Once while training with the British army I used my awareness and felt the 'enemy' behind some bushes lol it saved us some imbarasment. I have never been in a war zone but I know this skill is usefull. There are ways of learning and practising it.
@shishiromura By know, im training only in my country, hope some day can lear in Japon before the test xD But, yes, some people never meet hatsumi before the go to take the test
exactly. Now im not saying its a bad test. but he claims to want only authenticity (i personally dont support not allowing change) and how can he do that if people around the world are changing it slightly. i personally say do whatever works for you.
@shishiromura Well, when I started to study in the bujinkan, i agree these things. We have many MMAA and Selfdefense system to choose, many others allow many changes, a little changes, or have no many rules.
because he doesn't claim to want only authenticity... it would be a little gratuitous considering the way he is bilking people out of good money to lie to them about being ninja...
the man clearly has little concern for authenticity. he even protests that his taijutsu is related to ninjutsu...
there is no rules when you face a man with blood all over his face and decapitated heads fixed to his belt...yelling thath he will take your head to his master rape your decapitated body...rape your wife and your children and take over your land and house and everything you have.These techniques were created so you can see tommorow.
Is hatsumi sensei getting a little soft these days?, he seems to bounce just prior to cutting down, if nothing else they will feel a shift in the tatami, and yes I do believe in being able to feel killing intent, trained at the hombu for a bit and tasted it for myself.
I'm weirdly nostalgic. When i started training in 1987, we were stilll pretty much in the midst of the "ninja" boom. were all kinds of ninja movies at that time. black belt magazine was doing an article on ninjutsu every other issue. Ninja magazine was still going strong. Wow, have times changed.
A notice that there are a lot of people that doubt one's ability to sense an unseen attack. Animals AND humans have the ability to sense a killing intention from nature. In humans it has to be developed or exposed. I have seen people walk off the street already possessing this sensitivity. Some students can train for years and still never develop the ability to quiet their minds enough to sense the inner warning and get out of the way.
@chrstilen5 my point of view is that it's an instinctive reaction, during your training, you train it, and when you are ready, it tells you to get your ass outta here because it's gonna hurt, and if you are smart enough, you move away.
When I stopped training there where only 3 Sho Dan outside of Japan, and Doron but he does not count as "outside". At least back then you had to pass this to get 5th Dan. The first Swede that were tested wore that bamboosword like a hat from what I heard. He never got above 4th Dan iirc. The second one did however.
But it seems like there are shitloads of non-japaneese Sho Dan now.
Thxs for sharing this, intresting to watch and it brings back memories...
@alfaDude156: damn, you really are an old timer. I started in 1987. there were many many black belts, but not that many godans and only Manaka was 10th dan at the time. By the1989 tai kai, things changed. lots of godans by then, but still an equal mix of black belt and green belts. By the 1992 taikai, there was a major shift. 90% of the attendees were black belts and there were hundreds of godans. Hatsumi lost all quality control. Most can't fight their way out of paper bags. I left buj in 1996
i am still not sure, what we see here: is it a fraud or do people really feel the deadly strike? please, everybody, check out this video watch?v=QLvOZ1O96Jo
there you can clearly see, that hatsumi makes different moves for the people who fail the test and the people who pass the test!!!! it seems, that he makes some noise for the people, who shall pass the test, so the can just hear, when he strikes.
@larsjune1 if you just rely on heard then you'll never move in time. By the time your brain processes the sound and tells your body to move then its too late. Everyone has this ability but you just have to learn how to controll and use it.
@mindissilent there is no technique :/ the attacker projects intent u have to percieve it and dodge the sword. The first 5 dans teach you how to percieve and feel the intent of an attacker this is the test on how well you can do it. Remember belt and rank in the bujinkan are not given by time but through how refined your taijutsu is. The only way to understand this is to actually learn.
As the sensei's body moves ambient sounds are distorted. All these things (and more) are sensed by the mind through a feeling we call intuition. Their training is in order to perceive even the slightest changes in their environment. Honestly, it'd probably be harder to dodge if the sword moved more slowly.
there is a way to practice this feeling. Messege me if u like. It is prove I think. Something to do with alpha waves. But negative energy can be felt easier than positive. the girl looks at you in a bar and u don't notice but a guy stares at you and you do. U may say he is giving u daggers! Although this is a UK expression.
It's a collection of your senses. They close their eyes in order to focus on the ones that matter in order to pass this test. All moving object make noise and even the ones that don't distort the sounds around them. As the sensei prepares to attack there are slight changes in his demeanor, his breathing. As the sword comes down they can hear it, they can even feel it as the pressure above their head changes from the approaching object.
@ShingenDok i think we notice both energys but we tend to trust the negative energys more. i teach a way to get the "feeling" that tends to work very well for everyone.
@redins7248 Yes same here. In the UK people say "I could feel him starring at me" and "i could feel him giving me daggers" not the thing you need in competition but good for the pub or walking in the street. :)
I'm pretty sure I know how it works in exact preciseness, but it would take about fifty comments to explain. It has to do with the way our mind gathers the state of the environment together in schemes and associates with the actions applied by the beholder. Instead of course I could conclude, based on the non-existing explanation, one must practice to focus on the environment and the sense of awareness will come on its own as a "sense of difference between nothing and something in surrounding."
@mindissilent (continuation) It's still mysterious though, that the awareness comes before the sword even starts moving, but again, it is explainable as mentioned in my previous comment "one must get used to being attacked from the back in order to sense it.", otherwise, I see no method in this technique, unless someone, who went through this, explains it to me, or agrees (I need a confirmation anyway).
Must be scary.. I'm years away from earning the right to take this test. Although, I'm sort of understanding how this works. Ever get that feeling you're being watched? Ever get a bad feeling about a place? Ever feel like something's wrong? Well.. The point of this test is to use that feeling.
@Cagedand3nRaged One can't use intuition, because intuition comes as a certain enlightenment based on the threat associations, in other words, whatever feels like threat to you - gives you know before time, only, if there are certain conditions on which one should expect it. In the current situation, one knows that the threat is there, but the point is, in a real life situation, one usually doesn't know anything about it, so it's not intuition. Intuition doesn't always work, thus not reliable...
let me tell you something architectofbullshit if you havent developed the 6th sense it doesnt mean that there is none try to practice some meditation and dont speak out your mind when you cant even stay put for more than 30 minutes, ignorance is your worst enemy boy.
Actually there is a 6th sense, if you know what it is.
In Bujinkan you train your body, but also your mind and spirit. And that doesn't mean it's magic or anything of the sort. The development of that 6th sense, or Ku (void) is about learning to control your body, your breath, listening the most subtle sounds around your head on the air, and understanding that the human mind is so vast that there is so much we don't understand about it, but it contains the whole universe within
You're absolutely right. But I'm talking about the conjuction and training of all our senses, our mind and our body in such a way that makes you able to foresee danger and percieve subtle changes in your enviroment. The Japanese have a word for it ("Ku") as if it was just a 6th sense, but you may call it however you like; I belive it doesn't matter, for the essence of things is far more important than their name. It exists and it is absolutely achievable.
no your not... your talking about training your ears...
and i certainly hope you refer to using your eyes in the same way... since they are actually rather rudimentary organs without our powerful brains to process the simple images our eyes can discern.
your opinion being the only argument for its existence isnt very good....
look at all the religions, they cant all be right, so clearly people delude themselves often....
I'm talking about training your ears AND your eyes AND every other sense. I didn't mention all of them. They're obviously tacit. Our powerful brains are useless masses of meat as well without a way to recieve outer impulses. And our whole bodies are only sacks of bones if we don't learn to use them. Most people are unaware of how much the human body can achieve by its own. THAT'S my point. Judge it as you like, but I'm not the one being subjective here.
In order to be able to do this, you really need a kind of sensitivity for the attacker, kinda like in Aikido or something. Ones you have centered yourself, you can reach out with your senses and feel him. So when he attacks you move out of the way since you are in harmony with his movements. Easier said then done however.
To be able to do this you need an idiot sensei that belives that telegraphing the cut by twitching his/her shoulders denotes anything but good hearing.
Reaching out with your senses also implies your hearing, since that is one of your senses, but there also more that just your hearing. I bet Hatsumi sensei could do it even if the sword wielder didn't make a sound.
its basically sound, it was said that hatsumi's sensei could know the age, gender weight and other things of a person in a distance without looking at them, just for the sound they made when walking
it's actually feeling Hatsumi Sensei's intention in his sword cut...he used to do it with real swords (until it was banned) because then people could only do it once, or else they died. My sensei thinks that you should only be allowed to do it once to keep with the live sword tradition anyway...
ive seen this done with real swords. ive noticed that sometimes the attacker will pause for a split second mid swing to avoid hitting the person & sometimes the guy being hit jumps the gun, but it happens so fast that it almost looks legit.
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A man placing his staff on other mens heads. Then rubbing their heads with his hands and they then bow to him. It all seems too cheesy. All the strange stuff aside. Do you really think it is psychic? Do you really think it is supernatural? Common
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i think he makes a little movements before he strikes... so the guys can actually hear it when hes going to try... nothing to do extraterestrial super powers... i watched the other videos and whenever he doent make amovement he hits them 100%
I think you are right, but the intention is not to actually strike them, but to allow them to feel his intention to do so. If he completed the strike, he would likely seriously hurt them.
I get what you're saying, but some clearly do get struck and it just got me to thinking...especially after really watching how he follows through with his strike.
You are right. He does actually hit the ones that don't move. I was thinking of another video about sakki, where he pulled the strike and hit the floor. I believe the original test was carried out with a real blade a long time ago, and that is why the student is supposed to be so aware
I remember reading that Takamatsu sensei used a live blade on Hatsumi. I can imagine Hatsumi sensei did that for some of the shihan that have been with him since the 70's. I imagine it's harder to get that feeling of danger if you aren't going to get seriously hurt! :) I'm far from that point myself so I have no idea.
I read the same thing. To begin to get to that point, try this. And for the record, this s not some mystic mumbo-jumbo, this is simply sensory observation. I have done it and I teach it. Go outside in the dark and close your eyes. Then use your senses to be aware of your surroundings. It will be hard at first, because you will be tempted to open your eyes, but it will work much better if you have no sight and it will get easier. this is called body awareness
There is such thing as the sakki test. That is what this video is. It is the test students must pass if they wish to achieve a Godan grade. The test requires that you are able to use sakkijutsu to feel the sakki of the opponent behind you, who swings a sword downwards onto your head, as demonstrated in this video.
supposedly true. my understanding is that Doron Navon was the last to take this test with a real sword. Hayes and everyone else passed it with Hatsumi either using a bokken or a shinai. 99.9% of the tests done now are with the shinai.
I study under the Genbukan system and my instructor said that they do use live blades when you go to test for Shihan...he says so far they haven't lost anyone yet :P.
funny that Glenn said that because when he passed the test, Hatsumi used a shinai. As far as Genbukan, i doubt they use live blades for the 5th dan test. however, to become the next grandmaster after Tanemura, i do believe he would use live blades for that.
You first learn to meditate, concentrating on the 'hara' which is chakra energy just below your belly button.
Then, 'no-mind' or 'mushin' is achieved.
When the sensei's killing or deadly intent 'saki' is sensed, your body and spirit will evade the strike.
I did it as a white-belt, but i merely fell forward onto my hands and knees! In my mind I saw a deep purple flash and felt a pushing pressure on my spine, next thing my body is moving out the way of the sword!
no, being 'hit' by the sensei is not the point of the sakki test, the sensei's killing intent and your state of 'empty mind' is what is important.
When a ninjutsu student studies waza, taijutsu, kenjutsu, bojutsu and the sensei teaches these and others, then it is normal to experience a lot of pain ;-) in the teaching process.
The fact of the matter is that reacting is probably the most important part(my opinion)because you may get hit but the slight reaction can save you from instant death and makes for a higher chance of survival.
coz a strike like that to the top of the head would cave ther skulls in litraly killing them sins that is wher ur skill joins when ur born and it isnt strong anuf to take a hit like that if they didnt move tho they would still get hit in the head :/
for the first one yea. but i mean the part that starts at 58. if you watch the series then you see him pause and then follow through. but i guess its for safety reasons.
No, he has just been very nervous. The young man has obviously thought a long time about passing this test...even though he passed, you can see he wasn't very happy about his 'performance'. This is very common, since we all have high standards of ourselves and can be very hard on ourselves.
In response to the old comment about 5th dan taking 26 years... My teacher is a 5th dan who got where he is in 10 years.
I know someone who's been in the art for 10 years and only got his 1st dan. And another who took 5 years to get 1st dan.
I'm just giving a little perspective here.
My teacher spends a LOT of his spare time doing this. It's what he enjoys doing. Some people play videogames or play sports, collect bottlecaps, whatever. My teacher... Reads about budo taijutsu, watches, practices
I can't wait to get better at Ninjitsu. I've been taking it for six months now, and it has helped me immensely. Appearantly, If my teacher practices a little more, he will be able to become the worlds youngest 10th Dan. That will be an amazing feat. Either way, you are very wrong about that test Dormino. Don't even speak such nonsense until you have tried it. We don't practice Ninjitsu to look cool, we practice it because we have the privelidge to learn one of the best martial arts.
Gotta love it when the "teachers" miss the technique. If you listen closely (when you sit there) you will hear the "teacher" draw his breath, shift stance a bit and also gain altitude for the strike. This isnt how it was done before. And i use the word "Teacher" so that peeps not as educated can understand aswell so lets not make a big deal out of this shall we?
If you think that you can hear him and can avoid the cut, you are a stupid man! First you have to hear it and pass it to the brain by nerves and than brain must decide to roll away and than you roll. It is impossible do this jackass. I aslo saw many many failed exams and there is no cheat.
Ok, Hatsumi teaches this by telling the student to listen for the breathe just before the strike. If you watch closely, Hatsumi breathes in sharply before striking....Palor trick, thats all
I've seen the test in person, no sharp breath no noise. Have you ever sighted a deer in scope? I have often. Have you ever seen a predator stalk prey? The prey feels it's in danger, often times they freeze, look around, search for the danger. This is no different. It is learning to feel the intent of an opponent to kill you. You are a misinformed individual attempting to misinform others. I don't know what happened to you, but your campaign of misinformation is clearly hostile, and misguided.
Thank you ShiNoSaru. I completely agree. Who are these people who like to comment on things they have never experienced? It seems to have no purpose other than to create unpleasantness. They obviously do not have any desire to really understand and learn.
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NIKandSi 3 months ago
They actually use a real sword at times. Only someone very skilled can swing it, as they need to know if they need to stop it.
charlieahart 4 months ago
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ekkenaab 5 months ago
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azarbadegan 6 months ago
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azarbadegan 6 months ago
This is quite interesting! But I do wonder how many were "by chance" moving and how many actually fail the test.
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ravenwitch1 10 months ago
The only person who had a chance of passing was the dude at 1:15, everyone else would've failed hands down!!
ItalianMuscle88 10 months ago
Once while training with the British army I used my awareness and felt the 'enemy' behind some bushes lol it saved us some imbarasment. I have never been in a war zone but I know this skill is usefull. There are ways of learning and practising it.
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i bet they realise timing because of the sound the sensei makes.
heishomon 11 months ago
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heishomon 11 months ago
Someday I will be there, I hope
porquenoagarra2 1 year ago
him giving people the status to teach for such a test is ridiculous. He has no idea what they know, or how well they know it.
shishiromura 1 year ago
@shishiromura Yo take that test, you must have the indicated dan, so you have been studing with Hatsumi some years. If you dont know, dont talk
porquenoagarra2 1 year ago
@porquenoagarra2 well im not going to say i have, but i know of people who never met hatsumi before they were going to take the test.
shishiromura 1 year ago
@shishiromura By know, im training only in my country, hope some day can lear in Japon before the test xD But, yes, some people never meet hatsumi before the go to take the test
porquenoagarra2 1 year ago
@porquenoagarra2
exactly. Now im not saying its a bad test. but he claims to want only authenticity (i personally dont support not allowing change) and how can he do that if people around the world are changing it slightly. i personally say do whatever works for you.
shishiromura 1 year ago
@shishiromura Well, when I started to study in the bujinkan, i agree these things. We have many MMAA and Selfdefense system to choose, many others allow many changes, a little changes, or have no many rules.
I just can say that.
porquenoagarra2 1 year ago
@shishiromura
because he doesn't claim to want only authenticity... it would be a little gratuitous considering the way he is bilking people out of good money to lie to them about being ninja...
the man clearly has little concern for authenticity. he even protests that his taijutsu is related to ninjutsu...
Arteanor 10 months ago
This old fucker thinks he's Jesus or something.....
mrdubcrazy 1 year ago
@mrdubcrazy
He can kick your ass harder than jesus moron !
ZBASTI 1 year ago 7
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mrdubcrazy 1 year ago
@ZBASTI OOOh Moron, i'm so upset now..... I don't fight coffin-dodgers it's against my Martial Principles!!
mrdubcrazy 1 year ago
there is no rules when you face a man with blood all over his face and decapitated heads fixed to his belt...yelling thath he will take your head to his master rape your decapitated body...rape your wife and your children and take over your land and house and everything you have.These techniques were created so you can see tommorow.
ManabeRokuro 1 year ago
Is hatsumi sensei getting a little soft these days?, he seems to bounce just prior to cutting down, if nothing else they will feel a shift in the tatami, and yes I do believe in being able to feel killing intent, trained at the hombu for a bit and tasted it for myself.
Leuopold 1 year ago
@Leuopold no he doesnt there is another quite recent video where some guys who failed got whacked in the head...pretty hard =3
LiamS04 1 year ago
I'm weirdly nostalgic. When i started training in 1987, we were stilll pretty much in the midst of the "ninja" boom. were all kinds of ninja movies at that time. black belt magazine was doing an article on ninjutsu every other issue. Ninja magazine was still going strong. Wow, have times changed.
Rich0008 1 year ago
@Rich0008
Sakki Test is not only Bujinkan style. Any other Bujutsu has same sense and test.
Please watch these video. Very interesting.
Shintaido - Maestro Aoki
watch?v=9-MRUxOgnGo
Kuroda Senseï Iai do
watch?v=t93ThAl7M00
yagyuutomokage 1 year ago
@yagyuutomokage It's bullshit mate! Nothing new just con artists at work!
mrdubcrazy 1 year ago
A notice that there are a lot of people that doubt one's ability to sense an unseen attack. Animals AND humans have the ability to sense a killing intention from nature. In humans it has to be developed or exposed. I have seen people walk off the street already possessing this sensitivity. Some students can train for years and still never develop the ability to quiet their minds enough to sense the inner warning and get out of the way.
Onmitsu36 1 year ago
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Onmitsu36 1 year ago
Telegraphing.
patio87 1 year ago
Is this fake ore are they realy that awesome?!!!!!!
chrstilen5 1 year ago
@chrstilen5 my point of view is that it's an instinctive reaction, during your training, you train it, and when you are ready, it tells you to get your ass outta here because it's gonna hurt, and if you are smart enough, you move away.
Nordrian 1 year ago
@Nordrian So Haha nice dude. You'r proberly right. Maby there master have hit them enogh to make it instinkct?
chrstilen5 1 year ago
does sakki have something to do with tamashii?
Obiwan198 1 year ago
this is good
rockprodisiones 1 year ago
When I stopped training there where only 3 Sho Dan outside of Japan, and Doron but he does not count as "outside". At least back then you had to pass this to get 5th Dan. The first Swede that were tested wore that bamboosword like a hat from what I heard. He never got above 4th Dan iirc. The second one did however.
But it seems like there are shitloads of non-japaneese Sho Dan now.
Thxs for sharing this, intresting to watch and it brings back memories...
alfaDude156 1 year ago
@alfaDude156 Well, Godan test, I have forgotten how to count even...
alfaDude156 1 year ago
@alfaDude156: damn, you really are an old timer. I started in 1987. there were many many black belts, but not that many godans and only Manaka was 10th dan at the time. By the1989 tai kai, things changed. lots of godans by then, but still an equal mix of black belt and green belts. By the 1992 taikai, there was a major shift. 90% of the attendees were black belts and there were hundreds of godans. Hatsumi lost all quality control. Most can't fight their way out of paper bags. I left buj in 1996
Rich0008 1 year ago
fake and gay
Internet7Nobody 1 year ago
great video I love it!
rab877 1 year ago
i am still not sure, what we see here: is it a fraud or do people really feel the deadly strike? please, everybody, check out this video watch?v=QLvOZ1O96Jo
there you can clearly see, that hatsumi makes different moves for the people who fail the test and the people who pass the test!!!! it seems, that he makes some noise for the people, who shall pass the test, so the can just hear, when he strikes.
larsjune1 1 year ago
@larsjune1 if you just rely on heard then you'll never move in time. By the time your brain processes the sound and tells your body to move then its too late. Everyone has this ability but you just have to learn how to controll and use it.
rab877 1 year ago
I love the guy at the end, the very picture of relief! It's so sad in other vids to see them get whacked.
risdon34 1 year ago
@mindissilent there is no technique :/ the attacker projects intent u have to percieve it and dodge the sword. The first 5 dans teach you how to percieve and feel the intent of an attacker this is the test on how well you can do it. Remember belt and rank in the bujinkan are not given by time but through how refined your taijutsu is. The only way to understand this is to actually learn.
AceDelta101 1 year ago
i dont think i could do that lol im in tae kwon do butthis is wayy more advanced
777Epiphone 1 year ago
As the sensei's body moves ambient sounds are distorted. All these things (and more) are sensed by the mind through a feeling we call intuition. Their training is in order to perceive even the slightest changes in their environment. Honestly, it'd probably be harder to dodge if the sword moved more slowly.
Votorx 1 year ago
Please everybody, LESS SPEAK & TRY ... jajajajajajaja you have a harder head pain ? FOR ALL SHIDOSHI's MY RESPECTS .
TheMrRaNk1 1 year ago
That first guy shown in this video was to late.
itsabomberscope 1 year ago
there is a way to practice this feeling. Messege me if u like. It is prove I think. Something to do with alpha waves. But negative energy can be felt easier than positive. the girl looks at you in a bar and u don't notice but a guy stares at you and you do. U may say he is giving u daggers! Although this is a UK expression.
ShingenDok 1 year ago
@ShingenDok
It's a collection of your senses. They close their eyes in order to focus on the ones that matter in order to pass this test. All moving object make noise and even the ones that don't distort the sounds around them. As the sensei prepares to attack there are slight changes in his demeanor, his breathing. As the sword comes down they can hear it, they can even feel it as the pressure above their head changes from the approaching object.
Votorx 1 year ago
@Votorx no its a feeling, but untill you feel it you will always believe it is what your edjucated mind tells you. More than a feeling:)
ShingenDok 1 year ago
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Votorx 1 year ago
@Votorx wtf
ssijak 1 year ago
@ShingenDok i think we notice both energys but we tend to trust the negative energys more. i teach a way to get the "feeling" that tends to work very well for everyone.
redins7248 1 year ago
@redins7248 Yes same here. In the UK people say "I could feel him starring at me" and "i could feel him giving me daggers" not the thing you need in competition but good for the pub or walking in the street. :)
ShingenDok 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure I know how it works in exact preciseness, but it would take about fifty comments to explain. It has to do with the way our mind gathers the state of the environment together in schemes and associates with the actions applied by the beholder. Instead of course I could conclude, based on the non-existing explanation, one must practice to focus on the environment and the sense of awareness will come on its own as a "sense of difference between nothing and something in surrounding."
mindissilent 1 year ago
@mindissilent (continuation) It's still mysterious though, that the awareness comes before the sword even starts moving, but again, it is explainable as mentioned in my previous comment "one must get used to being attacked from the back in order to sense it.", otherwise, I see no method in this technique, unless someone, who went through this, explains it to me, or agrees (I need a confirmation anyway).
mindissilent 1 year ago
unsui sensei and seno sensei in the beginning...so awesome.
weloveyoudimebag 1 year ago
Must be scary.. I'm years away from earning the right to take this test. Although, I'm sort of understanding how this works. Ever get that feeling you're being watched? Ever get a bad feeling about a place? Ever feel like something's wrong? Well.. The point of this test is to use that feeling.
Cagedand3nRaged 1 year ago 2
@Cagedand3nRaged retard...
someone998 1 year ago
@Cagedand3nRaged One can't use intuition, because intuition comes as a certain enlightenment based on the threat associations, in other words, whatever feels like threat to you - gives you know before time, only, if there are certain conditions on which one should expect it. In the current situation, one knows that the threat is there, but the point is, in a real life situation, one usually doesn't know anything about it, so it's not intuition. Intuition doesn't always work, thus not reliable...
mindissilent 1 year ago
He is giving a hint when he is going to strike with his breathing. And he definitely spare some of the testers.
PS: Абе нема ли да изчаластри некой с тоягата, тъй не е интересно >:-(
Gungrave123 1 year ago
i´m on way,
crystyan1975 2 years ago
Interestingly enough, wether you think it is bullshit or not, when you go thru it, you feel something for real...
Anyway I did when I passed. Applications? Plenty when it becomes a second habit, but like everything you must train ....
Docnumb 2 years ago
I understand what you are saying Docnumb.
I know it's not something an untrained person could ever do.
I just feel like it's sold as a kind of magic, when in reality it's about awareness and automated reflex action. Plus the nervous expectation of it.
If you had to sit there for 30 minutes and he could strike any time in that time, I'm sure that success would be very infrequent.
ArchitectOfEvil 1 year ago 2
let me tell you something architectofbullshit if you havent developed the 6th sense it doesnt mean that there is none try to practice some meditation and dont speak out your mind when you cant even stay put for more than 30 minutes, ignorance is your worst enemy boy.
dieguinacidin 2 years ago 2
It is a gimmick exactly like the Wing Chun one-inch punch.
Gimmick with no practical value.
ArchitectOfEvil 2 years ago
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I'm not a 5th Dan Master, but I have to say, this test is absolute bullshit if you think it means anything at all.
And that is coming from someone (me) that loves Ninjutsu.
But this 5th Dan test is fucking stupid.
Nobody can succeed at that every time, or even most times.
There is no such fucking thing as a 6th sense. There is intuition that's all.
Intuition can't always tell you that a knife is in your back!
ArchitectOfEvil 2 years ago
@ArchitectOfEvil
Actually there is a 6th sense, if you know what it is.
In Bujinkan you train your body, but also your mind and spirit. And that doesn't mean it's magic or anything of the sort. The development of that 6th sense, or Ku (void) is about learning to control your body, your breath, listening the most subtle sounds around your head on the air, and understanding that the human mind is so vast that there is so much we don't understand about it, but it contains the whole universe within
chekeles 1 year ago 2
Actually...... there is not a 6th sense.
It is just intuition and wisdom. A combination of all senses and emotions.
I understand subtleties and nuances but practicing to feel someones intent behind you or looking at you is bullshit.
It's just sounds, air movement, breath, smell etc.
But most of all it is about EXPECTATION.
You know he's going to strike, so it's not actually practicing what it is supposed to be.
To do it properly get yourself a Cato Fong and be the Pink Panther.
ArchitectOfEvil 1 year ago
The best 6th sense you can have is to be aware.
That is what it should be teaching.
ArchitectOfEvil 1 year ago 3
@ArchitectOfEvil Mind makes you aware, thus, mind is the sixth sense.
mindissilent 1 year ago
@chekeles ' listening the most subtle sounds around your head on the air'? That sounds like listening to me im afraid, which is one of the 5 senses.
magget16 1 year ago
You're absolutely right. But I'm talking about the conjuction and training of all our senses, our mind and our body in such a way that makes you able to foresee danger and percieve subtle changes in your enviroment. The Japanese have a word for it ("Ku") as if it was just a 6th sense, but you may call it however you like; I belive it doesn't matter, for the essence of things is far more important than their name. It exists and it is absolutely achievable.
Thank you for your response.
chekeles 1 year ago
"conjuction and training of all our senses"
no your not... your talking about training your ears...
and i certainly hope you refer to using your eyes in the same way... since they are actually rather rudimentary organs without our powerful brains to process the simple images our eyes can discern.
your opinion being the only argument for its existence isnt very good....
look at all the religions, they cant all be right, so clearly people delude themselves often....
Arteanor 1 year ago
I'm talking about training your ears AND your eyes AND every other sense. I didn't mention all of them. They're obviously tacit. Our powerful brains are useless masses of meat as well without a way to recieve outer impulses. And our whole bodies are only sacks of bones if we don't learn to use them. Most people are unaware of how much the human body can achieve by its own. THAT'S my point. Judge it as you like, but I'm not the one being subjective here.
chekeles 1 year ago
@chekeles I gave you a thumbs up, but still decided to respond - "I couldn't agree more with you".
mindissilent 1 year ago
Is the 2nd guy Jinichi Kawakami???
enemarius 2 years ago
The last man is GLEN LEVI !!!!!!!
taekenko 2 years ago
In order to be able to do this, you really need a kind of sensitivity for the attacker, kinda like in Aikido or something. Ones you have centered yourself, you can reach out with your senses and feel him. So when he attacks you move out of the way since you are in harmony with his movements. Easier said then done however.
Sounds kinda like the force though.
BushidoBudo9000 2 years ago
To be able to do this you need an idiot sensei that belives that telegraphing the cut by twitching his/her shoulders denotes anything but good hearing.
Davidol 2 years ago
Reaching out with your senses also implies your hearing, since that is one of your senses, but there also more that just your hearing. I bet Hatsumi sensei could do it even if the sword wielder didn't make a sound.
BushidoBudo9000 2 years ago
its basically sound, it was said that hatsumi's sensei could know the age, gender weight and other things of a person in a distance without looking at them, just for the sound they made when walking
casperfiol2 2 years ago
You are correct Davidol
ArchitectOfEvil 2 years ago
it's actually feeling Hatsumi Sensei's intention in his sword cut...he used to do it with real swords (until it was banned) because then people could only do it once, or else they died. My sensei thinks that you should only be allowed to do it once to keep with the live sword tradition anyway...
cedavis888 2 years ago
ive seen this done with real swords. ive noticed that sometimes the attacker will pause for a split second mid swing to avoid hitting the person & sometimes the guy being hit jumps the gun, but it happens so fast that it almost looks legit.
iMute0 2 years ago
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I know what you say is true. The Sensei lets them pass. It's a fucking bullshit test.
ArchitectOfEvil 2 years ago
I want to see one of them fail and get hit in the head. That is why i will always fail this test (and because my nickname is Sakki)
yunaandtidus666 2 years ago
u can hear it coming as it cuts through the air.
leogets2006 2 years ago
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A man placing his staff on other mens heads. Then rubbing their heads with his hands and they then bow to him. It all seems too cheesy. All the strange stuff aside. Do you really think it is psychic? Do you really think it is supernatural? Common
isthattrue212 2 years ago
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junkbx3r 2 years ago
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Well,you amateur,u haven't took metaphysics yet you Dog raping shit eater.
Bakuryu4Ever 2 years ago
Try it for yourself if you have the courage or even the skills (which I doubt).
sanshin9 2 years ago
Let those who believe do so, if you don't so you come on to youtube and insult them, well, stick it bitch.
yunaandtidus666 2 years ago
Nope he just looks like Sho Kosugi !
Boby985 2 years ago
Hey. one of those students was Sho Kosugi! Cool.
majin2912 2 years ago
One day, if I live that long :-)
CBoavida 2 years ago 4
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i think he makes a little movements before he strikes... so the guys can actually hear it when hes going to try... nothing to do extraterestrial super powers... i watched the other videos and whenever he doent make amovement he hits them 100%
purepleasureseekerrr 2 years ago
you have better to go and fuck your mum
iirreenn82 2 years ago
Nope.
mrpickles478 2 years ago
Is it just me or does Hatsumi sensei seem to "pull his slice" for some of the sakki tests?
BigP103 2 years ago
I think you are right, but the intention is not to actually strike them, but to allow them to feel his intention to do so. If he completed the strike, he would likely seriously hurt them.
owenspence 2 years ago
I get what you're saying, but some clearly do get struck and it just got me to thinking...especially after really watching how he follows through with his strike.
BigP103 2 years ago
You are right. He does actually hit the ones that don't move. I was thinking of another video about sakki, where he pulled the strike and hit the floor. I believe the original test was carried out with a real blade a long time ago, and that is why the student is supposed to be so aware
owenspence 2 years ago
I remember reading that Takamatsu sensei used a live blade on Hatsumi. I can imagine Hatsumi sensei did that for some of the shihan that have been with him since the 70's. I imagine it's harder to get that feeling of danger if you aren't going to get seriously hurt! :) I'm far from that point myself so I have no idea.
BigP103 2 years ago 3
I read the same thing. To begin to get to that point, try this. And for the record, this s not some mystic mumbo-jumbo, this is simply sensory observation. I have done it and I teach it. Go outside in the dark and close your eyes. Then use your senses to be aware of your surroundings. It will be hard at first, because you will be tempted to open your eyes, but it will work much better if you have no sight and it will get easier. this is called body awareness
owenspence 2 years ago
Keep training and we you´ll get there.
Dont get discouraged my brother
There are times we dont wat to train, but we mustn´t stop moving.
But I am a bit far from that point also.
;-)
CBoavida 2 years ago 20
hey, can someone tell me who is the second student? he looks a lot like Sho Kosugi....
strojzabelu 2 years ago
sakki jutsu , no such thing as sakki test . sakki is the intention of killing , sakki jutsu is sensing it.
ahmednabil 2 years ago
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There is such thing as the sakki test. That is what this video is. It is the test students must pass if they wish to achieve a Godan grade. The test requires that you are able to use sakkijutsu to feel the sakki of the opponent behind you, who swings a sword downwards onto your head, as demonstrated in this video.
Shizukabushi 2 years ago
awesome! that was impressive sakki.
AndrzejSzkot 2 years ago
That;s a great vid!
KarimHouari 2 years ago
real sword or not real doesn't matter its being able to know to move. Felt this in Iraq a few times prior to ambushes.
nightstalkersasslt 2 years ago 28
Same here bro. Freaks me out every time.
Hikaru119 2 years ago
@nightstalkersasslt but did it help? from the ambushes?
TheEirikMan 1 year ago
good vid
ShadowWarrior88 3 years ago
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what are they clappin for....there aint nuthin special at that...everybody can do that...
LevisOrdo 3 years ago
I'm sure everyone can, even you...(Sarcasm)
Haku92292 2 years ago
I was told that many, many years ago they used real swords while performing this test instead of wooden ones.
portpremiers 3 years ago
yea they needed real warriors...you know:)
LevisOrdo 3 years ago 2
supposedly true. my understanding is that Doron Navon was the last to take this test with a real sword. Hayes and everyone else passed it with Hatsumi either using a bokken or a shinai. 99.9% of the tests done now are with the shinai.
Rich0008 3 years ago
I study under the Genbukan system and my instructor said that they do use live blades when you go to test for Shihan...he says so far they haven't lost anyone yet :P.
Jakeness86 3 years ago
They did use real ones. Glenn Morris used to say the upper ranks could be more interesting if they brought that back lol.
nnonnth 3 years ago
funny that Glenn said that because when he passed the test, Hatsumi used a shinai. As far as Genbukan, i doubt they use live blades for the 5th dan test. however, to become the next grandmaster after Tanemura, i do believe he would use live blades for that.
Rich0008 3 years ago
You're right that Glenn didn't pass with a live sword, sorry if I was not clear. I'm glad Grandmaster would require one though.
nnonnth 3 years ago
In the Genbukan it is a shinai for the Kyoshi test, but for jun-Shihan it is a live blade, then for shihan it is a live blade with two cuts.
brownsound1 2 years ago
wow, how do they do that?
kofothree 3 years ago
they hear
skylinedavid 3 years ago
No they don't hear the attack.
You first learn to meditate, concentrating on the 'hara' which is chakra energy just below your belly button.
Then, 'no-mind' or 'mushin' is achieved.
When the sensei's killing or deadly intent 'saki' is sensed, your body and spirit will evade the strike.
I did it as a white-belt, but i merely fell forward onto my hands and knees! In my mind I saw a deep purple flash and felt a pushing pressure on my spine, next thing my body is moving out the way of the sword!
junkbx3r 3 years ago
Ty! its so cool :), and when the sensei hits you, it hurts:D?
skylinedavid 3 years ago
no, being 'hit' by the sensei is not the point of the sakki test, the sensei's killing intent and your state of 'empty mind' is what is important.
When a ninjutsu student studies waza, taijutsu, kenjutsu, bojutsu and the sensei teaches these and others, then it is normal to experience a lot of pain ;-) in the teaching process.
ok?
junkbx3r 3 years ago
Since when do we have to tap our heels on the ground before striking ?
fudoshine84 3 years ago
The fact of the matter is that reacting is probably the most important part(my opinion)because you may get hit but the slight reaction can save you from instant death and makes for a higher chance of survival.
666stringnublet 3 years ago
hell yeah i agree very well but you know one dumb ass is gonna get sliced to there pelvic
but i hope not
mafjr16 3 years ago
That's his fault for staying there so long lol.
666stringnublet 3 years ago
hahahahaha i know
mafjr16 3 years ago
good passes
zak3293 3 years ago
how come he pauses the strike and then flicks it fully when the students move?
Janth 3 years ago
coz a strike like that to the top of the head would cave ther skulls in litraly killing them sins that is wher ur skill joins when ur born and it isnt strong anuf to take a hit like that if they didnt move tho they would still get hit in the head :/
Toontom 3 years ago
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junkbx3r 3 years ago
u are one of those bujinkan is a cult right Janth? Watch some other sakki test many have failed.
vali4theworld 3 years ago
not really. i just saw some thing suspicious.
Janth 3 years ago
in wich part is that janth
vali4theworld 3 years ago
the part that starts at :58
Janth 3 years ago
dude he swings so hard that the shinai swings back and forward. Watch closly.
vali4theworld 3 years ago
for the first one yea. but i mean the part that starts at 58. if you watch the series then you see him pause and then follow through. but i guess its for safety reasons.
Janth 3 years ago
wtach carefuly all the swings are the same. And for safety reasons he uses the shinai not a boken or a katana hehe
vali4theworld 3 years ago
ok sure. i guess i'm just suspicious because i saw another one of these and it was pretty rigged.
Janth 3 years ago
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junkbx3r 3 years ago
Maybe he was moved :)
Kandire 3 years ago
Haha it looked like the test totally fucked up that last kid. He didn't even care that he had passed.
Euruproktos 3 years ago
No, he has just been very nervous. The young man has obviously thought a long time about passing this test...even though he passed, you can see he wasn't very happy about his 'performance'. This is very common, since we all have high standards of ourselves and can be very hard on ourselves.
Peace.
junkbx3r 3 years ago 2
No he was deep in meditation, acted before he knew, and was then not quite there for a second. That's all.
nnonnth 3 years ago
how is this done ? great vid btw
streatyb01 3 years ago
Message me and I'll tell you. I don't think it'd be good if i went posting ninja facts on a comment board.
BakaYaru13 3 years ago
i want to kno ninja facts
beewax1 3 years ago
Anyone here ever heard of the James Randi million dollar challenge?
BoguleZ 3 years ago
mitsurugi could take on all these fulls
nicerebound 3 years ago
goddamn sakki :\ i really hate it (ouch my head)
VladPayne 3 years ago
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pretty silly
nicerebound 3 years ago
and ur pretty retarded
Obiwankenobistarfish 3 years ago
xD dodging swords really sucks xD
I'm still not relaxed enough to pull it off (at least not at a decent speed xD)
something about a guy standing behind me waiting to hit me with a stick just stops me being relaxed
im working on it tho :P
would be a great honer to sit under hatsumies sword
ImmortalMojo 3 years ago 3
i pased for 4 days ago on first try-greetengs from Japan
pantzertank 3 years ago 5
I've got to start this again...just moved so it would be kewl to start it back up!
havaniceday, everyone!
....anyone else think there should be more women into this?/
havaniceday again!
xXx
martybow1 3 years ago
In response to the old comment about 5th dan taking 26 years... My teacher is a 5th dan who got where he is in 10 years.
I know someone who's been in the art for 10 years and only got his 1st dan. And another who took 5 years to get 1st dan.
I'm just giving a little perspective here.
My teacher spends a LOT of his spare time doing this. It's what he enjoys doing. Some people play videogames or play sports, collect bottlecaps, whatever. My teacher... Reads about budo taijutsu, watches, practices
Condrite 3 years ago
I can't wait to get better at Ninjitsu. I've been taking it for six months now, and it has helped me immensely. Appearantly, If my teacher practices a little more, he will be able to become the worlds youngest 10th Dan. That will be an amazing feat. Either way, you are very wrong about that test Dormino. Don't even speak such nonsense until you have tried it. We don't practice Ninjitsu to look cool, we practice it because we have the privelidge to learn one of the best martial arts.
theshoveler98 3 years ago 2
It'd probably help if you spelled it right though... ;-P
NinJUTSU. Technically it's Budo Taijutsu anyway.
aisukurimusandoichi 3 years ago
Gotta love it when the "teachers" miss the technique. If you listen closely (when you sit there) you will hear the "teacher" draw his breath, shift stance a bit and also gain altitude for the strike. This isnt how it was done before. And i use the word "Teacher" so that peeps not as educated can understand aswell so lets not make a big deal out of this shall we?
Dormino1960 3 years ago
If you think that you can hear him and can avoid the cut, you are a stupid man! First you have to hear it and pass it to the brain by nerves and than brain must decide to roll away and than you roll. It is impossible do this jackass. I aslo saw many many failed exams and there is no cheat.
BujinkanTurkiye 3 years ago 5
dont talk bad to people just becuase they don't understand >:)
oebegazo 3 years ago 2
testing at ayase is relatively easy - its all in the tatami - look closely and you will understand - but yes, the sakki test is for real
tnick2 3 years ago 2
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Ok, Hatsumi teaches this by telling the student to listen for the breathe just before the strike. If you watch closely, Hatsumi breathes in sharply before striking....Palor trick, thats all
ninjabullshit 3 years ago
I've seen the test in person, no sharp breath no noise. Have you ever sighted a deer in scope? I have often. Have you ever seen a predator stalk prey? The prey feels it's in danger, often times they freeze, look around, search for the danger. This is no different. It is learning to feel the intent of an opponent to kill you. You are a misinformed individual attempting to misinform others. I don't know what happened to you, but your campaign of misinformation is clearly hostile, and misguided.
ShiNoSaru 3 years ago 10
Thank you ShiNoSaru. I completely agree. Who are these people who like to comment on things they have never experienced? It seems to have no purpose other than to create unpleasantness. They obviously do not have any desire to really understand and learn.
blackwings03 3 years ago
No... there may be lads you can say about the bujinkan
but not that.
You should give it a try.... .
I'm not even in Bujinkan anymore... but still Mr Hatsumi
doesn't cheat on this.
No sound or signals.
I've taken it myself and seen hundreds (fail and pass).
There is no BS with this... at least there never used to be years ago.
Peekingduck 3 years ago 3