Japanese Military Battodo and Iaido

Highlights from his instructional DVD http://www.blacknbluevideo.com

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• Iaido
• Dana
• Abbott
• traditional
• karate
• katana
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• arts

[drumplumb]

I had a look at samuraisports & I'm not very impressed. What's with the suit & tie, & katana - quite silly. He may have taken some of those martial arts, but that doesn't make him a master. If you would like to see some actual Iaido, come to Vancouver B.C. Canada in the middle of June 08. Esaka sensei (10th dan) will be coming from Japan. Maybe karatevideoguy & mr. Dana Abbot would like to come by & learn a thing or two. I'll be going see one of the actual masters of Iaido and learn myself

[karatevideoguy]

I have no doubt the Esaka Sensei is a great man. Shihan Dana Abbott after a quarter century of extensive study including 14 years in Yokohama. Also, he is honored to hold the esteemed rank of Kyoshi 7th Dan, in the sword art of Goshindo, obtained at the Hombu Dojo in Yokohama, Japan. In 1995 he was appointed to the position of Kokusai Bucho (International Director) for the All Japan Goshindo Renmei and the International Sports Chanbara Association, which has more than 200,000 members worldwide.

[drumplumb]

keep training. It's a shame when white guys get into Iaido and think they have become a Samurai. I am shamed just watching this.

[karatevideoguy]

It is a shame when people post who have no idea what they are talking about. go to samuraisports dot com and go to the about section and read all bout this white guy.

[DoorHangerH1]

If you think you can learn Iaido or a sword art (without previous instruction) from a video, gambate is all I have to say. Have you guys even read the info on this so called master of this art? He has a made up grade and teaches various "martial arts ". Sure he learned some "way" or another in Yokohama, Japan,but there is so little info about it that I doubt it's real. This guy maybe got a Dan in an Iaido style and is out to make a buck teaching people how to swing a katana like a baseball bat.

[karatevideoguy]

You are so misguided. Master Dana Abbott has trained for more years than you have been alive. Go to Phoenix and train with him and you will come back with allot more respect in your writings. Please think before you let your ass over ride your mouth.

[drumplumb]

I actually do know what I'm talking about. Not only have I been to Japan, I have studied Iaido for nearly ten years and see a lot of experts from japan, and what I see in this video, I don't want to see any more or here any more about him. I have no doubt that he has had some traning in Iaido, but seems to have forgotten some of the most important fundamentals of Iai. Your loyalty to your instructor is admirable, but maybe you should look at some real masters of Iaido and have an open mind.

[wheresthecorporal]

@drumplumb

Its also ashame when people attempt to tell someone that they cannot be something becuase they are 'white'

There is a group called young bushido who properly train people in the way of samurai, they all live by bushido, most are shinto-buddhists and are masters with there swords amongst many other things that make them samurai, they didn't even ask for the title, it was given to them, many are asian, many are white, they are all samurai, not becuase of race, but becuase of deeds.

[LotusDragon09]

Yay, now I can count!

On a serious note though, I thought id throw my 2 cents into this samurai discussion. I may be wrong, but im pretty sure that to become a samurai, one must be born or adopted into a samurai family. So with that said, it doesnt matter how much training or skill or "warrior spirit" one has, one cannot simply become a samurai. Sorry to crush the dreams of all you youngins out there. A samurai is not a rank in Japanese swordsmanship, it is an abolished social class.

[WhiteWingedBaka]

@YajimaKenji I agree that heritage is not part of ones skill with a sword, but logic suggest that a culture which runs through the family would be more versed with it then a foreign one.

Such things such as clan history and bloodlines, are more relevant to the Japanese, and as such their principles are more likely to be held in a higher esteem.

[WhiteWingedBaka]

@karatevideoguy I believe it is your ass thats been riding your mouth. You didn't even stop to considered whether a person's point is valid, you just idolise him in everyone of your responses. I may not be a practitioner of martial arts, but i am a practitioner of courtesy, and that leads me to believe that it is you who is being offensive. If he is a "master" then the video itself did not clearly show it. That is either HIS fault OR the camera mans fault. Be nice and have a 2 way conversation.

[YajimaKenji]

@drumplumb Being a samurai isnt in the skin, but in ones spirit and soul. Its true that just because you train a japanese martial art dosent make you a "samurai", but following the principles of bushido sure put you on the road towards it. Ive seen alot of "white guys" been better at Iaido than japanese.

[jung567]

this looks good i kinda like toyama ryu wonder where i can get classes...

[AceVendetta]

right. And I'm masamune.

[herasmito]

Wao.... So humble.. True warrior... :P

[rinjimaikeru]

This guys such a joke. Part of me doesn't even want to dignify his crap with comment but I feel compelled....

Grow up kiddo.

[jackchn]

That is right. Shinkendo doesn't use the Kyu-Dan ranking.