Haga-ha Kendo: Training Highlights

http://haga-dojo.operacity.com/
http://www.hagaha-kendou.com/

Filmed by Jack Chen @ http://www.gekiken.org/

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• kendo
• haga
• junichi
• hagaha
• fujimori
• sensei
• showa
• jidai
• period
• old
• style
• shinai
• bogu

[Srapnel]

I suggest that you should purchase and read this excellent e-book about Haga sensei and the Haga Dojo. Maybe it will help you gain some understanding about the video. I just read it and I think it really worth it.

Search for this: Junichi Haga's Secrets of Kendo, Volume 1

Ebook By Kendo Jidai

[bcruggiero]

I am assuming this is considered "pre-war" kendo. No doubt this is what it would have looked like back in 16th century Japan when people would be sent out on the battlefield to hack away for their lives. That said, and no offense to the participants, but I think they are missing the point of Kendo entirely. Kendo is the "way of the sword" implying a sense of control and discipline which, frankly, is completely missing from this display. Not much to gain here besides some enormous bruises.

[awnroeg12]

外国人は無知だな。戦前の武徳会は寝技も足掛けもやってたんだよ­。

日本剣道連盟の方が新しいルールなの。



[ukkendoka]

oh dear, oh dear, oh dear

[hoozentroger]

目が痛い！ X_X

[Davedipan]

this is mixed martial arts: aikido + kendo + judo + karate.... all in one :D

lol

[MatheusRebelo]

pre-war kendo.... Jiu-jitsu kendo....

[humanzeez4realz]

@spinach5drink 私はあなたが言ったことをGoogleで検索し、それはほとんど­意味を成していないあなたはこのビデオを好きか嫌いか？

[VampireRonin]

Awesome. This is martial.

[kenosablade]

I think it is good to fight a bit more violent sometimes, because this way you can realize better what "martial" stands for. A very good training !