2 Sword lesson

Me at my Hyoho niten ichi ryu lesson. Its the style of musashi so its really strong and hard to master.

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Sports

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• Kendo
• kenjutsu
• nito
• niten
• fencing
• japan
• samurai
• sword
• fight
• katana
• musashi

[rinjimaikeru]

Every time I see these guys I try to take the higher ground and keep my mouth shut, but I guess I'm just a belligerent s.o.b. because I can't seem to get passed the lunacy on the video.

I could watch this video with no sound and tell you that the whole thing is nonsense. Don't be deceived! None of this is real! Take your evident passion and enthusiasm for swordsmanship to someone who really knows what they're doing and leave this behind!

[Delmo67]

There is no way this is Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu. Nito kendo maybe...Musashi's style uses the two swords as two different weapons and never uses them at the same time to cut. It the katana blocks, the wakizashi cuts etc. There is no form in what the instructor does at 1:57 its just a series of flailing motions.

[AmericanSamurai100]

@rinjimaikeru My body would say thats gonna get you killed!! Swinging aimlessly! If their trying to do Musashi-sans style, I give this advice, "do nothing that is of no use," Myamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings!

[AmericanSamurai100]

@rinjimaikeru I'm begining to agree with you guys! Although I've never used 2 swords at the same time, I do know that the stances are wrong! Kenjutsu uses slightly wide stances, usualy similar to horse and bow stance (the Wushu equivilant) I normaly try to give the benefit of the doubt about other styles, simply because I'm only human and cant learn everything, but this is the exeption. Ancient warriors were usualy masters of there body and mind, listening to both! What the hell!!

[antoniohdg]

first off in nito ryu normal size shinai isnt used for protection as this guy is, the nito shinai is the one for defense

[serenadesilhout]

@andrewsalamon the book of five rings is a great book and has lots of tips to help any "martialist" become better

[andrewsalamon]

its funny to see that people who claim to be a master of musashi's "style", know nothing of musashi and didnt even read the Book of Five Rings, or they just dont get it. They would be killed by a thug holding a baseball bat.

[nicostormUK]

@honortheemporer Nope, its not HNIR, simple as that, and that is all.

[honortheemporer]

This is HNIR. anyone who thinks otherwise just needs to read the water scroll a few thousand more times. "each guard is part of the act of killing."

I have a question. Do any of the master's techniques against multiple opponents survive to this day?

Thank you for your time

[zenaku85]

i'm sorry i'm not convinced

[Britbadger]

@D3mang3l your just as much of a keyboard martial artist as me or anyone else who decides to weigh in on an argument.

[Britbadger]

@D3mang3l But Im not, your totally mis-construing what I say. I didn't say a shinai is a sub for a sword, i dont confuse it with 'comprehensive' swordsmanship, i realise the different. I don't want it to be the same. Where do you get this all from? Ofcourse youve played with swords before, otherwise you wouldnt of been able to tell me how heavy they are compared to your obvious superhuman strength arms that weight 10 tons. ooh what a ridiculous point I just made!!!