Rare Footage: Haga Junichi, Genius Swordsman of Showa Period Kendo

羽賀準一: 昭和剣道界の鬼才
Haga Junichi: Genius Swordsman of the Showa Kendo World
Rare footage, plus old-style Kendo footage.

This video is kindly provided to me by Fujimori-Sensei and Uki-Kaicho of Ikkenkai, Haga-Dojo, and uploaded with their kind permission.

I hope this video can be appreciated by many.

Please visit Ikkenkai, Haga-Dojo's website at:
- haga-dojo.operacity.com
- www.hagaha-kendou.com

Sincerely,
Jack Chen
http://www.gekiken.org/

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• kendo
• gekiken
• old
• style
• katana
• kenjutsu
• iaijutsu
• iaido
• hasegawa
• eishin
• ryu
• omori
• batto
• battojutsu

[aeortiz2004]

@Heartwork79 Agree 100%....

[Heartwork79]

@aeortiz2004 you didn't offend me, no worries. And I agree with you on the comment of this other guy, it IS disrespectful. I just wanted to make it clear that guns are not THAT easy to handle. And killing, no matter if with the sword or the gun, is NEVER easy I guess.

[aeortiz2004]

@Heartwork79 Sorry if I did offend you but other nonsense commentary was saying that a Colt 45 can undo 50 years of sword training. Could be right but I found that disrespectful for the Master that is performing his art. In addition, I have been in a firing range and I agree with you. Again my apologies....

[Heartwork79]

@aeortiz2004 I agree that fighting with a sword is much harder than firing a pistol, I do Kendo myself for 1 year now. But I'm also a sports shooter since 3 years now and I can tell you: mastering a firearm is also far away from being easy. If you don't believe it, go to a firing range and try it. What both things have in common: you have to be in a different state of mind to really master them. When it comes to shooting, it's not just pulling the trigger.

[aeortiz2004]

Any moron can fire the Colt...to do this swordsmanship u have to be special...primarily in your head...

[BatX159]

Deosebit

[fredlecut]

This is absolutely amazing - apparently all shoden and Chuden waza of MJER. absoluitely beautiful, great source of inspiration for practice. I am in awe at the mastery ! Thank you so much for posting this video !

[Dark21Star13]

HEY LOOK EVERYONE,WEVE GOT ANOTHER PUSSY WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND!!!!!

[macktheknife888]

A colt 45 can soon undo 50 years of Sword training. Just look at Raiders of the lost Ark sword fighters scene and you will see my point.

[stevemcgee99]

@genin69 swords do seem to move around a bit, but I wouldn't be so sure these are not shinken. Consider who they are.