Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu iaijutsu at the Nippon Budokan

Exhibition at the Tokyo Budokan by Yamauchi-ha soke Komei Sekiguchi and students.

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Sports

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• iaijutsu
• iaido
• budokan
• muso
• jikiden
• eishin
• ryu
• budo
• koryu

[DessolationDuke]

He uses a Tachi, and nothing else!

[JulianDupuy]

@DessolationDuke It's not a tachi, it's katana. It's pretty straight for its lenght too, it's nowhere near the curvature of a tachi.

[ivicazdravkovic]

This is Sekiguchi Komei, his katana is not so log, he is simply short....

[JulianDupuy]

LOL! Ever held that sword in your hands, or saw it next to a regular sized iaito/katana? Yes, he *is* short... but the sword is huge.

[CptRavage]

The title says this is Iaijutsu, but I thought MJER is Iaido only. Can anyone clear this up.

[JulianDupuy]

After Oe Masamichi's death, MJER divided into three main branches: Hokiyama-Ha, which goes by the denomination of "Iaido"; Yamauchi-Ha ("Iaijutsu") and Masaoka-Ha ("Iaijutsu").

[Revanq]

@JulianDupuy Sekiguch Komeis sword is 1 meter long and very thick, just as MJERs founder.

[invasion1036]

@zenaku85 iaijutsu all the way

[invasion1036]

I train iaijusu in maui and sekiguchis yaegaki is all that

[Saavykaas]

Zenaku, any balanced koryu will have both, as iai/kenjutsu are parts of a whole. In basic terms, iaijutsu is self-defense, on the street with sword sheathed, while kenjutsu is when swords are drawn and fighting is prolonged.

[zenaku85]

i heard that iaijutsu rank higher than Kendo, and they say that Kendoka cannot win against iaijutsuka. do you guys believe that? since Kendo been training hard on their skills and reaction time, iaijutsu practice kata. Some one tell me

[genei09]

@DessolationDuke To the best of my knowledge Sekiguchi has never referred to the weapon as a Tachi. Though it would depend greatly on your accepted definition of the word. It can be most commonly defined as O-katana, as we wear it tucked into obi. Tachi can mean "field sword" which I have heard our sword called, however typical Tachi are worn slung from the hip for armor and horse riding. Really these words are not as solidly defined as westerners typically think.

[DessolationDuke]

Sure, its is a Tachi! I am practising Muso jikiden Eishin Ryu Iai-Jutsu!

And when Sekiguchi tells me that it is a Tachi wich he uses, then it is surely a Tachi!

[genei09]

@kendoka0girl Not a No-Dachi, just O-katana. Yes you have the first three correct. Yama Oroshi, Takiotoshi, and Ukenagashi. Group: Mae, Tsuredachi, Shinobu, ?Kesa Guruma?, and Nukiuchi. Pair: Kobushidori, Zetsumyoken, and Dokumyoken,