Jigen Ryu Heiho Kenjutsu - 32nd Nippon Kobudo Enbu

Jigen Ryu Heiho Kenjutsu - 示現流兵法剣術
32nd Nippon Kobudo Enbu
Sponsored by Nippon Budokan - Nihon Kobudo Kyokai
Held on February 08,2009
Nippon Budokan, Tokyo

Filmed by Sami Mechmech - Clip by Frederic Roncioni - Hontai Yoshin Ryu Belgium - Tokyo 08 02 2009

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Jigen
• Ryu
• Kobudo
• Koryu
• Nippon
• Budokan
• Kenjutsu
• 示現流兵法剣術

[jwgoon]

The most striking thing about this koryu style is that just before the kata starts, both the junior and senior do not ever perform any bow to each other...This is very astounding as 9 out of 10 sword styles has a basic etiquette performed between the junior and senior but Jigen Ryu has none. This really indicates their mindset: To the person facing them, there is no etiquette. Just an enemy to be destroyed. Really shows what the Jigen Ryu swordsman's attitude towards combat was like...Merciless

[tastykimchiOFDOOM]

Wow, this is like seeing the live version of a manuscript.

[FatherLucho]

@kazemizu I hadn't noticed how much bark was stripped on each cut. That sort of power and ability to control their cutting-angle is really impressive and vaguely terrifying.

[apocaRUFF]

I have no idea what's going on.

[kazemizu]

Each strike shaved the target. That was amazing

[HomunculusProject]

@basilolo I think it's simply, because they are used to it. Japanese tend to be (in our standards) small and built rather feminine.

Watching Kendo, there are allot of high pitched voices, but I would be god damn petrified to receive their Men.

[basilolo]

Maybe it's strange to say that, but what amazes me the most is that the spectators don't actually laugh. It shows, how much respect they give to the practicioners (I believe that not only people involved in Budo ar watching). From what I know the people in Japan are quite the same as others and what makes Europeans or Americans laugh also makes them laugh. However here, I'm not sure if I could not laugh, even though I also did Budo and have really lot of respect for traidition.

[Dojocho]

At times you can see smoke coming from the striked wood.

[davidthrashdat]

thats one hell of a battle cry

[boelarsen]

Isn't it just great seeing people beeing very passionate about something that you don't understand. I respect it, but I have no idea about the significance of what they are doing.