😮 we are honoured for your teachings master jedi paragon dragon knight fire lord Alpha elite Hunter godteir coolest best guy ever strong independent womanizer James
I mean, in fairness, I have actually used a fencing sword to make someone with a knife run away from me. I should not have done it, but I was stupid af.
You're missing the classic cargo pants/trenchcoat combo. How can you get the critical hit modifier without all the extra pockets? More importantly, where will you keep your snacks? You know that trenchoat pockets aren't big enough for a sword cleaning kit and snacks.
As a member of the HEMA community, we would like to humbly decline your offer of Elmore-Sensei's forbidden knowledge, it seems too dangerous to everyone involved, maybe the Eskrima community will take it instead.
You have to admit, if you went around a mall wielding a katana, you'd more than qualify for the term "mall ninja". You forgot the fedora when dressing up, though.
James that was magnificent. I'll take these sacred teachings to my grave after dozens of rewatches, but I don't think I could ever emulate your gravitas in that wonderful jacket.
I have to admit, no matter how weird some people are with their katana obsession, the idea of actually just always carrying a sword around has always appealed to me. Maybe one day I shall finally indulge myself in the teachings of Elmore-Sensei lol. Edit: nvm I'm left handed, guess I must stick with the sad American gun that cannot cut through steel or an expert swordsman's bones
You forgot to mention that its important to always keep your finger on the trigger while dual wielding with the long blade. That way its not just easy to deflect incoming stand-off strikes with your own load, its also a great way to show of your fearless proficiency. Steeling your digits like this might also give you the power to use toe operatet sluggers and take your roundhouse game to the next level.
Of all swords, katanas probably have the most school’s currently teaching techniques that actually trace back to the time when they were practically used. Leave it to a middle aged white guy to, ugh, “improve” upon that.
... So i take it that all the information is from the book.... On holding swords: "Grip the long sword with a rather floating feeling in your thumb and forefinger, with the middle finger neither tight nor slack, and with the last two fingers tight. It is bad to have play in your hands." - Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings, The Night of the Tenth Day, in the Tenth Month, at the hour of the Tiger. On attacking: "The five attitudes are: Upper, Middle, Lower, Right Side, and Left Side. These are the give. Although attitude has these five divisions, the one purpose of all of them is to cut the enemy. There are none but these five attitudes. Whatever attitude you are in, do not be conscious of making the attitude; think only of cutting. Your attitude should be large or small according to the situation. Upper, Lower and Middle attitudes are decisive. Left Side and Right Side attitudes are fluid. Left and Right attitudes should be used if there is an obstruction overhead or to one side. The de- cision to use Left or Right depends on the place. The essence of the Way is this. To understand attitude you must thoroughly understand the middle attitude. The middle attitude is the heart of attitudes. If we look at strategy on a broad scale, the Middle attitude is the seat of the commander, with the other four attitudes following the commander. You must appreciate this." - Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings, The Night of the Tenth Day, in the Tenth Month, at the hour of the Tiger. On Looking at the Opponent: "The gaze should be large and broad. This is the twofold gaze "Perception and Sight". Perception is strong and sight week. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things. It is important in strategy to know the enemy's sword and not to be distracted by insignificant movements of his sword. You must study this. The gaze is the same for single combat and for large-scale strategy. It is necessary in strategy to be able to look to both sides without moving the eyeballs. You cannot master this ability quickly. Learn what is written here; use this gaze in everyday life and do not vary it whatever happens. - Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings, The Night of the Tenth Day, in the Tenth Month, at the hour of the Tiger. On Gun and Sword: Well... Miyamoto Musashi foolishly never touched upon this subject, but i honestly think he would have appretiated it. Well the concept of Gun and Sword. Provided you drop the gun in favor of the short sword whenever needed. Never drop the sword, drop the gun. Or he would have just gone Akimbo. Honestly, just read Book of Five Rings XD From Sweden with Love - Kami P.S yes i get that this is making fun of a pretentious book... Have you Read the Book of Five Rings? Thats a realy pretentious book. And full of actual wisdom. P.P.S For selfdefence, i am actually willing to believe that a few thousand Lumens would be the better self-defense tool rather than knives. But i might be biased here... So true story, when i was like 8 or so i asked my neighbour why his wife always carried a knife on her belt. He took a few moments to thing, and then replied: "Well, you see you cant defend yourself with a knife, but you can make sure to drag the other bastard down to hell with you." Great wisdom, stuck with me ever since.
Beautiful. Now I may be ready to survive the evils of this world, with the advice provided here, I will become unstoppable in the field of self-defense.
I honestly find the idea of walking around on my daily life to be hilarious. Like just imagine that for a second… But on the other hand the Japanese Red Army Faction did manage hijack a plane armed with katanas, so I guess someone is putting them to practical use.
@@emonte8148 it might be hard to believe, but most of the world isnt some mixed amerimutt. Being 1/4 a thing isnt being that thing. Especially since what your parents r is greater than what your grandparents r
Gaelic and germanic are language families, not ethnicities. Someone can have multiple ethnic and linguistic heritages, though realistically they won't be defined by more than a few
I know I said I would have this out a few months ago, but Elmore-Sensei's teachings took a long time to grasp.
😮 we are honoured for your teachings master jedi paragon dragon knight fire lord Alpha elite Hunter godteir coolest best guy ever strong independent womanizer James
"A battle can vary in length - it can be as swift as a single attack or it could take like 4 or 5 episodes" - Sun Tsu, The Art of Anime
A minute on Namek is 20 Earth minutes.
............ when the hair turns white after half an episode and it's the first section of the battle....yikes
@@seb24789*A minute on Namek is 20 episodes.
New piece of channel lore unlocked: James’ Grandma was Japanese.
He mentioned it one time.
In his review of the Throne of Glass series, he comments that: "Celeana is as much fey as I am Japanese." Celeana is one eighth (⅛) fey.
*Celaena
@@Mecharnie_Dobbs Disney put out a pressrelease, thats not canon anymore.... #itwasalladream
"You do NOT thrust in battle. ONLY in bed with your waifu harem. " - Elmore-Sensei probably
Why
Saw the thumbnail and knew I had to watch. I can't believe this actually exists.
Of course it exists, Elmore-sensei would never allow his knowledge to die out.
I mean, in fairness, I have actually used a fencing sword to make someone with a knife run away from me. I should not have done it, but I was stupid af.
You survived and now you have a cool story to tell, I'd call that a win even if it wasn't supposed to be.
Well done, serrah, Elmore-sensei would be proud.
To be fair, if I have a knife and you have a sword, one of us is going to be able to stab the other much easier, and it's not me.
Imagine there's a glitch, and this is the only video that remains on the channel.
I think this should be the only video on youtube ever actually
Considering he’s actually gone outside for other weapons demonstrations, I like to think the outfit is where he drew the line.
You conjured this at the same time as I refilled my glass of wine, and your timing couldn't have been better.
You're missing the classic cargo pants/trenchcoat combo. How can you get the critical hit modifier without all the extra pockets? More importantly, where will you keep your snacks? You know that trenchoat pockets aren't big enough for a sword cleaning kit and snacks.
As a member of the HEMA community, we would like to humbly decline your offer of Elmore-Sensei's forbidden knowledge, it seems too dangerous to everyone involved, maybe the Eskrima community will take it instead.
This comment made me spit out my water. Well done! 😂
Phil has been a punchline in the martial arts community for a loooong time. Dude is a hardcore LARPer.
Hmmm a punchline to people who are themselves a punchline? This man is a joke indeed.
You have to admit, if you went around a mall wielding a katana, you'd more than qualify for the term "mall ninja".
You forgot the fedora when dressing up, though.
Except that ninjas didn't wield katanas.
Street Swordsman James lookin like he belong to the club meetings of Book Genres. He would put those guys in their place!
one of James’ best-ever videos. I adore the indoor ring-light reflecting in the “outdoor” shots and the lesson on wielding a katana/handgun combo.
James that was magnificent. I'll take these sacred teachings to my grave after dozens of rewatches, but I don't think I could ever emulate your gravitas in that wonderful jacket.
I have to admit, no matter how weird some people are with their katana obsession, the idea of actually just always carrying a sword around has always appealed to me. Maybe one day I shall finally indulge myself in the teachings of Elmore-Sensei lol.
Edit: nvm I'm left handed, guess I must stick with the sad American gun that cannot cut through steel or an expert swordsman's bones
You forgot to mention that its important to always keep your finger on the trigger while dual wielding with the long blade.
That way its not just easy to deflect incoming stand-off strikes with your own load, its also a great way to show of your fearless proficiency.
Steeling your digits like this might also give you the power to use toe operatet sluggers and take your roundhouse game to the next level.
thanks for doing those sounds effects with your mouth, I was having a hard time understanding the lesson up until that point. 11/10
Studying the way of the blade as it should be
only a minute and a half in and i can already tell this is one of your best
I know you put on the adornments for comedic effect but I can't lie, it's kind of a look for you.
I’m so here for these frequent uploads
Top-notch video! James my boy, you are in rare form today, rare form.
2:24 looks like a plausibly more sane version of the ponies guy from Black Friday
Of all swords, katanas probably have the most school’s currently teaching techniques that actually trace back to the time when they were practically used. Leave it to a middle aged white guy to, ugh, “improve” upon that.
Sick pre-skip Tashigi cosplay on the thumbnail.
This would be the perfect birthday gift for Dwight Shrute
Oh my god the tactical flashlight!!!!!! 😂😂😂 yes!
... So i take it that all the information is from the book....
On holding swords:
"Grip the long sword with a rather floating feeling in your thumb and forefinger, with the middle finger neither tight nor slack, and with the last two fingers tight. It is bad to have play in your hands."
- Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings, The Night of the Tenth Day, in the Tenth Month, at the hour of the Tiger.
On attacking:
"The five attitudes are: Upper, Middle, Lower, Right Side, and Left Side. These are the give. Although attitude has these five divisions, the one purpose of all of them is to cut the enemy. There are none but these five attitudes.
Whatever attitude you are in, do not be conscious of making the attitude; think only of cutting. Your attitude should be large or small according to the situation. Upper, Lower and Middle attitudes are decisive.
Left Side and Right Side attitudes are fluid. Left and Right attitudes should be used if there is an obstruction overhead or to one side. The de-
cision to use Left or Right depends on the place.
The essence of the Way is this. To understand attitude you must thoroughly understand the middle attitude. The middle attitude is the heart of attitudes. If we look at strategy on a broad scale, the Middle attitude is the seat of the commander, with the other four attitudes following the commander. You must appreciate this."
- Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings, The Night of the Tenth Day, in the Tenth Month, at the hour of the Tiger.
On Looking at the Opponent:
"The gaze should be large and broad. This is the twofold gaze "Perception and Sight". Perception is strong and sight week.
In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things. It is important in strategy to know the enemy's sword and not to be distracted by insignificant movements of his sword. You must study this. The gaze is the same for single combat and for large-scale strategy.
It is necessary in strategy to be able to look to both sides without moving the eyeballs. You cannot master this ability quickly. Learn what is written here; use this gaze in everyday life and do not vary it whatever happens.
- Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings, The Night of the Tenth Day, in the Tenth Month, at the hour of the Tiger.
On Gun and Sword:
Well... Miyamoto Musashi foolishly never touched upon this subject, but i honestly think he would have appretiated it. Well the concept of Gun and Sword. Provided you drop the gun in favor of the short sword whenever needed.
Never drop the sword, drop the gun.
Or he would have just gone Akimbo.
Honestly, just read Book of Five Rings XD
From Sweden with Love
- Kami
P.S yes i get that this is making fun of a pretentious book... Have you Read the Book of Five Rings? Thats a realy pretentious book. And full of actual wisdom.
P.P.S
For selfdefence, i am actually willing to believe that a few thousand Lumens would be the better self-defense tool rather than knives. But i might be biased here...
So true story, when i was like 8 or so i asked my neighbour why his wife always carried a knife on her belt.
He took a few moments to thing, and then replied:
"Well, you see you cant defend yourself with a knife, but you can make sure to drag the other bastard down to hell with you."
Great wisdom, stuck with me ever since.
I feel like you could have focused on the plot a bit more. Was there eve a love triangle??
I love the old James
This video was crazy outta pocket.
You know he means business bc of the sound effects. ⚔️⚔️
Beautiful. Now I may be ready to survive the evils of this world, with the advice provided here, I will become unstoppable in the field of self-defense.
9:39 lmaoooo
Amazing! I am filled with knowledge.
0:42 I thought you were going to say prostate cancer.
Well, thats it then. Youve peaked in your YT career, james. Nowhere to go but down, im afraid 😔
Upsets me this didn't get more views this is one of your best videos
But James, are you not afraid that Elmore-sensei-sama will punish you for sharing the sacred knowledge with us unworthy gaijin 😱
As a big anime fan, i love this video sm hahahahaah! Also the Baja blastoise shirt is perfection. Thank you for this highly informative video :D
Gangs of Ninjas?! Time to get me a katana.
Uhhh? You didn't mention using the blade like a propeller to disperse toxic ninja poison gas but go off I guess???
I honestly find the idea of walking around on my daily life to be hilarious. Like just imagine that for a second… But on the other hand the Japanese Red Army Faction did manage hijack a plane armed with katanas, so I guess someone is putting them to practical use.
Oh, this'll be good.
Honestly the fit is kinda fire
I feel like if your gun runs out of bullets and you’re then trying to fight a dude with a sword, you may not be the one defending anymore
Jesus, the guy on the cover of that book couldn't look more like he's not allowed within 500 yards of schools if he tried.
that was fun
I think....we should just stick to the old manuals on how to sword fight 😂
9:09 What, is this bloodbourne?
Where is your transition sound effect from?
this is peak comedy.
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I'm left-handed, so I guess I just have to stick to lightsabres.😞
guys, I think James was making fun of us here
I didn't knew about this book but it has the most reddit title ever 🤣
Omfg James
I dont know how i got here but im not complaining LOL
ALF? like Alien Life Form ALF? am i missing something?!
I often see this sword on AliExpress for kinda 3$ should I buy it?
Only if you're willing to handle the responsibility.
is that flashlight a joke or is it a real book?
too gaijin for real Nippon steel lmao
"High Court, I murdered 40,000 people under age of 18 because Hamas was hiding behind them"
The bastard sword is better
This is the greatest video you have ever or will ever make. I'm sorry.
"Search at an elementary school near you." I...😂😂😂
Whadda u mean "grandma is Japanese"? Didnt u say u r gaelic, or germanic, or sth with that "tullos" name?
It may be hard to believe, but people have 4 grandparents, each of which can have their own heritage
@@emonte8148 it might be hard to believe, but most of the world isnt some mixed amerimutt. Being 1/4 a thing isnt being that thing. Especially since what your parents r is greater than what your grandparents r
Gaelic and germanic are language families, not ethnicities. Someone can have multiple ethnic and linguistic heritages, though realistically they won't be defined by more than a few
@@greg_mca how bout u google "geemanic people" and come back to apologise?