The 2007 Japanese Police Championships Finals

[antoniohdg]

im 13 and i just started doing kendo but i wanna learn nitoryu and i still dont know if i can at my dojo :(

[Lordofthenipplerings]

2:01

[Lordofthenipplerings]

These guys are vicious. Refs only acknowledge a point if the strike is struck with a lot of force. In 2:02 one of the the participants was even kicked in the leg. He was swept by his opponent and then struck in the abdomen.

[maxgunn555]

more like fencing than real sword fighting



[OOFUJISAN]

heh, the police kendo is on

[ihaterobbie123]

@Kyominai Well the ones that visit our dojo are 3/4 dan and they never look a day past 35.

It's true though that the new shiai scoring rules have been flexed to breaking point. There's even a new sub-style of kendo developing outside Japan. I've fought a few of it's followers in south-west England and they're all terrible. There's a lot of ducking and turning and general weakness in kamae. Eventually I got so pissed off I decided to push them over instead of scoring points.

[ihaterobbie123]

@Kyominai I never said they were, you needn't remind me of the difference but you must recognise that people in these competitions typically reach 6,7 or maybe 8 dan, so they are among the best practitioners of what kendo pursues also.

When it comes to shiai competitions these guys have to play the game like the rest of us. Breaking kamae, imperfect and hastened attacks, it doesn't matter, you aren't in a grading and you do your best to learn shiai seperate from kendo.

[magnumpunch]

stange form, very violent!

[KileSimons]

The force is strong with this one

[takumikun999]

What is this.. looks like kid's kendo, the first minute of this video.

[ihaterobbie123]

@takumikun999

It's fights between some of the best shiai fighters in the world. The japanese police force dojos produce about 90% of AJK champions.

If it looks like kids kendo to you then you're not seeing the fights properly.

[takumikun999]

@ihaterobbie123

I was judging how rough and unelegant the first minute of the video was. I had no problem with the quality kendo of the rest.

Perhaps you should read more carefully.

[ihaterobbie123]

@takumikun999

It looks unelegant and faulty but they're rapidly reading each others intentions. They seem to have a degree of understanding so they may have fought numerous times and have pretty good reads on each other, hence the insanely fast reactions.

I may be wrong, but I'm guessing they don't fight like that against people they haven't met.

[nipzilla]

i don't get it.

[TheDarkSide15]

Why at 5 minutes does white get a point even though red blocked it?

[TheDarkSide15]

At 3.34 why does red get the point for beind hit by white with a men (sorry if I am thick but I dont know too much about kendo)

[ihaterobbie123]

@TheDarkSide15

Right kote. I can see why you were mistaken though, it's a tough call between the side of the men and the kote.

Whenever you see something like that, look at the distance/arm extention and it'll become clearer.

[xenadon]

Are team matches just ippon or is it only showing one point from each match?

[silkyjohns0n]

maybe some one mentioned before, but there is a foot swipe in the shiaijo in the back ground at 2:02

[xenadon]

Someone falls again in the background around 2:40. Not sure how it happened, the camera sort of fades in.

[DawnGazer]

1:56' His do might have gotten accepted if he didn't show off too much after it XD

[DawnGazer]

Wow.

[KattSa87]

Damn the last shiai!!! Teramoto is such a smart guy!!!!! Unbelievable

[DragonLordReviews]

kendo is cool

[awm619]

seems with a sword in hand they forget to use their other tools, or maybe that is the rules set...

[ejektro]

Holy Smokes this is like some Freestyle Alternate form of Kendo.. These guy stances are much wider the way they hold thier swords is less traditional, They lean thier bodys side to side.. I mean if you look at the matches in the back there is some guy who spends most of the match picking himself off the ground.. LOL I like this Agressive style alot more tho.

[lionhartpld]

From what I understand leg sweeps used to be allowed in Kendo, but it was outlawed due to too many injuries.

[rclarked]

its japanese police kendo, the most aggressive kendo that you will find. their practices are brutal. the two sides fighting each other are from opposite sides of the country so the rivalry adds to the spirit.

[ejektro]

Very Nice! TY.

[fonzie4567]

i wish i could play like that,

[XOCOlJPlOSSS]

You can achieve anything if you put you mind into it. :)

[sungminro]

Not anything......

[TheDarkSide15]

Ur right but me one day I hope to succesfully complete a beginners course learn the rules more be able to put on fidly equipment and be OK! Mabye reach 1 or 2 dan after 10 years!

[Mixesoo]

Anything ur corect

[Ghettofitness]

Great Kendo, real fast, real aggressive. This is how we do it!

[kumameyer87]

Awesome video!

[Cropsgrinder]

wtf at the 1st ippon, the one done by red xD

Damn, police seem so more aggresive in their kendo. Compared to other japanese :p

[txuxfxaxcxe]

shit, how do i undo my rating, i accidentally put a one star instead of 5. I am really sorry. please let me know if there's a way to fix this

[rrgison]

Is anyone here, a Police officer in Japan? Please message me. It's very important

[ArchTymeWizard]

Makes our lazy overweight policemen here look like nothing. But, they may need those skills to deal with things like Yakuza. All we have in my town are drunk white trash kids and Mexicans.

[tomoyawebtube]

ban the night-shift donuts!

[katsugott]

as far as i know, those people are being hired primarily for kendo-competition. they do some little police work, but not the real deal like homicide or sth. because they have to practice all the time!

[rclarked]

it depends on the prefecture. Naoki Eiga is a patrolman in Hokkaido.

[elsamuraiguapo]

Fuck you, overweight or not, american law enforcement officers deal with far worse shit on a daily basis that japanese cops could never even dream of.

Japanese society is more sophisticated and respectful, unlike in large American cities where you can get shot for wearing a certain color. These japanese cops and there awesome kendo wouldn't last a day in south-central los angeles.

[GunPriest]

maybe south-central should simply get h-bombed then if it is such a rotten place

[Capt777harris]

They deal with some of the same problems, just not on the scale of American police, largely because Japanese society is a bit more forward thinking. But they have riot squads and SWAT teams just like we do.

[elsamuraiguapo]

Yeah, and how often are they called out? Once every blue fucking moon. Hell, one was the last time a cop was killed in japan? On average their is only like one officer involved shooting per year over there. Japan is the safest place on Earth, period.

Even the Yakuza are pathetic excuses for criminals. They donate to charity more than they actually commit crimes.

[Capt777harris]

Like I said; it's a better and more civil society. They defuse a lot of the problems through the Zaibatsu system. Local neighborhood preceincts keep tabs on all people living there; psychology, emotional state, financial status, marital status, etc. As a result they don't have all of the pure rancint BS that comes with people feeling disenfranchised.

Garaunteed Japan's police are just as capable as North American law enforcement. Sometimes moreso.

[elsamuraiguapo]

Its a more civil society, yes, but so much because of the police. Its because of Japanese culture, which is all about respect and honor.

Japan's police as they are now would not be tactically capable to deal with the level violent crime that American law enforcement does.

watch?v=aAhKGlh1OEY

watch?v=GX2_zfPBD8Q

You can see the type of shit our LEOs have to deal with. When was the last time the japanese police received automatic gunfire from an ak-47? Let's see...uh... never?

[Capt777harris]

To repeat; the culture of honor and politeness isn't the reason Japanese culture is safe, it's the police box station and neighborhood system in place.

The Japanese police do not deal with the frequency of violence like we do in the US, but deal with the same level of violence in sporadic instances. Usually Yakuza related.

It was either 20/20 or 60 Minutes that did a report on how Japan's law enforcement responds to drive-bys. It's no different, and better actually, than the US.

[elsamuraiguapo]

I'm afraid you're wrong. There are plenty of municipal agencies within the USA (and other countries)that have neighborhood sub-stations, officers performing foot & bicycle patrols, etc. Japan isn't the only place that stresses community policing.

Its the Japanese public which is different. Japan is one of the few developed nations that still possess there traditional sense of values and honor.

Instances of violence in Japan aren't just sporadic, they're virtually unheard of.

[elsamuraiguapo]

Anytime a murder occurs in Japan, it makes national news. In the U.S. you're lucky if the LOCAL news station even mentions it. Pick any large city in in states, and it alone will have have a higher murder rate than the entire nation of Japan.

To say that the Japanese police are capable of handling the level of violence American cops do is complete naivety on your part.

Yakuza drive by shootings!? Give me a break! Cite one that happened in the last five years. Guns are EXTREMELY rare in japan.

[Capt777harris]

I'm not wrong. It was a concept developed by Europe for Japan during the renaissance. It's since been imported to sporadic places throughout the United States. Sacramento was one of the leads in adapting the Japanese community police model.

One "famous" shooting incident in Japan dealt with a former Yakuza who home was surrounded by razor wire and fences, and guarded by police. Said officers stood in front of a charging van, firing at it. Reported by 20/20 or 60min.

[elsamuraiguapo]

Yeah, you are wrong. I don't know what your source of information is, but Sacramento didn't adopt any Japanese policing model.

Face it, community policing is not the reason why Japanese people behave the way they do. It's their culture. As I said before, japan is not the only place where the police have good community relations.

You've yet to provide a reference of a yakuza drive-by shooting, so I'm guessing you know of none.

[Capt777harris]

Sacramento implimented it in troubled neighborhoods. What the progress has been I have no idea, but it was based on the Japanese model.

Don't take my word for it. Cruise on over to an English paper in Japan. Okinawa might be a good start, and track the crime rates.

I'll refer you again to either 20/20 or 60 Minutes. They also did an expose on the community police model adopted in certain areas of the US, namely Sacramento. It has, however, been 15 years since the repot.

Go look.

[lagook]

i agree with elsa america is a hole

[sully0001]

@elsamuraiguapo The United States HAD Good Police Community Relationship, that went to shit after the 60's

[greytale]

Absolutely Excellent. Fantastic senses of timing, technique, strength... and most especially--very active footwork.

[bigkemp]

at the 4 min, what was going on with the white guy? wheres the stance? lol

[OwrKeeng]

i don't hear any kiai

[Nintaii]

Cheers for uploading this, I've been having trouble downloading it from KW. If you could put up the other vid from AJPKC it would be very appreciated - and yeh, more shodai is always good

[d7p2]

wish there was more some more shodai