🎫Purchase Your Ticket to the Annual Asayama Ichiden Ryu Training Camp in Japan: www.patreon.com/c/lets_ask_sekisensei/shop ⚔Join the Online Kobudo Training with Seki Sensei⚔ Sign Up HERE (One Lesson FREE): www.patreon.com/lets_ask_sekisensei Interested in taking lessons directly from the 22nd headmaster of Kobudo Asayama Ichiden Ryu, Seki sensei? Sign up to learn authentic samurai skills with 400 years of history with perfect English interpretation from Let’s ask Shogo (ua-cam.com/users/LetsaskShogoYourJapanesefriendinKyoto). ❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime ❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime ❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history ❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style ❺ You can receive OFFICIAL DAN RANKS by taking exams online (and opening a DOJO in the future) 🛍Purchase the Equipment You Need for Training: tozandoshop.com/letsaskshogo🛍 🗡Iaitō (training katana): tozandoshop.com/collections/habahiro-heavy-weight-iaito/products/byakko-tenryu-semi-custom-iaito?variant=34479502164101 *🗡Bokutō (wooden katana) with plastic Saya (scabbard): tozandoshop.com/collections/iaido-bokuto/products/the-nyumon-iaido-beginners-set 🥋Dōgi and Hakama: tozandoshop.com/collections/kendo-uniform-sets/products/basic-synthetic-kendo-uniform-set-1?variant=39417538216069 🥋Inner Obi (any color): tozandoshop.com/collections/iaido-obi/products/cotton-kaku-obi?variant=34282096230533 🥋Outer Obi (must be WHITE): tozandoshop.com/collections/aikido-obi/products/white-aikido-obi?variant=34120442413189 🦯Short Jō staff: tozandoshop.com/collections/polearms/products/4-21-shaku-jo?variant=39604823195781 🦯Long Jō staff: tozandoshop.com/collections/polearms/products/5-shaku-bo?variant=34073586106501 🧐Frequently Asked Questions About Our Online Lessons: Q❓: I have no experience with katana. Will I still be able to catch up? A💡: You don’t need any previous katana martial arts experience to participate in our lessons. Seki Sensei, the instructor of the online lessons, will carefully instruct you on how to handle the katana regardless of your level. You will also be able to access all the videos of the past lessons so you can watch what every other student has learned. You can also send us videos of your progress, and Seki Sensei will be happy to give you feedback. Q❓: What is the right length of the Iaito (zinc alloy training katana) I should use? A💡: Please purchase an Iaitō at least two blocks longer than the standard length. The standard length for Seki Sensei is about 177cm, so he should use a 2.45 Shaku long katana. However, he uses a 2.6 Shaku-long katana that is supposed to be used by someone 190cm tall. If the katana is too short, it becomes too easy to draw, which is not good for training. Q❓: Can I join even if I belong to a different Ryuha style? A💡: Yes, it’s not a problem at all. The Seki Sensei himself has trained in more than five styles and various other weapons. If you don’t want others to know that you are participating, you can join the online lessons with your camera off. To have the Sensei check your progress, you can send us a video of you practicing. 🗡Join the Online Iaido Training with Seki Sensei🗡 Sign Up Here (One Lesson FREE): www.patreon.com/sekisenseiiaidotraining Interested in taking Iaido lessons directly from the 8th Dan Iaido Master with 40 years of experience in Musō Shinden Ryu, Seki sensei? Sign up to learn authentic samurai skills with perfect English interpretation from Let’s ask Shogo. ❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime ❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime ❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history ❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style 💻Seki Sensei's Official Website💻 sekisensei.com/ 🎵Original Opening Theme Song "Hyakuren"🎵 Performance: Hanafugetsu (Singer/Suzuhana Yuko, Shakuhachi/Kaminaga Daisuke, Koto/Ibukuro Kiyoshi) Compositions & Arrangements: Suzuhana Yuko Mixing & Mastering: Watabiki Yuta ❓What is Asayama Ichiden Ryu? / Who is Seki sensei?❓ ua-cam.com/video/2aBKmWmJpJw/v-deo.html 📱Instagram📱 instagram.com/lets_ask_sekisensei/ *Please ask us questions through the DM here *The content of our videos is based on the teachings of Asayama Ichiden Ryu and personal studies/experience | There is no intention of denying other Ryuha styles, theories, and cultural aspects #katana #iaido #kenjutsu #kobudo #asayamaichidenryu
Seki-sensei's words remind me that medieval European swordsmanship, one test was to defend yourself against a comletely untrained attacker, because they attack recklessly and unpredictably.
It’s quite reassuring to hear even a swordsmaster and his previous master say that “self defence” scenarios are too dangerous. Many people think you are invincible just because you practice martial arts, but awareness and escape is more important than to risk injury
Yes, absolutely. There are many fake masters who claim that it's possible to reliably defend yourself against an attacker with a knife while being unarmed, where in reality, that is next to impossible. I've seen clips of people defending themselves with improvised weapons such as chairs etc. that they used really mainly as a barrier. The best way to defend against an attack like that is to avoid the situation altogether, situational awareness first, if escape is an option (it's not always), escaping or indeed if there is no other way, compliance. Still though, even fully compliant victims sometimes end up basically getting executed. If it's a robbery of sorts, give them what they want if the robbery can't be avoided. If they are after your life, avoiding it altogether is basically the only option, unless you happen to have for example a firearm and actually notice the attack early enough to actually respond. Knife attacks truly are one of the most terrifying things in the world, sadly.
"the strongest form of self-defense is to escape" I like that he adds "if you can get a hit in first" As a Brit who has dealt with some stabby gentlemen in the dark once before, yep! I got a good cut off and then belted it. I rather promptly threw up when the adrenaline spike was over and didn't leave the house for months. The Japanese are fortunate to live in such a society where lads aren't willing to threaten each other with lethal weapons for petty amounts of money! When you note that you're not "promoting" violence per se, i see this look in Seki-sensei's eyes... We'd be better off if we maturely and sensibly learnt the reality of violence - I believe this helps the young to choose to avoid violence because they more intimately know the grim reality of it. This also allows them to defend themselves in worse-case scenarios. Thank you sirs!
The problem with making blanket condemnations of “violence” is that sometimes, rarely, violence is the correct, sensible response. Someone presenting a physical threat is one of those times. I’m old and can’t run any more due to severe arthritis. A walking cane is recognized worldwide as a medical device that cannot be taken away from you on the mere grounds that it is physically possible to use it as a weapon, unlike knives, saps etc. whose primary purpose is to do harm. Nonetheless there have been, and still are, self defense methods that focus on the use of the humble cane. I personally recommend a stout wooden cane. Those aluminum things are too flimsy.
Wow! That wrist lock in the intro is shown in several European treatises as well, but with dagger! The rondel dagger was often unsharpened so that you could grab the blade and lock the opponent's wrist in a similar manner here. I believe both Sigmund ain Ringeck and Fiore d'ei Liberi show this.
Great thing to hear from a teacher of martial arts, to be honest, about the fact that running is best self-defense. But as a last resort, these techniques might give you a chance...
I'd also like to add one thing that is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT concerning self-defence, PRESSURE TEST EVERYTHING! Including training to break contact/disengaging the attacker. Awesome video and many thanks to you all 🙏🙇🏻
Id love to see how seki sensei would use a shillelagh. It’s an Irish walking stick that is about jo length. It is a straight stick with a large knot of wood at the top. This makes the balance and probably the techniques he would use different. It is usually make from where a thin branch of a tree comes out of a larger branch. The large branch is cut either side of the thin branch. This gives you a long thin stick with a thick knot of wood head. I hope I explained that well, but if I didn’t, please look it up, and you will see what I mean. Thank you very much for the awesome video!
He actually has a metal smoking pipe (historical concealed weapon) that is quite similar. I would think he'd use similar techniques. But I'd really love to know what he'd really do with a shillelagh. Historical ones have thorns on them too, sliding hands on them means youch! XD
Torchlight, umbrella or walking stick with a hook, belt, coat/jacket that can be wrapped around your forearm, handbag or suitcase - any chance that Seki Sensei would kindly show us his method of using them as self-defence tools please? Thank you so much for all the videos made so far and the contribution to the community!
I appreciate that a highly-accomplished martial artist as Seki Sensei is very adamant in saying that most self-defence techniques are extremely hard to pull off in real life and best form of defence is to run away.
Good lord, this is an enlightening video. I liked Tsukada Sensei's question about the attacker grabbing your jo before punching. So many thoughtful things!
This guy gets it. Best way to win a fight is to do your best to avoid the fight altogether. If you must fight, take as minimal required involvement as possible, nothing more, nothing less. Don’t be a victim, don’t be a hero, just do what you can.
Holy Molly! I would love to try these out with a sword in a scabbard. 😮 I mean, the moment I saw the first two plays, I was like: "Wait, that looks familiar.".
I figure if you're going to have a sensei, you probably want a wise sensei or else what's the point, right? Teaching that the strongest form of self defense is to escape is very wise. I enjoy these videos, thank you very much!
My ju jutsu teacher always said that Nike Fu is the best response, and that he was at his ideal fighting weight. Too fat to run away! Unfortunately I was mugged by somebody who saw an easy target as I am old and disabled requiring a stick to walk. Luckily I managed to use a technique similar to these that I learned in my ju jutsu classes to knock them out with my stick. One of the lads in my ju jutsu class told me that I made him "a land owner" because I kicked him and gave the mugger, "a couple of acres"! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
As an asthmatic with a heart condition I'm not running anywhere, if I can't talk my way out I have no choice but to dispatch them quickly before I need an inhaler.
The problem with Nike-fu is that it assumes you are more physically capable then your attacker. Now a good strong strike, throwing technique, or use of a weapon (say pepper spray or a jo/cane to the kneecap) before running sounds like a much better chance of success if you are not the reincarnation of Jesse owens.
@@Aikibiker1 He did actually teach that. He also told the kids about three jujutsu people and a horse to teach about awareness and if at all possible to not get into a bad situation. For those that don't know it. A pupil at a bujutsu school was walking home after a training session when there was a horse in the road, he thought nothing of it and walked by. When WHAM! the horse hits him with a kick from it's back legs. He gets up and thinks to himself my teacher is coming along this road I wonder what will happen to him. So he hides in the bushes until his teacher walks by, the teacher notices the horse and when it goes to kick him uses a lightning fast deflection to avoid it. Ahh says the pupil that was REALLY impressive, but the headmaster of our style will be along next, so he hides in the bushes. The headmaster comes by, looks at the horse and the road and then walks in a big circle around the horse so it is out of reach. If he was anything like my head of the school he also laughed and waved at the pupil in the bushes.
As a Filipino, sticks made of strong wood like kamagong are very common here since practicing Eskrima (a Filipino martial art) is part in some school's curriculum, so learning Jo techniques is very useful Also, I was wondering for weeks now, is there a style where you can defend yourself with a bokuto against a real katana? If there isn't any, then can seki sensei develop a style in where he can showcase how fighting with a bokuto can be beneficial against a real katana?
There are old techniques fighting with boken against sword, I do not know if any modern style teaches any, but i would assume the techniques would be similar to Jo or Mijikai Bo using strikes, locks, controls, throws and chokes
@KokoroDojo-vc8fd then why do they train with sword? Interest in the historical war arts of course as well as the study of what one carried or had around them in day to day to use for self defense and also the culture of the time dictating what you could carry where and adapting to that with weapons or everyday carry items like a fan is fascinating, and can be quite applicable with today's items like a brush, comb, flashlight, magazine, I could go on.
@@kohikan5180 Techniques which you can learn with wooden swords are practiced with a sharp blade in mind. So all of them would work against a steel weapon, of you can hit your opponent with it.
Hello Shogo, recently I was watching my favorite animated series titled Blue Eye Samurai and it's a Netflix animated series about a mixed-race female samurai named Mizu who seeks revenge in 17th-century in Japan, I wondering if you and Seki Sensei can react to it because this series have a good review by critics and fans alike
sorry, in reality no one will be swinging a knife as if it's a longsword. Knife will be concealed 90% of the time and you won't realize you've already been stabbed or the knife will be in the back hand in a hammer grip with the free hand extended for control or grabs. Many attackers will attempt a tackle to get close and get that knife close to your body. When you have a knife and try to fight someone your goal is stabbing, not cutting. Unless done on some specific places (like thighs) cuts arent life threathening. For training self defense against knives it's fun to buy some very durable red sharpies, get 2 sets of white clothes from like a second hand store to make them cheaper and "spar", one person trying to stab the other with the sharpie. Then after a minute you can take off your clothes and look how many times were you stabbed. Training like that will boost your survival chances against knife attacks by many %. So for most people it's from 5% to like 15%.
I was wondering for weeks now, is there a style where you can defend yourself with a bokuto against a real katana? If there isn't any, then can seki sensei develop a style in where he can showcase how fighting with a bokuto can be beneficial against a real katana?
@letsasksekisensei im a sensei in koga Ryu ninjutsu and to us a hanbo is half a bo where han supposedly means half and a tanjo is half a han. Hanbo is walking stick length, roughly 90 to 100cm
I missed one scenario: you thrust with the stick and the opponent catches it near the tip. It's a similar problem to spear vs sword. Once someone gets a grip on the longer weapon, it gets dangerous.
@@SpecJack15 You mean prying it out of his hand again, or avoiding capture last second? If he holds it, the situation is likely symmetrical, meaning that neither has a mechanical or tactical advantage.
there are self defense instructors who said, escape is one of self defense methods, but it's not the strongest. not always the best or most effective too, as it can lead to more danger.
🎫Purchase Your Ticket to the Annual Asayama Ichiden Ryu Training Camp in Japan: www.patreon.com/c/lets_ask_sekisensei/shop
⚔Join the Online Kobudo Training with Seki Sensei⚔
Sign Up HERE (One Lesson FREE): www.patreon.com/lets_ask_sekisensei
Interested in taking lessons directly from the 22nd headmaster of Kobudo Asayama Ichiden Ryu, Seki sensei? Sign up to learn authentic samurai skills with 400 years of history with perfect English interpretation from Let’s ask Shogo (ua-cam.com/users/LetsaskShogoYourJapanesefriendinKyoto).
❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style
❺ You can receive OFFICIAL DAN RANKS by taking exams online (and opening a DOJO in the future)
🛍Purchase the Equipment You Need for Training: tozandoshop.com/letsaskshogo🛍
🗡Iaitō (training katana): tozandoshop.com/collections/habahiro-heavy-weight-iaito/products/byakko-tenryu-semi-custom-iaito?variant=34479502164101
*🗡Bokutō (wooden katana) with plastic Saya (scabbard): tozandoshop.com/collections/iaido-bokuto/products/the-nyumon-iaido-beginners-set
🥋Dōgi and Hakama: tozandoshop.com/collections/kendo-uniform-sets/products/basic-synthetic-kendo-uniform-set-1?variant=39417538216069
🥋Inner Obi (any color): tozandoshop.com/collections/iaido-obi/products/cotton-kaku-obi?variant=34282096230533
🥋Outer Obi (must be WHITE): tozandoshop.com/collections/aikido-obi/products/white-aikido-obi?variant=34120442413189
🦯Short Jō staff: tozandoshop.com/collections/polearms/products/4-21-shaku-jo?variant=39604823195781
🦯Long Jō staff: tozandoshop.com/collections/polearms/products/5-shaku-bo?variant=34073586106501
🧐Frequently Asked Questions About Our Online Lessons:
Q❓: I have no experience with katana. Will I still be able to catch up?
A💡: You don’t need any previous katana martial arts experience to participate in our lessons.
Seki Sensei, the instructor of the online lessons, will carefully instruct you on how to handle the katana regardless of your level. You will also be able to access all the videos of the past lessons so you can watch what every other student has learned. You can also send us videos of your progress, and Seki Sensei will be happy to give you feedback.
Q❓: What is the right length of the Iaito (zinc alloy training katana) I should use?
A💡: Please purchase an Iaitō at least two blocks longer than the standard length.
The standard length for Seki Sensei is about 177cm, so he should use a 2.45 Shaku long katana. However, he uses a 2.6 Shaku-long katana that is supposed to be used by someone 190cm tall. If the katana is too short, it becomes too easy to draw, which is not good for training.
Q❓: Can I join even if I belong to a different Ryuha style?
A💡: Yes, it’s not a problem at all.
The Seki Sensei himself has trained in more than five styles and various other weapons. If you don’t want others to know that you are participating, you can join the online lessons with your camera off. To have the Sensei check your progress, you can send us a video of you practicing.
🗡Join the Online Iaido Training with Seki Sensei🗡
Sign Up Here (One Lesson FREE): www.patreon.com/sekisenseiiaidotraining
Interested in taking Iaido lessons directly from the 8th Dan Iaido Master with 40 years of experience in Musō Shinden Ryu, Seki sensei? Sign up to learn authentic samurai skills with perfect English interpretation from Let’s ask Shogo.
❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style
💻Seki Sensei's Official Website💻
sekisensei.com/
🎵Original Opening Theme Song "Hyakuren"🎵
Performance: Hanafugetsu (Singer/Suzuhana Yuko, Shakuhachi/Kaminaga Daisuke, Koto/Ibukuro Kiyoshi)
Compositions & Arrangements: Suzuhana Yuko
Mixing & Mastering: Watabiki Yuta
❓What is Asayama Ichiden Ryu? / Who is Seki sensei?❓
ua-cam.com/video/2aBKmWmJpJw/v-deo.html
📱Instagram📱
instagram.com/lets_ask_sekisensei/
*Please ask us questions through the DM here
*The content of our videos is based on the teachings of Asayama Ichiden Ryu and personal studies/experience | There is no intention of denying other Ryuha styles, theories, and cultural aspects
#katana #iaido #kenjutsu #kobudo #asayamaichidenryu
Seki-sensei's words remind me that medieval European swordsmanship, one test was to defend yourself against a comletely untrained attacker, because they attack recklessly and unpredictably.
It’s quite reassuring to hear even a swordsmaster and his previous master say that “self defence” scenarios are too dangerous. Many people think you are invincible just because you practice martial arts, but awareness and escape is more important than to risk injury
Yes, absolutely. There are many fake masters who claim that it's possible to reliably defend yourself against an attacker with a knife while being unarmed, where in reality, that is next to impossible. I've seen clips of people defending themselves with improvised weapons such as chairs etc. that they used really mainly as a barrier. The best way to defend against an attack like that is to avoid the situation altogether, situational awareness first, if escape is an option (it's not always), escaping or indeed if there is no other way, compliance. Still though, even fully compliant victims sometimes end up basically getting executed. If it's a robbery of sorts, give them what they want if the robbery can't be avoided. If they are after your life, avoiding it altogether is basically the only option, unless you happen to have for example a firearm and actually notice the attack early enough to actually respond.
Knife attacks truly are one of the most terrifying things in the world, sadly.
"the strongest form of self-defense is to escape"
I like that he adds "if you can get a hit in first"
As a Brit who has dealt with some stabby gentlemen in the dark once before, yep! I got a good cut off and then belted it. I rather promptly threw up when the adrenaline spike was over and didn't leave the house for months.
The Japanese are fortunate to live in such a society where lads aren't willing to threaten each other with lethal weapons for petty amounts of money! When you note that you're not "promoting" violence per se, i see this look in Seki-sensei's eyes...
We'd be better off if we maturely and sensibly learnt the reality of violence - I believe this helps the young to choose to avoid violence because they more intimately know the grim reality of it. This also allows them to defend themselves in worse-case scenarios. Thank you sirs!
The problem with making blanket condemnations of “violence” is that sometimes, rarely, violence is the correct, sensible response. Someone presenting a physical threat is one of those times.
I’m old and can’t run any more due to severe arthritis. A walking cane is recognized worldwide as a medical device that cannot be taken away from you on the mere grounds that it is physically possible to use it as a weapon, unlike knives, saps etc. whose primary purpose is to do harm.
Nonetheless there have been, and still are, self defense methods that focus on the use of the humble cane.
I personally recommend a stout wooden cane. Those aluminum things are too flimsy.
Wow! That wrist lock in the intro is shown in several European treatises as well, but with dagger!
The rondel dagger was often unsharpened so that you could grab the blade and lock the opponent's wrist in a similar manner here. I believe both Sigmund ain Ringeck and Fiore d'ei Liberi show this.
Great thing to hear from a teacher of martial arts, to be honest, about the fact that running is best self-defense. But as a last resort, these techniques might give you a chance...
I'd also like to add one thing that is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT concerning self-defence, PRESSURE TEST EVERYTHING!
Including training to break contact/disengaging the attacker.
Awesome video and many thanks to you all 🙏🙇🏻
これを投稿していただきありがとうございます。私は障害者です。杖を使っています。護身術の練習に使います。
Id love to see how seki sensei would use a shillelagh.
It’s an Irish walking stick that is about jo length.
It is a straight stick with a large knot of wood at the top.
This makes the balance and probably the techniques he would use different.
It is usually make from where a thin branch of a tree comes out of a larger branch.
The large branch is cut either side of the thin branch. This gives you a long thin stick with a thick knot of wood head.
I hope I explained that well, but if I didn’t, please look it up, and you will see what I mean.
Thank you very much for the awesome video!
He actually has a metal smoking pipe (historical concealed weapon) that is quite similar. I would think he'd use similar techniques. But I'd really love to know what he'd really do with a shillelagh. Historical ones have thorns on them too, sliding hands on them means youch! XD
I would imagine that he would swing it like a sword, since it's desirable to strike with the ball end and hold on to the other end.
シレラグの形を検索してみました。面白いですね。アイルランドと比較的距離が近いせいか、フィンランドなどでも木のコブをそのまま流用したククサなどを作りますね。
関先生の流派だと、雁首が大きい大型の喧嘩煙管や、相手にひっかける効果が期待できる尺八を使われてました。
用法的にはこれと、乳切木や半棒の長さを生かした中間のテクニックになりそうです
@@SS-gm8me 参考になるコメントをありがとう！ 日本ニキが私たち海外ニキと会話してくれるのはいいことだ。 長い煙管は、関先生がシィルラグを使って戦うテクニックのヒントになりそうだということには同意する。 また、半棒杖はおそらく戦いのテクニックを鼓舞するだろう。
(この翻訳の半分はDeepLによるもので、残りの半分は私の拙い日本語の試みである。 私は最善を尽くした。よろしくお願いします｡)
@@_Green_Onions_ ありがとう、同意見です。
I love these words of wisdom both from Osaki sensei, and from Seki sensei! I'm always noting them down.
Torchlight, umbrella or walking stick with a hook, belt, coat/jacket that can be wrapped around your forearm, handbag or suitcase - any chance that Seki Sensei would kindly show us his method of using them as self-defence tools please? Thank you so much for all the videos made so far and the contribution to the community!
I appreciate that a highly-accomplished martial artist as Seki Sensei is very adamant in saying that most self-defence techniques are extremely hard to pull off in real life and best form of defence is to run away.
Good lord, this is an enlightening video. I liked Tsukada Sensei's question about the attacker grabbing your jo before punching. So many thoughtful things!
This guy gets it. Best way to win a fight is to do your best to avoid the fight altogether. If you must fight, take as minimal required involvement as possible, nothing more, nothing less. Don’t be a victim, don’t be a hero, just do what you can.
Holy Molly! I would love to try these out with a sword in a scabbard. 😮
I mean, the moment I saw the first two plays, I was like: "Wait, that looks familiar.".
I figure if you're going to have a sensei, you probably want a wise sensei or else what's the point, right? Teaching that the strongest form of self defense is to escape is very wise. I enjoy these videos, thank you very much!
his honest "would be difficult to do in the moment" attitude is always great to see. most wouldn't mention that part
LOVE THIS MASTER❤
Thank you.
My ju jutsu teacher always said that Nike Fu is the best response, and that he was at his ideal fighting weight. Too fat to run away! Unfortunately I was mugged by somebody who saw an easy target as I am old and disabled requiring a stick to walk. Luckily I managed to use a technique similar to these that I learned in my ju jutsu classes to knock them out with my stick. One of the lads in my ju jutsu class told me that I made him "a land owner" because I kicked him and gave the mugger, "a couple of acres"! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
As an asthmatic with a heart condition I'm not running anywhere, if I can't talk my way out I have no choice but to dispatch them quickly before I need an inhaler.
The problem with Nike-fu is that it assumes you are more physically capable then your attacker. Now a good strong strike, throwing technique, or use of a weapon (say pepper spray or a jo/cane to the kneecap) before running sounds like a much better chance of success if you are not the reincarnation of Jesse owens.
@@Aikibiker1 He did actually teach that.
He also told the kids about three jujutsu people and a horse to teach about awareness and if at all possible to not get into a bad situation.
For those that don't know it. A pupil at a bujutsu school was walking home after a training session when there was a horse in the road, he thought nothing of it and walked by. When WHAM! the horse hits him with a kick from it's back legs. He gets up and thinks to himself my teacher is coming along this road I wonder what will happen to him. So he hides in the bushes until his teacher walks by, the teacher notices the horse and when it goes to kick him uses a lightning fast deflection to avoid it. Ahh says the pupil that was REALLY impressive, but the headmaster of our style will be along next, so he hides in the bushes. The headmaster comes by, looks at the horse and the road and then walks in a big circle around the horse so it is out of reach. If he was anything like my head of the school he also laughed and waved at the pupil in the bushes.
As a Filipino, sticks made of strong wood like kamagong are very common here since practicing Eskrima (a Filipino martial art) is part in some school's curriculum, so learning Jo techniques is very useful
Also, I was wondering for weeks now, is there a style where you can defend yourself with a bokuto against a real katana? If there isn't any, then can seki sensei develop a style in where he can showcase how fighting with a bokuto can be beneficial against a real katana?
Why would he? Real swords are prohibited weapons. No one will fight you with a sword.
There are old techniques fighting with boken against sword, I do not know if any modern style teaches any, but i would assume the techniques would be similar to Jo or Mijikai Bo using strikes, locks, controls, throws and chokes
@KokoroDojo-vc8fd then why do they train with sword? Interest in the historical war arts of course as well as the study of what one carried or had around them in day to day to use for self defense and also the culture of the time dictating what you could carry where and adapting to that with weapons or everyday carry items like a fan is fascinating, and can be quite applicable with today's items like a brush, comb, flashlight, magazine, I could go on.
@@kohikan5180 Techniques which you can learn with wooden swords are practiced with a sharp blade in mind. So all of them would work against a steel weapon, of you can hit your opponent with it.
a good bokuto is pretty durable, and surely is harder to cut compared to tatami or young bamboo
Jo is always useful
Please do a video about Nagamaki! I love your content!
Would love to see what he could do with a Irish shillelagh
Hello Shogo, recently I was watching my favorite animated series titled Blue Eye Samurai and it's a Netflix animated series about a mixed-race female samurai named Mizu who seeks revenge in 17th-century in Japan, I wondering if you and Seki Sensei can react to it because this series have a good review by critics and fans alike
Does the weight of the staff change its use? If so, what is the weight would you suggest?
Korean martial arts traditions state - a master of sword just needs his sword. A master of staff needs to also be a master of unarmed combat
Could you make a video showing nodachi techniques?
Can you bring up rapier and parrying dagger? Perhaps it is similar to having sword and sai?
Suddenly I see more and more people carrying a cane :)
sorry, in reality no one will be swinging a knife as if it's a longsword. Knife will be concealed 90% of the time and you won't realize you've already been stabbed or the knife will be in the back hand in a hammer grip with the free hand extended for control or grabs. Many attackers will attempt a tackle to get close and get that knife close to your body.
When you have a knife and try to fight someone your goal is stabbing, not cutting. Unless done on some specific places (like thighs) cuts arent life threathening.
For training self defense against knives it's fun to buy some very durable red sharpies, get 2 sets of white clothes from like a second hand store to make them cheaper and "spar", one person trying to stab the other with the sharpie. Then after a minute you can take off your clothes and look how many times were you stabbed. Training like that will boost your survival chances against knife attacks by many %. So for most people it's from 5% to like 15%.
I was wondering for weeks now, is there a style where you can defend yourself with a bokuto against a real katana? If there isn't any, then can seki sensei develop a style in where he can showcase how fighting with a bokuto can be beneficial against a real katana?
I like the staff more than I do katana :D
38 seconds ago?
I'm super early today lol
isnt that technically a hanbo? why call it a jo when its not 6 foot in length?
The definition of each weapon’s name differ depending on the style!
@letsasksekisensei im a sensei in koga Ryu ninjutsu and to us a hanbo is half a bo where han supposedly means half and a tanjo is half a han. Hanbo is walking stick length, roughly 90 to 100cm
I missed one scenario: you thrust with the stick and the opponent catches it near the tip. It's a similar problem to spear vs sword. Once someone gets a grip on the longer weapon, it gets dangerous.
Since you have momentum of the jo staff, you can rotate your end of the jo if your opponent catches it at the other end.
@@SpecJack15 You mean prying it out of his hand again, or avoiding capture last second?
If he holds it, the situation is likely symmetrical, meaning that neither has a mechanical or tactical advantage.
I just shoot lasers from my stick.
there are self defense instructors who said, escape is one of self defense methods, but it's not the strongest. not always the best or most effective too, as it can lead to more danger.
A jō (杖:じょう) is an approximately 1.27-metre (4.2 ft) wooden staff. What the Sensei uses is much shorter. This not Jo - this HANBO...
The names and definitions of tools can vary by Ryuha (school). In Asayama Ichiden-ryū, what is commonly called “hanbō” is also called jō.
Love you guys, from Canada!