Fighting with a Katana Sword : Safety Tips for Fighting & Training with Katanas

[snakeguy500]

I use extremely sharp katanas and I never get hurt and that's because I know what I'm doing

[SAMANTHA755]

I agree to learn how to learn Japanese swordsmanship you need to look for a real laido, kendo or any other traditional sword class, never learn how to use sword from martial arts classes they don't have the knowledge. use a

[senthroth]

If you want to learn Katana please seek out an Iaido school near you. Do not waste your time with guys like this.  Iaido is the Japanese marshal art of drawing, striking, and sheathing the Katana. If you don't have an Iaido school near you then look into Kendo.

[SkInHoUnD]

any of the kids in this video past puberty and not have an inbreds accent>?

[GamerHalo982]

Hmm... I watch this video, develop a hypothesis, watch other videos with the same guy, comeback to this one to post this comment: You maybe an instructor, but I really hope that this isn't the normal way you to talk and instruct during a class because if it is then YOU SIR ARE STRAIGHT TERRIBLE AT ORAL PRESENTATIONS!!! REALLY!! USE SOME TERMINOLOGY THAT MAKES YOU LIKE AN INSTRUCTOR AND NOT LIKE A 'DUMB AMERICAN'!

[GamerHalo982]

@GamerHalo982 Part 2 (ha ha ha extended rant that is really unnecessary...)

My biggest annoyance with this particular video is that the title and the content of the video doesn't, in my opinion, match up to each other. The title suggests that there will be brief but meaningful tips about using katana swords in a safe manner. But instead, it took him a minute to say "be careful and don't hurt anyone" without actually telling the audience how to do so like proper technique, etc.

In short YOU SIR-

[GamerHalo982]

@GamerHalo982 Part 3 (notice this is a serious comment meant to be funny...)

-YOU LIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!111!!!­!1!1!!!!!!!11!!!111!1 [INSERT INTENSE RAGE FUELED SCREAM]

[numbletable]

prenounced Bo-ke-n damn americans

[Raikoukouken]

a non live blade katana is called an Iaito dumbass

[riccati2012]

I wouldn't think of using a live one there sharp as a surgeon’s knife.

[answerz2no1]

I can't use a sword for shit. I got one because it looked cool , went hillbilly crazy using it to cut weeds outside and cut the back of my leg on an accident. it sliced me open like cutting through butter.

yes I have tasted the cold fury of the blade, it didn't hurt because it cut me so fast.

[Bahamut2218]

Wow. He does kesa giri in direction towards his front leg. That's not only a way to hurt your good, that's a way to cut your own leg off.

[Fandoria]

does anybody know a series which a man fighting with a katana and most cut off the heads of the enemy to kill them

[karkaran117]

@greywise5

Sorry to say it, but running out of doritos does not qualify as a life or death situation.

[Dragonfly382]

Typical american expert WOW!!!! Like the one american food i like this is all WAFFLE!!!! keep pushing out pulp like this and the true essence of sword training will only remain in japan, not such a bad thing if this is where the western world is going. Just ask yourself if you in japan would you see this kind of expert video?

[sometaaw]

a bokken wont slice you open, but getting hit by one of those can still cause

serious bruise and minor fracture... its almost like getting hit by a baseball bat

[pupskannake]

@sometaaw yeah but its not so bad as if you get a hit from a sharp katana^^

[SuperGoliath89]

@pupskannake It easily could be. Bokken are actually crazy hard. Sure, bokken won't cut through your torso like a katana would, but it can easily fracture your ribs, puncturing your lungs with bone. It wasn't uncommon for people to die in sparing matches because they took an unfortunate blow with a wooden sword.

[Slotty]

@SuperGoliath89 yet he as an instructor pronounced it as Boken..  he must be so good ^^

[zbraswell2000]

I think he knows what he's doing but, come on man... "You definately dont wanna slice your foot open, it may cause permanent damage..." Your powers of perception are frightening...

[nhaluta]

If this guy is teaching you he is lying to you he knows nothing!

[templarsforever]

what should be the 3rd video in the playlist is the 12th

[ps24cm]

Words he should have used at some point, but didn't:- mekugi peg, rotton, snaps, impailed. Words he used but shouldn't have:- boooooken.

[YamatoSonic64]

Man you're AWESOME ^_^ Keep going!!!!

[ctuagent247]

"have fun, be safe...and....uh....thats the katana and im an idiot and cudnt think of anything to say."

[Ikarus568]

0:31 usualy you don't strike toward your leg -.-

[Nathanroqs]

I love how he says bokken xD

[DunklerProphet1985]

He is talking about safety and touches the iaito on the cutting edge? O.o

Treat it lke a real blade, never touch the cutting edge. never!

[SuperSupersensei]

This guy is a danger !!! He is no sword man. I would advice him to take lessons by a real Sensei !!! What he teaches is complete bullshit.

[jakexou812]

I get the feeling he is 5'2" or so. These are great safety tips for fighting and training with katanas. wow. The only thing I got out of it is don't swing down on your foot or something. Great stuff guy, good advise if you have shit for brains.

[RedSecant]

yeah.. a bokin.. riight..

[Gokon9224]

My brothers and I go out back and spar with our wooden swords every once in a little while. We have done it in forever though.

[Augurvision]

If "often you can take that cut straight down into your foot" you are too green to be using a shinken. In fact, if you're getting any closer than several feet from the floor while making a standing cut at a standing opponent, you're going to school that espouses nonsense and if you want to learn the real thing, look elsewhere. Even koryu rarely get the monouchi lower than a couple degrees off the parallel.

[OmanInternational]

"Korean" means "F A K E"

[kumdo09]

Paired sparring can be done with wooden swords (bokken or mokgum), but to use a chingum/real sword for practise? That's not safe.

Even mentioning that bringing the sword down onto one's foot is off the mark, IMHO. If you make a proper cut and then mess it up, the sword will hit your leg, not your foot, and it won't be 'bad', it'll be fatal...

[moldero]

all you crap talkers are a bunch of dorks. Good vid tres.

[koruson17]

ok dude first if your gonna learn any form of iaido you need to definately have a live sword. If your gonna spar use a bokken. and second you should never be able to cut your own foot because you should never cross step in the direction your blade is going.

[Searif]

I think the guy in the video means that if you have a live sword and fuck up, there is the possibility you will cut yourself, not everyone is going to be perfect all the time.

[qjtemilainata]

If you're training in a real Kenjustu school You are allowed to train only with a wood bokken.A steel edge(blunt or sharp) is allowed to use when your sensei thinks you can handle it and that takes about 7-10 years

[MacUladh]

Really? So you think that is what they did in the old days? LOL I know way to many beginners with no Martial Arts experience who start out with steel blunts. They get better faster that way also.

[MacUladh]

You can start beginers on steel blunts and wood. They will learn control. Historically, wood and steel blunts, mostly steel blunts, were used to teach swordmanship. When in free-play(sparring) you make good contact with good edge allighnment. Don't follow through hard or they will have more than a bruise. Control, control, control.

[MacUladh]

Hey DRUNKnaxi. Using shinai to teach swordsmanship is like trying to teach someone to swim in a kiddie pool. It is to light and does not react like a sword. Even simple actions and techniques are dramatically different. Aluminum is also to light. Use Steel blunts. not Stainless steel. real swords are not made of stainless steel. It is to hard and when it breaks it will hurt you. By live steel do you mean sharp? Don't use sharp for anything other than cutting.

[DemonWithAHumanHeart]

I like how he neglects to mention that the reason the Shinai was adopted for training bouts was because people were getting killed using the Bokken. :P

The foam ones he mentioned could be a good alternative, though I would wonder about how they handle relative to a real metal katana.

[MacUladh]

Shinai are a crappy tool for sword training. Foam covered boken take the feel out of it. You cant feel pressure through the foam. Bokken are good and steel blunts are best. I don't know of anyone makeing good steel blunt katana with rounded tips though. Good luck. I would recomend wearing a 3w fencing mask for any sword(or knife) training.

[DemonWithAHumanHeart]

Yeah, I know about the Shinai. I took a Kendo class for a while and the balance of the Shinai was whacked out compared to the katana and bokken I have. I stopped going to that class after about 5 sessions.

[DRUNKnaxi]

yes, live steel is available for such purposes. it is aluminum and non-edged. I would not advise an initiate to use such a thing until one has mastered the use of both the shinai and bokken. using the shinai in practice with ones fellows and the bokken used to fully understand the "follow through" of the momentum of live steel. Using a railroad tie upright with an old tire makes for great bokken practice. I do not understand your argument against the use of the shinai, you puzzle me.

[jimmybenkins]

When's he gonna teach us how to block bullets?

[Paskatomten]

Batman has copyright on that one.

[tobelast3f]

i used a gun it worked out good! VERY GOOD!

[cannos09]

i would never use a gun unles im getting jumped by people with guns even if they didnt have guns i woudent use one it dosent fit right in my life style

[Paskatomten]

Don't think your friends parents says the same on their sons funeral :o

[tobelast3f]

maybe they did o_O or maybe they didnt, i dont know. im sure they did tho xD

[eyrelyt]

hitting yourself in the foot must be a common injury in this guy's style

[greywise5]

he wa just showing it for the video geese,he touched the blade of a NON sharp training sword.They are mostly made of aluminum and look real but they are for training.Hetouched it to show hes not using a real one just in case ppl are stupid to start off wit a razor sharp one and cut off their feet etc or friends up lol.

[Dragonfly382]

@greywise5 would you stick the barrel of a fake gun in your mouth when training to use one? dont slate comments that state the facts. This guy could possibly be seen as an "Expert" by someone new to martial arts, If i saw a new sensei doing this rubbish i would gently bow then leave that dojo.

[greywise5]

@Dragonfly382 dont slate comments that state the facts? if its rubbish then i just stated the obvious and u just being an ahole.besides your other response is slating the facts everyone else just said,slating the the facts lol. "stick a barrel of a fake gun in your mouth while training to use one"? yeah rubbish..no i dea what your point is lol.

[Dragonfly382]

@greywise5 MY point is when you do weapon training you train with respect for the weapon, As a military small arms instructor I always get recruits to treat the weapon with respect. I am also sempei and sandan at my iaido club so I know a little about swordsmanship, I am a soldier and I have been in life and death situations so dont call anyone an AHOLE, that too shows a lack of respect.

[greywise5]

@Dragonfly382 sryyyyy but dont want you life story,and we all know we need respect for weapons lol.Everybody has been in a life and death situation so wow.The lack of respect was lost for you when you first made you own lil comment "typical american expert WOW..." the respect is given to those who deserve is and u sir kinda foretting humility as an intructor. If the guy in the vid is doing his best then respect it dont call it rubbish or go off on some tanget on the net cuss u feel more savy.

[SuperGoliath89]

@greywise5 What "life and death" situation have you ever been in? Please, I'd love to know. I'm not saying that I agree with all of @Dragonfly382's points, but he's right when he says that this man has no business teaching Japanese swordsmanship. It doesn't matter if he's "doing his best" if the instruction he's giving is still incorrect and could lead to someone hurting themselves because they tried to imitate what he was showing.

[fmn2628]

Why do you touch the blade with your fingers, havent you been taught otherwise?

[rrock818]

well he said it wasnt sharp

[fmn2628]

it doesnt matter if it is or not, you dont touch it to avoid acids from your prints eating corroding the blade

[rrock818]

right right touche. -doesnt touch non-combat sword anymore- well i didnt anyway i have a few of those cheap fantasy swords that i dont use theyre just for display. but yea your right i do remember people telling me that when i bought them

[zatenks]

Fake swords don't corrode or rust by skin oils. Only real swords do. They put a laminate on fake swords to make them shiny for display.

[fmn2628]

You do have a point there. The purpose of practicing with a unshaped Iaito is to safely practice, but you practice exactly what you would do with your real weapon, or else when you grab the real one there will be hard to break habits. Respecting the weapon is basic on Japanese arts. Even if it doesnt rust, even if it's a pactice weapon it is considered rude and bad ettiquette to touch the blade.

[zatenks]

He touched it to demonstrate to his audience that it was safe. You're blowing it just a bit out of proportion.

[Creationsofmyown]

there is nothing wrong with touching a katana.... fk so much ignorance...

its designed to cut through FLESH. touching the blade is absolutely necessary in noto, the myth that you cant touch the blade is BULLSHIT. it was propagated by james williams it just helps the dealers and collectors so they dont have to clean the blade everytime some ignorant redneck puts his grubby fingers all over it.

touching the blade just means it must be cleaned, something you should be doing anyway

[kumdo09]

I use Korean rather than Japanese terminology, but here goes... Yes, one will touch the kum ding (back) of the sword, and the part used for chiggo (side), but the kumnal (sharp edge) shouldn't be touched except, sometimes, with the very tips of one's fingernails.

Even then, it's not a good idea. To avoid injury and damage to the sword (or your hands), his advice is good: Never touch the metal part of the sword, except when sheathing it, and even tehn stay clear of the sharp edge/kumnal.

[Creationsofmyown]

what the fuck are u even talking about??

[mindfreakpro]

A certain type of wax can easily fix that problem!

The wax keeps you from having to put oil on the blade, and it only needs to be changed once a year! :D

Or 6 months depending on the humidity in the air.

[maddmann94]

blade are harder to use than thay look

[kendoka0girl]

Always treat any weapon as real and with respect.

[Hyoujinsama]

Too right.

[xXjagpowerXx]

@kendoka0girl that is a good philosaphy

[ciliaspippi]

it's bo-kken not boe-ken!! this guy pisses me of more and more every time i see one of his vids

[PalebobUK]

lmao! yeh, he cant even pronounce 'Katana'.........what the fuck is C' taana!

[Makusa423]

But being able to take the pain and move beyond is what makes training with wooden weapons worth it.

One thing that anyone who's ever sparred with a mock sword(wood, plastic, or otherwise) has felt the pain of is the classic knuckle shot.

Get hit there enough and you'll get used to it.

But......Knuckle shots suck ass. No one wants a fucked up hand(s) after practice.

That's why padded gloves are very helpful. Get some

[pwninski]

ok i got the part about not to use a real sword...wtf this guy is a joke. could he repeat to use a wooden sword enough times...

[P4wl4]

u suck!

[hasseo1]

uh maxcees... are you kidding me? You believe that because you can hold a real sword you are a great swordsmen, uh.... You are not even close. I have been trainging in the way of the sword many different styles and techniques since I was six years old, I never once thought because I could weild a real blade that I was great, I still learn and I teach what I have learned to others. I believe that you just want to fit in with everyone else here that actually has experiance with a blade and other.

[dolmanndabean]

dpends where u live..

america: police look at u with the swrod and go "DUUUUUDE how cool is that!"

england "OMFG HES GOT A SWORD!! RUN!!!"

[edwinzanpaku]

ok then ima go bring my katana O.o...

[lxbrownnproudxl]

lol very ture

[edwinzanpaku]

wht happen if u r walking with a katana on the street?O.o????u get ticketed?...

srry if its a dumb question just wanna know^.^;;

[adamh0963]

no its more like

america wad the fuk is that

ireland do ya got a permit

[edwinzanpaku]

hahaha lolXD

[hush181]

Not that i'm a expert but i know to talk about these things and what pisses me off most is they always pronounce those word fucked up but really fucked but that's just me

but indeed this guy is just a shame

[gimely67]

Safety!? *Ha* you shouldn't even handle a katana until you're of second degree black belt. Even training with bokuto, safety is not an issue. There's a reason they call it TRAINING. If you can't take a hit from a piece of wood without complaining, then maybe you shouldn't be training in the way of the sword in the first place.

[xenadon]

You could take the cut down into your foot? I laughed so hard. But yes I agree, don't handle a real blade until you know how to use it.

[KenseiSL]

What would the belt you have have anything to do with using a sword? Weapons are not an addendum to empty hand training, they are an art unto themselves. You don't need a black belt or any belt to learn the sword. More dojo nonsense designed to make money, simple propaganda mumbo jumbo BS. Like saying I need to learn to cook before I can drive a car, there is no relation whatsoever.

[ihatefatpeople3000]

yeah im in a martial arts class and im a white belt for 1 and a half months and we already train with swords

[ihatefatpeople3000]

but then again, my dojo is more passionate then corperate, they actually love to teach and practice ninjutsu compared to these american karate bull crap lame excuse of a martial art. Pure money making dojo's

[Creationsofmyown]

too bad they wernt more passionate about doing the research,.. or about telling the truth...

ninjutsu died in the 60's with Seiko Fujita,

if you can name a legitimate practitioner tho, im sure the Nihon Kobudo Shinkokai would love to hear about them, dont expect them to be accepted tho, only Koryu are allowed...

[ihatefatpeople3000]

Im curious about this seiko fujita, the books they taught me in my dojo were about the grandmasters of ninjitsu

[bhoas]

Good! Finally! Promote safety, now learn to use the sword in a safe manor too!

[kmerathaetra]

Protip:

Don't train with backyard samurai who bought their belt online.

[maxcees666]

i always train whit real blades

if you are an expert you don't miss

so if you are an expert you use a real blade

[idegbaj]

if u are an expert, you dont need a real blade.

[maxcees666]

no you need a real blade

non alive blades suck

i use my self always real blades

becous if you don't your bad becous you are scard to cut your self if you ant scard your a good fighter if your don't beleef in your self you always suck

[idegbaj]

using a sharp blade does not mean, that u are an expert.

[helmuthoorn]

Een jochie van 21 een expert met de katana ? Laat me niet lachen.

Pas maar op dat de politie er niet achter komt dat jij er eentje hebt, ook al is het een namaak dingetje van de ''Large''.

[Zeithri]

So by your logic..

I'm an expert since I use a real blade, even that I hardly know much in Iaido, even though I've managed to cut myself during shibori-noto, I'm an expert?

But experts never miss... yet they use real blades.. Sounds.. flawed..

((spelling ~ for those who does not know, meaning the shaking of blood & re-sheating of the blade.))

[aqumiya]

its k man this guys on crack, he problably ddoesnt even do kenjutsu or iaido... and he problably ddoesnt even know its takes easily 2 years of every day constant training for your body to learn how to pull a sword out and how to put it in correctly

[PeterIsPyro]

lol the other dude is like "Dude, stfu. I wanna turn"

[kendoman2000]

a belt doesnt mean shit.. its what you know that counts... a belt is for keeping your gi together

[Zeithri]

A belt means something.

It means that you may have learned everything there is to learn in the current school you have been in.

Doesn't mean you are justified to use that black belt in a new school just because you got it from one school.

Therefor, Belts mean something.

Even if that something is just to hold your outfit togheter.

[KenseiSL]

A belt means nothing, it is arbitrary and totally irrelevant. I have yet to see a belt fly off someones waist and beat their foe. No, belts mean absolutely nothing, zero, zip, nada. The truth is belts area commercial invention so schools can control the rate at which you advance, and in turn make more money off of you, nothing more.

[P1AyaXp1Mp1N]

bokken wooden sword or shinai bamboo sword he didnt really say anything but whi gives a shit if hes young my cousins ar 26 and theyr 4th degree black belts

[guitarnoob77]

where can you get one of those "non-live blades"

[crazyvideoplace]

Probably online on ninja sites... or at sword shops.....

[megajames3000]

pawn shops

[wheyez]

Safety tip #1: Dont train at this guys dojo!

[Elricbrothersedandal]

Cut your feet!? Why don't you just get some shoes on. This ain't Africa.

[thankful2one]

Expert? Is this guy shaving yet?

[Enigma090892]

I wouldn't train with friends if I wanted to fight...They would get hurt

[rodgeriguez]

Wow that was alot of saftey trips on a melee weapon fighting tutorial.. unsafe twat

[TwelveCountRoses]

lol bohken. haha

[RickAtNomad]

I think the advice this person gives isn't bad at all. Of course, it is always better to train at a school with someone who has plenty of training... BUT... if that is not an option for you, much can be extrapolated from what you see in these "How to" videos. Better than nothing, anyway. Try to chill a bit.

[Mrgoogle8]

Again, learn kendo for gods sake before you end up working at Mikey deez!

[tgnrogue]

Bokken are not "safe", they are Safer than a live blade but the can still break bones, or worst case scenario kill someone, and Shinai are definately not good if your not wearing padding or armour infact anythong other than a softcore Foam/Rubber bokken is more than likely a very bad idea without going to a legit dojo that teaches correct sword handling technique.

[FredDude27]

I recommend all who watch this to find a real legit dojo instead of wasting time with this stuff.

[koffein]

bokken are not safe!

you can hurt someone real bad with a bokken!

[tamichalak]

Gee...if I do recall my samurai history correctly....didn't Miyamoto Musashi KILL a guy in a beach side duel after he fashened a bokken from a boat oar. I do believe he beat his face in and KILLED him! NOTE!!! BOKKEN are NOT SAFE TRAINING TOOLS! BE CAREFUL.

[Hyoujinsama]

He also killed his first true adversary with a jo. ^_^

[LordNoctis]

I do believe you are corret.

[MarkSamurai5]

Bokkens and any other mock/training weapons are NOT toys period! Always, I repeat, ALWAYS treat a weapon, real or training, with respect.

[blayral]

good advices for samurais wannabes :)

[TheHardcore429]

you can say that again!

[qwastic]

he wont... SO I WILL

good advices for samurais wannabes :)

[Sadoos]

These are advices good for nothing. This guy is just... um i can't even express how stupid is this Trace :/