Why do you wear the obi? Reason I ask is that the sword should be worn thrust through the obi, you appear to wear it through the hakama tapes. It doesn't seem to affect your technique that can be seen in your video, but I wouldn't think the sword is properly supported. I am not criticising your iai, but the sword wearing seems odd.
@nobolowski he does have an odd way of wearing the obi, but he seems to be using the obi to do the same thing we use the bottom straps of the hakama for, to support the sword position/hight.
@OMFGHUGEWOLF didn't really think about that but you're right, the obi/hakama tape thing is back-to-front. It's difficult to actually see too much of his technique due to the repetitive editing (which I think is nicely done in this context) which masks big chunks of it. I'm only about 18 months in to my iai and an ikkyu so might miss his errors where there may be any.
@OMFGHUGEWOLF (carrying on this brief debate) I tried his method of wearing the sword through the hakama tapes 2 days ago while practicing. The saya felt REALLY unstable against my hip and had to be exceptionally well balanced in order to stay at a stable angle, and as soon as I let go with my left hand it dropped vertically and got wedged behind my knee in Ganmen Ate which was worse than shoving the saya down into the hakama leg. Not for me, will stick to the obi.
What is it with you? everything is appearently fake. See a dog on youtube? fake! see a balloon on youtube? well, that must be a fake balloon, right? see some guy doing pro iaido? well, if you can't do it, then neither can he and therefore it must be fake, right?
Stop accusing people of faking and go do something constructive.
What is it with you? everything is appearently fake. See a dog on youtube? fake! see a balloon on youtube? well, that must be a fake balloon, right? see some guy doing pro iaido? well, if you can't do it, then neither can he and therefore it must be fake, right?
Stop accusing people of faking and go do something constructive.
Please Aikkidostenudd! I would love any information on the sword he uses. It seems perfect for Iaido, light and thin, I would love to have one like it, could you find out where it was purchased and what model it is?
@dakoata121212, sorry but I don't know what sword it was at that time - but I know that it was not particularly light or thin for a iaido sword. Today, it seems to be popular with quite light swords for iaido practice.
@dakoata121212 dumb sheeit u get it made for about 135000 dollars in japan... from the only black smith left in the whole world... and sword doesnt make the master... the master makes the sword... u sound stupid already... and this art is fking stupid itself. LOL
@MarkLovesQuyenAlways HAHAHA! I sound stupid? The curency of Japan is Yen, not Dollars. And if the art is stupid then why would you waste your time searching videos on something stupid? I understand that the sword does not make a master, it is only a tool the master uses. You would not use a ratchet to screw a screw would you? Just like some swords may be better for certain uses. You would not use a Jian to hack someone to pieces like a axe correct? Well, you might..
@MarkLovesQuyenAlways What I dont understand is why you commented on two videos of the same art, yet you think it is stupid? I bet you would not last 5 lessons of this art.. prove me wrong.
Beautiful noto. I also loved the draw and rotate with Ganmenate. It's interesting to see the small variations within ryuha. We draw and do noto with the blade and saya oriented vertically. Also, with the drip or what we call Menuki chiburi, we put the pinkie on the tsuba and then whirl the blade in a cone shape.
@maxgunn555, it's not necessary to do iaido in order to develop one's aikido, but it does no harm. I find it rewarding - also to my aikido. I gain sharpness, precision, and an understanding of the sword art base of many aikido moves. But I might be wrong ;)
Do you look at your pocket when you put your hand in it? An Iaido practitioner makes the sword an extension of his body just as your hand is an extension of your arm. Think about that the next time you put your hands in your pockets. Imagine being able to extend your perception another twenty or thirty inches beyond your fingers and know where and what that object is doing. It is a mental challenge and triumph like no other.
I think that in morotetsuki, you "prepare" the nukitsuke a little too low... I usually end Sayabiki when my hand is at eye-level, while your hand looks more at chest level. This, in my opinion, causes the cut to be too "short" and offensive enough.
Then slow down about twice as much when you get there.
There are nuances/problems that are easily readable in just about everything you do that is a direct result of your "SPEED KILLS" mentality, from your sayabiki to your noto to the lack of your hips into the waza....
0____o OMG NO WAI! I WANNA KNOW IT! They say Vergil's Dark Slayer techniques are so fast you can't see it with the naked eye! ;o I WANNA TRY SLICING A SPEEDING BULLET INTO QUATERS WHILE ITS GOING IN FOR A HEAD SHOT.
i thought the same of mine, then i found out that the most important iaijutsu school of latin america was 1 block away from my house... well, thats luck hahaha!
cool, i practice aikido too... aikiken its cool but its not rely down to the sword, the ken its just to apretiate some movements from the taijutsu part and were some of them come from... iaido and iaijutsu are completely diferent to aikiken or kenjutsu.
there must be some kind of school. you just have to look harder
i have been doing Iai for a couple of months now and i can confirm This guy is definitely NOT faking it , These are real katas , as i recognize some from the 13 katas .
Oh, you think that it's trick filming of some kind? I have to tell Thomas, who did the iaido. There's nothing more flattering than your kind of disbelief :)
haha I know what you mean man, people are in their own lil fantasy land that they have lost all depths and conceptions of reality. Gotta feel sorry for them sometimes.
@Aikidostenudd "Oh, you think that it's trick filming of some kind? I have to tell Thomas, who did the iaido. There's nothing more flattering than your kind of disbelief :)" hahahaha, nicely said!
I think it's just being able to take out your sword in a quick, slick, smooth motion, hitting your opponent, clean off the blood and put it in the scabbard in 1 motion, It's also a style of some sort
@aihlo Well since Iaido is a traditional art in a world of guns and knives, it's based on historical times when swords were commonly used. Thus, it wasn't practical to walk around with your sword drawn all the time, so it became needed for there to be techniques of drawing ("unsheathing") and re-sheathing the sword.
As soon as the video starts, I stopped it. You don't just pull out the stuka without pushing with your left thumb to the tsuba first (specialy in close up like this).
judging by the look of it and the sound of the blade when it cuts through air, it is an Iaito, a sword that doesn't cut and serve for unsheating practice, you can get a good quality one for around 400$ (it's how much I paid mine) in a good martial arts supply store or by ordering online. but for upper quality ones made generally made in Aluminium steel, it's around 800$ and up
wow i would say you need to shop around a little more... you can buy either a differentially hardened or 9260 springsteel production katana for less than 300$
Hello Blackhawkae69! Well I can't be 100% sure but it sure looks like the shinken he had when we practiced Iaido and Aikido at the same dojo together. However my memory could be screwing with me.
im not sure as i have learnt 13 katas so far , but there are around 50 as my sensei said , but i must master these 13 katas ( the first phew are sitting down katas ) and 12 and 13 got introsuced in 2000
Look at the way the blade "wiggles" when drawn and stopped suddenly. Most iaito (even some very high quality ones) are made from aluminum, which makes the sword lighter and give a clean, higher pitched "zing" when swung correctly. But it also moves much more than steel, and you often see a slight "wobble" after a sharp stop of the sword.
Yes I know Iaitos are most often made from an aluminium/zinc alloy and I admit I didn't look that closely at the clip since I've seen him in action in real life so many times. And you are probably right. On closer inspection it does indeed look like an aluminium/zinc alloy blade.
i think, its a good video. a am training araki mujinsai ryu, but the noto and the other stuff is almost the same and it shows all the importand things very clearly.
ok well im 17 i take iaido very seriously proply helps doing a diffrent disaplin for a few years before i started iaido. i started when i was like 13.. and i dident take it as a joke at all thats why im the level i am.
but why do kendo to learn iaido... iaido and kendo are diffrent. i thing learning iaiado is more efective than leaning kendo to train your mind in iaido? anyways theres a made up style to teach kendo to use a sword not iaido students to use a shini? .
make sure ur concentrate on the noto returning the sword in the scabbard. When i first began practicing iaido i was afraid of that too. Keep your thumb on the scabbard when you draw the sword, and when you return the blade to the scabbard slide the sword cutting edge away across your thumb and return it in noto
i only ever seen 2 guys ever using shinkens. i guess its good but i cant see the point really. and 1 guy had his thumb ontop on the tsuba and it sliped onto the blade and spilt his thumb to the bone so yea i dont do it but nothing wrong i guess just i dont wanna tak the risk unlike some :D
how are you supposed to do nukitsuke during tameshigiri with an iaito? its not about risk... its about focus,
im not saying for everyone to always use a shinken, buts not unheard of... i know that i didn't respect my iaito as a weapon (knowing i cant cut myself when i mess up) so i ground an edge onto it... just so that i knew i would be hurt if i didn't pay attention
well that is one way to push your self but i guess that just damages your iaito. yea i can see what you mean by using them around tami but when your just doing kata theres no need really but its up to u u will know if u lose half a head doing a bad tuburi :)
In alot of forms at around about the iai equivalent of sandan you are expected to handle a shinken for a feel of it and as you progress rank wise you have the option to start shinken practise. The trick i have found for safe shinken practise is to make sure your iai and shinken are roughly the same in all aspects ei.. weight and length, and dont rush chiburi, unless you want that talking thumb :P
lol yea dont want to give my self a split peronaliry :P thats pritty intresting dident know some dojos do that. we mainly dont do high level forms intill your around sandan but im only nidan atm and in our dojo we are not totaly stricks what you learn. i got a shinken but i have never trained with it i guess i whould be alowed but i guess its down to the persons point of view if they wish to usse or not i guess but yea got nothing agenced it :)
I couldn't help but notice the polar opposites in the comments: Gonzo takes everything there is to learn while trublood sees nothing to learn at all... such is the broad spectrum of humanity. Trublood06, you and people like you are why human beings haven't cured cancer or ventured further out into space.Oh, and one last thing: I wanna see some backbone in some of the ppl I see bicker over vids like these in the form of everyone who comments getting together for a little party. Swords mandatory.
The draw/strike concept as in iado is a crucial learn, if someone were to attack you with a sword, consider the odds of him warning about it...then consider your chances in that situation with something like this drilled into your skull. Not that people usually kill each other with swords these days, but I'd consider someone with at least a rudimentary knowledge of this style more likely to survive than one without.
No, that's the actual sport of fencing. You can learn alot about timing and distance from kendo/kumdo, but AFAIK, they do not teach any of the technical details that are very important to the use of a sword. As Aikidostenudd said, they complement each other, and both are necessary to be a good swordsman.
Very true. I myself have studied both kenjutsu, Kumdo and iaido and there are definite differences between all of them. Iaido is the art of the draw and sheathing, which are very important, kendo/kumdo is a sport for points, similar to the difference of MMA fighting and point sparring. Kenjutsu is the actual art of training to kill someone with the blade.
Kendo and iaido complement each other. The former is fencing, the latter is for getting acquainted with the actual sword. Most high grade kendo teachers also have high grades in iaido.
Iaido is mainly concerned with cutting on the draw. The entire point is to end a fight as soon as possible. Drawing and sheathing are just part and parcel of the whole enterprise.
I loooooove this vid. However one thing does jump out to me. His Saya is not worn in the obi. Is that just a personal preference?
Tadaoooo 2 months ago
@Tadaoooo He wears the saya in the hakama strap. An alternative that I also use. Yes, it's a personal preference.
Aikidostenudd 2 months ago
@Aikidostenudd Ah okay thanks for clearing that up for me.
Tadaoooo 2 months ago
Beautiful video, it really shoes the grace and power that can be achieved through practice of any art.
shaykai 3 months ago
I could never do any sword arts. Unless I could make a technique where I can still use my sword no matter how many fingers I lose.
NicklousDerFag 8 months ago
Why do you wear the obi? Reason I ask is that the sword should be worn thrust through the obi, you appear to wear it through the hakama tapes. It doesn't seem to affect your technique that can be seen in your video, but I wouldn't think the sword is properly supported. I am not criticising your iai, but the sword wearing seems odd.
(I study seitei and Jikiden Eishin)
nobolowski 9 months ago
@nobolowski he does have an odd way of wearing the obi, but he seems to be using the obi to do the same thing we use the bottom straps of the hakama for, to support the sword position/hight.
OMFGHUGEWOLF 6 months ago
@OMFGHUGEWOLF didn't really think about that but you're right, the obi/hakama tape thing is back-to-front. It's difficult to actually see too much of his technique due to the repetitive editing (which I think is nicely done in this context) which masks big chunks of it. I'm only about 18 months in to my iai and an ikkyu so might miss his errors where there may be any.
nobolowski 6 months ago
@OMFGHUGEWOLF (carrying on this brief debate) I tried his method of wearing the sword through the hakama tapes 2 days ago while practicing. The saya felt REALLY unstable against my hip and had to be exceptionally well balanced in order to stay at a stable angle, and as soon as I let go with my left hand it dropped vertically and got wedged behind my knee in Ganmen Ate which was worse than shoving the saya down into the hakama leg. Not for me, will stick to the obi.
nobolowski 1 week ago
@nobolowski there is one thing I would say though that is missing with his use of the sword.
OMFGHUGEWOLF 6 months ago
He makes it seem so easy, too!
GeekChique 10 months ago
excellent noto
pedjislav 11 months ago
This sword resembles a few Tozando swords. I use a Toryumon for my Iai which resembles his sword to a great degree, albeit with some differences.
Saavykaas 1 year ago
@nahkaparoni @nahkaparoni
What is it with you? everything is appearently fake. See a dog on youtube? fake! see a balloon on youtube? well, that must be a fake balloon, right? see some guy doing pro iaido? well, if you can't do it, then neither can he and therefore it must be fake, right?
Stop accusing people of faking and go do something constructive.
nanoling 1 year ago 6
@nahkaparoni
What is it with you? everything is appearently fake. See a dog on youtube? fake! see a balloon on youtube? well, that must be a fake balloon, right? see some guy doing pro iaido? well, if you can't do it, then neither can he and therefore it must be fake, right?
Stop accusing people of faking and go do something constructive.
nanoling 1 year ago
@Aikidostenudd at what would be the best position for the sword to be on you? above or below the hip? i just started learning...
TheRunner241 1 year ago
making me dizzy and sick : P
KlausYTY 1 year ago
I really love this video-its thoroughly mesmerising!
sanpogiri777 1 year ago
so smooth
pandlaugh 1 year ago 3
howmuch is a real sword because im lerning kenjutsu and battomo
i wanna lern every sword art that exists XDDDDDDD
fiestamaniak 1 year ago
Awesome display
MrDigitalcomics 1 year ago
this is closeup alright...TOO CLOSE :) can't see body placement or the complete movement. zoom out!
hiro123hir 1 year ago
Please Aikkidostenudd! I would love any information on the sword he uses. It seems perfect for Iaido, light and thin, I would love to have one like it, could you find out where it was purchased and what model it is?
dakoata121212 1 year ago
@dakoata121212, sorry but I don't know what sword it was at that time - but I know that it was not particularly light or thin for a iaido sword. Today, it seems to be popular with quite light swords for iaido practice.
Aikidostenudd 1 year ago
@Aikidostenudd Iv got the exact same sword for you for iaido and i can understand the feeling were its not exacly light lawls xD
devilzzzzzzzzzz 1 year ago
@dakoata121212 dumb sheeit u get it made for about 135000 dollars in japan... from the only black smith left in the whole world... and sword doesnt make the master... the master makes the sword... u sound stupid already... and this art is fking stupid itself. LOL
MarkLovesQuyenAlways 8 months ago
@MarkLovesQuyenAlways HAHAHA! I sound stupid? The curency of Japan is Yen, not Dollars. And if the art is stupid then why would you waste your time searching videos on something stupid? I understand that the sword does not make a master, it is only a tool the master uses. You would not use a ratchet to screw a screw would you? Just like some swords may be better for certain uses. You would not use a Jian to hack someone to pieces like a axe correct? Well, you might..
dakoata121212 8 months ago
@MarkLovesQuyenAlways What I dont understand is why you commented on two videos of the same art, yet you think it is stupid? I bet you would not last 5 lessons of this art.. prove me wrong.
dakoata121212 8 months ago
@nahkaparoni You obviously do not do Iaido.
batmusings 1 year ago
Beautiful noto. I also loved the draw and rotate with Ganmenate. It's interesting to see the small variations within ryuha. We draw and do noto with the blade and saya oriented vertically. Also, with the drip or what we call Menuki chiburi, we put the pinkie on the tsuba and then whirl the blade in a cone shape.
Wonderful closeups and smooth, crisp Iaido.
kendoka0girl 1 year ago
It's beautiful, zen perfection.
kasmirz 1 year ago
That was one great looking hammon!
ALAPINO 1 year ago
@ALAPINO that was a fake hamon
icecrimson 1 year ago
Is that a clay tempered "PawPaw" Tsuba Katana from handmades swords???
I just bought this sword and it looks similar to yours.. I have 12 made according to the certificate...
Respect on your sword handling... and you still have all your fingers!!!!!
Emrys69 1 year ago
gah. that's soothing. put the dragon to sleep. lol
djukyo 1 year ago
why does being able to use swords have anything to do with aikido?
maxgunn555 1 year ago
@maxgunn555, it's not necessary to do iaido in order to develop one's aikido, but it does no harm. I find it rewarding - also to my aikido. I gain sharpness, precision, and an understanding of the sword art base of many aikido moves. But I might be wrong ;)
Aikidostenudd 1 year ago
@Aikidostenudd kool a sword is the ultimate non projectile/explosive weapon after all.
maxgunn555 1 year ago
Wow... nice!
But i can't understand how you can put it back into the sheath so fast and without looking...
I'm guessing its practice and many draws that make your muscles "remember"...
I'm going to go practice now =)
solitajre222 2 years ago
Do you look at your pocket when you put your hand in it? An Iaido practitioner makes the sword an extension of his body just as your hand is an extension of your arm. Think about that the next time you put your hands in your pockets. Imagine being able to extend your perception another twenty or thirty inches beyond your fingers and know where and what that object is doing. It is a mental challenge and triumph like no other.
ocdetails 2 years ago
@solitajre222 Well, you slide the sword around the sheath, at the top, so its a little hard to miss.
ShadowSword32 1 year ago
your Noto is incredibly good.
Delmo67 2 years ago
Hello,here is iaidoka from Poland. =)
I saw a few mistakes that are unacceptable in our ;P.
But not here it comes, I want to say that you have a fairly short swords. I have 167 with an increase of the sword with blades 90 cm
I practice Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaijutsu.
I hope you understand my English is not too good. :(
Pajenczak0 2 years ago
Going to trial lesson for Iaido saturday :)
Balthasorus 2 years ago
Interesting idea. The rest do not appreciate. Greetings from Poland.
jdn2 2 years ago
Hi Tomas, I'm a Iaidoka from Italy.
I think that in morotetsuki, you "prepare" the nukitsuke a little too low... I usually end Sayabiki when my hand is at eye-level, while your hand looks more at chest level. This, in my opinion, causes the cut to be too "short" and offensive enough.
great movements anyway!!
cyberjack76ITA 2 years ago
until i see his face,i thought hes japanese.LOL...i thought color of his hand is that of typical east asian,LOL
singularku 2 years ago
this video is so good for lack of better words its almost classified as sword porn..... its just so amazing
tora7sensei 2 years ago
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a question on bokken practice for iaido....
when performing noto, how does a wooden saya feel in comparison to plastic?
what are the pros and cons of wooden saya?
londonelvis 2 years ago
Ai Yai yai...
For the person posting the video.
Slow. The Hell. Down.
Then slow down more.
Then slow down about twice as much when you get there.
There are nuances/problems that are easily readable in just about everything you do that is a direct result of your "SPEED KILLS" mentality, from your sayabiki to your noto to the lack of your hips into the waza....
Please, slow down, for the sake of your iai.
ShoryukenThatHadoken 2 years ago
That looks like it would be hard to not cut yourself...
tubes69 2 years ago 2
Very nice little video!
I'm looking foward to my own practice when I see this....especially the noto is very nice.
TheTrismegistos 2 years ago
Basically, you can end someone life without even having the sword out for more then 3-4 seconds.
ehhno0 2 years ago
Love that Bo-Hi sound
killarse 2 years ago 2
This is a great video to watch.
Stumperx 2 years ago
like very good sex
Monarch3436 2 years ago
agreed, too bad there isnt a style for the quickdraw in games like Vergil from DMC or ZhouTai from dynasty warriors
popopopopp 2 years ago
of course you can! practice makes vergil-speed possible you know! ^_^
traveller89 2 years ago
0____o OMG NO WAI! I WANNA KNOW IT! They say Vergil's Dark Slayer techniques are so fast you can't see it with the naked eye! ;o I WANNA TRY SLICING A SPEEDING BULLET INTO QUATERS WHILE ITS GOING IN FOR A HEAD SHOT.
popopopopp 2 years ago
okay, okay... so i was parodying vergil.. my bad that i believe you took it seriously.
but hey, that won't stop you from practicing won't it?
here's to you, hoping to see your video of vergil-speed quickdraw in a few years ahead ^_^.
work hard alrite?
traveller89 2 years ago
vergil uses iai
Yaymudkip 2 years ago
thats what everyones chasing! =)
dantemustkill 2 years ago
I take this martial art. been taking it for seven years and im nowhere near his level of coordination. every move was flawless, fluid, and accurate.
Corgblam 2 years ago
not every tink is about exprience
jea740 2 years ago
sword masturbation....cool
DadsDaBossa 2 years ago
internet smartasses.... cool
Aureliano5174 2 years ago
Oh! Great! Bravo!
tomateradio 2 years ago
damn, my country lacks so much stuff, martial arts especially
Kazekane 2 years ago
i thought the same of mine, then i found out that the most important iaijutsu school of latin america was 1 block away from my house... well, thats luck hahaha!
cocy3000 2 years ago
well, the closest sword art I can study is partially from Aikido
Kazekane 2 years ago
cool, i practice aikido too... aikiken its cool but its not rely down to the sword, the ken its just to apretiate some movements from the taijutsu part and were some of them come from... iaido and iaijutsu are completely diferent to aikiken or kenjutsu.
there must be some kind of school. you just have to look harder
cocy3000 2 years ago
His notto is almost as good as mine..
dickhead347 2 years ago
@dickhead347 you mean "noto".
CaesarRex 1 year ago
Really impresive , thank you for vid. OSU!
KankuPitbull 2 years ago
He is great, high quality iaidoka, a fine artist. Congratulations to him.
Daniel191984 2 years ago
i have been doing Iai for a couple of months now and i can confirm This guy is definitely NOT faking it , These are real katas , as i recognize some from the 13 katas .
wind212 2 years ago
there are 12 waza's in Seitei Iai... and in much ko-ryu's... what style of Iaido are you learning that have 13 katas?
Blackhawkae69 2 years ago
Incredible, such skill with the sword and sheath! bravo sir!
RaikoKensei 3 years ago
love it !!! great skill great movie!!
mastersgtdjinn 3 years ago
I tried putting my sword back in that quick and cut my self.
LOL.
ImTheMightyOne 3 years ago
Oh, you think that it's trick filming of some kind? I have to tell Thomas, who did the iaido. There's nothing more flattering than your kind of disbelief :)
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago 10
haha I know what you mean man, people are in their own lil fantasy land that they have lost all depths and conceptions of reality. Gotta feel sorry for them sometimes.
GoreTorn16 3 years ago
I'm going to have to say that if anyone really tries to fake iai kata, then they are scum-sucking-dogs. I doubt that he's faking.
williamhcoleman 3 years ago
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@Aikidostenudd "Oh, you think that it's trick filming of some kind? I have to tell Thomas, who did the iaido. There's nothing more flattering than your kind of disbelief :)" hahahaha, nicely said!
onEida777eAgle 9 months ago
almost sexual...
sonorbeat91 3 years ago 2
hey this vid acoly help me alot ty so much i know a rely safe way of sheathing my sowrd ty
troanova 3 years ago
Wow...
Ravenkin 3 years ago
what is the importance of sheathing and unsheathing btw? It looks like it has a lot of meaning for him is why i ask
aihlo 3 years ago
To aihlo: In this closeup I have cut together a lot of sheathing and unsheathing, because it looks cool ;)
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
that it does
aihlo 3 years ago
ive seen dude on a couple videos dude is a badass
maceioninjutsu 3 years ago
I think it's just being able to take out your sword in a quick, slick, smooth motion, hitting your opponent, clean off the blood and put it in the scabbard in 1 motion, It's also a style of some sort
qwastic 3 years ago
@aihlo Well since Iaido is a traditional art in a world of guns and knives, it's based on historical times when swords were commonly used. Thus, it wasn't practical to walk around with your sword drawn all the time, so it became needed for there to be techniques of drawing ("unsheathing") and re-sheathing the sword.
ICEman714941 5 months ago
nice hamon on that puppy 0:48 ish
aihlo 3 years ago
Fake hamon.
Master293 3 years ago
IC, that's fair enough. Never learned it that way. Nice to see other ways... Thx.
SamHaLeKe 3 years ago
As soon as the video starts, I stopped it. You don't just pull out the stuka without pushing with your left thumb to the tsuba first (specialy in close up like this).
SamHaLeKe 3 years ago
It can be done in other ways. Here it's done with the index finger pressing on the tsuba.
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
Is the hamon of your sword etched on?
Bobman4671 3 years ago
I don't know. On this video, I just held the camera :)
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
i love your Kat
i broke my bamboo handle? lol
KyoOmaya 3 years ago
Hey where did you get the sword and how heavy is it?
Bobman4671 3 years ago
judging by the look of it and the sound of the blade when it cuts through air, it is an Iaito, a sword that doesn't cut and serve for unsheating practice, you can get a good quality one for around 400$ (it's how much I paid mine) in a good martial arts supply store or by ordering online. but for upper quality ones made generally made in Aluminium steel, it's around 800$ and up
irregularzero 3 years ago
wow i would say you need to shop around a little more... you can buy either a differentially hardened or 9260 springsteel production katana for less than 300$
Creationsofmyown 3 years ago
You are wrong. It is a shinken. And very much not a budget one.
CaesarRex 3 years ago
a shinken? how do you know it's a sharp blade and not a iaito? and if it IS a sharlp blade... my respects to mister Ohlsson for such perfection...
Blackhawkae69 2 years ago
Hello Blackhawkae69! Well I can't be 100% sure but it sure looks like the shinken he had when we practiced Iaido and Aikido at the same dojo together. However my memory could be screwing with me.
CaesarRex 2 years ago
im not sure as i have learnt 13 katas so far , but there are around 50 as my sensei said , but i must master these 13 katas ( the first phew are sitting down katas ) and 12 and 13 got introsuced in 2000
wind212 2 years ago
this is clearly an iaito ;) look at 0:49 and 1:00 it is very obvious. +in sweeden most iaidoka got that exact same iaito.
Devoti 2 years ago
Look at the way the blade "wiggles" when drawn and stopped suddenly. Most iaito (even some very high quality ones) are made from aluminum, which makes the sword lighter and give a clean, higher pitched "zing" when swung correctly. But it also moves much more than steel, and you often see a slight "wobble" after a sharp stop of the sword.
Galwynd 2 years ago
Yes I know Iaitos are most often made from an aluminium/zinc alloy and I admit I didn't look that closely at the clip since I've seen him in action in real life so many times. And you are probably right. On closer inspection it does indeed look like an aluminium/zinc alloy blade.
CaesarRex 2 years ago
I have a similar, if not same, katana. The tsuba design is exactly the same. Does yours have a bamboo motif on the other side?
kreiger 3 years ago
Sorry, I don't know. Not my sword, and not me doing iaido in the video. I filmed it.
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
i think, its a good video. a am training araki mujinsai ryu, but the noto and the other stuff is almost the same and it shows all the importand things very clearly.
JuilesSnorf 3 years ago
I just love this video !
basilolo 3 years ago
wow, this is an good little vid, very fluid and controlled.
Namiwakiru 3 years ago
no hey goes my stupidity again, yeah that will be pretty weird to do iaido with shinai
Kendomaster215 3 years ago
my aunty died last year and i got all or her swords in my room.
666BurnThePriest 3 years ago
I still have problems with drawing! No matter how many times you practice it can be better!
kparsa1 3 years ago
True, and that goes for everything. Practice makes perfect, but it sure takes time. Fortunately, some practice is great fun :)
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
ok well im 17 i take iaido very seriously proply helps doing a diffrent disaplin for a few years before i started iaido. i started when i was like 13.. and i dident take it as a joke at all thats why im the level i am.
seishin48 3 years ago
well thats good for you but you to get a better understanding of iaido take kendo first thats what my friend and I are doing right now.
Kendomaster215 3 years ago
but why do kendo to learn iaido... iaido and kendo are diffrent. i thing learning iaiado is more efective than leaning kendo to train your mind in iaido? anyways theres a made up style to teach kendo to use a sword not iaido students to use a shini? .
seishin48 3 years ago
Good camera work... But the technique is just Aikido
vergaracristobal80 3 years ago
Just aikido? I'd call it iaido. Can't see a single aikido technique in the video.
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
The part where they put the sword back into the scabbard always freaks me out. One mistake and you've drawn a 3" razor blade against your hand.
wallyworld8 3 years ago
make sure ur concentrate on the noto returning the sword in the scabbard. When i first began practicing iaido i was afraid of that too. Keep your thumb on the scabbard when you draw the sword, and when you return the blade to the scabbard slide the sword cutting edge away across your thumb and return it in noto
Kendomaster215 3 years ago
his thumb is fine...?
seishin48 3 years ago
stick to runescape :P i no i will :)
seishin48 3 years ago
most proply a iaito
using a fully sharp skinken is stupid and crazy how good you are for doing kata. =P
seishin48 3 years ago
stupid and crazy? why? many practitioners practice with a live blade
Creationsofmyown 3 years ago
i only ever seen 2 guys ever using shinkens. i guess its good but i cant see the point really. and 1 guy had his thumb ontop on the tsuba and it sliped onto the blade and spilt his thumb to the bone so yea i dont do it but nothing wrong i guess just i dont wanna tak the risk unlike some :D
seishin48 3 years ago
how are you supposed to do nukitsuke during tameshigiri with an iaito? its not about risk... its about focus,
im not saying for everyone to always use a shinken, buts not unheard of... i know that i didn't respect my iaito as a weapon (knowing i cant cut myself when i mess up) so i ground an edge onto it... just so that i knew i would be hurt if i didn't pay attention
Creationsofmyown 3 years ago
well that is one way to push your self but i guess that just damages your iaito. yea i can see what you mean by using them around tami but when your just doing kata theres no need really but its up to u u will know if u lose half a head doing a bad tuburi :)
seishin48 3 years ago
ah, never to worry, its not that sharp... only stainless steel, its just sharp enough that it will draw blood ( and teach me my lesson :P)
Creationsofmyown 3 years ago
In alot of forms at around about the iai equivalent of sandan you are expected to handle a shinken for a feel of it and as you progress rank wise you have the option to start shinken practise. The trick i have found for safe shinken practise is to make sure your iai and shinken are roughly the same in all aspects ei.. weight and length, and dont rush chiburi, unless you want that talking thumb :P
Namiwakiru 3 years ago
lol yea dont want to give my self a split peronaliry :P thats pritty intresting dident know some dojos do that. we mainly dont do high level forms intill your around sandan but im only nidan atm and in our dojo we are not totaly stricks what you learn. i got a shinken but i have never trained with it i guess i whould be alowed but i guess its down to the persons point of view if they wish to usse or not i guess but yea got nothing agenced it :)
seishin48 3 years ago
the old fashioned youtube battle.. isn't it beautiful? CRIKEY!!! these blimey rodents tend to fight over their swords during mating season!
MapleSephiroth 3 years ago
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seishin48 3 years ago
Especially when the sword was MADE for such practice, people doesn't know enough to realise the sword is not even sharpened.
Besides, in the hand of a competent master, a sharpened blade represent close to no danger.
irregularzero 3 years ago
"judging by the look of it and the sound of the blade when it cuts through air"
worth noting... in most cases they dont bother faking a hamon on iaito....
and the sound is created by the bo-hi not by it being any less of a cutting blade
Creationsofmyown 3 years ago
absolutely beautiful... Well done!
vampyredarke 3 years ago
good speed notos smooth/.
seishin48 3 years ago
Noto is excelent mate ! you should have blocked teenagers from leaving dumb ass remarks about things they dont yet understand..
katanakris 3 years ago
excuse me? teenagers? lol .... im a teen and im a nidan... not all teens r jokes...
muso shinden ryu ftw.
seishin48 3 years ago
Most teens don't seem to take Iaido seriously enough, I always had a hard time getting recognized although I'm really dedicated.
Cyrillion 3 years ago
Is the resheathing of the sword around 1:24 in reverse motion?
ecpeter 3 years ago
No, no! Tomas would never accept such tricks. It is done in the normal way, and with his normal speed.
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
Cool then looks awesome, I was just curious and that makes it more amazing actually.
ecpeter 3 years ago
such grace is in this technique...some ppl just cat appreciate this technique.
Flamingemokids 3 years ago
I agree. iaido is just as important, if not more important, than sword fighting.
DragnSly 3 years ago
instead of "sword fighting" i think you mean kenjutsu...
Creationsofmyown 3 years ago
I couldn't help but notice the polar opposites in the comments: Gonzo takes everything there is to learn while trublood sees nothing to learn at all... such is the broad spectrum of humanity. Trublood06, you and people like you are why human beings haven't cured cancer or ventured further out into space.Oh, and one last thing: I wanna see some backbone in some of the ppl I see bicker over vids like these in the form of everyone who comments getting together for a little party. Swords mandatory.
SwissArmyFork 3 years ago
i couldn't agree more... spring steel katana FTW!
Creationsofmyown 3 years ago
The draw/strike concept as in iado is a crucial learn, if someone were to attack you with a sword, consider the odds of him warning about it...then consider your chances in that situation with something like this drilled into your skull. Not that people usually kill each other with swords these days, but I'd consider someone with at least a rudimentary knowledge of this style more likely to survive than one without.
SwissArmyFork 3 years ago
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wtf is this so fkn boring
trublood06 3 years ago
true but i don't understand this art but i understand kendo and kumdo cause thats the actual skill of fighting
DeceivedHunt3r 3 years ago
No, that's the actual sport of fencing. You can learn alot about timing and distance from kendo/kumdo, but AFAIK, they do not teach any of the technical details that are very important to the use of a sword. As Aikidostenudd said, they complement each other, and both are necessary to be a good swordsman.
GonzoMcFonzo 3 years ago 2
Very true. I myself have studied both kenjutsu, Kumdo and iaido and there are definite differences between all of them. Iaido is the art of the draw and sheathing, which are very important, kendo/kumdo is a sport for points, similar to the difference of MMA fighting and point sparring. Kenjutsu is the actual art of training to kill someone with the blade.
Blueninja33 3 years ago
i think kendo is better than iaido because all iaido teachs is drawing and sheathing, but kendo teaches the actual skill of fighting
DeceivedHunt3r 3 years ago
Please don't put down something you don't understand. There is far more to it than just drawing and sheathing.
vanman68 3 years ago
Kendo and iaido complement each other. The former is fencing, the latter is for getting acquainted with the actual sword. Most high grade kendo teachers also have high grades in iaido.
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
Iaido is mainly concerned with cutting on the draw. The entire point is to end a fight as soon as possible. Drawing and sheathing are just part and parcel of the whole enterprise.
TimmonsCello 3 years ago
Thats a nice blade with a good looking hamon, who made it?
8thsinner 3 years ago
Sorry, I don't remember what sword Tomas was using at that time.
Aikidostenudd 3 years ago
Cool :)
I've been thinking of getting into iaito...but I can see myself cutting my thumb off at least three times in this video XD
DireSloth 3 years ago
An iaido is blunt. A Shinken is very sharp.
RandomJunkie 3 years ago
An iaito is blunt.
Iaido, is the art.
Jeeperrandy 3 years ago
Thats what i meant :)
RandomJunkie 3 years ago
I'm 6'3'' so that would be.... 2.65 shaku blade eek! I am very much looking foreward to getting into iaito.
LukasM42 3 years ago
You should start with a bokuto first..
Soogiri 3 years ago
I'm 6'3'' so that would be.... 2.65 shaku blade eek! I am very much looking foreward to getting into iaito.
LukasM42 3 years ago
btw, you're using a shinken ?
sticmatic 4 years ago