Kendo - Exame de 8º Dan

[futuremarine808]

turn you tubes cc on from audio and watch the captions at 43:44 and keep reading to 44:13

[aeortiz2004]

One of the best documentary about Kendo...ever!

[dwopek]

wish i could get this documentary somewhere in proper quality and english subtitles :S

[rncarvalho]

After almost 10 hours of fighting they still need to pass a writting test...OMFG!!! That is cruel!

[TheChiefAtlas]

It is said that what is called the Spirit of an Age is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. In the same way, a single year does not have just spring or summer. A single day, too, is the same. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation.

[tovor1001]

thumbs up if you came to this from blackbelt magazine

[Rikodou99]

la leggenda dice che l'ultima persona che sia riuscita a superare l'esame dell'ottavo dan fosse hattori hanzo!

[Ryouya53]

10年前近くテレビで見たドキュメント！ヒストリーチャネルで英­語吹き替えで放送しましたね！なんだか嬉しい！アップどうもあり­がとう！

[avusan]

私も剣道をしています。私は宮本先生のお姿に感動しました。７０­才を過ぎてなおあのような素早く美しい打ちが出来ることに驚きま­した。８段だけでなく、すべての段は取得する事自体が目的ではな­く、昇段することを通して修練に励む道標なのだと思います。剣道­は「剣の道」と書きますが、その「道」は人生・生き方だと思いま­す。剣に人生を奉げると言うよりも、剣の修練を通じて生き方を学­ぶと言うことです。７０歳、８０歳になっても自らを鍛え人生を追­求することができる、それが剣道の素晴らしい所だと思います。

[unkeihokusai]

Korean plagiarized the Kendo, Samurai, Katana and Japanese martial arts.

/watch?v=9MaTKGpZ1Ow

[hootiepaladin]

Congrats Ishida! 

[hootiepaladin]

These senior citizens freaking...rock.

[jamesozosborne]

AWESOME UPLOAD GREAT VIEWING THANK YOU

[breskvica7]

where can i get the song from the end of the documentary

[dervish108]

@breskvica7 It's called "Blue Horizon".

[Ptmthrnthny]

@Gouken

Please search

【Youtube】

'Korean fake samurai & kendo in the Japan Expo 2011，

WondrousJapanForever's channel

Please

[Rydn]

shit!, those chinese/korean subtitles cover english ones....

[aryafeydakin]

Getting out of your suit and tie -occidental straitjacket- to spend hundred if not thousand hours of your life with a wire fence on your face, howling.

Sociology would call this a social safety valve. A sophisticated and beautiful valve though.

Regarding the peaceful mindset, just hear the sound this valve is making after 1:00 without loking at the images.

[ejektro]

All those people are 7th dan's ..... WOW!!! That's a whole lot of badasses.

[tenrazo215]

I think this state of mind could apply to all other disciplines.

[Donald10022]

Great Inspiration Ishida San, domo aigato.

My condolences for your lovely kid.

[xxmanuelvaldesxx]

i felt so sad for the old man who had done the test 24 times....i just wish he passes the next time

[TheTrismegistos]

@xxmanuelvaldesxx

He died and unfortunately never made it.

But still he is very inspiring and a true example of great kendo spirit.

[xxmanuelvaldesxx]

@TheTrismegistos He is. Its sad he didn't make it

[abraxas444]

Wonderful move ! really enjoy,truly inspirational

[DMosPx]

Wish i was Japanese :(

[boys46]

that looks ver cool!! any place in quebec to do this??

[cthatshit]

@boys46 do this as in do kendo or do the 8th dan exam? as far as I know, it is only held in Japan for the exam

[TheGreatThingThatWas]

Thank you Ishida for inspiring me.

[MAS4T0]

Does anyone know what the music is called which plays at the beginning and the end?

Whatever it is, it's beautiful.

[orochi3]

@MAS4T0

加古隆 ( Takashi Kako ) / 青の地平 " Blue horizon "

watch?v=Wq2JNxh_V14

[Zoooombini]

9:05 Amazing ai-kote men! His seme and then the execution is so perfect... just awe inspiring

[MrLeegene]

You have to have an empty mind. Thinking causes unwanted actions. Go with the flow of things and naturally react to the situation. Too many thoughts means you're not sure of what you want.

[kurthurtig]

any idea where i could find a better quality torrent?

[MrZeus169]

this is one of the most wonderful thing I ever saw....wow.....this is beautiful....graceful...powerf­ul....full of wisdom

[cthatshit]

wow, what a great film, I cant believe I cried in the end when 石田 (ishida) manage to achieve the hachi dan....thx to this film I realize how great this sport really is..and I am glad that I have chosen this path as well

subarashii

[kisnney1]

@cthatshit No spoiler please =(

[cthatshit]

@kisnney1 lol dont read the comment first? how is that a spoiler, just expressing my feelings after I watch the clip. This is a documentary..not a movie

[cthatshit]

How to win a kendo match:

BRING A REAL KATANA MOTHER FUCKER

(jks, dont take that seriously lol)

[levilisko]

@cthatshit wouldn't it be easier with a ak47? :P

[cthatshit]

@levilisko yea true, but thats too obvious, using a katana is still kendo :P

[fredatled]

He was in the riot squad? No wonder there are hardly any protests in Japan

[rugapark]

AWESOME

[KazukiAnsei]

whats the song at the begining?

[DFCcaptain3]

Very inspiring.

[6shige9]

It's usually written "間合い" ma-a-i meaning a suitable distance.

[leathoforganicplasti]

@6shige9 It's Hiragana combined with Kanji right? :)

[6shige9]

@leathoforganicplasti Yes. The "間合" parts are kanji. The "い" part is hiragana. :)

[leathoforganicplasti]

@6shige9 How do you spell them :D...i mean...i have a normal keyboard.... :D What do i need to spell in japanese :D ?

[6shige9]

@leathoforganicplasti If you've adopted Japanese typing on your PC, type "maai." it's supposed to show hiragana "まあい" first. Then, type the space-key to find the kanji "間合い."

[tmme1234]

The secrets of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu (English Subs.)

watch?v=FfhtYKQ-iU0

[loknar86]

wonderfull sport starting to learn it 2 days agoo and iam in love with it :D

but loooooong way to go from now

[CombattRogue]

OMG !!!  Master Yoda at 16:17.... I Hear you Master.

[ayame23i]

i really wanted to study kendo... not because of the swordplay but because od its philosphies... it really gives one person a deeper learning about himeslf and about persevering to attain a higher enlightenment... i wish i was lucky as some of you who are privileged tos tudy this wonderful martial art...

[NeIhsuR7]

@ayame23i

Unless you are in a wheelchair, i would say you are still able to start taking Kendo lessons.

Your channel says you are 27 - Just go for it.

[CJIMREY]

I agree. I can not read anything with those subtitles..

[Peekingduck]

This absolutely brilliant.

Thanks for uploading.

[ts00103726]

Beautiful...

[ekoukano]

Why does he say "maai" so oddly?

It is supposed to be pronounced like "my", but with more emphasis on the end, ending in an "ee" sound.

He's pronouncing it "ma ai"... o_O

[Maglust]

@ekoukano simply because its the japanese way of saying it ;)

[ekoukano]

@Maglust Pronunciation wise, no it isn't. --> I take kendo, and sensei [ who is actually Japanese ] never says "mah eye", like the guy here.

Side note, I take Japanese courses, and まあい would not be pronounced "mah eye".

[uoza92]

@ekoukano out of interest what would you describe the phonetics of まあい to be, obviously it wouldnt simply be a one syllable 'mai' would it, would do you reckon it would be?

[Jiyukan]

@uoza92 まあい is 2 sillables "ma" and "ai". Ma means distance, Ai means, Harmony or "Good", in this context it means "correct".

The narrator saying "ma ai" at roughly 9:50 in the movie says it completely correct. No idea what you all are arguing about.

[uoza92]

@Jiyukan dude the compound doesnt check out, 間愛 has no meaning I can find, are the characters right?

[Eshonion89]

@uoza92

If whats Jiyukan says is right, ur characters could be read as maai.

Meaning also does match.

[6shige9]

@uoza92 the correct characters are "間合."

[Jiyukan]

@uoza95 I'm not sur you would write that with 2 kanjis. More likely ま 合 ... well, the kanji vo AI in this case is 合. Not sure if there is a kanji for ま that makes sense (I'm only a martial arts teacher with limited japanese knowledge ;D)

[Aurilash]

@ekoukano he says ma ai, because ma ai is the general concept for the three type of distance between both shinai, to ma, chika ma and issoku itto no mae, well thats what I understood, jeje

[joel1923]

God like.

[binsoy18]

where can i see a version of this without the korean subtitles? i really wanna know what they're talking about.

[yamato8125]

oh my god!!! less than 1% pass this exam.... that's impressive...o.o!!!!

[UltimaEX]

Fricking annoying how the subtitles are superimposed wtf

[Greenacres88]

Just a great documentary. Love the commentary from the "great swordsmen" about age. Makes me no so afraid about getting old.

[Rikodou99]

@Greenacres88 kendo has no age, only spirit

[danwac22]

great doco! :D

[TheBladeEdge]

@MrLeegene

correction: take your shinai in a longsword position, swing twice as fast and as strong as you can and your opponent wont get up.

[hcoll]

I want to train in Kendo so bad...

[aaronc608]

start!

[hcoll]

I wish I could, but there isn't anywhere to learn here in Puerto Rico :(

[Minatan0]

damn, these kendo old men can still walk and joke around in their 70-80s.. here in the U.S most old people are already in an institution or in a hospital bed..

[aaronc608]

just goes to show!

[Greenacres88]

@Minatan0

Good health and lots of exercise. We could learn alot here in the states coulden't we?

[GaijinGDB]

@Minatan0 True, I guess it goes to show, training the mind and body goes a long way. It's all about not letting the numbers get to you - I think you are only as old as you allow yourself to feel!

[quezcatol]

@Minatan0 its often about genes, my mothers grandma died at age 98 and yet she didnt eat fruit ... she was more into steaks and meats her whole life.

[andreidei]

to viskipaukku

respect for your 1st kyu and already thinking of kendo as a way of life... i'm at my 3rd dan, training for the 4th (realy soon i hope) and I am realising that i am only making the first steps into kendo.

its one of the closest ways to old school budo...

P.S. keep up the good work... hope that my children will see a documentary about your 8th dan ;)

[MrLeegene]

How to win a Kendo match:

1. Kiai- Yell your freaking lungs off. Give your opponent the mesage Im here to beat you, Im not scared of you. Even if you miss a hit, yell keep yelling.

2. Patience- Don't whack the shinai aimlessly cus you're only tiring yourself. You think you have the hit go for it.

3. Move forward- Press onward not bcakward. That's only telling your opponent Im scared.

4. Positive Attitiude- Who gives a shit if youre opponent is bigger, stronger, or better. Give it your all.

[Koalakiller07]

^ that applies to more sports than just kendo. good advice

[YngvaiGilbert]

Yeah I was thinking that too.

[dondongo666]

@MrLeegene you're a noob

[yoshiman666]

@MrLeegene watch the eyes and aim to kill. dont aim for the sword move past it

[ekoukano]

@MrLeegene Another thing is - your state of mind should be "I WILL win", not "I MIGHT win".

[Peekingduck]

@MrLeegene

: )

Awesome way to put it in English !

[MrChamp51]

@MrLeegene I agree but sometimes the bigger, stronger, better opponent hurts...really bad LoL

[chanchi789]

@MrChamp51 There is a balance in the height. A smaller person has more agility and more resistance in terms of mass.

A bigger one has more reach and strength.

So if you get hit by a bigger one, it will hurts.

[thirteenfingers]

@MrChamp51 You've just gotta remember though... a bit of pain never hurt anyone.

Hmm... I think I might need to think that one through a bit more. ;)

Alternatively... Blood dries, bones heal and chicks dig scars.

That one has helped me choke down my fear many times in the past - and yes, sometimes it hurts - but it's just pain. :oP

[phleidhs]

@MrLeegene man your words are inspirationail.i do kick-boxing

[KDol0]

@MrLeegene 5. Strike Your Opponent- Hit him before he hits you

[kisnney1]

@MrLeegene you forgot to mention training =)

[teriyo2]

@MrLeegene shut the fuck up

[gazamisaska]

@MrLeegene Why do they have to yell ? When I was doing karate it was the same thing. kiai kiai. at one point I got use to doing it but later just stopped. I found it to be just stupid for the real fighting. For competing before the judges to accent to the point yes, but otherwise I found it useless

[MrLeegene]

@gazamisaska The Kia is to show that you got the hit, whatever the hit may be- men, kote, or do. You do karate so it might seem useless but in the kendo, kia is very importnat.

[zombiexkiller121]

@gazamisaska its to teach you to exhale as you strike. you become stronger on the exhale, so to make sure you exhale, they make you yell.

[justaman6972]

@gazamisaska i was taught that kiai is used two fold, one is to focus you exhaled energy into the blow, second is to startle your opponent and make his muscles tense for a second immobilizing him. Similar to shouting and scaring a friend...

[Zenthos01]

@MrLeegene That was the worst piece of advice I have ever seen. 4 and 3 are ok but no.1 does no good when you are with an experienced opponent. this kind of advice kind of reminds me of that saying " I may not know Karate, but I do know Crazy"

[MrLeegene]

@Zenthos01 Sorry man if that advice pissed you off. I was a noob when I wrote this and I should've known better.

[Zenthos01]

@MrLeegene The thing about Kendo and other martial arts is that now days they have been turned into more of a sport and something that people do for fun rather than a true martial art.. and a lot of the "real" techniques and the traditional style have been modified for more sport-like style or forgotten over time. they have turned it into a "game" made with rules and modifications restricting certain things and adding new things therefore changing it into a sport.

[Jiyoui]

@Zenthos01 I have yet to meet a sensei that emphasizes sport-like kendo to their students. It is not 'they', it is we, the practitioners that decide what kendo is, or any other martial art for that matter. If we do it like a sport, then it is a sport. If we practice it whole-heartily and accept it as a martial art, then it is a martial art. As taught, it is what is in our hearts when we practice that matters.

[Zenthos01]

@Jiyoui are you suggesting that you haven't seen sport-like kendo the floor lines are like a basketball court? go to your local dojo or whatever they call it even though they may treat it as some superior art, they are not learning the real kendo . when you see the original kendo you will see that it looks far different from the kendo practiced today and I believe you cannot learn the true kendo or any true martial art now days for that matter by just going to a class at your local dojo.

[Jiyoui]

@Zenthos01 I'm in no way suggesting that sport-kendo does not exist. Kendo is more than the sum of the motions that we learn. Yes, kendo has evolved. That doesn't mean a practitioner of can not do kendo with its true meaning.

If you're referring to kenjutsu then, we're on different pages.

[Zenthos01]

@Jiyoui I don't know what kenjutsu is and I can't really tell the difference... anyways. the question is not whether sport-kendo exists or not because that is the only kendo there is out there right now. kendo has evolved as you said but just into a sport. the practitioner now days only learn the modified version... and as I said earlier if you say the original version you'd be surprised how much has changed.

[will201030]

@Zenthos01 kenjutsu is the art of the sword, split into kendo and iado

[ArchivistArmada]

This opening & ending emotional BGM is 「青の地平（Blue Horizon）」, composed by 加古隆（KAKO Takashi, Japanese）.

[tandatokita]

120 mins test of spirit ????? what kind of test is it ???? @@ you mean i need to do mokuso for 120 mins if i want to pass this exam ???? ohhhhh dearrrrrrr

[viskipaukku]

i train kendo, im graduating the 1.kyu this saturday, it's a way of live to me.

[insertbadname]

A beatiful documentary.

[shotokanshdn]

if you would like to see this without the korean subtitles, go to google, and just type in kendos grueling challenge and it will be on there without korean subtitles but there is a Japanese narrator and there are a few scenes you do not see, like after they talk about koji, his son, there is a whole 3 mins of footage you don't see here.

Osu

[0721465614]

国キャプション大きすぎ

日本語字幕がつかないかな

[93johnk]

wow.. true dedication. you cant find any other martial art whose practitioners have this kind of dedication. kendo is the shit!

[Ryokushindo]

Yes, they do have tremendous dedication, but saying that "you cant find any other martial art whose practitioners have this kind of dedication" is a total nonsense.

[deathsminion25]

I know fencers with the same dedication.

[sndkh056]

この番組、６、７年前に、ＮＨＫで放送していましたね。

[rafaklin1]

falo portugues e vc?

Brazil i love you!!!

[asran816]

韓国キャプション大きすぎ

日本語字幕がつかないかな

というか日本でこの番組放映してほしい。なぜ日本のテレビは剣道­に冷たいのか。

[binkoke]

いや、もともと日本が作ったドキュメンタリーだぜ

当然日本で放送された

[wiggalama]

The basic stance, Seigan no Kame is good, but there are dozens of different stances each for either a starting or a brief moment to be used. The practice weapon itself is the worst part of Kendo. The weighting is decent but not as light or tip heavy as it should be(think between a fishing pole and a sledge hammer). A katana for most would be at least 6inches shorter for manuvering and drawing. The attacks are to linear and with only 12 moves, to obvious. The mindset/conditioning is ok, not great

[ihaterobbie123]

it's almost as if it's a sport and not real...

funny that.

[wiggalama]

Kendo is a shadow of Kenjutsu; a sport for the officer class of Japan originally to have some basic knowhow to use the katana they carried. Learn a Kenjutsu or Kenpo style, focus on winning above all else to ensure the greater properity and happiness of your wife...that is what it means to be any true warrior, especially a Samurai, Knight, or Hwang.

[clocwirkoj]

If nothing else, watch from 15:14 on.

[FlatHill99]

English sub is here.

watch?v=ylpdy0XEOfw

[Cropsgrinder]

doesn't work

[Atrahasis7]

unbelievable, men like this make me hope there will be a better future.

[PAVN]

Unfortunately, young people of this generation lack the passion, and determination that these man have. There is no more fighting spirit.

[quillaja]

i wish the documentary would have had more info on the written test. from my experience, admittedly only to 2-dan (at the moment), the written test has seemed to me like it's mostly just a formality. I wonder if the written test is actually important at the higher levels.

[TimeManInJail]

love this video!!!

also imagine few eras ago.. where life and death is a blink ... so many more powerful swordmans!

MIYAMOTO MUSASHI!!!

[radiowave433]

It is said that to go up 1 dan step up, you need practice until 1 sets of kote become unusable....even to get 8dan, you spend all your life starting from elementary school age.

[deaguiar85]

Damn korean subtitles...

[erickrobotcaiki]

ronaldo

[sodom87]

Sorry that message was ment for nacho426... i dont know why the fuck it posted it on top. keeps happening to me all the time, maybe im not doing it right

[Cropsgrinder]

I have a question.

Can gaijins go for 8th dan? In Japan? Are there only 8th dan gradings in Japan, or are there gradings in other countries as well?

[jjcruiser]

Technically they can and I think some have tested, but if I recall correctly, none have passed yet. Yes, only in Japan.

[cityhunter007]

Not true - I know both Canada and Korea give 8th dan (not sure about other countries - probably they don't have enough judges). But the exam in Japan gets the more attention due to the very low passing rate and it's obviously biggest in the participants number.

[nacho426hemicuda]

An warrior will be always one no matter were he is, what he have done, or going to do, A samurai or a night, or a marine, there mission and way is killing, and keep living. Other age, same ending.

But i have to acknowledge that now we are soft warriors. The age of great heroes have pass, is time know for another species of warrior to triumph one that doesn't kill his enemy, instead kill his pride.

[Peekingduck]

Maybe not soft but aware ?

It is the mental and ethical approach that makes the soldier and warrior different. The search for enlightenment and and self-realization vs. dominance and the controlling of others ?

[sodom87]

yeah tell that to wanderlei silva, fedor emelianenko, mirko cro cop and all great mma fighters of today. I dont think they soft at all compared to a samurai, knight ninja or whatever. Just because they dont kill doesnt mean they are less tough, in fact i would consider more tough to withstand a brutal beating and keep on fighting than to get instantly killed in the first 5 seconds of a sword fight.

[flexibleK]

Thanks very much for the video. I have been watching the video before atteding boxing training. I am 48 years old and am not in any good, however  learning a lot from Ishida's spirit.

[yamatobusi]

International Kendo Federation estimates # of KENDO-KA

200,000 WORLDWIDE

130,000 in Japan 60,000 in Korea 10,000 all other country

My Korean friend told me that Japanese Kendo was originated from Korean " KOMUDO, " then Japan stole it and lying about it.

Do anybody know the truth ??

[bolivianjp]

As far as I know Kendo originated from the Samurais. They used bamboo swords to practice and teach their tecniques to their clans.

Besides the word KENDO is japanese and means "the Way of the Sword"

[yamatobusi]

I thought so too. But why my Korean friends are accusing Japanese of steling KENDO from them ???

[ob1kendobe]

there is over 1 million kendoka in Japan alone, over 500,000 in korea, and a thousands around the world.

I think ur numbers are messed up.

I once hear that there are up to 8 million kendoka in japan, though only 1 million actually practice.

[yamatobusi]

If you think your # is right, be it. I have no problem.

I grew up studying KENDO a little. My sensei was an old school Kendo-ka. He was like one of samurai you see on Kurosawa's movie. some of my father's brothers were like that too. It's too bad you don't get meet those real samurai any more.

[Worothan]

Sehr schönes Video, sehr anschaulich und teilweise, so geht es mir, wenn man so etwas wie die Geschcichte von Ishida hört, wird man erinnert was wirklich wichtig ist im Leben.

Vielen Dank dafür!

[RorySPQR]

Ishida is insane!

[Hachiban08]

im joining my school's kendo club

[lmizi]

Big respect for these budoka. great spirit.

[Ryokushindo]

I send many emails to the National Geographic Channel asking if it was possible to have this documentary on DVD, but they NEVER answer me back...

[KnifeThrowingGuy]

They actually sell this through a 3rd party. Good luck.

[timetorocks]

The Script is Korean word...

[LaLumanto]

Thank you for this inspireing video.

Thank you very much.

[snakecharmer23]

Very nice Docu!!

I'm Kenshi from Germany and have just begun training...

I hope the old man, with his 25th attempt to reach 8.Dan, has succeded by now...

[cityhunter007]

He passed away after few years (never passed) - yeah, I'm sorry to hear that too.

[eebzob]

I really wish the sub titles weren't covered up.

[biofire]

i love the part on the great swordsman, how he was able to silence his mind and react to the opponent perfectly, even after hitting his 70th birthday.

[zetasan]

Ishida is so humble and diligent. One must respect a model Kendoist like Ishida.

[Ne7hsuR]

Aye.