I was actually lucky enough to spar with someone like this when I was younger. The very moment the man got into his stance there was just this wall that slammed into me and I knew that nothing I did was even going to matter, I was already beat. It was an incredibly humbling moment, and such an incredible experience to have.
@@DankLeaf47 i mean I don't think that would ever be a viable thing to do in actual combat, but it's impressive regardless. I assume that's something they train just to improve accuracy, not as an actual move. could be wrong.
@@fvlse_ yeah definitely not a technique that would make much sense nowadays unless you were attacking the wrist or fingers. But having that kind of accuracy back when Samurai were fighting in full armor would be a must, being able to accurately thrust in between armor would be a great skill to have.
What you can see clearly here is something that fascinates me: Even though it´s a friendly match with padded weapons, the tension and the adrenaline cause Sakaguchi-san to break out quite a sweat. I´ve noticed the same thing, in that I can practice the same movements for a long period without getting very tired, but when I have a free fight, a couple of minutes seems like an eternity and I need to catch my breath afterwards. I think that is another terrain where Iai Iutsu can help one to keep calm and not expend needless energy.
it applies to all types of physical activities and even more so to martial arts. under pressure, on top of what we usually do, we handle all the elements of confrontation: strategy, tactics, threats, feints, and so on. this distract us from both the forms and our stamina management. that is exactly the same thing as how when playing video games we tend to press the keys or buttons harder during intense moments. another example of this is when training for a hard song on a musical instrument, often people tend to clench their jaw. and in all cases, it gets int he way of your performance. the baseline solution is to alternate between serious training and relaxed training. from time to time make it your goal to be as relaxed and light as possible while practicing. i have a friend who would practice the violin with his mouth wide open to get rid of that clenching reflex. i spent some time learning to find the threshold of my keyboard and controller buttons by touch, so that i could be less tensed in the hands while playing. and from time to time i also spar in jujitsu very lightly and relaxed. another aspect of the solution is to focus on stamina management while sparring. focusing your mind not on what will win you points directly, but how you can make your sparring partner expends more stamina than you. when you understand better what traps can make someone waste his energy, you'll also expect and notice when you are about to waste your energy.
The Sensei never flinched like once. He was not scared. The other guy flinched at every movement the sensei made. He was shitting his pants out there! The sensation you describe is the adrenaline rush you get from being in a fight or flight situation, causing you to overreact to every subtle movement. And this is very energy consuming
Something I noticed in the video: Seki-sensei had the advantage. That seems obvious, but you can tell just from the "pressure" he radiated. However, Sakaguchi-San was NOT entirely outmatched. For the entirety of both matches, he held a range (or distance, measure, or mae) that was decisive. This was a very fun and informative video!
He will be dead 10x times in the first match... No offense about Sakaguchi-San's skill, but Seki sensei just overwhelming him by standing and slowly approach, the match was 1 min but if it were real life, Sakaguchi-San will faint really soon, he focus too much on the edge of the sword, which tired him out too fast ...
Imagine how back in the day fights with Samurai using real swords were usually over in the first few moves. That's absolutely terrifying and beautiful 😆
Yeah. It wasn't very much fun, though, having your guts spilled in your very first encounter. Messy, painful and so embarrassing. Also, you didn't have much time for revenge. If you wanted to leave your mark, you had to bleed on your enemy's pristine, handsome robes really fast, before he stepped away.
Yea, sword duels that last more than a few moves are quite uncommon. They can happen, though. A lot of people don't understand how sharp and lethal these weapons are, especially in the hands of an accomplished practitioner. I took Aikido and practiced classical sword techniques like these. It's truly awesome and scary to hold such powers of life and death in one's hands. There is a certain elegance to the sword that just isn't present with other weapons.
The way Seki sensei calmly closed-in on Tak-dono was both graceful and scary! His resolve pierced the atmosphere. Equally beautiful was the unflinching way that Tak-dono weathered it.
Dang just fell down this rabbit hole. Truly great stuff to see. I'm an American and have always loved this aspect of Japanese culture, so much respect amongst them, and both are humble about their skill levels. Truly love to see this kinda stuff
same here. I'm a Finnish dude and extremely hooked on Seki sensei videos. There is something special in the seriousness while having jolly good time I haven't seen in other cultures
I’ve never practiced kendo or iado but I did practice fencing. There’s a certain “atmosphere” that you can use in a match to intimidate your opponent, usually in fencing is being big and burly and screaming when you get a point, but Sensei doesn’t need any of that. I can tell how his calm almost relaxed demeanor and then explosive action would create such dissonance in your head, you’d be shaking before you start your attack. Truly masterful, I don’t know anything I can tell he’s moving precisely and accurately and man that’s a scary opponent haha
In kendo and iaido it is usually referred to as 'seme'. It is not the actual hit, but rather the pressure you apply on your opponent by not moving, or moving into distance. Generally you do not let go of this pressure until the actual hit commences. Often letting go of this pressure can be felt by the opponent, and be used as a faint for a counter or something. As a fellow fencer, I am sure you understand what is meant, you saw it in the video. One was constantly running away, the other - pressuring constantly. Hits do not really matter.
It's the knowledge that he can strike so insanely fast with so little warning whenever he chooses. Puts you in an anxious state where you're forced to expect that strike at every moment.
Seki sensei pressures the opponent to instantly go into defense posture and thus a reaction mind set. It causes the opponent to tend to do large movements as they panic or are intimidated which causes them to lose form and telegraph their movement.
There's a student of Seki Sensei who also posts videos here in UA-cam called Shogo, he posted a video of him sparring Seki Sensei along with a video of Tsukada San doing the same, of the three of them sparring the Sensei, Tsukada was the most calm, but even being his student you can see him nervous to fight Seki Sensei
Seki Sensi is awesome, he has speed and accuracy. And a lot of experience. Advancing in on him seems like it would be a very difficult thing to do without getting hit multiple times.
Seki Sensei is so composed in the duel and you can feel the apprehension in the way his opponent moves. Sensei was always able to maintain the center of the fighting floor and was the one able to have constant forward pressure. What a privilege this was to watch.
12:30 best part when both being defensive and keeping distance, waiting for the opponent to make mistake and create opening, yet they both doesnt move much and play it safe. and seki sensei baiting by waving the sword tip and feinting
Seki sensei really is impressive! There's really a personality shift when he goes into "killing" mode compared to the jovial man he is the rest of the time. I'm not a martial artist, but even I could feel the intimidating factor from him during the duels. If he felt fear, neither body nor face betrayed it, an absolute poker face. Thank you for the video! I enjoy the Asayama Ichiden ryu kata, but seeing Seki sensei in an improvised duel is something else entirely.
No idea how I ended up watching sword fights or simulations of sword fights, but it's kinda fascinating. And fun watching two nerds of an art go at it and have fun their disciplines.
I understand your use of the word nerd here. But that's pretty wild using that annotation to seki sensei. I wouldn't ever day say he's a nerd. This isn't video games or basketball. He's been in combat training sports since he was 3. And I would hardly consider them sports. This man is lethal with any weapon. Most definitely not a nerd
Really nice to see sensei crack a smile and show some joy. As someone who does HEMA, there is something very rewarding about the competition, the dynamic nature of the fight, and of testing oneself with a sword. Unsharpened, but still a martial art of skill and timing.
Seki Sensei's guard has an invisible aura of intimidation that reaches out much further than the tip of the sword. Just watching 3rd person, I could feel the difficulty of simply trying to approach.
Seki Sensei's fighting style reminds me of that of darth vader: he doesn't use big movements nor does he usually launch a big attack, he just waits until the moment is right and does what is needed
He did however look somewhat silly, chasing after those swift younglings. In fact, that scene was so embarrassing and took minutes before the Dark Lord could cut down the last youngling, that the director decided to leave out that scene.
Seki sensei is a 5th dan in kendo so hed have at least ten years of experience, this will teach the "aura" (seme) and being able to gauge the opponents reaction and the time to react. Also tenouchi being able to make crisp, fast and short movements, that makes you not only be able to cut fast but also beat the opponents sword away and be able to attack multiple times.
The only thing I could think of using on the master would probably fail with his precision. Angle your sword at 45 degrees and lean forward as to dodge under an attack. Rush him with the sword slightly raised for defense, then when you catch the blade angle it towards him for a stab at the chest or arm. Maybe rotate out or throw his sword away with a swipe. With that short amount of time you either win or lose. No out waiting them in 1 minute. Especially for a novice like me against a master like him.
Dear Sirs, In Europe swords , except for long-swords, are held in one hand only thereby increasing distance. I was glad to hear the Master having mentioned and showed it. Based on the fact that Katana or the bamboo shinai replacing it are bound to historical usage of the Katana, was surprised not to see that slower motion for so called binding the blade, so much typical in historical fencing in Europe. Paul, fan of martial arts and kind regards to all of you. 68, retired instructor of Karate
Seki sensei is such a giga chad LOL, but the way he apply pressure like just half an step away from atk range, is actually yabai.... really really yabai XD
First thing i noticed is that Seki Sensei adopts warrior eyes: he does not look at his opponent's sword, he looks at the whole situation. His opponent was staring at Seki's sword from the start, which is an obvious blunder - and easy to capitalize on, then he proceeded to flinch a lot when being swung at.
the main error I think comes from the lack of vision, if you look at the master, he clearly only look at the opponent head and knows that every movements are initiated by facial expression, on the other hands, the other opponent is only looking at the tip of the katana, losing all informations on the master foot placement and intentions
for me the craziest part of is how Seki Sensei knocks his opponent's sword out of his hand with the precise angle! I've never seen that happen in any media and the movement is super clean!
Seki sensei was pushing Sakaguchi back by extending his Ki energy from the tip of his sword, something my sensei showed me years ago. I was skeptical at first, but it definitely works. Asayama Ichiden Ryu is one of the Ryu ha that we study. Seki sensei is master of a branch of that school.
The interview : you know that you getting your azz beat today? Ninja: yeah I’m so scared, you know but I have no choice and my curiosity lead to my stupidity.
You can tell the difference in skill level just by where their eyes focus on. Sensei applies the proper way of viewing the whole man, as compared to just fixating on the blade.
Thats so freaking weird. Seki Sensei's feel...the air about him when he knows he is going to fight goes from a gentle, attentive fellow, to solid and intimidating. And all without changing expression or shouting or anything else. HOW do I get to be able to do that lol. He really moves like he will actually end you.
Great video. Both kenshi did good and are both competitive, corteous and humble. One observation: Seki sensei has impeccable stance all the time, specially the feet align with the sword. Sakaguchi san, not so much, his back foot was always tilted to the left, which I believe is a technical mistake that hampers his ability to spring forward, it limits the power of his lunges and the strenght of his posture. It´s very common in most kenshi, to default to back foot open when the chips are down, I humbly believe this is a defect to be corrected, but I may be wrong of course. Again, excellent demonstration. Thanks!
Tak's ability to switch between left-handed and right-handed stances is incredible. He was humble but he basically won the first round by cutting Seki Sensei's leg.
Seki sensei, es de esas personas que es muy intimidante. Pero de cierta forma tienes mas deseos de combatir. Y que de querer ver que tan lejos estas de sus habilidades como maestro.
I heard that in boxing you don't look at the other guys fists, or head, but his shoulders, since thats where the fist comes from, the head isn’t going to attack" and it gives an fuzzy overall view of the rest of the body, maybe this applies here as well, except it's the wrists, elbows, hips or something else, where the movement comes from.
Im not sure how it is in asayama ichiden ryu, but as a kendoka i usually look at the face, but not really look focused on it, moreso on perifiral vision. Knowing the distance and interacting with the opponents sword will give openings to strike. But i think if you can see the face you can react to expressions that also gives away that they arent ready to react in time.
I repeat my comment, seing the soke dancin with sword is like see a deadly grace and a concentration speed in a peacefull total moves less : the Tao itself😊
Ver eso y compartir experiencias entre otros maestros de nivel, NO TIENE PRECIO. Es bueno tener maestros de alto nivel compitiendo entre si. La cuestión ahí, es que nadie gana y nadie pierde, cada maestro ve sus fallos, sus debilidades, para eso debe mejorar su técnica partiendo de los fallos, no se hace un gran guerrero, sino una gran persona que evoluciona hasta perfeccionarse, no es cuestión de hacer daño, sino de practicar, estudiar, mejorar, la vida se trata de perfeccionarse uno mismo y encontrar la armonía, sólo así serás grande. Sería interesante poder comentar un tema, hablar de Miyamoto Musasshi, y aplicar esas técnicas de la que muy poco se habla y se ha visto. Es un tema que para mi me parece muy interesante, ¿qué opinan al respecto?
Seki Sensei is so intimidating and he's just calmly standing there.
I feel like his seimei penetrates the screen.
Imagine what it would be like if it was 300 year ago and he ACTUALLY wanted to kill you!
that's what's so intimidating!
I was actually lucky enough to spar with someone like this when I was younger. The very moment the man got into his stance there was just this wall that slammed into me and I knew that nothing I did was even going to matter, I was already beat. It was an incredibly humbling moment, and such an incredible experience to have.
he was also pressing forward most of the time unless he wanted to reset
Seki Sensei is such a humble guy. A great embodiment of the gentleman warrior.
i was already impressed with Seki Sensei, but now im convinced he could untie someones obi in a match without striking their body
what a kind gesture to assist doffing their gear after assuring victory so swiftly haha
After watching Full Moon killing i was expecting something different 😝
A very interesting fight!
I learned a lot!
Greetings from Germany !
The ability to read an opponent's body without watching any specific part is what I strive to accomplish.
Lol no joke
Ok… hitting the hilt and putting his sword through his opponents hands was a first for me. That was crazy.
The most impressive sword feat Ive seen since another kenjitsu artist cut a bb pellet fires at him in half.
I would immediately forfeit after that 😅
That was badass, had to replay a few times
@@DankLeaf47 i mean I don't think that would ever be a viable thing to do in actual combat, but it's impressive regardless. I assume that's something they train just to improve accuracy, not as an actual move. could be wrong.
@@fvlse_ yeah definitely not a technique that would make much sense nowadays unless you were attacking the wrist or fingers. But having that kind of accuracy back when Samurai were fighting in full armor would be a must, being able to accurately thrust in between armor would be a great skill to have.
I like how he looks dangerous, while remaining his polite, calm self.
I am German, watching a video in Japanese with English subtitles. Thank goodness for subtitles!
I always love watching people of skill testing themselves and each other, then smiling and laughing. Everyone wins... :)
Seki sensei's clear state of mind, the posture, the movement and his focus is perfect.
What you can see clearly here is something that fascinates me:
Even though it´s a friendly match with padded weapons, the tension and the adrenaline cause Sakaguchi-san to break out quite a sweat.
I´ve noticed the same thing, in that I can practice the same movements for a long period without getting very tired, but when I have a free fight, a couple of minutes seems like an eternity and I need to catch my breath afterwards.
I think that is another terrain where Iai Iutsu can help one to keep calm and not expend needless energy.
it applies to all types of physical activities and even more so to martial arts. under pressure, on top of what we usually do, we handle all the elements of confrontation: strategy, tactics, threats, feints, and so on. this distract us from both the forms and our stamina management. that is exactly the same thing as how when playing video games we tend to press the keys or buttons harder during intense moments. another example of this is when training for a hard song on a musical instrument, often people tend to clench their jaw. and in all cases, it gets int he way of your performance.
the baseline solution is to alternate between serious training and relaxed training. from time to time make it your goal to be as relaxed and light as possible while practicing. i have a friend who would practice the violin with his mouth wide open to get rid of that clenching reflex. i spent some time learning to find the threshold of my keyboard and controller buttons by touch, so that i could be less tensed in the hands while playing. and from time to time i also spar in jujitsu very lightly and relaxed.
another aspect of the solution is to focus on stamina management while sparring. focusing your mind not on what will win you points directly, but how you can make your sparring partner expends more stamina than you. when you understand better what traps can make someone waste his energy, you'll also expect and notice when you are about to waste your energy.
It's your fight or flight mode activating. As you gain experience it becomes more managable.
The Sensei never flinched like once. He was not scared.
The other guy flinched at every movement the sensei made. He was shitting his pants out there!
The sensation you describe is the adrenaline rush you get from being in a fight or flight situation, causing you to overreact to every subtle movement. And this is very energy consuming
Something I noticed in the video: Seki-sensei had the advantage. That seems obvious, but you can tell just from the "pressure" he radiated.
However, Sakaguchi-San was NOT entirely outmatched. For the entirety of both matches, he held a range (or distance, measure, or mae) that was decisive.
This was a very fun and informative video!
He will be dead 10x times in the first match... No offense about Sakaguchi-San's skill, but Seki sensei just overwhelming him by standing and slowly approach, the match was 1 min but if it were real life, Sakaguchi-San will faint really soon, he focus too much on the edge of the sword, which tired him out too fast ...
Imagine how back in the day fights with Samurai using real swords were usually over in the first few moves. That's absolutely terrifying and beautiful 😆
Yeah. It wasn't very much fun, though, having your guts spilled in your very first encounter. Messy, painful and so embarrassing. Also, you didn't have much time for revenge. If you wanted to leave your mark, you had to bleed on your enemy's pristine, handsome robes really fast, before he stepped away.
Yea, sword duels that last more than a few moves are quite uncommon. They can happen, though. A lot of people don't understand how sharp and lethal these weapons are, especially in the hands of an accomplished practitioner. I took Aikido and practiced classical sword techniques like these. It's truly awesome and scary to hold such powers of life and death in one's hands. There is a certain elegance to the sword that just isn't present with other weapons.
@@jedimindtrix2142 "were USUALLY over"
Usually: "According to the usual or ordinary course of things : most often"
@@seancarter6492 I didn't make the original comment, brother. Grammar is important though.
@@jedimindtrix2142 so is actually reading.
The way Seki sensei calmly closed-in on Tak-dono was both graceful and scary! His resolve pierced the atmosphere. Equally beautiful was the unflinching way that Tak-dono weathered it.
Dang just fell down this rabbit hole. Truly great stuff to see. I'm an American and have always loved this aspect of Japanese culture, so much respect amongst them, and both are humble about their skill levels. Truly love to see this kinda stuff
same here. I'm a Finnish dude and extremely hooked on Seki sensei videos. There is something special in the seriousness while having jolly good time I haven't seen in other cultures
I’ve never practiced kendo or iado but I did practice fencing. There’s a certain “atmosphere” that you can use in a match to intimidate your opponent, usually in fencing is being big and burly and screaming when you get a point, but Sensei doesn’t need any of that. I can tell how his calm almost relaxed demeanor and then explosive action would create such dissonance in your head, you’d be shaking before you start your attack. Truly masterful, I don’t know anything I can tell he’s moving precisely and accurately and man that’s a scary opponent haha
He's frighteningly skilful. XD
In kendo and iaido it is usually referred to as 'seme'. It is not the actual hit, but rather the pressure you apply on your opponent by not moving, or moving into distance. Generally you do not let go of this pressure until the actual hit commences. Often letting go of this pressure can be felt by the opponent, and be used as a faint for a counter or something.
As a fellow fencer, I am sure you understand what is meant, you saw it in the video. One was constantly running away, the other - pressuring constantly. Hits do not really matter.
It's the knowledge that he can strike so insanely fast with so little warning whenever he chooses. Puts you in an anxious state where you're forced to expect that strike at every moment.
Seki sensei pressures the opponent to instantly go into defense posture and thus a reaction mind set. It causes the opponent to tend to do large movements as they panic or are intimidated which causes them to lose form and telegraph their movement.
There's a student of Seki Sensei who also posts videos here in UA-cam called Shogo, he posted a video of him sparring Seki Sensei along with a video of Tsukada San doing the same, of the three of them sparring the Sensei, Tsukada was the most calm, but even being his student you can see him nervous to fight Seki Sensei
I’m always impressed but hitting the bokuto out of his hands from Jordan no kamae blew my mind!
Seki Sensi is awesome, he has speed and accuracy. And a lot of experience. Advancing in on him seems like it would be a very difficult thing to do without getting hit multiple times.
Agreed
Seki Sensei is so composed in the duel and you can feel the apprehension in the way his opponent moves. Sensei was always able to maintain the center of the fighting floor and was the one able to have constant forward pressure. What a privilege this was to watch.
Seki Sensei has become one of my favorite swords master. His skills are truely impressive.
"hes just standing there" "menacingly"
12:30 best part
when both being defensive and keeping distance, waiting for the opponent to make mistake and create opening, yet they both doesnt move much and play it safe.
and seki sensei baiting by waving the sword tip and feinting
Seki sensei really is impressive! There's really a personality shift when he goes into "killing" mode compared to the jovial man he is the rest of the time.
I'm not a martial artist, but even I could feel the intimidating factor from him during the duels. If he felt fear, neither body nor face betrayed it, an absolute poker face.
Thank you for the video! I enjoy the Asayama Ichiden ryu kata, but seeing Seki sensei in an improvised duel is something else entirely.
No idea how I ended up watching sword fights or simulations of sword fights, but it's kinda fascinating. And fun watching two nerds of an art go at it and have fun their disciplines.
I understand your use of the word nerd here. But that's pretty wild using that annotation to seki sensei. I wouldn't ever day say he's a nerd. This isn't video games or basketball. He's been in combat training sports since he was 3. And I would hardly consider them sports. This man is lethal with any weapon. Most definitely not a nerd
@@rayavalos8170 Hey, anybody spending their lives on a dedicated thing is a nerd. Me included. All I do is grapple, so I'm a grappling nerd.
The calm face of Seki-sensei - I should not wish to play poker against this man. He reveals nothing in his face except calm.
Mushin. A loose translation can be, "No mind". He is 100 percent in-the-moment. That man is highly-skilled!
Really nice to see sensei crack a smile and show some joy. As someone who does HEMA, there is something very rewarding about the competition, the dynamic nature of the fight, and of testing oneself with a sword. Unsharpened, but still a martial art of skill and timing.
1:27 "I am scared of the master!" Lol, I love the humor, but it's also true!
Just signed up for the online lessons with Seki Sensei. He has so much presence. Love what I have seen from him, can't wait to learn.
Hot damn, how long has Tak Sakaguchi been on UA-cam? Used to watch his movies when I was too young for them.
Seki Sensei's guard has an invisible aura of intimidation that reaches out much further than the tip of the sword.
Just watching 3rd person, I could feel the difficulty of simply trying to approach.
Really an amazing show of skill, excellent video Tak.
The timing & precision of seki sensai striking is formidable & out of this world.
The confidence of the master is apparent, he had not the slightest doubt of the outcome.
I just love the japanese sense of humor
Thank you.! What a great video, so much to take in.
Seki Sensei's fighting style reminds me of that of darth vader: he doesn't use big movements nor does he usually launch a big attack, he just waits until the moment is right and does what is needed
He did however look somewhat silly, chasing after those swift younglings. In fact, that scene was so embarrassing and took minutes before the Dark Lord could cut down the last youngling, that the director decided to leave out that scene.
@@u.v.s.5583 ???
He definitely has that Darth Vader aura to him. It is extreme confidence, self control and deadliness without wasting words or energy.
Star wars sword play (was) orginalky heavily based on actual sword play, specifically fencing.
Seki sensei is a 5th dan in kendo so hed have at least ten years of experience, this will teach the "aura" (seme) and being able to gauge the opponents reaction and the time to react.
Also tenouchi being able to make crisp, fast and short movements, that makes you not only be able to cut fast but also beat the opponents sword away and be able to attack multiple times.
if i was young again, i would find a way to learn under a wise master like this one
How old are you?
Such a fun video! It must be intimidating to duel a master, no matter how friendly and gracious.
The only thing I could think of using on the master would probably fail with his precision. Angle your sword at 45 degrees and lean forward as to dodge under an attack. Rush him with the sword slightly raised for defense, then when you catch the blade angle it towards him for a stab at the chest or arm. Maybe rotate out or throw his sword away with a swipe.
With that short amount of time you either win or lose. No out waiting them in 1 minute. Especially for a novice like me against a master like him.
It's amazing to be able to see this side of seki sensei 😂 much respect 🙏
This Sensei must make movies. He is awesome.
Dear Sirs,
In Europe swords , except for long-swords, are held in one hand only thereby increasing distance. I was glad to hear the Master having mentioned and showed it.
Based on the fact that Katana or the bamboo shinai replacing it are bound to historical usage of the Katana, was surprised not to see that slower motion for so called binding the blade, so much typical in historical fencing in Europe.
Paul, fan of martial arts and kind regards to all of you. 68, retired instructor of Karate
Seki Sensei is Very Skilled and Very impressive in Fighting abilities. Very Scary Patient, Quick in Respond and Intelligence in his stance .🎖☀️
🙏
Sensei is such a professional! What accuracy and composure!
This was one of the most thrilling videos I've seen.
That was awesome. I appreciate your respect. It shows so much about your character.
Seki sensei is such a giga chad LOL, but the way he apply pressure like just half an step away from atk range, is actually yabai.... really really yabai XD
This is super wholesome. I love it!
Seki-sensei is a monster. I would love to see him do some AMMA
Seki Sensei is so calm and he also dangerous at the same time
Masters are the spirit of the past, present, and future. Thank you.
That strike to the hilt was very impressive.
Bonjour, merci vraiment une bonne vidéo 👌💪🏻🥊🙏🇯🇵🇫🇷vous avez pris une belle fessé aujourd’hui 🤣😉
First thing i noticed is that Seki Sensei adopts warrior eyes: he does not look at his opponent's sword, he looks at the whole situation. His opponent was staring at Seki's sword from the start, which is an obvious blunder - and easy to capitalize on, then he proceeded to flinch a lot when being swung at.
Just watched 1% warrior. I LOVE Tak! Great martial artist and actor!
Beautiful video!
With Seki Sensei’s speed, he’d be an excellent cowboy in the Old West as well.
seki sensei is so cool!
the main error I think comes from the lack of vision, if you look at the master, he clearly only look at the opponent head and knows that every movements are initiated by facial expression, on the other hands, the other opponent is only looking at the tip of the katana, losing all informations on the master foot placement and intentions
Me encanta el estilo amateur en el que graban esto, con los dialogos en secreto y esas cosas. Es muy entretenido.
✌
2:56 Not sure if it's the camera angle, but this guy's wrist bone looks abnormal. The bone looks like it's protruding out way too much.
i just woke up and seeing tak sakaguchi doin collab video with seki sensei, i thought i was still dreaming 😂
Seki Sensei is very skillful and knowledgeable. He truly embodies Budo.
for me the craziest part of is how Seki Sensei knocks his opponent's sword out of his hand with the precise angle! I've never seen that happen in any media and the movement is super clean!
Seki Sensei...
What a legendary swordsman.
Learned more from this than many
Seki sensei was pushing Sakaguchi back by extending his Ki energy from the tip of his sword, something my sensei showed me years ago. I was skeptical at first, but it definitely works. Asayama Ichiden Ryu is one of the Ryu ha that we study. Seki sensei is master of a branch of that school.
Seki Sensei is a true warrior
Look at their eyes and where they look at.That makes a huge difference I think.
The interview : you know that you getting your azz beat today?
Ninja: yeah I’m so scared, you know but I have no choice and my curiosity lead to my stupidity.
How much to challenge seki sensei? Do i just fly to japan and request a spar?
Good to watch! Very exciting
This was a beautiful meeting.
You can tell the difference in skill level just by where their eyes focus on. Sensei applies the proper way of viewing the whole man, as compared to just fixating on the blade.
Thats so freaking weird. Seki Sensei's feel...the air about him when he knows he is going to fight goes from a gentle, attentive fellow, to solid and intimidating.
And all without changing expression or shouting or anything else. HOW do I get to be able to do that lol.
He really moves like he will actually end you.
Very cool and respectful!
"He's just standing there! Menacingly!!"
Pas assez de monde sur cette chaîne,je comprends pas moi j aime beaucoup.🙏
Cest domage pour le dojo mais on y peut rien. Les moutons n'aiment oas les choses de valeur.....juste le blingbling......
5th dan in kendo along side knowing many other techniques from various kenjutsu styles. Modern kensei
Great video. Both kenshi did good and are both competitive, corteous and humble.
One observation: Seki sensei has impeccable stance all the time, specially the feet align with the sword. Sakaguchi san, not so much, his back foot was always tilted to the left, which I believe is a technical mistake that hampers his ability to spring forward, it limits the power of his lunges and the strenght of his posture. It´s very common in most kenshi, to default to back foot open when the chips are down, I humbly believe this is a defect to be corrected, but I may be wrong of course.
Again, excellent demonstration. Thanks!
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Seki-sensei sugoi ne?! Wow! That thrust was surgical
Tak's ability to switch between left-handed and right-handed stances is incredible. He was humble but he basically won the first round by cutting Seki Sensei's leg.
No. Because of the camera angle it's hard to see the parry.
it would be great a shiai geiko without time . would give them time to demonstrate more techniques.
two amazing swordsmen
master seki, good stuff. I've learned a lot from him.
Try Tenshinryu next, would love to see those fellows in a duel again
After watching Full Moon killing i was expecting something different 😝
A very interesting fight!
I learned a lot!
Greetings from Germany !
Seki sensei, es de esas personas que es muy intimidante. Pero de cierta forma tienes mas deseos de combatir. Y que de querer ver que tan lejos estas de sus habilidades como maestro.
Can i find a video with English subtitles by chance?
There are English subtitles, if you turn them on, now at least.
Seki-sensei’s accuracy is scary.
That hilt strike 😳
I heard that in boxing you don't look at the other guys fists, or head, but his shoulders, since thats where the fist comes from, the head isn’t going to attack" and it gives an fuzzy overall view of the rest of the body, maybe this applies here as well, except it's the wrists, elbows, hips or something else, where the movement comes from.
Im not sure how it is in asayama ichiden ryu, but as a kendoka i usually look at the face, but not really look focused on it, moreso on perifiral vision. Knowing the distance and interacting with the opponents sword will give openings to strike. But i think if you can see the face you can react to expressions that also gives away that they arent ready to react in time.
I wish i could learn
what is Sensei Tak's Ryuha ?
now we want to see a full kenjutsu battle
Seki Sensei is his own level of menace
I repeat my comment, seing the soke dancin with sword is like see a deadly grace and a concentration speed in a peacefull total moves less : the Tao itself😊
Seki sensei was too nice lol
Why no kendo armor
this shinai is less dangerous
Ver eso y compartir experiencias entre otros maestros de nivel, NO TIENE PRECIO. Es bueno tener maestros de alto nivel compitiendo entre si.
La cuestión ahí, es que nadie gana y nadie pierde, cada maestro ve sus fallos, sus debilidades, para eso debe mejorar su técnica partiendo de los fallos, no se hace un gran guerrero, sino una gran persona que evoluciona hasta perfeccionarse, no es cuestión de hacer daño, sino de practicar, estudiar, mejorar, la vida se trata de perfeccionarse uno mismo y encontrar la armonía, sólo así serás grande.
Sería interesante poder comentar un tema, hablar de Miyamoto Musasshi, y aplicar esas técnicas de la que muy poco se habla y se ha visto. Es un tema que para mi me parece muy interesante, ¿qué opinan al respecto?
I don't know why but I feel that if I'm trained 5yrs by this man, I would become a modern version of Miyamoto Musashi but without Wrists. ☠️
his block at 7:10 was insane