Samurai left hand sword draw by Masaaki Hatsumi

[@iceburn5349]

Antony : does a technique
non Japanese koryu guys : " OH NOO!!!! That's dangerous , nobody should try that , people are gonna get hurt doing that . "
koryu guys : does the same technique

[@AntonyCummins]

Yep. Hahah exactly

[@glassfireactual9207]

Nah.
Ant: bujinkan is shit and has no lineage.
Also Ant: Starts his own.
Ant: Bujinkan technique is wrong.
Also Ant: Oh look my technique is right because Bujinkan does it too.

[@iceburn5349]

not,exactly. he disagrees withe their "ninja" lineage. Also Natori ryu is based on teachings of a legit samurai school with a propere lineage chart.

[@inspectorgilligan]

There are several kihon and waza in the Edo branch of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu that utilize a left hand draw. Whoever says that left hand techniques don't exist is clearly uneducated in koryu sword styles.

[@AntonyCummins]

Cheers for the info scott

[@chocomalk]

My teacher used to say "there are no left handed swordsmen in Japan....and that is why we train both hands...just in case."
Necessity overrides convention.

[@henrikbjork5975]

Seriously why is this evan a debate? No documents needed. In a fight you do What you must. Would Trained samurajs not do it? Would they prefer dying befor using the ”wrong” hand?

[@fikretkomurcu7161]

Thank you! I really found the video interesting

[@gingercore69]

Great video!
Question, wich is the real koryu hatsumi sensei is a master of? I wanna know the story behind that

[@AntonyCummins]

Kukishin I think

[@JapanatWar]

@@AntonyCummins my art >.>

[@gingercore69]

@@AntonyCummins thanks

[@tochiro6902]

Yes, as I said, I was active in the Bujinkan for many years, and have already practiced the technique myself, but it just makes little sense, since I am armed with katana, of course, the weapon first.

[@Ki_Hon]

I already started laughing after seeing the thumbnail.
Made my day.

[@AntonyCummins]

Mine too

[@hanzohattori6716]

What is this? Antony is agreeing with Hatsumi?? Well butter my bisquit and serve me some possum pie.
No, but seriously, it's nice to see some non-hate.

[@AntonyCummins]

Haha no one is all wrong

[@hanzohattori6716]

@@AntonyCummins And that is the lovely spark that will blossom to a romantic, loving relationship between team Antony and team Hatsumi

[@thegourmet1625]

Seriously.

[@Polybius_Arcade]

I'm guessing Aussie bloke wrote a multipage response somewhere in the comments.

[@brynmarcum1031]

Dope

[@YSGMG]

Please do a ultimate guide 36 stratagems. This is the one and only book I would love to see from you mate.

[@michaelrizzo5523]

If it gets the sword out of the scabbard and into your hand, that would be a sword draw.

[@adam5words688]

Why do people get so upset about what you share?? Anyway I was proudly the guy that tipped the likes to 100! Look at me go, winners all around haha

[@dustinm8520]

Helping the you know what.

[@highchamp1]

Masaaki Hatsumi
From what I've seen they are same, similar or interesting versions of techniques (Bo, Jo, Tanbo, Naginata, Sword) Samurai skills Tasuki tying etc....
Ninja Students
A friend of mine taught knife techniques (modern sets) that are simple and easy to do.
Very practical.

[@dianecenteno5275]

Good Video! Of course its real😁. Any sword draw that works in battle, is real😎. Train hard and stay safe 💮

[@alunrogers464]

Interesting no?

[@kristoffernordlund8392]

LOL no its to dangerous to be real, because you might kill the guy grappling you...

[@j.r.morrel628]

That's a Katori Shinto Ryu draw.

[@KuganeGaming]

Antony: *drops mic*

[@glassfireactual9207]

Nah.
Ant: bujinkan is shit and has no lineage.
Also Ant: Starts his own.
Ant: Bujinkan technique is wrong.
Also Ant: Oh look my technique is right because Bujinkan does it too.

[@AntonyCummins]

There is a lot wrong here. I did not lie about the lineage. I never said their martial arts is wrong I said it’s not ninjutsu. If you are going to counter argue at least try to think. Enjoy your day 😂

[@glassfireactual9207]

@@AntonyCummins yea yea weve bantered before Ant, i dislike some of your stuff but i do have a shitload of respect for ya.

[@FresnoSamuraiArts]

Perhaps Hatsumi Sensei is just showing what's "possible", but if someone is wearing a weapon it would be safest to assume they know how to use it. Thus, if you can sneak up behind them (which you probably did because they have a weapon) you're probably not going to grab them from behind in a way that allows their arms to move about and access the weapon, as was seen here. This grab was completely ineffective and might only be done by an untrained attacker. Is it possible? Yes, but highly unlikely, given that a tanto could be accessed easier than a sword. If you have to deal with an armed opponent you're going to deal with the weapon, their ability to use the weapon, or end their life quickly from behind. As for left-handed swordsmen, it is a known fact that they existed (Komagawa Kaishin-ryu, for example - Komagawa Torozaemon was left handed). Any style that uses two weapons at one time trains in drawing the tanto or wakizashi with the left hand and using weapons interchangeably in both hands. If one arm is injured, you have to have trained to use the other. Left-handed weapon draws are no shocker.

[@orientalmagitheartofninku7888]

those who say that it is not a real sword draw are all dead now.
It is not for those to say what is real and what is not.

[@NathanaelTheAussie]

Out of curiosity, is this just a general share? If that is the case, then a most interesting interpretation and contribution! There is another from Katori Shinto Ryu that I find is one of my favourites against a bear hug from behind (8:13):
ua-cam.com/video/KpSRL81wBJc/v-deo.html
If it is to provide evidence for the left handed sword draw you did in a past video, then I am not at the moment seeing the relevance as:
1) he does the draw in a very different method to the way you demonstrate. Only thing in common is using the left hand. Also, this draw is against a very different grab to the one that is in the document you posit and in your past left-hand-draw video.
2) I most certainly agree that left handed draws existed; my disagreement was more on how you were doing it. You admitted that the translated historical document that explains the left handed draw only explains two things: exhale sharply and draw with the left hand to strike the opponent. It does not say how to orientate your hand and whether to thrust or cut (ua-cam.com/video/VN21ZvjwJ78/v-deo.html 12:18)
If, however, you are purely sharing the video for general sharing purposes then please ignore my two points above.

[@henrikaugustsson4041]

I wonder what swordsman would not try to draw his sword if he could in a life or death situation just because he needed to use his other hand..?

[@armyvet4043]

I might not know everything but if you get stabbed by old man with a sword, that would be real ya know.

[@MrMazingo]

Which koryu is he a grandmaster of?

[@AntonyCummins]

Kukishin I think

[@igakokashinobi]

Even if you don't consider the 3 schools shinobi no jutsu to be legitimate there are 6 other schools that could be considered legitimate koryu schools.
These are Gikan-ryū, Takagi Yōshin-ryū, Shinden Fudō-ryū, Kotō-ryū, Kukishin-ryū and Gyokko-ryū.

[@Midnitedreary88]

@@igakokashinobi
I see you werent worth this guys time to respond to you. Lol

[@igakokashinobi]

@@Midnitedreary88 hi Johnny boy you going to post that list of japanese historians/researchers and koryu organisations on here. Pretty sure Antony would be interested in seeing it. Especially since a lot of what you said reflects on Antony and his team. You dont have to worry about Antony "deleting" your comments so please share them here. Or did you just track me down through my comments because I publically called you out for attributing crap to people, not being able provide evidence/cite sources and straight up lying.
Please share it here I am sure everyone in the comment section wants to see that list 🙂

[@igakokashinobi]

@@Midnitedreary88 tell you what once you have cited your sources on here and provided that list of names for the koryu and Japanese historians/researchers jump on to the Natori Ryu Hub Social Network on facebook and post it there.
I am sure everyone would love to see that list there too.
I can even post the screenshot of the whole conversation that happened too.
Looking forward to seeing you on there 🙂👍

[@sexy4ssninja]

You're the best papa Cummin's, show em

[@AntonyCummins]

They are so daft at times. Do not even know their own school.

[@jaykanekong5805]

Haha

[@tochiro6902]

The weapon would block. But how to watch it Doesn't make sense to use this technique on a battlefield. Ok thanks.🤺👍

[@igakokashinobi]

I think you are being too limited in your view of this technique.
A warrior/samurai would likely not using this type of draw on the battlefield. More likely when they are traveling around or are taken by surprise in their day to day life. The draw itself seems to work from the principle that armour is not being worn and that the sword is slung in the obi with the blade facing upwards.
With this reasoning it makes more sense that way. It is more for Self protection technique I think.
That is only speculation on my part but if you where to attempt this with both parties in armour it would be difficult for both the attacker and the defender.
The Dou, kusazuri and haidate would provide excellent protection from this type of blind backwords stab.
Also considering the sword would be slung in the traditional Tachi fittings with the blade facing downwards suspended by a cord at the waist makes it different also in how the sword would be drawn.

[@spotlight2164]

So my left hand is my main hand,
what dies it mean to me?

[@MrShadeofMyself]

It means, like me sou will have a hard time in training because no training is made to train left against right handed swordsmen.
So you will be forced to train with your right side until you feel comfy with it and will loose the ability to hold your sword with the left hand as a main hand if you can't find a training partner for it.

[@spotlight2164]

@@MrShadeofMyself Thank you

[@avidgamer5676]

@@MrShadeofMyself I switch to left hand when we randori all the time.

[@MrShadeofMyself]

@@avidgamer5676 but do you train the basic techniques against a right handed opponent?
Playing around in Randori is one thing but getting asymmetric (?) Training is not that easy.

[@avidgamer5676]

@@MrShadeofMyself I don't train much these days unfortunately i should have said "when we used to train".
It was the same in boxing .. partnering up for pads i would have to go orthodox for people holding pads just to learn and vice versa if i was holding for them.
I wish we had time to go through things in detail like that, focused on a left hand approach to swords unfortunately i did not run or teach the dojo.
Just thought id mention that id try it out myself during randori just to experiment.

[@Mystninja]

But Ant. As long as is gets the job done. He's hips say Jodo hip toss. His left hand says. No not today.

[@jessek437]

Its a ninja sword draw, not a samurai sword draw. Antoneu you are full of crap btw

[@AntonyCummins]

You are so far behind in your research. Please start at the beginning.