Kendo Kata Demo

[atlatzin]

wow, those were a beauuuuutiful katas, I liked specially the kodachi ones

[doggiestyle247]

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[BorincanoBorincano]

people are disrespectful to other cultures, fucking ignorance..

[H2Zman]

wow... I guess Kendo isn't really all that exciting... I know it means "way of the sword," but this is seriously "way of stalling". It takes them three hours to finish bowing, then they take two chops and start bowing all over again.

[MrTvolaCZ]

Well, kendo is a traditional stuff and has it's etiquette... Some people find it exciting too :-)

Also note, that this is a formal demonstration, normal practice includes only one standing bow to the opponent at the beginning and finishing of the session.

[H2Zman]

okay, thought so. I knew there was something exciting... Thanks for the info!

[hazaraku]

you should search kendo on youtube and look at some championships or something, they can be pretty tough

[H2Zman]

okay...and I most humbly apologize for the harshness of my first comment. I just found this to be a bit slow, but I understand perfectly well why they do it now.

[trenchrat5432]

this is a kata demonstration, sparring matches are usually more intense

[shorberm]

I find kata just as intense, if not more intense, than shinai kendo. I try to put as much intensity into my shinai kendo as I can, but kata always seems way more intense. Perhaps it's because of the bokken and the real risk for injury. Perhaps it's because jigeiko has a much more loose feel to it. Other people may be trying to score points, but I'm more experimental and don't care so much if I get cut. Anyway, I always feel right on death's door during kata, and I'm always exhausted after it.

[enrique20reyes]

@H2Zman I agree.

[Freel6nceR]

the last part with the wakizashi bokken (sorry don't know the name) is very interesting, don't even knew there was kata for it, thanks for posting it

[MrTvolaCZ]

The short sword is called kodachi.

[Freel6nceR]

thanks!

[josh0park]

wats the point of this??

[pabelloncriollo]

Don´t you know? apply for a Kendo class

[kotachan112]

oh its maki doing kata.

[emitbrownne]

Great video. The angle of the shot is great for seeing the detail of the movements.

Well done!

Paulo