boku") and ken ("blade", generally used as "sword") are combined in the word "bokken", to mean a wooden sword. Although I assume that the japanese would accept bokutou as Wooden Sword, that's not the general phrase used for it.

[angel0r]

My sensei never says bokken, but always uses "bokutou" and she's from Japan...

[KenkakuNoKojou]

I believe a solid oak naginata would be referred to as a kihon-yo (kihon=lit. basics/form; a naginata for practicing the basics), as opposed to a shiai-yo (shiai=match/competition; a naginata for competing).

[garyquinn1704]

Sensei? Guru? Don't make me laugh.

[AkiraSick]

This is excellent, one of the best i've ever seen.

[5S5S5S5]

you can tell the sword guy is ised to fighting against reach advantage.

[insomniak42]

..Particularly in the Freudian sense....

[czerwonymike]

finally a decent battle i havn't seen one in a while =)

[Evassassin]

holding the sword over your head is a perfectly legitimate style of swordsmanship. i know cuz i use it myself

[forgalzz7]

Somebody tell that guy with the bokken that kicking a blade (00:46) is not a good idea.

[insomniak42]

I told him. He told you to eat a big bowl of dicks.

[wishofthedawn]

is this a form of bujinkan ninjutsu or what? just asking...

[elb98rm]

Just started training from scratch on both these weapons. Some really interesting things to pick up...

Please post more!

[jazzingbass]

LOL!

Well, hf...

Bujinkan isn't happy about this i guess...

[Airyu2000]

Hello Everyone,

This is not a choreographed routine. Each break in the attack is just that a break to reset after an entry/kill has been made.

This is full power and yes the opportunity for injury is high, but from this type of practice the level of skill that can be developed is also high. That said this type of training is not for everyone, nor should it be, but for those who accept the challenge the benefits can be great.

Sensei/Guro Steve Lefebvre

[Hawaiianstile]

i recognised the kamai but again they are more seramonial than anything els.  im sory dude but this is either coriographed or just all inafective moves you cant convince me otherwise

[insomniak42]

Happily, I dont feel obligated to convince you of anything. You're only fooling yourself. Good luck with your training.

[Danpaco]

Kendo itself is a form of training that is nearly ENTIRELY ineffective in 'real life" combat, due to its obsession over high speed and its pathetic lack of enthusiasm concerning SELF DEFENSE. I'm only self taught and I've still taken advantage of this tendency to defeat a few kendo practitioners and free sparring. Most kendo matches just end in mutual slaying, strikes connect less than a second apart, so what can you say about "real life" fighting when your martial medium is nothing but a sport?

[CRDFightClub]

The sport aspect is very effective when it comes to building the kind of confidence and skill that becomes invaluable in a real fight or a self defense situation. Plenty of martial artists miss out on the benefits of some sort of competition aspect. testing your skills against a resisting opponent who is also skilled is the ultimate way of knowing if you can do what you do in the dojo/kwoon/dojang/gym in the street.

[Danpaco]

I understand the concepts of self improvement that accompany kendo and other "sportified" martial arts (ie:fencing, etc.) but I was simply trying to stress the idea that kendo is not, and will never be as effective as, kenjutsu (or any genuine sword art, be it a ryu, or a Euro style for that matter). So many kendoka fail to make note of this and flaunt their "knowledge" of "proper technique and form", though most of what they've been taught is useless in realistic swordplay, except mindset mayb.

[Delmo67]

Well said. I practice Sei-too Ryu Kenjitsu, and i practiced Mugai Ryu Iaido before that. I think sparring was the thing that allowed to progress the most. However i have several friends who are kendoka who just simply cannot last in a match against me(this isnt me bragging, i get beaten at my dojo all the time). I think the mindset taught in Kendo is great, but when it comes down to a real situation, the techniques are lacking. Not trying to bash any kendoka out there, just my view point.

[Hawaiianstile]

lol hey now english is not my first language i try damn it. and i am a devoted student of kendo

[insomniak42]

Well, we digress. At any rate, this was actually not choreographed. While it is not a "real life" match (hence the WOODEN weapons), it was not prearranged. It's a demonstration of nontraditional/traditional martial arts, using classical weapons and techniques. Kinda' a japanese carenza. As a devoted kendoka you must recognize at least some of the kamai.

[insomniak42]

I'll thank you, on behalf of my friends in the video, for saying that it's too good to be real.

[Hawaiianstile]

this is a fight right out of hollywood. only an amature would believe it to be real. 1st off theres no way 2 people would go all out and no body gets hit, 2nd the dude with the boken, his hits are all as inafective as his redicules stances. and 3rd no one in their right mind would let go of or spin their katana pointlesly in a fight

[insomniak42]

Your assessment makes me happy beyond words. Other than Spelling Bee Grand Champion, what are you credentials?

[Hawaiianstile]

but i must say it is the finest coriography i have seen in amature video :)

[insomniak42]

Your argument makes it sound like you believe the one with the bokken is less experienced than the one with the naginata (which happens to be the case), but I havent read anything to support your claim that this was choreographed.

Are you floundering?

[Hawaiianstile]

well i can see that a real naginata user would have taken advantage of all the many openings there where and the way the guy was useing the boken is all wrong. he uses hollywood stances and moves that are just not efective in real life

[insomniak42]

The "stances" are actually classical kamae. I'd have to agree that they may not be effective "in real life", so I guess if Nick gets in any "real life" sword fights, he'll have to watch his ass.

[neogtrmn]

What training do you (the guys in the video) have with regards to naginata? As far as I know, no koryu that use naginata and bokken have free sparring.

[lolinternetslol]

The Jikishin Kage place I'm at does practice some of their waza in bogu with shiai-yo.

[Hawaiianstile]

i think its prety obvious that the entire thing was in fact coriographed

[insomniak42]

Hawaiian, yours is my favorite commment to date.  Please explain how it's obvious that this is choreographed?

[mvidmaster]

I've never seen a naginata in action before, and my experience with kendo is limited to japanese cultural festivals, but I know the difference between a kid waving a stick around (star wars kids) and someone who knows what they want to do with their weapon and how do to it, and these guys are definitely the latter.

cool vid. loved it when the dust flew up.

[nickdizzle85]

Pretty interesting. That's pretty brave to not be wearing bogu while doing that. A little foolish if you ask me. :) I give you guys props though. And about that "baton spinning" you guys were speaking about. It is effective in that art of naginata. Its not supposed to be flashy. It is strictly meant to keep your opponent at a distance rather than him being in your face with a sword. It is also meant to disguise your attacks and keep your opponent guessing.

[insomniak42]

Setting aside for a moment that all those who have criticized this vid havent had the balls to post vids of their own, we DO know that one of the nay-sayers is a 19 year old girl, speaking weightly from her experience as a fan of naruto, and J-pop. You cant argue with that kind of martial prowess. You should just concede defeat now, Steve. ;)

I find it very suspect that none of these "masters" can tell "baton spinning" from Fu Iri. Perhaps they were absent from class the day it was taught?

[otakukaishaku]

wowzer that is a big baton Mr Cheerleader. It certainly ain't naginatajutsu.

[Tatsumi]

naginata guy: you keep spinning it like a baton, and what the hell was with the jump!? another thing is that you left yourself open way too many times and let go of the naginata aswell. oh, and i see a lot of jabbing going on

no offense, but this is really bad. the fighting is fun to watch kinda, but it's not very accurate

[southernkendoka]

Stop. this is not naginata, its a redneck that bought a naginata.

[Omegatorium132]

bokken guy: ur stance is poor, there were many openings, and u need to work on ur footwork. try not to cross ur legs. might i suggest not holding the bokken over your head, u leave urself open in so many places

[patio87]

Yeah see you don't know what you're talking about. That "holding the sword over your head" is a bread and butter style.

[Shinsengumi77]

actually, holding the sword over one's head is called Jodan no kamae, or Jodan, for short. it's an aggressive stance.

[zaciroth]

And normally would leave you open.

[Shinsengumi77]

yes, it does leave one open zaciroth, but that is why it is an aggressive stance, usually taken by experienced fighters. It says "I'm not afraid of you at all, so I'll let you see any opening you wish, and I'll be able to split your head atany time you approach." It's very bold.

[zaciroth]

That was very mature Martial art and samurai spirit of you. VERY honorable to put a negative on my comment and then make threats. I wasn't meaning anything rude by it. But I have seen many people who are amateurs get hurt or lose a match from that type of strike. The comment was no way intended as a strike towards you. And you dont know me so whose to say you could or couldn't "split my head".

[Shinsengumi77]

Excuse me, where did I 'put a negative on your comment and then make threats'? I wasn't saying that I myself was saying that to you zaciroth, I said that is what THE STANCE Jodan no Kamae says to an OPPONENT. There was no threat or even personal attention paid to you at all. Of course I don't know you. If you re-read what I wrote, you'll know that this was in no way a comment about me or my skill, or about you or your skill. Read before commenting, please. I don't make threats.

[lobonegro4]

the guy doesnt speak english and neither do I

[KeaStudios]

Its good to see practitioners like us that practice full contact but in control, hard to come across these days.

[rory2501]

very cool

[OnimushaAkira]

Cool video, but i wish here was sound.

[WarriorBoy]

This is so cool, good job.

[neQru]

I can't say a thing... wow! thats the most wonderful I've ever seen. I must watch this again and again and again... More videos like that?!

[yeahimsosexy]

next time wear gear and spar for real. or better yet use a more realistic weapon like, say, a stick and get help for your japanophilia.

[Airyu2000]

Thanks for your wonderful reply! Anytime you would like to play I am ready to oblige!

[jamesejudy3]

Hahaha! Yeah, sexyman, go give 'em a try. : )

[Eldynamo]

Great Control guys!