Shinai Sword Fighting - School of the Free Flowing Sword

This is the first of many videos that we will post. This video is of the highlights of one battle two years ago.

Music by DJ Shadow
Copyright 1997
mo wax records / a & m records

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• shinai sword battle
• shinai fighting
• sword fighting
• stick fighting
• duel
• real sword fighting
• martial arts kendo
• sparring
• fencing
• escrima
• samurai
• katana
• bokken

[ylism]

Wheres a good place to but a real sword at ?. Thank's in advance, yl

[trifidus13]

@ylism

The best sword will be hand made. Check out Mad Dwarf Workshop @

They make amazing stuff.

[trifidus13]

Fucking youtube wont allow me to put the web address.

maddwarfworkshop; just add the proper beginning and end

[rcris18]

me and my friend bought kendo sticks and started sparring. We have no training but just from practicing everyday we have strated to devolp techniques and have gotten much better. Only when I look on youtube for videos to inspire new techniques i find that real kendo fights look very diffrent from how we fight and how you guys are fighting. what kind of training do you have or are you two self taught as well??

[trifidus13]

@rcris18

Both Nagual and I have formal training. Nagual in traditional kendo; myself in various martial arts and weapon styles. As far as what underlies the Free Flowing Sword, we began by studying Northern Shaolin Sword and the teachings of Musashi and Munenori. The biggest influence in the development of the style is Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Beyond that, we strive to push ourselves beyond our limits every time we battle. Stay frosty and never stop battling.

[Adriode]

Pretty cool video! My wife and I want to try martial arts to strengthen our spirits, but in any real defense combat situation I'm grabbing the mossberg

[trifidus13]

@Adriode

The effectiveness of a firearm in a defense or combat situation is near absolute; save for one thing...you don't have to reload a blade. I, myself, own a few firearms and thoroughly enjoy them, but there is nothing that can touch pitting yourself against an opponent and engaging them within "the killing step." Thanks for the comment and check out the newer videos.

[alinktothepast]

swords > guns, all day, everyday.

[Kurowaltsu2]

most of it just seems like tag with sticks to me but i dont know shit, tag or not you cant look past the fact that you guys can move them shinai better than most fags on youtube, faster too.

[nagualshadow]

@rcris18 Such a hard question, as I must ask what is it you want to do? The sport fights, the martial skill or the artistic expression. I only concern myself with what kills or maims my enemy. So the most pratical, in my opinion would be Northern Shoalin Sword.

[ylism]

@trifidus13 Thank's for the info, I will check them out. Thank's again, yl

[TheSensiSamurai]

great fighting! check out my videos for some different free flowing non traditional techniques! search: Urban Kendo... just put up a new

Christmas vid too!

[nagualshadow]

@bigpeteswackshack Wow man. To even type this makes you a complete ass. I mean, not even Bruce Lee had prefected JKD before his death. But your a master, how is that possible. Its not. Listen I dont know you and there is nothing to verify you exprience, but to come here on our channel and say such SHIT, I dont know what to say. I agree with the kendo as I am left handed, but to boast a style that surpasses all others I leave you to the wolves on that friend.

[bigpeteswackshack]

@Adriode martial arts is a good start but martial arts alone wont lead to spiritual enlightenment or strength. martial arts is only the beggining foundation of discipline. once you have a good hold on martial arts and some experiance practive zen boli for it strengthens your senses and teaches you to open up to the world. then comes true meditation and connection with nature and other being as they come into you. the final leap to true spiritual enlightenment can only be taught by yourself.

[bigpeteswackshack]

@rcris18 lessons my friend. free flowing combatants always come out on bottom. your techneques are to loose and your foundations are weak. in a real duel youd topple like a log. kendo is useless as the motions are to elaborate. kendo is more of an art form than a practical style. im fluent in three styles and an expert in jeet kun do and zen boli. if you want a true style that is dominant over all send a message to my inbox and i will give you the run down. learn in norther cali only though.

[rcris18]

@trifidus13 im not familiar with weapon based jeet kune do but i believe strongly in the philosophies of that martial art style and am a huge fanatic of of Bruce Lee. i will defiantly look into it. As far as musashi goes i have read his book "the five rings." You two seem to have some solid technique so basically what i wanna ask is what would you suggest as the most practical sword style I can pursue with formal training?