Absolutely beautiful Iaido kata! The techniques of the beautiful and powerful art of Iaido are something special to behold. Much discipline and focus are required to master just some of the intricacies. The practitioner eventually becomes one with mind, body, and spirit. This art will definitely define and polish the character of the practitioner. Awesome demonstration!!!
@ScoutSniper127 i am pretty sure it is meant for all ages. i am 14 and my sister is 11 and we are doing this style and one of the other students is in his 30s
a bit robot like. th etechnique is there, but there is no heart. a bit of advice: at the end of a stroke, the sword should be at hara hight. his is to low. further, a swordstroke must be done with the whole body and mind, not just with the shoulders. but he is young, he will get there
How come you have that sound while cutting? Do you have grove/ Bo-hi in your blade? In our school we were always taught not to use blades with Bo-hi since if you do get a "singing" sound anyways you know the cut was not done right. with Bo-hi you always got a sound no matter what. What's your view on this topic? Also I like your directness, very efficient.
@bankoofer A bohi does not give you a sounds all the time. All a Bohi is for is to make the Katana lighter without taking its full structure away. The Tachikaze you hear with a Bohi is MUCH louder if the Bohi is deep enough. You can get a sound with a blade without the bohi.....Your school should not say what blade you should or should not use. Only because ALL Iaito's have a bohi. I can understand if your using a shinken....but you dont in the beginning.
@bassistoftheyear all kata have a chiburi...reguardless of blood or not. Remember these kata's are and were used for attacks....so to practice Chiburi with the kata is needed.
@KagaKiyomitsu I understand this but a chiburi alone would not remove all of the blood, anyhow if you were say at home you wouldn't want to splatter blood all over the wall or that of a restaurant. Most samurai actually carried something to wipe the blade as well. I suppose my comment was a little misleading though it was supposed to basically mean that i noticed the same thing but just not to let it bother you. You can't always be so formal it's not good for your health haha.
@shinken12 Yeah Komei Juku is what I do (not much lately but once upon a time), seems there are a few little differences but I am by no means in any position to judge if they are or if I am just doing it wrong.
Very nice, and to the Hollywood ninjas trolling, Eishin-Ryu has been an unbroken, practicing school for over 400 years, Naruto has only been on air for under 10, grab a boken and come to class and learn instead of assuming you know it all because you read a book on Musashi once.
now I have just noticed that when you do your vertical slash you bring the Blade parallel to your back, I am not sure if that is the style in which you learned it but I do know some dojos consider it an error so I just want you to know it.
I remember reading something by Bruce Lee about "effortless effort". I was never quite sure what that meant. But I think I have a better understanding of it now from watching this video.
I would like to say that this dojo is Beautiful, and I really enjoyed watching this form! and for those who have something negative to say,well jealousy is the root of all evil. You must be at peace with yourself you will do nothing but make others work harder to be better than they already are. Just remember that God don't like ugly!
Good video !! For those guys arguing about styles or whatever, why don't you guys hold a tournament. It's the only way to prove who's right and who's an idiot. Let me know who won. Lot of thanks. Bye.
I was taught iaido from my kendo sensei a long time ago. He never said anything about the name of the style. Now I see it here. Thank you for letting me see your video. I learned a little of Eishin Ryu iaido. Thank you for letting me know the name of my iaido style.
@mikeymarshful It might have been Eishin Ryu (i.e. Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu), but if it's kendo, most kendo practitioners learn 'seitei iai' (a small set of key techniques), and if they go on to learn a traditional style (a 'koryu') after that, it tends to be Muso Shinden Ryu (rather than Muso Jikiden). They're related styles, though. Have fun with your iaido! :)
@deosullivan3 Not really. You can watch a video of Ishigaki sensei (from Hokkaido) or of the Soke (Ikeda Takeshi), and it's a bit different. They seem to have it pointing a little more forward in the inbetween stage. My impression is that this threatens to stab the opponent if they approach, and is also in position for a parry.
Hope that seems intelligible; makes sense to me :-p
Very nice embu. One little hint , try not to rush through so fast, enjoy each kata and take a slight pause between each one. That gives the advantage of not wearing you out as much and also those watching get the chance to digest what they have seen. Very nice sword control, a pleasure to watch.
I like his walking in Bangai gata, interesting pacing. I am curious as to why his noto looks more like Muso Shinden Ryu than MJER. Which branch of MJER is this being shown?
I am a 4th dan in Eshin-Ryu Iaido, and this looks fine to me. I would love to find a dojo near me to practice. Due to the ceilings in my apartment, I can't really use my iaito inside.
@METALHEADCERBERUS Aye, I'm a sandan MJER and it was indeed quite a polished display. There are a few things that I think could be improved but those are more than likely just small differences between how my sensei likes things done and what his sensei prefers.
well done, your swordsmanship is correct,it is said,one must know the four swords to be one with all,the key is truth and self. good luck. with love the swordsman,
He's better than all fo you, you bunch of internet nerds talking shit. DreadedGuardian you don't know shit, shut the fuck up. Acting like you actually know something, LOL
I would agree with you because of the slight ignorance that the people who wrote the negative comments inspire, but when you start calling others names you just get down to their level, Ignore them and create a better person inside you, it keeps your blade sharp and your cuts clean! ^_^
@TheMadWriter1 seriously, every internet geek on youtube knows more than the people on these videos. please, for every post of you telling these people youre better than them, post a video along with it.
It is appalling that they would not have cleaned the mats before beginning. Nevermind the rest of the faults here shown, the filth on his hakama is disgraceful.
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hm the way he flings the sword around (i mean the exaggerated swing) isnt powerful(at least the way he does it)... instead it looks like that exaggeration is making his cuts weaker...yep his cuts are weak... maybe thats eishin-ryu ... but even if it is i dont think his strikes are right...
MJER does have a bigger swing but the way I'm taught you're not supposed to bring the sword back that far. I've been told that at least in MJER the sword isn't supposed to drop back more than horizontal.
@xenadon I guess it depends on the style, I was recently at an Iwama Aikido style seminar and the Sensei was telling us that Saito used to say that the strike came from the spine just like what this guy is doing.
It's true that it does depend on the style. For instance, Hokyuryu (I hope I'm spelling that right) has much smaller looking cuts when compared with MJER. The thing is in MJER, which is what this guy is doing, you're not supposed to let the tip drop that low.
@xenadon Which cut do you mean? ('tip drop that low'). I've not studied them all to check, but you're certainly meant to make an overhead cut go below parallel (kissaki usually around knee level at the end). You mean he went even lower, right? -- not that it's not parallel, which is the style in Zen Nhon Kendo Renmei (Seitei) Iai and Muso Shinden Ryu.
It lacks fluidity othervise i think it's ok .. apart of the nukitsuke, furikaburi and noto being a bit weird .. and the kirioroshi is needlessly overpowered.. though, every one of us does things differently and we have our own faults, that's why we practice :)
Wow that was a amazing demonstration in my eyes. i dont know alot about this stuff but find it very interesting and would love to commit myself to learn it but i dont think theyre any schools near me. Really great preformance everything was so clean and disciplined looking.
You hit the nail on the head tamichalak; when people come onto forums, or video links and insult the people who appear 'weak in skill' it irriates me to no end. Not even Myamomoto Musashi slandered other styles. He scientifically proved what was superior instead of saying "Oh I'm the best, listen to me." The so-called ninjas who flame these sites need to sit down and stop watching fantasy to make themselves feel special. True martial artists are humble enough to admit they don't know everything.
@Theparableof0 LOL @ "THE SO CALLED NINJAs" Any real practitioner of Ninpo wouldnt be disrespectful toward other martial arts. I cant stand all these disrespectful arrogant little punks. Cool vid. This Gentleman has good sword control.
LOL @ "THE SO CALLED NINJAs" Any real practitioner of Ninpo wouldnt be disrespectful toward other martial arts. I cant stand all these disrespectful arrogant little punks who all they do is talk negative on other peoples videos. WHERE is their video if they are so high and might? On a more important note. Cool vid. This Gentleman has good sword control.
LOL @ "THE SO CALLED NINJAs" Any real practitioner of Ninpo wouldn't be disrespectful toward other martial arts. I cant stand all these disrespectful arrogant little punks who all they do is talk negative on other peoples videos. WHERE is their video if they are so high and might? On a more important note. Cool vid. This Gentleman has good sword control.
@Theparableof0 Actually, Musashi specifically trashed a bunch of other schools in his book, actually. Check out the section about "the use of the extra-long sword in other schools" and the other sections around it. He's very clearly criticizing contemporary schools. Maybe I'm reading it differently than you, but that's how it comes off to me.
I will also add that his reigi is fine for koryu, not seitei. The usual is to tie the sageo and not leave it hanging as suggested earlier, though if it is part of the school's practice, then fine. All I will comment on his performance is the lack of zanshin. But his movements look like Suino Sensei from USA. Almost over produced in my opinion, but if it is the school then fine. His movements are clean and sure, just not dynamic as is usual for Eishin Ryu.
I don't practice iado so I can't comment on whether his form was right or not, but if I fought him I'd be hard pressed to keep my self from stabbing him in the chest when he goes for an overhead cut. With how far back he brings his sword I'd end up going for it even though it would let him chop down at my exposed head and shoulders.
but i have the same observations as maartenarnou, the blade should be alined with your hara when cuting, you lower too much the arms, strech them, in front of you, in front of your belly button
there are a few other details but get the cut right first
and in muso jikiden eishin ryu the sageo is left hanging, is your dojo an official one?
@Makusa423 I find it funny that you claim not to know anything and then a few sentences later you begin criticizing his technique. Overhead chop? If you don't even know the name of a basic Iaido cut you should probably keep your criticism to yourself.
Cutting: sword goes down behind your back WAY too low. Horizontal is the maximum. After cutting: horizontal aswell, and at the height of your obi, NOT below. This is a matter of correct te no uchi & shiboru. ALWAYS check saya biki. If not, you would break your saya & cut your left hand at the moment of saya banare if that was a shinken you were using...
If I may, I would like to correct your comment regarding cutting. Dropping the kisaki down the back is not wrong and is an acceptable style, but it depends on your teachers. MJER do this. MSR don't. But some MJER don't, just depends. Older styles tend to drop it. In seitei, below horizontal is a no no.
Cutting below horizontal again depends on what you are doing. Seitei doesn't on standing forms, and only slightly on seated. Koryu forms vary, but the cuts are generally below horizontal in MJER.
Reigi is incorrect. During Shomen ni rei: keep sword at 45° (!), with ha pointing down (this was OK). Do not bend over too far, max. 30° And keep head, neck and spine in 1 line!
Keep hands & arms RELAXED alongside the body, not like you're a blown up balloon! While walking, don't sway your arms like that!
The idea of pulling the sword back that far is to practice cutting straight(by aligning it with your spine) and getting the arc the tip moves through correct. In actual combat, pulling back that far is useless. But for practice, it's good. If you can get a full swing like that down, anything less would be easy. Iaido's form-based practice. It IS about cutting efficiency, which is why so much time's put into practicing it perfectly. If you aren't imagining real situations, you're doing it wrong.
I see that there is a large misunderstanding here. Iaido is not about cutting men. It is about bringing the unsheating of a katana to a perfection level. It is not about how efficiently you will cut with it. Other forms or martial arts will teach you that. For a simpler exemple. Iaido is to katana wielder what taichi is to wushu and kung fu practitionners
Im juz stating my observation^^, u are putting ur sword way to down ur back before doing a cut. Imagine u are in an armed combat wif a trained katana wielder, u will cut u before u even try to cut him, coz by putting the sword so down, its actually delaying the cut.
Iaido is an entirely non-competitive martial art. It is not grounded on actual sword-fighting. It is simply Kata or forms. It's actually a very fascinating art to watch, even in practice sessions because there is a level of intensity and focus that is rare to see in other arts.
the cut he is performing is correct, however, you are correct also. If he were to be attacked while making the cut, he would be dead, however, assuming his cut is made for other purposes such as tameshigiri, he would have no problem. A more direct cut is what it seems you are looking for.
To refuel the cutting discussion again - it seems to depend on your sensei, if this way of cutting is correct. I'd say that by far I am not that much of a pro, nevertheless I am fairly sure, that we got the explicit order not to pull back the sword that much.
It would be interesting to know, wich of the three Eishin Ryu branches he is affiliated to.
I'm also part of MJER. I was under the impression that his bow last 3 seconds in the bowed position, and then the next 3 are spent coming out of the bow.
seriously "maceioninjutsu" your obviously talking fuckin shit , cause any proper follower of budo who has gained any proficiency in the arts would have learned enough humility to not go on here acting the retard . so you obviously havn't studied in the bujinkan or anything else , so your couldn't kick "us samurai dudes" asses
well cocksmith, Ive been in the bujinkan for years and, I don't choose to care about what your telling me what I have studied. however, all youtube guys do on here is type shit and cant fight. "keyboard samurai" so please continue to stick your sword up your ass. by the way if you fight the way you write(gramatical struture)... you already lost...loser
If you really ARE of the Bujinkan....Hatsumi Sensei will have a few things to say about the disrespectful tone you have with other martial artists. Even if the people U R speaking to are NOT martial artists--if U R of the bujinkan, iaido, karatedo or ANY budo arts....speaking to other people like this is uncalled for and dishonerable....LEARN SOME MANNERS "ninja".
You prick. It's not about fighting. It's about acheaving perfection in what we do in our everyday lives. It teaches how to honor and repect. Anyways your opinion doesn't mean shit to me. It just shows how much of an asshole you are.
Spot on, and Suino's bad habits can be readily picked out on anyone that learns from him: odd nukitsukes, even weirder two-step furikaburi, cuts that are unecessarily too big and overpowered, etc.
The cuts look weird, though I can't put my finger on it. It seems like you are just swinging the sword. Try imagining cutting men, then follow through. Apply tenouchi at men position. Yoko giri also seem weak. When cutting, squeeze pinky first, then ring finger, middle finger, index finger last. There are extra small movements (perhaps bad habbits) that breaks up the flow of katas. I only have 4.5 yrs in seitei and MJER, nidan, just my observations.
Please save those stupid comments. His cuts are right on. Not too low or too high. Sword doesn't bounce around and he's delivering them with the energy they need. This isn't chambara eiga for #&$ sake.
It is difficult to put yourself up Especially something that usually should not be used as a demo. The people that critisize the most are also the first to say that Iai is dying on the vine. So I would like to thank you for your courage in showing this. I will not comment on your technique only your teacher should do that. I enjoyed it. (NICE dojo by the way)
Sensei Holland (in this video) is one of the BEST martial artists I've ever seen. Incredibly talented guy! I'm so privileged to be able to train with him on several occasions. The new dojo location looks AWESOME!
I'm a beginner with only 2.5 years of experience from different school (I believe with the same origin though), but I saw beauty in your Enbu. Very difined movements.
Osu! fantastic job.
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copy of korean sword arts (haidong gumdo, kuhapdo)
japantruthify001 4 weeks ago
what a poor technique
mef00000 1 month ago
DAMN BOY!!!! U NEED TO SWEEP THE FLOORS OF YOURE DOJO!!!
samuraichuck87 1 month ago
Absolutely beautiful Iaido kata! The techniques of the beautiful and powerful art of Iaido are something special to behold. Much discipline and focus are required to master just some of the intricacies. The practitioner eventually becomes one with mind, body, and spirit. This art will definitely define and polish the character of the practitioner. Awesome demonstration!!!
sterjamo 2 months ago
This guy is deep in the game
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Is this for older people? or people of all age groups? cuz' im interested in this... Its Pure!
ScoutSniper127 4 months ago
@ScoutSniper127 i am pretty sure it is meant for all ages. i am 14 and my sister is 11 and we are doing this style and one of the other students is in his 30s
Ponygal1997 3 months ago
@Ponygal1997 Oh... well the sensei i asked said he'd only accept people over 18+... but i can see others offer for all ages..
ScoutSniper127 3 months ago
Good job.
daddydojang 4 months ago
Im learning this style :D
KAIJUFREAK116 4 months ago
a bit robot like. th etechnique is there, but there is no heart. a bit of advice: at the end of a stroke, the sword should be at hara hight. his is to low. further, a swordstroke must be done with the whole body and mind, not just with the shoulders. but he is young, he will get there
kaifinn 5 months ago
that was really quite impressive.
Syjil 6 months ago
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lucasfladzinski 7 months ago
bad
Tixiel 7 months ago
How come you have that sound while cutting? Do you have grove/ Bo-hi in your blade? In our school we were always taught not to use blades with Bo-hi since if you do get a "singing" sound anyways you know the cut was not done right. with Bo-hi you always got a sound no matter what. What's your view on this topic? Also I like your directness, very efficient.
bankoofer 8 months ago
@bankoofer A bohi does not give you a sounds all the time. All a Bohi is for is to make the Katana lighter without taking its full structure away. The Tachikaze you hear with a Bohi is MUCH louder if the Bohi is deep enough. You can get a sound with a blade without the bohi.....Your school should not say what blade you should or should not use. Only because ALL Iaito's have a bohi. I can understand if your using a shinken....but you dont in the beginning.
KagaKiyomitsu 6 months ago
He has samurai's soul.
yamahanaya 8 months ago
no Chiburi?
KagaKiyomitsu 9 months ago
@KagaKiyomitsu no need with no blood i suppose
bassistoftheyear 6 months ago
@bassistoftheyear all kata have a chiburi...reguardless of blood or not. Remember these kata's are and were used for attacks....so to practice Chiburi with the kata is needed.
KagaKiyomitsu 6 months ago
@KagaKiyomitsu I understand this but a chiburi alone would not remove all of the blood, anyhow if you were say at home you wouldn't want to splatter blood all over the wall or that of a restaurant. Most samurai actually carried something to wipe the blade as well. I suppose my comment was a little misleading though it was supposed to basically mean that i noticed the same thing but just not to let it bother you. You can't always be so formal it's not good for your health haha.
bassistoftheyear 6 months ago
è davvero bravo complimenti
easley93 9 months ago
How beautifull, clean, smooth mocements...
uriangatobataclan 9 months ago
That was fucking sweet... but clean your floors lol...
Crimson14901490 9 months ago
Perfect...
kano2564 9 months ago
Excellent zanshin, elegant and careful foot placement.
Keep it up and thank you for sharing.
uncle0eric 10 months ago
@shinken12 Yeah Komei Juku is what I do (not much lately but once upon a time), seems there are a few little differences but I am by no means in any position to judge if they are or if I am just doing it wrong.
Wookiee81 10 months ago
Very nice, and to the Hollywood ninjas trolling, Eishin-Ryu has been an unbroken, practicing school for over 400 years, Naruto has only been on air for under 10, grab a boken and come to class and learn instead of assuming you know it all because you read a book on Musashi once.
Wookiee81 10 months ago 9
@Wookiee81
yes as far as I know there is only one practicing school in Japan older than eishin ryu, yagyu shinkage ryu.
Any Iai lovers out there should check Komei Juku Iaijutsu and check for stylistic differences...
shinken12 10 months ago
now I have just noticed that when you do your vertical slash you bring the Blade parallel to your back, I am not sure if that is the style in which you learned it but I do know some dojos consider it an error so I just want you to know it.
kakashi1090 11 months ago
quite very skilled but only one thing it's still like robot
MZinzins 11 months ago
I remember reading something by Bruce Lee about "effortless effort". I was never quite sure what that meant. But I think I have a better understanding of it now from watching this video.
Fa1c0 11 months ago
I would like to say that this dojo is Beautiful, and I really enjoyed watching this form! and for those who have something negative to say,well jealousy is the root of all evil. You must be at peace with yourself you will do nothing but make others work harder to be better than they already are. Just remember that God don't like ugly!
~Great Video!
~Soke Steve Hatfield 9th Dan
RSDKarate 1 year ago
AWESOME KATA!!!
DanTheShotokanKid 1 year ago
Good video !! For those guys arguing about styles or whatever, why don't you guys hold a tournament. It's the only way to prove who's right and who's an idiot. Let me know who won. Lot of thanks. Bye.
kalagoyu2 1 year ago
3.05.... Thnx for the siting technique^^
han5emn00r 1 year ago
I was taught iaido from my kendo sensei a long time ago. He never said anything about the name of the style. Now I see it here. Thank you for letting me see your video. I learned a little of Eishin Ryu iaido. Thank you for letting me know the name of my iaido style.
mikeymarshful 1 year ago
@mikeymarshful It might have been Eishin Ryu (i.e. Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu), but if it's kendo, most kendo practitioners learn 'seitei iai' (a small set of key techniques), and if they go on to learn a traditional style (a 'koryu') after that, it tends to be Muso Shinden Ryu (rather than Muso Jikiden). They're related styles, though. Have fun with your iaido! :)
ccsco 5 months ago
@ccsco Thanks! :D
mikeymarshful 5 months ago
@ccsco I see... Thank you! :D
mikeymarshful 5 months ago
If this is Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu why is he doing Muso Shinden Ryu Noto, and hayanuki forms were occassionally in the wrong order.
Davidmclean 1 year ago
Very nice clean crisp form, I can see you have done a lot of training to obtain the level of skill you have achieved.
Hemir8969 1 year ago
It is typical of Eishin-ryu to pull the sword back to parallel with the back before performing an overhead strike?
deosullivan3 1 year ago
@deosullivan3 Not really. You can watch a video of Ishigaki sensei (from Hokkaido) or of the Soke (Ikeda Takeshi), and it's a bit different. They seem to have it pointing a little more forward in the inbetween stage. My impression is that this threatens to stab the opponent if they approach, and is also in position for a parry.
Hope that seems intelligible; makes sense to me :-p
ccsco 5 months ago
I can't wait to learn Eishin-ryu. It's hard to get used to even Ko-ryu after doing Zenkenren iai for so long.
Tahufan1000 1 year ago
@Tahufan1000 KORYU
kaoruhotarubi 1 year ago
@kaoruhotarubi Lol, the first thing that comes to mind is Iaigaki. =P
Tahufan1000 1 year ago
Nice clean form I love the advancing kneeling strikes.
DaveTheSamurai 1 year ago
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OMFG... only wish white people would stop trying to be a gook
del885 1 year ago
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Racist scum!
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@niznet111 Yeah that's what your mom said after I fucked her
del885 1 year ago
That is very nice form...He is rather skilled...Well done.
Im not claiming superiority, my sword skill is decent at best in my opinion.
Cha0sB1k3r 1 year ago
Thanks for posting...Great
ArkansasGillum 1 year ago
Very enjoyable!
Crecybowman 1 year ago
Very nice embu. One little hint , try not to rush through so fast, enjoy each kata and take a slight pause between each one. That gives the advantage of not wearing you out as much and also those watching get the chance to digest what they have seen. Very nice sword control, a pleasure to watch.
swordsman5 1 year ago
I like his walking in Bangai gata, interesting pacing. I am curious as to why his noto looks more like Muso Shinden Ryu than MJER. Which branch of MJER is this being shown?
Iaazathoth 1 year ago
i agree with Theparable0f0
swordfreak16 1 year ago
Amazing vid...he is very skilled and a pleasure to watch...it gives all of us who follow on the path of Bushido, something to aspire to.
BTW...24 years of Shotokan and 16 of Eishin Ryu in dedicated study.
countrysamurai 1 year ago
Excellent demonstration, I really enjoyed it - thanks!
ThePicklepirate 1 year ago
those if you with negative comments would not last five minutes in an iai dojo.
urbanstriper 1 year ago
i'm taking my previous comment back!! LOL @ the fake tachi-kaze @ 2:51!!!
icecrimson 1 year ago
el sable antes del corte retrocede mucho casi toca la espalda eso esta mal
nanisman 1 year ago
I've never seen iaido kata's put together with such grace before, where can I get taught this style.
islandboy71 1 year ago
that's a beautiful tachi-kaze there!! he really got the 'wooosh' out of his sword!! perfectly aligned cuts!!
icecrimson 1 year ago
A pleasure to watch, thanks for posting.
xaedmon 1 year ago
As an MJER practitioner myself, this was an excellent demonstration. We all have things we need to work on but his skill is undeniable.
allyismycopilot 1 year ago
This is beautiful... speachless.
goomeoh 1 year ago
Absolutely amazing, I enjoyed it alot - thank you.
simonshusse 1 year ago
nice demo keep it up i would love to see more kata
SanSuMartialArts 1 year ago
I am a 4th dan in Eshin-Ryu Iaido, and this looks fine to me. I would love to find a dojo near me to practice. Due to the ceilings in my apartment, I can't really use my iaito inside.
METALHEADCERBERUS 1 year ago
@METALHEADCERBERUS Aye, I'm a sandan MJER and it was indeed quite a polished display. There are a few things that I think could be improved but those are more than likely just small differences between how my sensei likes things done and what his sensei prefers.
Sukerkin 1 year ago
you dont take the blood off the blade b4 u noto??
CyBeRTRoNFLuX 1 year ago
@CyBeRTRoNFLuX yeah i was wondering about that as well
Wontonofun 1 year ago
@CyBeRTRoNFLuX Seriously? He is performing a Chiburi before every Noto. If you don't understand the basics of Iaido maybe you shouldn't comment.
allyismycopilot 1 year ago
@allyismycopilot no need to get so testy dude...and no, he is not performing a chiburi before he noto...look again.
CyBeRTRoNFLuX 1 year ago
Wow how long have you been practicing?? I am only 18 and I just started. My back and legs are aching from all that stretching lol
rinwhr 1 year ago
well done, your swordsmanship is correct,it is said,one must know the four swords to be one with all,the key is truth and self. good luck. with love the swordsman,
iconsword 1 year ago
vey nice! good straight back, a very pretty noise of the blade cutting through the air!
CalvinRottenFox 2 years ago
He's better than all fo you, you bunch of internet nerds talking shit. DreadedGuardian you don't know shit, shut the fuck up. Acting like you actually know something, LOL
TheMadWriter1 2 years ago 25
I would agree with you because of the slight ignorance that the people who wrote the negative comments inspire, but when you start calling others names you just get down to their level, Ignore them and create a better person inside you, it keeps your blade sharp and your cuts clean! ^_^
Nlrvana99 2 years ago 2
@TheMadWriter1 seriously, every internet geek on youtube knows more than the people on these videos. please, for every post of you telling these people youre better than them, post a video along with it.
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It is appalling that they would not have cleaned the mats before beginning. Nevermind the rest of the faults here shown, the filth on his hakama is disgraceful.
DreadedGuardian 2 years ago
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It's the robot dance with a sword.
Robot Iaido !
Pakkaslordi 2 years ago
sad coments, you only see robots...
msalazarx 2 years ago
Well said!
tkbomber 2 years ago
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hm the way he flings the sword around (i mean the exaggerated swing) isnt powerful(at least the way he does it)... instead it looks like that exaggeration is making his cuts weaker...yep his cuts are weak... maybe thats eishin-ryu ... but even if it is i dont think his strikes are right...
KoRNeRd 2 years ago
MJER does have a bigger swing but the way I'm taught you're not supposed to bring the sword back that far. I've been told that at least in MJER the sword isn't supposed to drop back more than horizontal.
xenadon 2 years ago
@xenadon I guess it depends on the style, I was recently at an Iwama Aikido style seminar and the Sensei was telling us that Saito used to say that the strike came from the spine just like what this guy is doing.
Crifstar 1 year ago
It's true that it does depend on the style. For instance, Hokyuryu (I hope I'm spelling that right) has much smaller looking cuts when compared with MJER. The thing is in MJER, which is what this guy is doing, you're not supposed to let the tip drop that low.
xenadon 1 year ago
@xenadon Which cut do you mean? ('tip drop that low'). I've not studied them all to check, but you're certainly meant to make an overhead cut go below parallel (kissaki usually around knee level at the end). You mean he went even lower, right? -- not that it's not parallel, which is the style in Zen Nhon Kendo Renmei (Seitei) Iai and Muso Shinden Ryu.
ccsco 5 months ago
It lacks fluidity othervise i think it's ok .. apart of the nukitsuke, furikaburi and noto being a bit weird .. and the kirioroshi is needlessly overpowered.. though, every one of us does things differently and we have our own faults, that's why we practice :)
rockinLive 2 years ago 6
Nanka Nihonjinjanai to iyadesune! Jouzu nandesukedone...
blingmeblingme101 2 years ago
ROMAJI わ 日本 じゃ な い ww
こ の く そ たれ
Pakkaslordi 2 years ago
Grammar errors aren't cool either (`・ω・´)
Bonkular 2 years ago
Caught in the act, and i thought no one would notice u _ u
Pakkaslordi 2 years ago
You can't hide from me :D
Bonkular 2 years ago
ffuu :C
Pakkaslordi 2 years ago
@Pakkaslordi わじゃなくて、はだよ。日本語まだまだだな。。
phixxwutwut 1 year ago
I wonder, to which of my comments did that reply.
Pakkaslordi 1 year ago
very pretty to me. I thought eishin ryu had a very pronounced chiburi.. can anyone explain?
dantemustkill 2 years ago
slow
rosenkreuz15 2 years ago
Good form...its a bit different to me because im a 'ka' of muso shinden Ryu...but both styles seems very formidable. Osu!.
brasshandmartialarts 2 years ago
Wow that was a amazing demonstration in my eyes. i dont know alot about this stuff but find it very interesting and would love to commit myself to learn it but i dont think theyre any schools near me. Really great preformance everything was so clean and disciplined looking.
zigbar205 2 years ago 2
A student of Suino Sensei? If he is you can really see his masters teachings in his waza.
EishinRyu 2 years ago
You hit the nail on the head tamichalak; when people come onto forums, or video links and insult the people who appear 'weak in skill' it irriates me to no end. Not even Myamomoto Musashi slandered other styles. He scientifically proved what was superior instead of saying "Oh I'm the best, listen to me." The so-called ninjas who flame these sites need to sit down and stop watching fantasy to make themselves feel special. True martial artists are humble enough to admit they don't know everything.
Theparableof0 2 years ago 42
Yah yah I spelled his name wrong, I know;
Miyamoto Musashi
Theparableof0 2 years ago
@Theparableof0 LOL @ "THE SO CALLED NINJAs" Any real practitioner of Ninpo wouldnt be disrespectful toward other martial arts. I cant stand all these disrespectful arrogant little punks. Cool vid. This Gentleman has good sword control.
x1xstardomx1x 1 year ago
LOL @ "THE SO CALLED NINJAs" Any real practitioner of Ninpo wouldnt be disrespectful toward other martial arts. I cant stand all these disrespectful arrogant little punks who all they do is talk negative on other peoples videos. WHERE is their video if they are so high and might? On a more important note. Cool vid. This Gentleman has good sword control.
x1xstardomx1x 1 year ago
LOL @ "THE SO CALLED NINJAs" Any real practitioner of Ninpo wouldn't be disrespectful toward other martial arts. I cant stand all these disrespectful arrogant little punks who all they do is talk negative on other peoples videos. WHERE is their video if they are so high and might? On a more important note. Cool vid. This Gentleman has good sword control.
x1xstardomx1x 1 year ago
@Theparableof0 Actually, Musashi specifically trashed a bunch of other schools in his book, actually. Check out the section about "the use of the extra-long sword in other schools" and the other sections around it. He's very clearly criticizing contemporary schools. Maybe I'm reading it differently than you, but that's how it comes off to me.
TheRichardHinckley 1 year ago
@Theparableof0 A group I am friends with has a saying: "The difference is, we are practicing; they are not."
kittenclaws 1 year ago
@Theparableof0
Well said.
752wayne 1 year ago
@Theparableof0 amen man
people who claim to be martial artists but flame other styles = not true martial artists
AznofHK 11 months ago
@Theparableof0
agree bro. peace.
TheLastIshida 10 months ago
I will also add that his reigi is fine for koryu, not seitei. The usual is to tie the sageo and not leave it hanging as suggested earlier, though if it is part of the school's practice, then fine. All I will comment on his performance is the lack of zanshin. But his movements look like Suino Sensei from USA. Almost over produced in my opinion, but if it is the school then fine. His movements are clean and sure, just not dynamic as is usual for Eishin Ryu.
sachifre 2 years ago
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did i just watch a guy have intercourse with a sword ?
lfcwesty18 2 years ago
I don't practice iado so I can't comment on whether his form was right or not, but if I fought him I'd be hard pressed to keep my self from stabbing him in the chest when he goes for an overhead cut. With how far back he brings his sword I'd end up going for it even though it would let him chop down at my exposed head and shoulders.
hannibalninja 2 years ago
iado emphisizes the correct form. not speed. in a real sword fight you will not slash like that. I must say his cuts are realy clean.
sickcata777 2 years ago 3
Beautiful cuts !
I can't comment on the style as I don't know the specifics of it.
Being an Aiki Toho Iai do person,
what I see is the shomen uchi in a very
straight line yet with a big movement/cut.
If it is too low, is not for me to comment.
The sound actually tells if there is a cut of quality,and there is !
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boddumblues 2 years ago
I think the same, i don't know why they have to go all the way down to the back
mizard6 2 years ago
Though I am an MSR practittioner I have trained with other Jikiden sensei and your kata is beautiful. Keep practicing.
tengu1952 2 years ago
rely good, very scilent.
but i have the same observations as maartenarnou, the blade should be alined with your hara when cuting, you lower too much the arms, strech them, in front of you, in front of your belly button
there are a few other details but get the cut right first
and in muso jikiden eishin ryu the sageo is left hanging, is your dojo an official one?
cocy3000 2 years ago
As a bastard swordsman, I'm not hip to all the terminology nor am I claiming to know anything.
These are the observations of a man who just enjoys swinging a sword or two around.
I like the way this guy did his thing. His movements were sure and crisp. He maneuvered the room with ease and grace.
Though he used the overhead chop too much in his kata, and he torqued a bit much for them.........I still liked this vid.
Wouldn't mind bokken sparring with this guy.
Makusa423 2 years ago
@Makusa423 I find it funny that you claim not to know anything and then a few sentences later you begin criticizing his technique. Overhead chop? If you don't even know the name of a basic Iaido cut you should probably keep your criticism to yourself.
allyismycopilot 1 year ago
Cutting: sword goes down behind your back WAY too low. Horizontal is the maximum. After cutting: horizontal aswell, and at the height of your obi, NOT below. This is a matter of correct te no uchi & shiboru. ALWAYS check saya biki. If not, you would break your saya & cut your left hand at the moment of saya banare if that was a shinken you were using...
maartenarnou 2 years ago
If I may, I would like to correct your comment regarding cutting. Dropping the kisaki down the back is not wrong and is an acceptable style, but it depends on your teachers. MJER do this. MSR don't. But some MJER don't, just depends. Older styles tend to drop it. In seitei, below horizontal is a no no.
Cutting below horizontal again depends on what you are doing. Seitei doesn't on standing forms, and only slightly on seated. Koryu forms vary, but the cuts are generally below horizontal in MJER.
sachifre 2 years ago
a few points to work on...
Reigi is incorrect. During Shomen ni rei: keep sword at 45° (!), with ha pointing down (this was OK). Do not bend over too far, max. 30° And keep head, neck and spine in 1 line!
Keep hands & arms RELAXED alongside the body, not like you're a blown up balloon! While walking, don't sway your arms like that!
maartenarnou 2 years ago
DAS IST FANTASTICHE
thokreidak 2 years ago
Very beautiful. Was that a form of renzoku nuki or continuous draw forms?
kendoka0girl 2 years ago
The idea of pulling the sword back that far is to practice cutting straight(by aligning it with your spine) and getting the arc the tip moves through correct. In actual combat, pulling back that far is useless. But for practice, it's good. If you can get a full swing like that down, anything less would be easy. Iaido's form-based practice. It IS about cutting efficiency, which is why so much time's put into practicing it perfectly. If you aren't imagining real situations, you're doing it wrong.
ElessarTaralom 2 years ago
I see that there is a large misunderstanding here. Iaido is not about cutting men. It is about bringing the unsheating of a katana to a perfection level. It is not about how efficiently you will cut with it. Other forms or martial arts will teach you that. For a simpler exemple. Iaido is to katana wielder what taichi is to wushu and kung fu practitionners
fingwe 2 years ago
Im juz stating my observation^^, u are putting ur sword way to down ur back before doing a cut. Imagine u are in an armed combat wif a trained katana wielder, u will cut u before u even try to cut him, coz by putting the sword so down, its actually delaying the cut.
windlightx 3 years ago
Iaido is an entirely non-competitive martial art. It is not grounded on actual sword-fighting. It is simply Kata or forms. It's actually a very fascinating art to watch, even in practice sessions because there is a level of intensity and focus that is rare to see in other arts.
Krantos 3 years ago 4
the cut he is performing is correct, however, you are correct also. If he were to be attacked while making the cut, he would be dead, however, assuming his cut is made for other purposes such as tameshigiri, he would have no problem. A more direct cut is what it seems you are looking for.
samdonelly3 2 years ago
To refuel the cutting discussion again - it seems to depend on your sensei, if this way of cutting is correct. I'd say that by far I am not that much of a pro, nevertheless I am fairly sure, that we got the explicit order not to pull back the sword that much.
It would be interesting to know, wich of the three Eishin Ryu branches he is affiliated to.
XiaoVanChan 2 years ago
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maartenarnou 2 years ago
I like the series of kata you did when you started them partway through noto.
xenadon 3 years ago
looks more like iaijutsu than iaido
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago
Bravo !!
Interaktiv64 3 years ago
Very interesting video !
Swift, smooth and elegant.
Thx
carnops 3 years ago
love it :O
AGwarry 3 years ago
kendo&iaido forever
superlinkinboy 3 years ago
I'm also part of MJER. I was under the impression that his bow last 3 seconds in the bowed position, and then the next 3 are spent coming out of the bow.
plagusguy1 3 years ago
seriously "maceioninjutsu" your obviously talking fuckin shit , cause any proper follower of budo who has gained any proficiency in the arts would have learned enough humility to not go on here acting the retard . so you obviously havn't studied in the bujinkan or anything else , so your couldn't kick "us samurai dudes" asses
AkUmA2o1o 3 years ago
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well cocksmith, Ive been in the bujinkan for years and, I don't choose to care about what your telling me what I have studied. however, all youtube guys do on here is type shit and cant fight. "keyboard samurai" so please continue to stick your sword up your ass. by the way if you fight the way you write(gramatical struture)... you already lost...loser
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago
Fail. You could use some "structure".
grabarekus 3 years ago
That is a response to maceioninjutsu.
grabarekus 3 years ago
grabarekus shut the fuck up loser....and what the fuck are you talking about...fruit cup
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago
Again, maceion... it's like you are going out of your way to make yourself look dumb. Fail, fruit cup.
grabarekus 3 years ago
If you really ARE of the Bujinkan....Hatsumi Sensei will have a few things to say about the disrespectful tone you have with other martial artists. Even if the people U R speaking to are NOT martial artists--if U R of the bujinkan, iaido, karatedo or ANY budo arts....speaking to other people like this is uncalled for and dishonerable....LEARN SOME MANNERS "ninja".
tamichalak 2 years ago 2
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fuck iaido(samurai) I'll whip any of you samurai dudes asses with my ninjato. bujinkan ninjutsu im in chicago bring it.... losers
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago
dont you think that is a bit arrogant
BlazeStmxc 3 years ago
And if you study ninjutsu your shindoshi is a arrogant,undisciplined as you are!
DaveTheSamurai 3 years ago
You prick. It's not about fighting. It's about acheaving perfection in what we do in our everyday lives. It teaches how to honor and repect. Anyways your opinion doesn't mean shit to me. It just shows how much of an asshole you are.
Bobman4671 3 years ago
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bobman4671 so I guess you've acheived spirtual enlightenment (lmao) "it not about fighting" I would say the same if i got my ass whipped....fag
if that the case study zen and quit jaggin off your sword when mommy's sleeping. still, FUCK iaido....loser
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago
Why are you even watching this video if you don't like iaido?
Bobman4671 3 years ago
I just dont like you...
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago
I could be wrong but that looks like that fruity Sunio style. Absolute waste of time.
truthnbudo 3 years ago
Spot on, and Suino's bad habits can be readily picked out on anyone that learns from him: odd nukitsukes, even weirder two-step furikaburi, cuts that are unecessarily too big and overpowered, etc.
Proton1 2 years ago
elegant....superve....inspiring.
Dannavy85 3 years ago
Why is the tip all the way down your back i learn it to be just above horizontal when above your head
S1l3NtH8wK 3 years ago
well done and enjoy your self ,the moment will come ,and then you all try the rest of your life trying to do it again. welldone
rich762 3 years ago
There seems to be a pause during furikaburi. I don't know if that's a characteristic of a different line of Jikiden. If not, something to work on. :)
zh001d 3 years ago
The cuts look weird, though I can't put my finger on it. It seems like you are just swinging the sword. Try imagining cutting men, then follow through. Apply tenouchi at men position. Yoko giri also seem weak. When cutting, squeeze pinky first, then ring finger, middle finger, index finger last. There are extra small movements (perhaps bad habbits) that breaks up the flow of katas. I only have 4.5 yrs in seitei and MJER, nidan, just my observations.
zh001d 3 years ago
I have tried iaido myself and although I'm ungraded at this date I enjoyed the video. Nice!
khelben1979 3 years ago
awesome
thierrykurt 3 years ago 3
Very beautiful, I only have a 1 years experience in iaido with another school.
hong, hokushin shino ryu
forgetfulduck 3 years ago
3:57 is very impressive. well done. don't listen to any of the insults. you're doing just fine.
kailcrow 3 years ago
Please save those stupid comments. His cuts are right on. Not too low or too high. Sword doesn't bounce around and he's delivering them with the energy they need. This isn't chambara eiga for #&$ sake.
coconino 3 years ago
I'd say slow down and figure out where your target is!
Angles!!!!! Neck cuts have to be 45 degrees to get under the helmet and to follow an apponent........try it.
When you have that back leg bent on a cut you lose all your power. Dig your back heel into the ground.
cmaneker 3 years ago
after the stroke,your left hand should be at hara level. it is much to low. further pretty good
kaifinn 3 years ago
It is difficult to put yourself up Especially something that usually should not be used as a demo. The people that critisize the most are also the first to say that Iai is dying on the vine. So I would like to thank you for your courage in showing this. I will not comment on your technique only your teacher should do that. I enjoyed it. (NICE dojo by the way)
flyingtimber 4 years ago 3
This had better be part of Kendo Lol
SinofBeast 4 years ago
pretty good
maceioninjutsu 4 years ago
Sensei Holland (in this video) is one of the BEST martial artists I've ever seen. Incredibly talented guy! I'm so privileged to be able to train with him on several occasions. The new dojo location looks AWESOME!
priori2ude 4 years ago
I'm a beginner with only 2.5 years of experience from different school (I believe with the same origin though), but I saw beauty in your Enbu. Very difined movements.
I enjoyed watching this. Thank you.
Yuko, Musoshinden Ryu
yukorn 4 years ago