Iaido video instruction series Wehrhahn Sensei

Wehrhahn Sensei, Rokudan is my teacher and is a long time student of Mistzuka Takeshi Sensei, Hachidan. This clip is a sampling from the Hidden Secrets of Japanese Swordsmanship Series from Mountain Teachings. For more information please visit http://www.mountainteachings.com

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• Iaido
• Eishin
• Muso
• Shinden
• Ryu
• Wehrhahn
• Sensei
• San
• Shin
• Kai
• Omori
• Shindo
• Munen
• Mitsuzuka
• Takeshi

[nukitsuke88]

This person demonstrates undoubtable results of long and sincere Muso Shinden Ryu training. This is definitely one of a few helpful iaido clip on youtube.

[Boudreau666]

Why is everybody bashing this man? If you can do better yourself, show it or shut up.

[kbs1138]

I should also point out this is the Shindo Munen Ryu as taught by the San Shin Kai. Not to be confused with the Shindo Munen Ryu school in Japan. Another name used for this kata series is Hosoda Ryu. 

[BuddhaZenMind]

Thanks for uploading this, I wish more people who take this up instead of going for a martial art that gives you a bad ass reputation...

[Naisho07]

@666NamiRyu13, my blade is real, and I have skin contact on noto as is proper, and I wipe the blade down after practice. No problems.

[IaidokaNC]

yeah, I've been practicing MJER for about 5 years (and Muso Shinden when I can't make it to MJER), and I am still a large number of years away from using a shinken. Tozando Iaito for me.

[fmn2628]

I practice MJER we have a couple of katas wher we touch the blade (one similar to this video), I have always trained with a carbon steel shinken ever since I started Iaido, I have never had a problem with rust, you just need to clean the blade at the end of practice. There are also katas where there is a "reinforced trrust" and you do touch the blase too.

[wujiangclan]

Just to confirm:

Yes, it is a shinken, and it is *very* sharp. No way I'd risk a noto with it anytime soon.

Shihan's sword looks long because Shihan isn't very tall, 5'4" max.

It doesnt rust because he cleans it carefully every practice. Properly maintained steel doesnt rust within 6 hours.

Finally, most "iaido people" keep 2 blades, one alloy or steel iaito and one shinken for tameshigiri. Learning to noto with a shinken is dangerously stupid. Schedule with the ER *before* you try.

[juktorydah]

Wow... James Williams would love that you are saying this kind of garbage all over the place with the name like yours. Oh boy... This is why one shouldn't teach MA to just anyone.... -_-

One should learn respect and honor before even holding a sword.

Sad...

[kbs1138]

That's a matter style. MSR is known for using longer swords and one the reasons that it's noto is based on the Shimomura Ha style. Nakayama Hakudo Sensei's blade was very long. If you do some looking on youtube will find old B&W films of using it and of a 7th dan in MSR from 1960's and the blade he is using looks huge on him. It looks the bigger the what I use (2.7 shaku) relative to his body size.  By comparison what is being used here is quite tame.