Hatsumi Bujinkan Daikomyosai 2004

[ZZaiBoT2011]

Bujinkan is based on over 1000 years of tradition have been trained by the Samurai & Ninja

[Gargamelim]

Only Hatzumi can make that armour not look absolutely ridiculous

[Maatdrummer1]

It's amazing how closed minded people can be. Get on the mat with one of these guys and find out. When you are done untying your pretzel self, come tell us how bad this sucks (getting your butt embarrassed.).

[kaylercj]

If you can beat a samurai you can beat anything! :D

[MrPlayerAAA]

@Calimantalkin If you like tradition, you will find this amazing and fun! and not a waste. If you don´t like it, then don´t study it, nobody is forcing you. There is a lot to learn in real budo like this. Bujinkan is fantastic in that way, a lot of teachings you can translate into things of everyday life (kajo chikusei is one is particulary useful in my profession). Adapting to nowadays is something you, as a martial ARTIST, will have to do (fighting with a backpak, for example).

[FabrizioBiondini]

@Calimantalkin If you have a collection of postage stamp, why you have it? Understand the point?

[Calimantalkin]

@FabrizioBiondini nope..tried that, ended up with clutter...useless clutter...got rid of them.

[CommanderYuan]

@Calimantalkin Actually, think about it this way. Its a one in a million chance, but the nintai-jujutsu techniques are used against heavily armored opponents, which in todays world, is a heavy kevlar suit. Now you prob wont have the katanas to fight im, and he'll prob have a gun, but those techs are used in the chance that you get close enough for him to regret it. But otherwise, it's just for novelty, or fitness. People still joust today too

[CommanderYuan]

@Calimantalkin Also, to fully study and use an art to its potential in a modern society, it is critical to preserve the original foundations and underpinnings of the art to further adapt and develop to maximize modern utility. We probably won't fight with swords, but the tanto exercises will definitely help special forces with knife combat. Fighting with armor will help one's movement when unrestrained by it.

[Calimantalkin]

@CommanderYuan Yes, I suppose it will make you stronger, although I am sure it affects your balance, could be better to train moving under real conditions, but, that is your option. Strike points against armor dont change much, the same soft spots tend to appear, but I really doubt if I will ever fight against armor. Personal preference I guess, carrying weapons always felt distracting so I just carry the ones that came with my arms and legs.

[PLATOwithaSHOTGUN]

@kudana001 Japan gave them Japanese-porn hehehe

[FEARLAWLESS1]

how heavy is that armour?

[hllbabilonia666]

@FEARLAWLESS1 heavy as hell when it's used for a while and getting an ass kick

[232323C]

@232323C meaning the samurai costumes...what is the purpose of that? I totally respect the man and the art but the costumes? sorry..lol

[ScarredFatality]

Train while giving somebody a piggy back. armour combat is hard. i feel for the soldiers with the vests.

[carnienatas]

everybody fighting over what they know....i didn't hear anyone say shinai, though all these masters of words should know multiple meanings for a sword or kendo stick .

[flippyremy]

Haha epic beard. ninjutsu is a great art I train at tidwater bujinkan dojo.

[ninja9299]

look at the beard at 0:45, AWESOME!!!!!

[HIRE2HACK]

I dont know about you guys but it looks more impracticable wearing armour.

[232323C]

@HIRE2HACK looks like what it is....outdated from 100 years ago when they might still have used them....It is interesting for historical purposes reinactments n such....

[femoman]

LOL, such a satisfying clatter whenever that samurai dude gets floored.

[JinsukeHP]

Ken is generally used as a suffix or prefix. On it's own it generally indicates the straight, untempered, double-edged sword used prior to the discovery of differential tempering. Simply using ken to mean any japanese sword sounds a little odd in both english and japanese. If you research it, in many martial arts it's used to refer to the hands as well. Don't act so wise when people misunderstand you. And Scottbaioisdead, a little politeness will go a long way, even if they're very wrong.

[Lillymill]

Yes, in some martial arts 'ken' does mean 'fist' but it has nothing to do with sword. These are two completely different words.

[jutarosan1]

are you japanese to say that ken is not sword

ken could mean strike

and also sword like shinken or kendo

[billnorthup]

You don't have to be Japanese, you just have to be able to read kanji. There are at least 93 different kanji with the pronunciation "ken". The ken for fist and the ken for sword are two different characters. Whether the the pronunciation, which comes from Chinese long ago, is related, I have no idea, but seems possible.

[Creationsofmyown]

um... no thats not what ken means....

the sword you are referring to is the chokuto, (to being the word for sword) dont act so wise when your so very wrong.

[jordouellette]

how would a guy like you would know if am not a Tenshin shoden katori shinto-ryu student.......... unlike the two of you am not a nerdy guy who don't know how to hold a Ken........ so don't speak if you don't know...... Got that nerdy guy!

[maceioninjutsu]

hatsumi sensei is a bad ass

[jordouellette]

He is maybe old............... but damn am a swordman and I wouldn'T dare challenge him