Looks like his favorite thing in life is majestically putting his sword away. Two slices, put sword away. Two slices, put sword away. In fact, If he just had a parade of people handing him sheathes and unsheathed swords perhaps he'd be content just dramatically putting all of those blades back in their sheathes.
@plantolive each kata is showed differently, it begins with the unsheathing of the sword and finishes when he ,,puts it away'' , so its not because he wants to be overly dramatic like western demonstrations, its the proper way to do a demonstration, if you actually saw any martial arts demonstration, besides ,,professional wrestling'' and gang fights, you would know that there's a big deal of theatrics that go with it
If you are not moving like this guy... you need to practice... probably slow it down. This is why Iaido is not so big in America. It takes patience - which is my main weakness as well.
this guy appears to be moving extremely slowly. is that how its supposed to be like? i practice Iai-do at home pretty fast-paced, but i hope im doing it correctly...
Beautiful, thank you for posting this. Who is this sensei? Wish I could ask this guy a few questions. Guess I may as well wish for a time machine while I'm at it. ;-) During Mae, he seems to be showing a few openings (most noticeably so during shiburi), I've seen other Japanese masters do this (apart from the one that taught me), and I'm curious why. There is no way it isn't intentional, but I don't get it.
The way he can stop his sword is VERY impressive. A sword like that is heavy, and stopping it is what I find the hardest in iaido. This man is VERY good.
Wow - that was great. Much respect to a real martail artist. The net is so full of wanna be self appointed grandmasters of 12 year olds. Made up kata, flashy demos, kata off time or poorly executed. This real masters seeks no fame - executes his craft. Real combat has few moves - one man walks away. Thanks for putting up an example of humility - skill of craft - the lost art of martial ability. We all need a dose of truth in steel occasionally
it's kinda bad that the top-rated comment is about iaido being used in a videogame (one that I am quite a fan of, however) instead of the awesome chemistry and swordsmanship seen in this video. SEVEN OUT OF FIVE STARS.
His swordsmanship is very beautiful. One of the best I have ever seen. Kinda brought a tear to my eye since I have not seen such a beautiful display of skill in a long time. Thank you for the video.
His form is perfect, but I hope people don't really think his techniques would look like this in real combat. That'd just be impractical; a real duel would be far less rhythmic and much grittier.
@catawampouz I think a more apt statement would be the longer the artist has been studying(which would tend toward your hypothesis) the better the art
@pe003 ZNKR. its the standardized style for testing. Its supposed to incorporate the "best" traits of several different schools including Katory Shinto Ryu. Most people dont like it because its not "old", but it is my favorite.
These katas have very direct movements, is this Iwata style? I'm only asking because I pretty sure I study Iwata style and want to make sure that I am referencing the right video between my practices.
@jobowtackmasterx very clearly, you have never held a Kobuse class Katana (or higher) before in your life. It is pretty heavy and to slash at that speed with that kind of steadiness is not easy at all. I guess you prefer Hollywood where they use plastic props...
The reason he is sitting down and bowing to the sword is because he has a great level of respect for the WEAPON. It isn't a movie prop, this isn't anime, this is what they teach and have taught for thousands of years. If you want an action movie watch Kill Bill.
@magicmark1292 Hundreds, not thousands; the katana as we know it has only existed for 700 years (1300 if consider kogarasumaru, the first Japanese sword to have a curve, a katana, even though it was double edged). Also, you can have respect for a weapon without revering it.
Sir can you please tell me why you stopped us from watching the 13 katas on our ipad or ipods. I have been sending everyone i know to your video and asking them to "like" your video. can you please let me know how i can get them on my ipad so i can bring them with me where ever i go. thanking you in advance. jack senseijackmorris@aol.com
@muker123 you realize that you are watching a video of katas, right? Forms of iaido, so if you are looking for action this might not be the best place to look. Go watch 13 assassins, plenty of swordsmanship action and slaying there.
SEITEI GATA ....Basic Iaido developed for kendokas. It should be written somewhere here in this video.Excellent master! I'd like to see his kendo too! Thanks for posting.
Please look at "Kumdo"videos...many Koreans tell a lie that "Japanese Kendo is copy of Korean Kumdo!"....and not only that they say "Japanese sword technology is from Korea!"
Please let them stop to say such a crazy thing. We Japanese are troubled by Korean.
(Mainly on the Inter net. They use Inter net and tell a lie to all over the world)
@baubaul ...Not I think that it is rather the union of soul, body and katana, everything is one, the death is for the one who intervenes between the edge and the warrior...
@baubaul ...Not I think that it is rather the union of soul, body and katana, everything is one, the death is for the one who intervenes between the edge and the warrior...
The set of Katas are called Seitei, and are taught roughly the same in all styles as the first 13 katas. As far as the specific Ryu, there will be differences but I'm not skilled enough to recognise them.
belovedray, you dont say where you are from, if you are in the UK, google, 'the British Kendo Association' and they will tell you where to find your nearest Iaido Dojo. I'm a 1st Dan in Wado Ryu Karate and I've also done Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido. Karate is all about unarmed combat, so to make a Kata using a bokken is defeating the object. Join an Iaido club and do it alongside your Karate. If you show you are committed to it, you can get an Iaito training sword. Hope this helps, good luck
@toshishimura ^_^ THank you very much, just replying has helped me. I'm actually in the State of South Carolina, in America. But, our style uses multiple weapons, such as the bo, jo, nunchuck, and raly the bokken. We have 1 kata for the bokken, but i wish to donate one for all the help my instructors have given me.
@belovedray Oh well, If you are really determined, I suggest you watch this video over and over. The sensei makes the katas look easy but you wouldnt believe how difficult they are. You must put four elements into your kata; Nuki, Kiri, Chiburi and Noto, or, Draw, Cut, Remove debris from blade and Return to scabbard. The first Kata shows the draw with horizontal cut, then the downward cut, then Chiburi, then the re-sheath, good luck
@toshishimura I study Iaido for a few years now and I have learned most of the katas in an hour (except for number 10 and above). To master them, however, takes a lifetime.
este videos me tiene podrido, un comañero del trabajo lo pone todo el tiempo y termina diciendo fraces como "la katana representa el alma". muchos tenemos miedo que un dia nos mate a todos con la katana marca once que tiene.
@lotrial10gmailcom yo que tu mejor empezaba a entrenar alguna cosa, o mejor te compras un arma si le tienes tanto miedo al compañerito ese . jajajaja x D
I'm a mere 13 yr old green belt (two away from black, for me) in the style of Seha Ryuu Kempo Karate-Do, and i'm trying to make a bokken kata for my style. I love the art of the sword, and wish to share it with my dojo. If anyone can give me help, i'll be very grateful. Thank you.
I'd like to talk about Iaido now please. And yes, Biogenesis, the British, Frank Whittle to be precise. The germans were also working on a jet engine during the war, but Whittle was working on it before the war. He gave his design to the M.O.D, and did'nt patent it, thus every jet you see today is a development of Whittles design. Even american planes have Rolls Royce engines. I went on wikipedia to see what america invented, and all there was was the hot dog, but thats just a German bratwurst
helegaran, aye, they are trying to get there and they're hijacking planes and bringing bombs. The Muslim 100 year plan is, Move In, Multiply, Take Over "soft cock"
Anyway, Iaido, he's obviously a master, but I have one small niggle. On the first 'Nuki' of the first Kata, Seitei Mae, the blade does'nt come out in one smooth movement, theres a stutter just before the Kiri. Some may say thats deliberate, but in a duel its a race to kill your opponent, theres no room for a pause.
@toshishimura what you have to look at is the fact that the feeling of this kata is one of controlling your opponents spirit, its not a quickest to the draw scenario, as opposed to the feeling of the cut being a reaction as in the third kata (ukinegashi). the cut is made when you have no other option
Mae is not a duel, it is more of an execution. The slow draw is to elicit a response from the target, to apply pressure to him and force him to react. In this scenario he doesn't, so the draw is to throw him off balance (whilst probably taking out an eye). Then it's a simple case of the sho-men kirioshi to ensure an instant kill.
This kata is based on a hostile meeting (hence the presence of the swords) which do not go well, so the opponent is eliminated.
Much love for Japan..and the arts they have shared..with faith and honor..they are American..if there was anyone that i would share my country with, it would be the Japanese...what respectful people...with all my love..
it is not the stroke, but rather the free thought. Brought to muster...that is, the soft mist of enlightenment, her soft voice sings. As if from some other time, we drift in love's embrace. Jade, kindred spirits lost in the veil of reality.....soft kisses and strong wine...may i leave this world with something divine....enlightened!
seanlin1202, if theres no such thing as race then theres no such thing as racism, you've just eliminated racism in one sentence, if you had been born 40 years earlier Martin Luther King would still be alive, and Bono would be a few quid poorer , having not made any money from 'In the name of Love'!!
i was just reading through sum comments and cudnt help but laugh at the topics, the discovery of electricity, the origins of the british people and their language... how the hell did u lot get onto all that from this video? i stopped reading the comments after a while but most of u were wrong about most of the facts u put forth... oh well ;)
chicagofrank10, is that the kind of hockey that girls in skirts play, or the kind that soft arse yanks play with body armour and crash helmets you short arsed little cunt now fuck off. and yeah, I'm a tough guy, If you can leave you gun out of it, we can have a fuckin good auld barney.
big 19817, I'd have been happy to cut off trade with the u s, cos apart from Hamburgers, (German invention) I cant think of any thing that the U K buys from the u s, except maybe those crappy little chevrolets
and cheyyen, where the fuck did you learn history? The Celts were Brits, they were known as the 'Brythonic Celts' the same Celts as found in Brittany in Northern France. They were invaded by the Romans who gave way to the Saxons who in turn were invaded by the Danes and finally the Normans. They were'nt slaughtered, thier decendants live in Cornwall, Wales and Cumbria, Knob
oh i am sorry President Carter forgave the debt completely. what a nice thing he did personally i would have cute off all trade to countries that did not pay it back but that's just me i guess.
some of those items mentioned are true but the where in their most rudimentary forms, and the United states "not America that refers to a continent" took and refined those inventions. And your also right that we showed up late to ww1 and ww2, but if we wouldn't have shown up at all the national language of Britain wood be German. And for that matter it not like we came over their uninvited being that Britain practically beg for are help. oh! and did England ever pay back their war debt?
I haven't followed the discussion and have no desire to do so, but I must agree with Mr Shenspirit and urge all of you pissants to sit back and have a nice big cup of SHUT THE FUCK UP! and watch the video. As soon as you master this level of swordmanship (which is doubtful regarding you spiritual state) we will shut up and watch your video!
sonofsaturn, good for you mate, I wish I'd had the willpower to stick at it but it was so hard. You have to think about so much, Foot position, stance, hand position, body movement in relation to the draw (Nuki) the Saya has to be pulled around the back during the cut (Kiri) angle of the blade, position of the Kissaki, this Sensei makes it look effortless
Perhaps all you name-callers should watch the video again, and try to learn what this man embodies. He does not come into your space, but you are not coming into his. Nor does he feel any particular way about that.
If someone says his opinion is better than your opinion, is he coming into your space? Nor am I very good at it either. But I want to be as good as the Sensei in the video. He is teaching me.
There are a few different styles of Iaido, but the katas being performed here, the Seitei katas, are performed identical by every style.I'm a Shodan in Wado Ryu, and i did Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido for a few months, and in that time i only learnt the first three Seitei katas, believe me, you cant learn it from a book. Google 'British Kendo Association' for a school in your area
I have a book outlining many of these. This will be useful. That guy has a scary degree of control over his sword, you wouldn't pick that up just looking at him.
Metallicaroc, and dont forget the two world wars when you lot turned up late on both occasions, and i dont suppose much raping and pillaging went on in Vietnam. And Metallica dont rock, fuckin pansies
RolandStGermain, but the words 'knife' and 'skull', among others, come from the Danes. The Danelaw stretched from The Wash to the Tees. My home town, Hartlepool is on the north shore of the Tees and was the most southerly port of Northumbria. Robert The Bruce was lord of the manor in the 12th century and his grandson went on to be King of Scotland
FleetOfRetribution, so what you are saying is, the Saxons and Normans invented electricity, radio, tv, railways, English language, the light bulb and the Beatles? Hmm, John, Paul, Olaf, and Ragnar? Lol
TKGMALICE Brythonic Celts, Romans, Anglo Saxons and Jutes, Danes and Normans. Bosh. By the way, Brythonic is where the word 'Britain' comes from. If you are going to try to make a statement of fact, dont put 'I think' in it
Ogura-san is Grim Death dancing in fluid kata motion. His features express the purity of bushi do, and one condemned to death would be privileged to be honored by his katana...
Returning to the topic at hand (the Iaido video - sorry, folks) why, in Sö Giri, Ogura-Shihan performs the two first cuts so low? The two first giri are aimed to the opponent's men (first one in migi yoko men from top to middle of the head, second one
Looks like his favorite thing in life is majestically putting his sword away. Two slices, put sword away. Two slices, put sword away. In fact, If he just had a parade of people handing him sheathes and unsheathed swords perhaps he'd be content just dramatically putting all of those blades back in their sheathes.
plantolive 2 days ago
Wait, a five-slicer at 7:58, well he really cut loose there.
plantolive 2 days ago
@plantolive each kata is showed differently, it begins with the unsheathing of the sword and finishes when he ,,puts it away'' , so its not because he wants to be overly dramatic like western demonstrations, its the proper way to do a demonstration, if you actually saw any martial arts demonstration, besides ,,professional wrestling'' and gang fights, you would know that there's a big deal of theatrics that go with it
GralBank 1 day ago
If you are not moving like this guy... you need to practice... probably slow it down. This is why Iaido is not so big in America. It takes patience - which is my main weakness as well.
spinedr 1 week ago
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hayek218 1 week ago
this guy appears to be moving extremely slowly. is that how its supposed to be like? i practice Iai-do at home pretty fast-paced, but i hope im doing it correctly...
CXaliendude1CX 1 week ago
すごい
miamigoluis 1 week ago
the strength cames frome the katana
dagmartinson 1 week ago
I practice Kendo myself, but someone i knew told me i should look into Iaido, what are some of the differences between the styles?
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@TheDarkmind33 iaido focuses more on the spirituality of the art. more zen-like i suppose. its also usually practiced alone.
CXaliendude1CX 1 week ago
@CXaliendude1CX i see
TheDarkmind33 1 week ago
What is this style
TheCazinbih 2 weeks ago
@CaptainYUF... dude, i think that guy's dead!....
mage187hack 2 weeks ago
Beautiful, thank you for posting this. Who is this sensei? Wish I could ask this guy a few questions. Guess I may as well wish for a time machine while I'm at it. ;-) During Mae, he seems to be showing a few openings (most noticeably so during shiburi), I've seen other Japanese masters do this (apart from the one that taught me), and I'm curious why. There is no way it isn't intentional, but I don't get it.
CaptainYUF 3 weeks ago
japanese steal korean culture....
japantruthify001 1 month ago
@japantruthify001 What did they steal?
stupidichigo99 2 weeks ago
@japantruthify001 U mad bro?
samshji 2 weeks ago
@japantruthify001 you have it reversed Koreans take from the japanse
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Steals my I AM's ...
ChadC919 1 month ago
The way he can stop his sword is VERY impressive. A sword like that is heavy, and stopping it is what I find the hardest in iaido. This man is VERY good.
pokemonfreakbonkie 1 month ago
I can watch this...all night long:)
Bobry47 1 month ago
the music is not suitable for this
undemi08 1 month ago
the music sucks
undemi08 1 month ago
Wow - that was great. Much respect to a real martail artist. The net is so full of wanna be self appointed grandmasters of 12 year olds. Made up kata, flashy demos, kata off time or poorly executed. This real masters seeks no fame - executes his craft. Real combat has few moves - one man walks away. Thanks for putting up an example of humility - skill of craft - the lost art of martial ability. We all need a dose of truth in steel occasionally
GRCivDef 1 month ago
it's kinda bad that the top-rated comment is about iaido being used in a videogame (one that I am quite a fan of, however) instead of the awesome chemistry and swordsmanship seen in this video. SEVEN OUT OF FIVE STARS.
Man1cmanMario 1 month ago
it's great
academiadragaopnn 1 month ago
His swordsmanship is very beautiful. One of the best I have ever seen. Kinda brought a tear to my eye since I have not seen such a beautiful display of skill in a long time. Thank you for the video.
ChrnoUSbladefist 1 month ago
True craftsmanship
Boarofwar 1 month ago
<3
mckim313mm 1 month ago
sugoiii :D
ruteisabelmendes 2 months ago
His form is perfect, but I hope people don't really think his techniques would look like this in real combat. That'd just be impractical; a real duel would be far less rhythmic and much grittier.
Kberiotwhn 2 months ago
So 240p, we meet again..
Horrificpole 2 months ago
I am practicing Iaido, and i find it very hard to move like this master! Katana is not light. You guys should show some respect to him!
KinkedouNow 2 months ago 9
that movements are so pure! i love it.
veritaserum1000 3 months ago
wonderfull video ! thanks for the add.
ninjamarocain 3 months ago
自分自身を知っていて、災害のない百の戦いを戦うことができる。
fredrik3110 3 months ago
"sugoi desu" *twitch*
mundaneloiter 3 months ago
wow...............
matajiputri 4 months ago
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the older the guy, the better the art
catawampouz 4 months ago
the older the guy, the better the art
catawampouz 4 months ago
@catawampouz I think a more apt statement would be the longer the artist has been studying(which would tend toward your hypothesis) the better the art
lockbreak12 4 months ago
Awesome tunes!
Can u link me the two song here on u tube? i'm searching for them but cannot find anywere!!!!
I'd like to Zazen with the first one!!!
Thank u so much! ;)
searock1988 4 months ago
the style is a lot more direct and cut down the katori shinto ryu style, what style is it?
pe003 4 months ago
@pe003 ZNKR. its the standardized style for testing. Its supposed to incorporate the "best" traits of several different schools including Katory Shinto Ryu. Most people dont like it because its not "old", but it is my favorite.
aquilonian 4 months ago
@pe003
It's Muso Shinden Ryu.
rabbitlugsify 4 months ago
i'm tripping
yrednai 4 months ago
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Monjezentaito 5 months ago
These katas have very direct movements, is this Iwata style? I'm only asking because I pretty sure I study Iwata style and want to make sure that I am referencing the right video between my practices.
antebellumraus3 5 months ago
I wish the film was clearer. Thank you for sharing, it is magnificent.
MeiHua16 5 months ago
pliz the name of the song
3000dx 5 months ago
not impressive
jobowtackmasterx 5 months ago
@jobowtackmasterx very clearly, you have never held a Kobuse class Katana (or higher) before in your life. It is pretty heavy and to slash at that speed with that kind of steadiness is not easy at all. I guess you prefer Hollywood where they use plastic props...
tmeu 5 months ago 21
@tmeu Hey just out of curiosity, how heavy is the Kobuse Katana? More so than the average katana (2-3 pounds)?
stupidichigo99 2 weeks ago
@jobowtackmasterx unless youre chuck norris then it is pretty impresive. its a kata, not a jet li movie..
theohiograssmen 3 weeks ago
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@jobowtackmasterx unless youre chuck norris then it is pretty impresive. its a kata, not a jet li movie..
theohiograssmen 3 weeks ago
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@jobowtackmasterx unless youre chuck norris then it is pretty impresive. its a kata, not a jet li movie..
theohiograssmen 3 weeks ago
@TheNiiro no, a song is something with singing, if there's no singing you can call it a piece but not a song
Bregowald 5 months ago
The reason he is sitting down and bowing to the sword is because he has a great level of respect for the WEAPON. It isn't a movie prop, this isn't anime, this is what they teach and have taught for thousands of years. If you want an action movie watch Kill Bill.
magicmark1292 5 months ago 2
@magicmark1292 Hundreds, not thousands; the katana as we know it has only existed for 700 years (1300 if consider kogarasumaru, the first Japanese sword to have a curve, a katana, even though it was double edged). Also, you can have respect for a weapon without revering it.
ChishioAme 2 months ago
Sir can you please tell me why you stopped us from watching the 13 katas on our ipad or ipods. I have been sending everyone i know to your video and asking them to "like" your video. can you please let me know how i can get them on my ipad so i can bring them with me where ever i go. thanking you in advance. jack senseijackmorris@aol.com
shihanjack69 6 months ago
@muker123 I disagree, but i respect your opinion.
DREAUXENTERTAINMENT 6 months ago
@muker123 you realize that you are watching a video of katas, right? Forms of iaido, so if you are looking for action this might not be the best place to look. Go watch 13 assassins, plenty of swordsmanship action and slaying there.
DREAUXENTERTAINMENT 6 months ago
@muker123 it's called tradition.
DREAUXENTERTAINMENT 6 months ago
25 have any warrior spirit.
Ezeckielicious 6 months ago
SEITEI GATA ....Basic Iaido developed for kendokas. It should be written somewhere here in this video.Excellent master! I'd like to see his kendo too! Thanks for posting.
JohnLennon100 6 months ago
A Masterpiece...Karen L. Hall Broadcasting Engineer/Announcer
karenlhall 6 months ago
wow... really smooth chiburi
XxXxPemaxXxX 6 months ago
cool Japan !!
msann100 7 months ago
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Please look at "Kumdo"videos...many Koreans tell a lie that "Japanese Kendo is copy of Korean Kumdo!"....and not only that they say "Japanese sword technology is from Korea!"
Please let them stop to say such a crazy thing. We Japanese are troubled by Korean.
(Mainly on the Inter net. They use Inter net and tell a lie to all over the world)
charly345mstl 7 months ago
Sugoi.... *o*
SamuraiYui 7 months ago
when i heard the voice at the beginning i thought pet shop boys are going to play
sonnetxi 7 months ago
@sonnetxi ... Is it precious, a truth?...n_n
umigthus 7 months ago
@umigthus 偽物居合 神伝流（パクリ居合）財産権の侵害
ekisuikaniaido 3 months ago
@sonnetxi hmm? no the beginning voice sounded a little like song 'the resurrectionist'
sonnetxi 7 months ago
Both songs are of the movie of the house of the flying daggers...
umigthus 7 months ago
@umigthus thank you i must try to get the music
kataman123 7 months ago
@umigthus uh, they aren't "songs"...... there are no lyrics......
Bregowald 5 months ago
I like it :) What is the name of SoundTrack which comes after 4:10????
Lezgiqada 7 months ago
@Lezgiqada...hai both songs are of the movie of the house of the flying daggers...
umigthus 7 months ago
@umigthus dead can dance?
baubaul 7 months ago
@baubaul ...Not I think that it is rather the union of soul, body and katana, everything is one, the death is for the one who intervenes between the edge and the warrior...
umigthus 7 months ago
@baubaul ...Not I think that it is rather the union of soul, body and katana, everything is one, the death is for the one who intervenes between the edge and the warrior...
umigthus 7 months ago in playlist My Top Videos
@umigthus I was referring to the soundtrack mate:)) the band on the sound track is called dead can dance
baubaul 7 months ago
@Lezgiqada hai both songs are of the movie of the house of the flying daggers...
umigthus 7 months ago
@umigthus thanks man....!
Lezgiqada 7 months ago
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@umigthus best soundtrack EVER
Kittycatfromhell 7 months ago
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@umigthus best soundtrack EVER HotFD i mean
Kittycatfromhell 7 months ago
Vergil <3 <3 <3
MrMarko9380 8 months ago
気合いと迫力を感じます。
siokobe 8 months ago
i think he slowed down his movement so we can see better,,,,wow very cool vid
IRLPOKERBRAT13 8 months ago
who's that soke in the video?
alucard402 8 months ago
Funfact: Vergil in Devil May Cry 3 uses this fighting style.
Yallniggasbetrollin 8 months ago 19
@Yallniggasbetrollin
Whatfunfact?: Iaido is a fundamental part of Kenjutsu, of course anyone using a Katana must know these techniques.
Arthemesic 8 months ago
@Yallniggasbetrollin Its not a fighting style actually.Its the traditional art the samurai used to study.
Now there are a lot of variation of it.
And Virgil uses it cuz he is a ken weilder. (ken=sword)
TheTommyKay 5 months ago
@Yallniggasbetrollin no he doesnt.... he uses spectacle bullshit style
Corgblam 4 months ago
@Yallniggasbetrollin Ho crap. Seriously? That just made it all the more awesome. :| Now if only my dang tutor would respond to my messages. >>
hylianprincess7 1 month ago
I've studied a number of arts including Iaido and still today, I find Iaido to be truly a thing of beauty.
memoenz 8 months ago 2
Don't forget kyudo ;)
TheShogun94 8 months ago
Iaido, Kendo, Judo...Bujutsu, Kenjutsu is the Japanese traditional martial arts. Samurai history in Japan.
featherland88 8 months ago
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@featherland88 Don't forget Kyudo
TheShogun94 8 months ago
The set of Katas are called Seitei, and are taught roughly the same in all styles as the first 13 katas. As far as the specific Ryu, there will be differences but I'm not skilled enough to recognise them.
GeekChique 8 months ago
@GeekChique the seitei katas are identical no matter what the style
toshishimura 8 months ago
@toshishimura i don't think identical is the right word, because they are not. GeekChique was more on point with "roughly the same"
s133p3r7 8 months ago
does anyone know what style this is?
blugularis 9 months ago
sugoi indeed.
TheSkateShack 9 months ago
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Korean has been trying to steal Chinese and Japanese traditional culture and make FAKE TRADITIONAL CULTURE in this era. and They try to be its origin.
I want all foreiner to know this crisis.
Korean think Bushido , Katana , Samurai and so many Japanese tradional culture and chinese culture？ is korean origin.
THERE IS NO HISTORICAL PROOF!!!
Their mimic of Kendo(komdo) will come to Japan expo in France this year.
watch this
v=bivg7cDHeyg
tasu9 9 months ago
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the force, you will use,,,,,,,,
TheMASDrummer 9 months ago
He's standing around more than anything
sorrybutthisisfucked 9 months ago
@sorrybutthisisfucked prick
toshishimura 9 months ago
belovedray, you dont say where you are from, if you are in the UK, google, 'the British Kendo Association' and they will tell you where to find your nearest Iaido Dojo. I'm a 1st Dan in Wado Ryu Karate and I've also done Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido. Karate is all about unarmed combat, so to make a Kata using a bokken is defeating the object. Join an Iaido club and do it alongside your Karate. If you show you are committed to it, you can get an Iaito training sword. Hope this helps, good luck
toshishimura 9 months ago
@toshishimura ^_^ THank you very much, just replying has helped me. I'm actually in the State of South Carolina, in America. But, our style uses multiple weapons, such as the bo, jo, nunchuck, and raly the bokken. We have 1 kata for the bokken, but i wish to donate one for all the help my instructors have given me.
belovedray 9 months ago
@belovedray Oh well, If you are really determined, I suggest you watch this video over and over. The sensei makes the katas look easy but you wouldnt believe how difficult they are. You must put four elements into your kata; Nuki, Kiri, Chiburi and Noto, or, Draw, Cut, Remove debris from blade and Return to scabbard. The first Kata shows the draw with horizontal cut, then the downward cut, then Chiburi, then the re-sheath, good luck
toshishimura 9 months ago
@toshishimura I study Iaido for a few years now and I have learned most of the katas in an hour (except for number 10 and above). To master them, however, takes a lifetime.
mcz1945 8 months ago
este videos me tiene podrido, un comañero del trabajo lo pone todo el tiempo y termina diciendo fraces como "la katana representa el alma". muchos tenemos miedo que un dia nos mate a todos con la katana marca once que tiene.
borren el video please.
lotrial10gmailcom 9 months ago
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@lotrial10gmailcom yo que tu mejor empezaba a entrenar alguna cosa, o mejor te compras un arma si le tienes tanto miedo al compañerito ese . jajajaja x D
mincho178 9 months ago
I'm a mere 13 yr old green belt (two away from black, for me) in the style of Seha Ryuu Kempo Karate-Do, and i'm trying to make a bokken kata for my style. I love the art of the sword, and wish to share it with my dojo. If anyone can give me help, i'll be very grateful. Thank you.
belovedray 9 months ago
@belovedray self made katas are generally very poor.
BMunich16 9 months ago
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arthurjw 9 months ago
God save Japan !!!
Devilikg 9 months ago
BEAUTIFUL!!!
senoreduardo 9 months ago
tuseroni, do itashimashite
toshishimura 9 months ago
doumo arigatou gozaimashita
tuseroni 10 months ago
an astounding performance really....an unparalleled sense of symmetry and balance, sharpness of the eye, zanshin...
Cutedervish 10 months ago
he has style.
MrRamboman123 10 months ago
I'd like to talk about Iaido now please. And yes, Biogenesis, the British, Frank Whittle to be precise. The germans were also working on a jet engine during the war, but Whittle was working on it before the war. He gave his design to the M.O.D, and did'nt patent it, thus every jet you see today is a development of Whittles design. Even american planes have Rolls Royce engines. I went on wikipedia to see what america invented, and all there was was the hot dog, but thats just a German bratwurst
toshishimura 10 months ago
@toshishimura Sick dude xD -Gives thumbs up-
ViewerNumber13 9 months ago
ooooooo!
MehrunesDaagon 10 months ago
helegaran, aye, they are trying to get there and they're hijacking planes and bringing bombs. The Muslim 100 year plan is, Move In, Multiply, Take Over "soft cock"
toshishimura 10 months ago
immortalHardOn, BOLLOCKS, LMFAO
toshishimura 10 months ago
@toshishimura. Everyone else hates America? Huh, so that explains why everyone is trying to get here. Grow up "tough guy".
helegaran 10 months ago
I know it's a lame question, but can someone tell me the name of the music in this video.
Am really interested in it.
Lucitaur 10 months ago
Anyway, Iaido, he's obviously a master, but I have one small niggle. On the first 'Nuki' of the first Kata, Seitei Mae, the blade does'nt come out in one smooth movement, theres a stutter just before the Kiri. Some may say thats deliberate, but in a duel its a race to kill your opponent, theres no room for a pause.
toshishimura 10 months ago
@toshishimura what you have to look at is the fact that the feeling of this kata is one of controlling your opponents spirit, its not a quickest to the draw scenario, as opposed to the feeling of the cut being a reaction as in the third kata (ukinegashi). the cut is made when you have no other option
aikikev 7 months ago
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rabbitlugsify 4 months ago
@toshishimura
Mae is not a duel, it is more of an execution. The slow draw is to elicit a response from the target, to apply pressure to him and force him to react. In this scenario he doesn't, so the draw is to throw him off balance (whilst probably taking out an eye). Then it's a simple case of the sho-men kirioshi to ensure an instant kill.
This kata is based on a hostile meeting (hence the presence of the swords) which do not go well, so the opponent is eliminated.
rabbitlugsify 4 months ago
Much love for Japan..and the arts they have shared..with faith and honor..they are American..if there was anyone that i would share my country with, it would be the Japanese...what respectful people...with all my love..
CovenantOfLove 10 months ago
it is not the stroke, but rather the free thought. Brought to muster...that is, the soft mist of enlightenment, her soft voice sings. As if from some other time, we drift in love's embrace. Jade, kindred spirits lost in the veil of reality.....soft kisses and strong wine...may i leave this world with something divine....enlightened!
CovenantOfLove 10 months ago
Why is it that every time I look at any martial arts-related video, the top rated comments have NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VIDEO.
And, on that note, I love muffins.
slingman6 10 months ago 103
@slingman6 because most of us are not going to do the intensive work associated with the video we are watching,...... now pass me a muffin.....
kahetel13 9 months ago
@slingman6 lol...and my cat's breath smells like tuna.
FoulOwl 9 months ago
seanlin1202, if theres no such thing as race then theres no such thing as racism, you've just eliminated racism in one sentence, if you had been born 40 years earlier Martin Luther King would still be alive, and Bono would be a few quid poorer , having not made any money from 'In the name of Love'!!
toshishimura 10 months ago
i was just reading through sum comments and cudnt help but laugh at the topics, the discovery of electricity, the origins of the british people and their language... how the hell did u lot get onto all that from this video? i stopped reading the comments after a while but most of u were wrong about most of the facts u put forth... oh well ;)
crazywales 10 months ago
chicagofrank10, is that the kind of hockey that girls in skirts play, or the kind that soft arse yanks play with body armour and crash helmets you short arsed little cunt now fuck off. and yeah, I'm a tough guy, If you can leave you gun out of it, we can have a fuckin good auld barney.
toshishimura 10 months ago
To all the derisive, negative and comically self righteous people posting "my country is better than your's" bullshit under this upload:
Shut up unless you have something positive to say. Taking credit for what history has done and blaming others for history is beyond stupid.
It's also the height of egotistic. Iaido is a meditative act to go beyond the self.
Practice with an open heart. We are all one race.
greshamweed 10 months ago
big 19817, I'd have been happy to cut off trade with the u s, cos apart from Hamburgers, (German invention) I cant think of any thing that the U K buys from the u s, except maybe those crappy little chevrolets
toshishimura 10 months ago
and cheyyen, where the fuck did you learn history? The Celts were Brits, they were known as the 'Brythonic Celts' the same Celts as found in Brittany in Northern France. They were invaded by the Romans who gave way to the Saxons who in turn were invaded by the Danes and finally the Normans. They were'nt slaughtered, thier decendants live in Cornwall, Wales and Cumbria, Knob
toshishimura 10 months ago
big 19817 one thing that is an indisputable fact is, everyone else in the world hates america, go on, try and deny that then
toshishimura 10 months ago
The real inventor of the jet engine was the Romanian Henri Coanda
big19817 10 months ago
oh and modern electricity "AC" was developed by Nickola Tesla and i believe he was born in Austria and then later became a U.S. citizen.
big19817 10 months ago
oh i am sorry President Carter forgave the debt completely. what a nice thing he did personally i would have cute off all trade to countries that did not pay it back but that's just me i guess.
big19817 10 months ago
some of those items mentioned are true but the where in their most rudimentary forms, and the United states "not America that refers to a continent" took and refined those inventions. And your also right that we showed up late to ww1 and ww2, but if we wouldn't have shown up at all the national language of Britain wood be German. And for that matter it not like we came over their uninvited being that Britain practically beg for are help. oh! and did England ever pay back their war debt?
big19817 10 months ago
the art of using the sword, kata - practice. perfect and disciplined.
selamatalvie 10 months ago
I haven't followed the discussion and have no desire to do so, but I must agree with Mr Shenspirit and urge all of you pissants to sit back and have a nice big cup of SHUT THE FUCK UP! and watch the video. As soon as you master this level of swordmanship (which is doubtful regarding you spiritual state) we will shut up and watch your video!
leich1m 10 months ago
What's with all the comments that have zero to do with the video? Can't you people just watch something great without going off on your own shit?
ShenSpirit 10 months ago
honto ni sugoi desu!
pyriel101 10 months ago
sonofsaturn, good for you mate, I wish I'd had the willpower to stick at it but it was so hard. You have to think about so much, Foot position, stance, hand position, body movement in relation to the draw (Nuki) the Saya has to be pulled around the back during the cut (Kiri) angle of the blade, position of the Kissaki, this Sensei makes it look effortless
toshishimura 10 months ago
Perhaps all you name-callers should watch the video again, and try to learn what this man embodies. He does not come into your space, but you are not coming into his. Nor does he feel any particular way about that.
If someone says his opinion is better than your opinion, is he coming into your space? Nor am I very good at it either. But I want to be as good as the Sensei in the video. He is teaching me.
sonofsaturn 10 months ago
NagoyaJoe2002, you are a cock sucking arse bandit
toshishimura 11 months ago
thank you very much, どもうありがとうございます。。。
umigthus 11 months ago 7
There are a few different styles of Iaido, but the katas being performed here, the Seitei katas, are performed identical by every style.I'm a Shodan in Wado Ryu, and i did Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido for a few months, and in that time i only learnt the first three Seitei katas, believe me, you cant learn it from a book. Google 'British Kendo Association' for a school in your area
toshishimura 11 months ago
I have a book outlining many of these. This will be useful. That guy has a scary degree of control over his sword, you wouldn't pick that up just looking at him.
MennyPunns 11 months ago
metallicadontroc, and its better to have had the greatest empire the world has ever seen and lose it than to never have it
toshishimura 11 months ago
Metallicaroc, and dont forget the two world wars when you lot turned up late on both occasions, and i dont suppose much raping and pillaging went on in Vietnam. And Metallica dont rock, fuckin pansies
toshishimura 11 months ago
holy crap that is ownage
animehuntercool 11 months ago
excellent!!!! This is amazing, is there any information about the sensei? I would love to know who he is!
sfurei 11 months ago
I've never seen Iaido before, but I can tell these kata are extremely versatile. I love how at 6:30 he drew by pulling the scabbard down.
GrifMoNeY 11 months ago
"私は非常に多く、この先生が好きです。彼の技術は完璧です。ビデオをいただき、ありがとうございます。"
I like this Sensei very much. His technique is perfect. Thank you for the video.
iaidosamurai 11 months ago
so peacefull ... it's amazing =)
Lepetitpedestre 11 months ago
RolandStGermain, but the words 'knife' and 'skull', among others, come from the Danes. The Danelaw stretched from The Wash to the Tees. My home town, Hartlepool is on the north shore of the Tees and was the most southerly port of Northumbria. Robert The Bruce was lord of the manor in the 12th century and his grandson went on to be King of Scotland
toshishimura 11 months ago
FleetOfRetribution, so what you are saying is, the Saxons and Normans invented electricity, radio, tv, railways, English language, the light bulb and the Beatles? Hmm, John, Paul, Olaf, and Ragnar? Lol
toshishimura 11 months ago
japanese have TOC they need that rituals
lordcapucino 1 year ago
OK MUY BIEN HECHO
GUAPORRUB100 1 year ago
TKGMALICE Brythonic Celts, Romans, Anglo Saxons and Jutes, Danes and Normans. Bosh. By the way, Brythonic is where the word 'Britain' comes from. If you are going to try to make a statement of fact, dont put 'I think' in it
toshishimura 1 year ago
é ele realmente kata 13 com isso xDD
CarlosLokus 1 year ago
the music is very calming ^^
0900090990 1 year ago
Ogura-san is Grim Death dancing in fluid kata motion. His features express the purity of bushi do, and one condemned to death would be privileged to be honored by his katana...
makwabid69 1 year ago
interesting, his moves smooth but still fast n strong
Devilikg 1 year ago 5
Staalwart, you must be reincarnated from Toyotomi Hideyoshi to know so much
toshishimura 1 year ago
Returning to the topic at hand (the Iaido video - sorry, folks) why, in Sö Giri, Ogura-Shihan performs the two first cuts so low? The two first giri are aimed to the opponent's men (first one in migi yoko men from top to middle of the head, second one