Chadi san thank you for the opportunity, and to everyone thank you for watching the video🙏 (This is my youtube account but it is less active than my instagram😅 ) Hopefully in the future I can get to Osaka and I can try some Judo with Chadi san sometime🥋
As a military veteran, life long Karateka-Judoka and bow Hunter; we can assume certain things. Just because all samurai were trained in the bow; it doesn’t mean they all wielded it in battle. Also, mounted archers wore lighter armor( doesn’t matter the continent). Mounted archers have smaller bows( smaller curve on the bottom then the top of the bow-Russian steps-central Asia). I participated in SCA fighting when I was in my 30’s… Judo worked well in group combat sessions.
@screaming skull Well, if you understand military formations and common sense. Armies do not use things that won’t work on the battlefield. A bow that can’t be strung by one man. Those are things of myths and lost facts. A hundred years ago someone finds a longbow and they begin to use it; they make an assumption this was used on a horse because they saw an inaccurate painting. Do you think that an armor tank formation and a formation of cavalry have nothing in common? Bows are distance weapons; just like mortars. Thanks!
Great interview! I fight in late 14th century Italian armor and get into grappling quite often. It's definitely different but you certainly can do it, and to me is one of the most effective ways of taking your opponent out.
Hearing Jess say how much more it requires to fight in armor really just made Japanese martial arts philosophy make more practical sense to me. You'd naturally have to figure out a way to conserve as much energy as possible while armored, so the hyper-focus on technical efficiency is like a natural evolution. Huh. 🤓
I have been a member of the society for creative anachronism for the past 28 years. I dress in samurai armor. Everything is more encumbered in armor. And the thickness to the body which the armor adds is just like a screwdriver handle. The increased diameter has a great deal of torque. Not to mention the fact that there are lots of really good places to grab. If I were in a real sword fight I would never bring my armor, unless I was on a battlefield with many opponents.
That's insane. Armored vs unarmored - armored wins. How little faith do you have in your accuracy to think you couldn't hit someone just because you're armored?
A book with records of the martial arts kumiuchi and sumou on which Jujutsu was based. Samurai mainly use wakizashi in kumiuchi. Genpei seisui ki by Sanemitsu Tohei in 13th century "Concerning one-on-one battles, it was common to cut at each other with a katana after battling using bows and arrows, which was followed by kumiuchi (grappling)." Sumo Torikumidensho by Ryuetsu Morinao KIMURA in 1745. "Still kumiuchi remained an important military art in battles ('six or seven times out of ten times, kumiuchi was done in battle with warriors donning kacchu [armor]." "That's why warriors must practice the sumo wrestling which was done by ancient warriors." The 14th century book Taiheiki has a record of bajyou kumiuchi, a kumiuchi on horseback. Samurai's hair is long. The samurai fixes the helmet by passing his hair through the hole in the top of the helmet. Chinese History Book Guangdong xin yu by Poet Qu Dajun (1630-1696) "When the Japanese move with all their might, they move like the wind. They are always in small numbers and many soldiers cannot resist. Their use of katana is to protect with a long katana and stab an enemy with a short katana. They move low as they crouch and never retreat. They will be dealt with no matter how many people there are. It is a skill only for those in the Japanese archipelago. " 其人率横行疾斗。飘忽如风。常以单刀陷阵。五兵莫御。其用刀也。长以度形。短以趯越。蹲以为步。退以为伐。臂以承腕。挑以藏撇。豕突蟹奔。万人辟易。真岛中之绝技也。 Japanese combat arrows have a weight at the tip, so they penetrated the iron plate and the wooden shield. Chinese Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang (1528 -1588) “Japanese arrows are heavy and bows are powerful. Anyone who hits the arrow will die. They approached us and shot an arrow, which always hit a man. The Chinese were just afraid of this and couldn't use its characteristic bow and arrow. 矢皆重，弓皆劲，发皆不远。不轻发，发必中人，中者必毙，故人畏之。
For those interested to see some Koryu in armor, check Yagyu Shingan Ryu. There are a few kata demonstrations in armor, including some grappling, although that school is mostly about weapons. I think Kito Ryu and Takenouchi Ryu's Jujutsu were also made for fighting in armor. I practice another Koryu with this kind of techniques (I never had the occasion to practice in armor unfortunately). I guess the main difference with more modern Jujutsu schools or Judo is mainly the grip : since grabbing the Gi is not possible, the techniques require to grab the wrist or back of the head directly for example. For the same reason, the "kumite" is closer to sumo than Judo. Other than that, there are lots of sacrifice throws, or throws executed by putting a knee to the ground. Strikes are limited. There are some arm locks while standing, used as a transition.
@@cahallo5964 ryu means school. So, I think its called koryu because we are talking about kobudo and not budo (but i'm not sure). Kobudo martial arts are all the traditionnal martial arts that were created before the meiji restauration. Budo are the modern martial arts, created after.
@@cahallo5964 Koryu means "old school" or "old style", and is a general term that includes every traditional schools (including other art forms). Kobujutsu or Kobudo designate old martial arts specifically. "Ryu" is not used by itself (as far as I know) but is put at the end of the name of a particular school and means "school of" or "style of". I hope this helps.
Nice you manage to interview Jess. I would recommend if you need to interview more indepth into samurai history studies into bow and arrows , sensei Dr Tomotsugu Goka would be another person you would probably interested to interview as he speaks good English as well, he specialize in Kyudo history and physical education. He is from the original lineage of Heki Ryu insai ha which is the official school of archery for the Tokugawa shogunate. A different in perspective between kyudo and wartime Kyujutsu.
Thanks for watching! We had a two hour long recording so please liok forward to possible upcoming videos😆 Also yes Goka san is a great person to talk to about kyudo I think.
@@jessintokyo nice to meet you here Jess. I learned Kyudo from Goka San 8 years ago, now he is a professor. I have been following your post on Kyudo and your visit to Kurosu sensei's Sendai dojo. I'm sure it was was great experience.
Great video! I live in Cornwall and Tintagel is pronounced tin - tad - gel (as in hair gel) however it is from the Norman French tente d'agel 'the devil's stronghold' so Chadi will know more about that pronunciation. 😀
First thing i noticed is the arms are used more like a whip when not in armor and like a baseball bate when in armor for striking... And the grips are either chsnged to "no gi" version or you grab the armpits, the belt, the helmet, or the sleeve if its exposed(depends on typw of armor) I never got to try it, just saw the higher ranks doing it and it looks amazing
@@tatumergo3931 i eouldnt asume he doesnt know about that, but probably he isnt as confident on it actuslly being sboutbarmored grappling and not something else... So maybe he just doesnt rush to say it
Castle Tintagel was the home of the Duke of Cornwall and his wife Igraine. Merlin put a spell on Uther Pendragon to make him look like the Duke, so he could enter the castle and have sex with Igraine while the Duke was away. So Arthur was conceived. At least according to the most common myth and Geoffrey of Monmouth. It would be a strange name for a Japanese dojo, unless European armor wasn't there.
Thanks for watching! Yes the dojo specialises in HEMA swordfighting and sparring and also kenjutsu lessons and Kacchu sparring so it has the best of both worlds so to speak.
Very little grappling involved in medieval battles…weapon in hands would be essential and the soldiers would immediately look to pick up another weapon if losing yours …..maybe Ninja’s would have more one on one assassin confrontations and grappling than a samurai or medieval soldier …
I am a bit less certain with fifteenth century in Europe, full plate armours, half sword techniques. Of course master at arms codices are not a proof on what occurred on battlefields as this literaturd was more a school curriculum documentation and somewhat propaganda.
other than the fact ninja's didn't exist and there's no evidence of them ever existing but sure, why not even though there is no record of a "one on one assassin confrontation" from the segoku jidai
@@katokianimation there are no known historical ninjas, shinobi tactics existed and were undertaken by samurai but no use of the term ninja during the sengoku jidai especially nothing that relates to the pop culture black clad assassin that is a modern invention
Jessica’s instagram and Twitter are linked in the description, all about Kyudo, and Japanese weaponry. As well as Castle Tintagles’ account
Chadi san thank you for the opportunity, and to everyone thank you for watching the video🙏 (This is my youtube account but it is less active than my instagram😅 )
Hopefully in the future I can get to Osaka and I can try some Judo with Chadi san sometime🥋
@@jessintokyo Does your school practice Ringen War Wrestling?
It's very much like Judo.
ua-cam.com/video/gq9RnAbj9hM/v-deo.html
As a military veteran, life long Karateka-Judoka and bow Hunter; we can assume certain things. Just because all samurai were trained in the bow; it doesn’t mean they all wielded it in battle. Also, mounted archers wore lighter armor( doesn’t matter the continent). Mounted archers have smaller bows( smaller curve on the bottom then the top of the bow-Russian steps-central Asia). I participated in SCA fighting when I was in my 30’s… Judo worked well in group combat sessions.
@screaming skull It means he's trained in war.
@screaming skull Well, if you understand military formations and common sense. Armies do not use things that won’t work on the battlefield. A bow that can’t be strung by one man. Those are things of myths and lost facts. A hundred years ago someone finds a longbow and they begin to use it; they make an assumption this was used on a horse because they saw an inaccurate painting.
Do you think that an armor tank formation and a formation of cavalry have nothing in common? Bows are distance weapons; just like mortars.
Thanks!
@@tatumergo3931 never had the time. One day. When my kids are a little older.
@screaming skull He can reference his experience if it pertains to the topic at hand.
@screaming skull He's got training in military tactics. It applies to situation at hand.
Great interview! I fight in late 14th century Italian armor and get into grappling quite often. It's definitely different but you certainly can do it, and to me is one of the most effective ways of taking your opponent out.
Here's a nice video on Ringen Germanic War Wrestling: ua-cam.com/video/gq9RnAbj9hM/v-deo.html
I started medieval armored combat, and judo throws are much better than lower body takedowns (double single leg) when wearing 60-80lbs of armor
Chadi's videos are always informative, one of the very few reliable and non-biased martial arts related UA-cam video channels left ...
Chadi thank you for sharing video of a wonderful interview. God bless you and your family!
As a anime lover and soon to be judoka this is great I can see why grappling art was essential when your wearing heavy armour.
Hearing Jess say how much more it requires to fight in armor really just made Japanese martial arts philosophy make more practical sense to me. You'd naturally have to figure out a way to conserve as much energy as possible while armored, so the hyper-focus on technical efficiency is like a natural evolution. Huh. 🤓
Great point
@@Chadi And the weight of the helmet makes a lot of sense to me as to why a lot of stances are very stable and square in traditional arts.
I have been a member of the society for creative anachronism for the past 28 years. I dress in samurai armor. Everything is more encumbered in armor. And the thickness to the body which the armor adds is just like a screwdriver handle. The increased diameter has a great deal of torque. Not to mention the fact that there are lots of really good places to grab. If I were in a real sword fight I would never bring my armor, unless I was on a battlefield with many opponents.
That's insane.
Armored vs unarmored - armored wins.
How little faith do you have in your accuracy to think you couldn't hit someone just because you're armored?
@@kanucks9 it's not that you can't hit, it's that you can't move quick enough I'm three times faster without my armor.
This is awesome! I love this!
A book with records of the martial arts kumiuchi and sumou on which Jujutsu was based. Samurai mainly use wakizashi in kumiuchi.
Genpei seisui ki by Sanemitsu Tohei in 13th century "Concerning one-on-one battles, it was common to cut at each other with a katana after battling using bows and arrows, which was followed by kumiuchi (grappling)."
Sumo Torikumidensho by Ryuetsu Morinao KIMURA in 1745. "Still kumiuchi remained an important military art in battles ('six or seven times out of ten times, kumiuchi was done in battle with warriors donning kacchu [armor]." "That's why warriors must practice the sumo wrestling which was done by ancient warriors."
The 14th century book Taiheiki has a record of bajyou kumiuchi, a kumiuchi on horseback.
Samurai's hair is long. The samurai fixes the helmet by passing his hair through the hole in the top of the helmet.
Chinese History Book Guangdong xin yu by Poet Qu Dajun (1630-1696) "When the Japanese move with all their might, they move like the wind. They are always in small numbers and many soldiers cannot resist. Their use of katana is to protect with a long katana and stab an enemy with a short katana. They move low as they crouch and never retreat. They will be dealt with no matter how many people there are. It is a skill only for those in the Japanese archipelago. "
其人率横行疾斗。飘忽如风。常以单刀陷阵。五兵莫御。其用刀也。长以度形。短以趯越。蹲以为步。退以为伐。臂以承腕。挑以藏撇。豕突蟹奔。万人辟易。真岛中之绝技也。
Japanese combat arrows have a weight at the tip, so they penetrated the iron plate and the wooden shield.
Chinese Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang (1528 -1588) “Japanese arrows are heavy and bows are powerful. Anyone who hits the arrow will die. They approached us and shot an arrow, which always hit a man. The Chinese were just afraid of this and couldn't use its characteristic bow and arrow.
矢皆重，弓皆劲，发皆不远。不轻发，发必中人，中者必毙，故人畏之。
For those interested to see some Koryu in armor, check Yagyu Shingan Ryu. There are a few kata demonstrations in armor, including some grappling, although that school is mostly about weapons. I think Kito Ryu and Takenouchi Ryu's Jujutsu were also made for fighting in armor.
I practice another Koryu with this kind of techniques (I never had the occasion to practice in armor unfortunately). I guess the main difference with more modern Jujutsu schools or Judo is mainly the grip : since grabbing the Gi is not possible, the techniques require to grab the wrist or back of the head directly for example. For the same reason, the "kumite" is closer to sumo than Judo.
Other than that, there are lots of sacrifice throws, or throws executed by putting a knee to the ground. Strikes are limited. There are some arm locks while standing, used as a transition.
kinda stupid question but why are jujutsu styles are called koryus instead of just ryu like in karate?
@@cahallo5964 ryu means school. So, I think its called koryu because we are talking about kobudo and not budo (but i'm not sure). Kobudo martial arts are all the traditionnal martial arts that were created before the meiji restauration. Budo are the modern martial arts, created after.
@@Diego-hm1wd makes sense, it seems in Japan "ko" just means old.
Kinda confusing because in the West Kobudo generally only applies to Okinawa
@@cahallo5964 Koryu means "old school" or "old style", and is a general term that includes every traditional schools (including other art forms). Kobujutsu or Kobudo designate old martial arts specifically. "Ryu" is not used by itself (as far as I know) but is put at the end of the name of a particular school and means "school of" or "style of". I hope this helps.
I'd love to have the full interview
Wow! You managed to interview Jessica Gerrity. Thanks for this amazing video put up for your followers 👏
Thanks for watching Elliot san😊
This was amazing.
Thank you for sharing ☺️.
Nice you manage to interview Jess. I would recommend if you need to interview more indepth into samurai history studies into bow and arrows , sensei Dr Tomotsugu Goka would be another person you would probably interested to interview as he speaks good English as well, he specialize in Kyudo history and physical education. He is from the original lineage of Heki Ryu insai ha which is the official school of archery for the Tokugawa shogunate. A different in perspective between kyudo and wartime Kyujutsu.
Thanks for watching! We had a two hour long recording so please liok forward to possible upcoming videos😆 Also yes Goka san is a great person to talk to about kyudo I think.
@@jessintokyo nice to meet you here Jess. I learned Kyudo from Goka San 8 years ago, now he is a professor. I have been following your post on Kyudo and your visit to Kurosu sensei's Sendai dojo. I'm sure it was was great experience.
Interesting interview!
Thanks for the education
Great video! I live in Cornwall and Tintagel is pronounced tin - tad - gel (as in hair gel) however it is from the Norman French tente d'agel 'the devil's stronghold' so Chadi will know more about that pronunciation. 😀
Interesting! In Japanese it gets very weird pronunciation😅
Muy interesante video!!! Bendiciones!!! Hermosa invitada!!😄
I love Sambo and Judo
There’s actually videos of realistic simulated samurai battles online
Also they probably had 1000s of hours training in full armor to allow for fluid motion .....guys were probably yoked and shredded under all the armor
Not sure if there is video of it, there probably is, but my bujinkan instructor teachesngrappling in armor, the stances and the grips change alot
First thing i noticed is the arms are used more like a whip when not in armor and like a baseball bate when in armor for striking... And the grips are either chsnged to "no gi" version or you grab the armpits, the belt, the helmet, or the sleeve if its exposed(depends on typw of armor)
I never got to try it, just saw the higher ranks doing it and it looks amazing
@@tatumergo3931 i eouldnt asume he doesnt know about that, but probably he isnt as confident on it actuslly being sboutbarmored grappling and not something else... So maybe he just doesnt rush to say it
Excellence!
Enjoyed it
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Im surprised she said wearing yoroi armor while using a yumi was difficult. Samurais were supposed to be archers first
I am Judoka
Some jerk broke into our Dojo and stole our Samurai Armor last month.
Castle Tintagel was the home of the Duke of Cornwall and his wife Igraine. Merlin put a spell on Uther Pendragon to make him look like the Duke, so he could enter the castle and have sex with Igraine while the Duke was away. So Arthur was conceived. At least according to the most common myth and Geoffrey of Monmouth. It would be a strange name for a Japanese dojo, unless European armor wasn't there.
Thanks for watching! Yes the dojo specialises in HEMA swordfighting and sparring and also kenjutsu lessons and Kacchu sparring so it has the best of both worlds so to speak.
Very little grappling involved in medieval battles…weapon in hands would be essential and the soldiers would immediately look to pick up another weapon if losing yours …..maybe Ninja’s would have more one on one assassin confrontations and grappling than a samurai or medieval soldier …
I am a bit less certain with fifteenth century in Europe, full plate armours, half sword techniques. Of course master at arms codices are not a proof on what occurred on battlefields as this literaturd was more a school curriculum documentation and somewhat propaganda.
All known historical ninjas were samurai
@@katokianimation not all but quite a few.
other than the fact ninja's didn't exist and there's no evidence of them ever existing but sure, why not even though there is no record of a "one on one assassin confrontation" from the segoku jidai
@@katokianimation there are no known historical ninjas, shinobi tactics existed and were undertaken by samurai but no use of the term ninja during the sengoku jidai especially nothing that relates to the pop culture black clad assassin that is a modern invention
might as well have jew tatooed on your forehead. 😂😂 cool
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