Toshishiro Obata Kaiso's Old Tameshigiri Footage

These are some of the snippets from videos Obata Kaiso took part in back in the 80s. The techniques are still very similar to what he teaches today.

Archive Manager Mike Shu's notes:
"I originally pulled these together for the Shinkendo Promo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SS-p2hki78 video but I thought they deserved to be displayed in their original form for the online community to observe. People don't get much of a chance to see young Obata Kaiso in all his glory from the 80s"

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Shinkendo
• martial
• arts
• samurai
• Obata
• Toshishiro
• tameshigiri
• bamboo
• katana
• swordsmanship
• Japanese
• wakizashi

[RaNDyCHaOs]

as offensive as this is going to sound to some people, it looks like hes just swinging a bat

[ShinkendoTube]

Not necessarily offensive. The combination of his powerhouse techniques, beefy sword, and smooth utilization of body movements lend itself to resemble that. The main difference being the technique is extremely focused for edge control.

[juhizz94]

good cuts but you cant argue that he looks like hes playing baseball.

[ShinkendoTube]

that's only because he makes it look so easy. But it's not....

[cooluke]

With all due respect...I think he is better now.

[ShinkendoTube]

Can't argue with you there

[onionknight971]

I like the tameshigiri on piles of bamboo it's amazing that he cut those thick bamboos with 1 slash

[chisacat]

he is showing you dont need a 15" tsuka

for tameshigiri - or a super wide kotetsu style mat cutter blade , like the tsuka mounted machete people are buying from hanwei these days.

[trialsrider001]

awesome video.

[pacificimporters]

@RaNDyCHaOs tameshigiri isn't kenjutsu.

[Supercucu123]

@RaNDyCHaOs You have to admit thats a pretty fast and sharp bat.

[drauhtinon]

0:20, did he hit the platform the bamboo's on? he didn't seem to lift the edge at the last moment. is that allowed in tameshigiri since it could damage the edge?

thanks

[LiutendantJack777]

@RaNDyCHaOs well, he certainly hold his sword as if it would be a baseball bat. anyone knows why?

[DarkessDays]

@SethMan91 damn your right i never noticed that o.0

[GibsonUSA87]

0:55 = ownage.

[taiwanlong]

japanese is the most famous in doing knife

[gianttrials]

Incredible cutting abilities :) and to the comments below Sensei Obata was in the original teenage mutant ninja turtles 1 & 2 films as shredders number 2! This vid makes me wanna do some tameshigiri :)