Iaido and Kendo are not Samurai sword styles, as they are Budo (or Modern Arts). Most Kenjutsu Styles are (or originate from) Kabudo (or ancient arts) which come from the time period of the Samurai.
I know most comments are rude here, but congrats on the work for the video, it does have multiple mistakes like the twirling in Kendō but that's alright 💪🏼. Hope you make a tutorial on sheathing the sword 😁👍🏼...
Iaijutsu and don't tell but I train w bladed Katana from ZatoIchi to Ake Ghesa, Zengu Giri ,Hogan Ha Kata and only been cut when I made a mistake I was not following rules and after some crazy glue I hide my wounds from sensei, I have limited Kenjutsu training, it seems really good but also seen it done w iaito
So you've never heard of Hajime Saitō, one of the most dangerous Samurai that ever existed, who survived the Bakumatsu and Meiji restoration. He has been portrayed multiple times in media alongside the other captains of the Shinsengumi. Look them up 😁👍🏼...
your decription is spot on. but your technique in all arts need alot of work. 20 years of practice born and raised in all of they above. keep training my friend! drill those reps and make sure your sensei is correcting your flaws haha
Having done kendo for ten years, none of that remotely resembles the way a kendoka would handle a shinai. Same goes for the Iaido section. Quit watching anime and get a real instructor.
You’re kendo sword form was off. Before each strike, no matter the strike, you have to bring the sword above your head, so that your opponent will have no idea where or how you will strike.
I have to point out some flaws you made in this video. Firstly, Kenjustsu is not “Mainly practiced with a Boken.” Yes if Kenjustsu is practiced today it is mainly just the techniques from Kenjustsu and for practical purposes today it is practiced with a “wooden Sword “ or as the actual Japanese language pronunciation of that term is “Boken” or “Bokuto” . Secondly, “Kendo” is not considered a “Classical Samurai Swordsmanship “ in Japanese society, therefore Kendo is not a Samurai sword style whatsoever. So that’s only two Samurai sword styles on this video not three. Thirdly , Iaido wasn’t developed for “rapid slashes designed to kill the enemy in one or two moves.” That is false logic , and western interpretation, not fact. Rather Iaido or more accurately “Iaijustu” which Iaido evolved out of, was designed for quick reaction to attacking opponents when the Katana was still in its sheath, thus drawing the sword quickly by “unsheathing “ the Katana by “pushing” the Katana forward and “pulling “ the sheath of the blade away in the opposite direction , thus allowing for a “quick trigger “ reaction while in a sitting or crouching posture. Less force is applied to the blade to draw it from its sheath and transfer the stored kinetic energy of the body into the cutting edge of the Katana with a flick of the wrist, rather than through the muscles of the arms and back. I only mention these points for two main reasons. 1. I am an Iaidoka ( a practitioner of Iaido) . 2. I have spent over a decade and a half studying Samurai swordsmanship, including Kenjustsu and Iaijutsu ( Iaijutsu evolving into Iaido in the early1950’s due to the U.S. government banning any Japanese tradition that could be considered as “super nationalist “ or invite the Japanese people to rise up again and start another war at the end of World War Two.) , and I can confirm for a matter of fact, that Kendo is not a “Samurai sword style “ for two reasons , first because “Kendo” was not even created until several decades after the Japanese people “Westernized “ their country in the late nineteenth century. So Kendo never had a chance to even be applied to the Samurai class of Japanese society. And second “Do” at the end of the word means that Kendo is “The Way of the Sword “ , thereby implying that Kendo was not meant to represent a Samurai swordsmanship style at all. And there’s no historical way it could have ever possibly happened since Kendo was not invented until the mid 1950’s , almost two and a half centuries after the golden age of “Samurai warfare” . Samurai very rarely used the sword. It was a secondary or even tertiary weapon on the battlefield for a member of the Samurai class ( and I particularly do not use the word “Samurai “ by itself. Since Samurai was not a rank in the military, it was a class in Japanese social hierarchy of the time. And so I unfortunately have to inform you that “Samurai Swordsmanship styles “ did not exist at all. Again for multiple reasons, especially when you delve deeper into the Japanese culture of the time period of the “Samurai “ . Swordsmanship was not as essential as we people of the modern day like to assume or admit. The primary concern of the Samurai on the battlefield was not their personal Swordsmanship style, rather it was about staying alive. Whether that means using a bow and arrows ( which was the original purpose of the Samurai in the military. They were mounted Archers on horseback. They only had a Tachi long sword and a dagger for defensive purposes, nothing more than that. Later on the Samurai would transition into infantry and replace the Tachi with the much more recognizable Katana sword that is almost universally known around the world today as “the sword of the Samurai “ . ) but the point still remains valid. So this is only my opinions on what I saw based solely upon my experience with the subject matter in this video. I have firsthand knowledge and experience regarding Iaido as I am actively involved in that area. And as I said earlier, I have studied the subject matter of Japanese swordsmanship for almost two decades now, and nowhere in what I have found in the historical literature mentions “Kendo” as a Swordsmanship style in Japan. Kendo is a sport and according to a headmaster of a traditional Japanese Martial Arts school dating back over four centuries, is the very reason an actual Japanese swordsman would lose in a match against a modern day Kendo practitioner. Because Kenjustsu and Kendo are not two opposing swordsman styles, but because Kendo moves are targeted at specific areas of the human body that a traditionally trained Japanese swordsman would not be accustomed to dealing with or defending against. Hence Kendo would defeat Kenjustsu based upon its strength in the modern world. Though it’s just my personal opinion and experience. I am not attacking your video or viewpoint. I thought the video was good if a little too dramatic in interpretation of the “three styles of Japanese Swordsmanship “. And I have to point out a thing I forgot to mention before. There are over 400 different Japanese Swordsmanship styles in Japan. In the historically documented sense. So if you’re referring to modern day Samurai Swordsmanship styles, you would still be incorrect in your interpretation. As the Samurai didn’t have “three Samurai sword styles” and not all Samurai used swordsmanship at all as a primary source of combat. In fact and in practice, swordsmanship was more often used outside of warfare than during combat. Since traditional Samurai Swordsmanship was designed for “duels” between two samurai Swordsman , rather than for fighting on the fields of battle. I will not claim the Katana or swordsmanship styles weren’t used in battlefield situations by Samurai, just that historically speaking, Samurai much more often preferred the Bow, the spear, the Naginata, in rare cases the battle Axe, and even the Firearm known as the Teppo . Or more specifically the early guns of Europe. But if you’re not actually concerned about any of this. Then that’s entirely valid as well. I just wanted to clarify a few points that seemed off to me based upon the thumbnail title for this particular video.
Greetings. I read your full comment since I'm interested in Japanese history and eastern Martial Arts in general, but I have a question: How exactly would a Samurai of old, let's say Hijikata Toshizō or Sōji Okita from the Shinsengumi during the Bakufu, lose to a modern Kendōka? 🤔...
@@MiguelMedV It’s as a I mentioned in my previous comment a month ago. Samurai are not accustomed to the practice of Kendō . Most Samurai would not target the chest, throat, or head of an enemy combatant. There were multiple reasons for why that is. However the most important reason is simply that the Samurai would be wearing Armor. Including a helmet, a throat protector, and breast plate. Those specific locations on the human body would be covered in armor during battle in any military engagement involving Samurai forces. A Kendo practitioner aims for such places in a match. It is a style of combat if you want to call it that, that a samurai isn’t used to dealing with. So it would be unknown to them.
Cool movement. Looks more like Chinese based wushu versus Japanese Koryu. When we have used the Kusarigama in Japan it was against an attacker with bokken or iaito, so the jumping and spinning wouldn’t work when facing a threat/attacker.
Ha. “Trainer practitioner” In what?! All three were examples of flashy anime nonsense. Not anything related to actual swordsmanship. This just goes to show grifters will always have a grip on martial arts and ignorant people’s thoughts about them.
Iaido and Kendo are not Samurai sword styles, as they are Budo (or Modern Arts). Most Kenjutsu Styles are (or originate from) Kabudo (or ancient arts) which come from the time period of the Samurai.
What's a samurai gonna do against my gun
are u ret@rded?
Dude! Damn!
I know most comments are rude here, but congrats on the work for the video, it does have multiple mistakes like the twirling in Kendō but that's alright 💪🏼. Hope you make a tutorial on sheathing the sword 😁👍🏼...
Iaijutsu and don't tell but I train w bladed Katana from ZatoIchi to Ake Ghesa, Zengu Giri ,Hogan Ha Kata and only been cut when I made a mistake I was not following rules and after some crazy glue I hide my wounds from sensei, I have limited Kenjutsu training, it seems really good but also seen it done w iaito
You’re supposed to use your right hand if you’re gonna be a swordsman
no
So you've never heard of Hajime Saitō, one of the most dangerous Samurai that ever existed, who survived the Bakumatsu and Meiji restoration. He has been portrayed multiple times in media alongside the other captains of the Shinsengumi. Look them up 😁👍🏼...
HINOKAMI KAGURA🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
your decription is spot on. but your technique in all arts need alot of work. 20 years of practice born and raised in all of they above. keep training my friend! drill those reps and make sure your sensei is correcting your flaws haha
I just blew my load
a real sword feels different
Having done kendo for ten years, none of that remotely resembles the way a kendoka would handle a shinai. Same goes for the Iaido section. Quit watching anime and get a real instructor.
Kenjutsu is done with a proper sword only when sparring you use a bokuto not a bokken
You use fake weapon? You are fake as well.
That sheath was sick
Sa-sasuke…? Its you?
Dont put that much in sheathing youbwill broke your sword
Same weapons stone hashira in demon Slayer have
Iado with double katana, left and right
good
Question, how effective would be these against someone with a shield?
You know who else is the honored one
How do you practice in such a small room?
Stop posting short wannabe and go on keiko, u have much to learn. 1st u disinform, 2nd u havent practice evidently, just too much of movies/anime.
Kendo is so gay
Laijutsu is the best it make me wanted blowwwwwwww
how do i learn the 3 swords style
gaijin
You’re kendo sword form was off. Before each strike, no matter the strike, you have to bring the sword above your head, so that your opponent will have no idea where or how you will strike.
May I ask if I’m not from Japan can I still find a mentor to teach me how to use a katana each time I visit Japan?
Iaido
Music ?
This video was hilarious. Thank you for the good laugh and poor form.
Sheathing a Katana is badass things bro🔥
Is there a wayy to do iado without it
Where can I learn this?
I don’t know if it’s mirrored but you never ever wear a katana on your right waist. And that’s not a katana it’s too short.
I think you mistook iado for botado
can you explain aikido way of the sword its for self defense you can use hand but like its name its used for a sword
I take kendo and he does not do anything right, he is just swinging the shinai around.
3 styles of never touching a woman or developing any social skills
I have to point out some flaws you made in this video. Firstly, Kenjustsu is not “Mainly practiced with a Boken.” Yes if Kenjustsu is practiced today it is mainly just the techniques from Kenjustsu and for practical purposes today it is practiced with a “wooden Sword “ or as the actual Japanese language pronunciation of that term is “Boken” or “Bokuto” . Secondly, “Kendo” is not considered a “Classical Samurai Swordsmanship “ in Japanese society, therefore Kendo is not a Samurai sword style whatsoever. So that’s only two Samurai sword styles on this video not three. Thirdly , Iaido wasn’t developed for “rapid slashes designed to kill the enemy in one or two moves.” That is false logic , and western interpretation, not fact. Rather Iaido or more accurately “Iaijustu” which Iaido evolved out of, was designed for quick reaction to attacking opponents when the Katana was still in its sheath, thus drawing the sword quickly by “unsheathing “ the Katana by “pushing” the Katana forward and “pulling “ the sheath of the blade away in the opposite direction , thus allowing for a “quick trigger “ reaction while in a sitting or crouching posture. Less force is applied to the blade to draw it from its sheath and transfer the stored kinetic energy of the body into the cutting edge of the Katana with a flick of the wrist, rather than through the muscles of the arms and back. I only mention these points for two main reasons. 1. I am an Iaidoka ( a practitioner of Iaido) . 2. I have spent over a decade and a half studying Samurai swordsmanship, including Kenjustsu and Iaijutsu ( Iaijutsu evolving into Iaido in the early1950’s due to the U.S. government banning any Japanese tradition that could be considered as “super nationalist “ or invite the Japanese people to rise up again and start another war at the end of World War Two.) , and I can confirm for a matter of fact, that Kendo is not a “Samurai sword style “ for two reasons , first because “Kendo” was not even created until several decades after the Japanese people “Westernized “ their country in the late nineteenth century. So Kendo never had a chance to even be applied to the Samurai class of Japanese society. And second “Do” at the end of the word means that Kendo is “The Way of the Sword “ , thereby implying that Kendo was not meant to represent a Samurai swordsmanship style at all. And there’s no historical way it could have ever possibly happened since Kendo was not invented until the mid 1950’s , almost two and a half centuries after the golden age of “Samurai warfare” . Samurai very rarely used the sword. It was a secondary or even tertiary weapon on the battlefield for a member of the Samurai class ( and I particularly do not use the word “Samurai “ by itself. Since Samurai was not a rank in the military, it was a class in Japanese social hierarchy of the time. And so I unfortunately have to inform you that “Samurai Swordsmanship styles “ did not exist at all. Again for multiple reasons, especially when you delve deeper into the Japanese culture of the time period of the “Samurai “ . Swordsmanship was not as essential as we people of the modern day like to assume or admit. The primary concern of the Samurai on the battlefield was not their personal Swordsmanship style, rather it was about staying alive. Whether that means using a bow and arrows ( which was the original purpose of the Samurai in the military. They were mounted Archers on horseback. They only had a Tachi long sword and a dagger for defensive purposes, nothing more than that. Later on the Samurai would transition into infantry and replace the Tachi with the much more recognizable Katana sword that is almost universally known around the world today as “the sword of the Samurai “ . ) but the point still remains valid. So this is only my opinions on what I saw based solely upon my experience with the subject matter in this video. I have firsthand knowledge and experience regarding Iaido as I am actively involved in that area. And as I said earlier, I have studied the subject matter of Japanese swordsmanship for almost two decades now, and nowhere in what I have found in the historical literature mentions “Kendo” as a Swordsmanship style in Japan. Kendo is a sport and according to a headmaster of a traditional Japanese Martial Arts school dating back over four centuries, is the very reason an actual Japanese swordsman would lose in a match against a modern day Kendo practitioner. Because Kenjustsu and Kendo are not two opposing swordsman styles, but because Kendo moves are targeted at specific areas of the human body that a traditionally trained Japanese swordsman would not be accustomed to dealing with or defending against. Hence Kendo would defeat Kenjustsu based upon its strength in the modern world. Though it’s just my personal opinion and experience. I am not attacking your video or viewpoint. I thought the video was good if a little too dramatic in interpretation of the “three styles of Japanese Swordsmanship “. And I have to point out a thing I forgot to mention before. There are over 400 different Japanese Swordsmanship styles in Japan. In the historically documented sense. So if you’re referring to modern day Samurai Swordsmanship styles, you would still be incorrect in your interpretation. As the Samurai didn’t have “three Samurai sword styles” and not all Samurai used swordsmanship at all as a primary source of combat. In fact and in practice, swordsmanship was more often used outside of warfare than during combat. Since traditional Samurai Swordsmanship was designed for “duels” between two samurai Swordsman , rather than for fighting on the fields of battle. I will not claim the Katana or swordsmanship styles weren’t used in battlefield situations by Samurai, just that historically speaking, Samurai much more often preferred the Bow, the spear, the Naginata, in rare cases the battle Axe, and even the Firearm known as the Teppo . Or more specifically the early guns of Europe. But if you’re not actually concerned about any of this. Then that’s entirely valid as well. I just wanted to clarify a few points that seemed off to me based upon the thumbnail title for this particular video.
Greetings. I read your full comment since I'm interested in Japanese history and eastern Martial Arts in general, but I have a question: How exactly would a Samurai of old, let's say Hijikata Toshizō or Sōji Okita from the Shinsengumi during the Bakufu, lose to a modern Kendōka? 🤔...
@@MiguelMedV It’s as a I mentioned in my previous comment a month ago. Samurai are not accustomed to the practice of Kendō . Most Samurai would not target the chest, throat, or head of an enemy combatant. There were multiple reasons for why that is. However the most important reason is simply that the Samurai would be wearing Armor. Including a helmet, a throat protector, and breast plate. Those specific locations on the human body would be covered in armor during battle in any military engagement involving Samurai forces. A Kendo practitioner aims for such places in a match. It is a style of combat if you want to call it that, that a samurai isn’t used to dealing with. So it would be unknown to them.
He has no idea what he's doing in kendo all his moves are wrong especially the footwork.
Neither Kendo or Iaido twirl swords around like it's a toy.
samurai356
The kendo hurt to watch
Is this a reupload of another channel? it only has 3 videos edit: I don’t think it is but still it’s been about 2 years since he has uploaded
Cool movement. Looks more like Chinese based wushu versus Japanese Koryu. When we have used the Kusarigama in Japan it was against an attacker with bokken or iaito, so the jumping and spinning wouldn’t work when facing a threat/attacker.
Ha. “Trainer practitioner” In what?! All three were examples of flashy anime nonsense. Not anything related to actual swordsmanship. This just goes to show grifters will always have a grip on martial arts and ignorant people’s thoughts about them.
Make some more videos brother. Teach us how to use katana please
Iado is so badass