Live Blades- Tameshigiri with SUPERBEAST !

Footage recorded from a Nami Ryu (Iai) demonstration at the Annual Japanese Festival of Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA.

Music: "Superbeast" by Rob Zombie

Category:

Music

Tags:

• iaido
• kendo
• katana
• samurai
• sword
• bamboo
• mat
• karate
• rob
• zombie
• superbeast

[scoRocs]

it's not deja vu... i made some adjustments to the vid and re-posted, but this time it's here to stay

[jazzyslip]

just to clarify, there is no bamboo here... and if you refer to the tatami, they are made of straw ;)

[skechmasters]

Because They don't understand that a true swords man can use anything any size

[fifoucoul94]

je trouve qui bouge beaucoup trop quand ils font leurs test de coupe

[blazingfury26]

seriously its like being fucked in the ear with an microphone wrapped around 400grit sandpaper but music and nice vid ^^

[shinobiwarrior1990]

i realy enjoyed the tanto cutts that takes a great amount of skill well done!

[trialsrider001]

i had to watch it again.awesome video

[trialsrider001]

the first cut was awesome.it looked like the blade fell through the mat

[MrTefached]

Cutting tatami mats while listening to Superbeast . . . the only thing that could make it better is nothing :D

[ihaterobbie123]

I think the problem with nami-ryu isn't the effectiveness, I think it's that nobody seems to be able to learn the same way James Williams did.

Remember, before he developed his own style he trained in a few others. He has flown off on a tangent and using that tangent as a starting point I think would be a mistake.

There is no 'correct' style, but there is a correct method of teaching. These swordsmen certainly don't impress me and I, as anyone else, can only speculate why.

[scottrekishika]

@Kizenkai  Actually a sword was made to the specs of the person ordering it made. Blade length, weight, curve, tsuka kength, everything depended on the ordering persons size, method of using the sword, personal preferences, ect... Some individuals preferred longer tsuka, and some shorter. Plus the katana as we call is really a johnny come lately to Japanese swords, they were just starting to gain popularity in the late 16th century and did not become common until the 17th century.

[Pakkaslordi]

True, the name is determined via blade length, not the tsuka. Best example being kodachi with a full size tsuka but blade being shorter than 2 shaku.