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Thank you for the video. I would struggle with this exercise too. I'm sometimes too impatient 🤣 I will take some time with this towel-exercise if only to work on my patients. I think a bad swing is less of a problem (in this time) than being too impatient. It would not effect your everyday life, but a lack of patient, would.
Thank you and Seki Sensei for this lesson. I have learned all new dynamics as to how to use my hands during a cut, not just with a two handed sword, but also I learned more about the mechanics of even using a single handed sword I had never previously considered. I am beyond excited to keep working to learn and apply these techniques in my cuts as before I had no clue how intricate hand movements and pressures were to a proper cut. This will undoubtably improve my cuts, general control, speed, and working towards that light feeling. This is solid advice for any cutting blade. Thank you!
I’m joining your class specifically for the kenjutsu. It's video's like this one in particular that will keep me paying the monthly subscription. I’m not interested in iajutsu really. My former sensei Toshiro Obata (google) was pretty amazing but I already like a lot of finer points of kenjutsu S Seki has shown!
Fine tuning and detail work like this is how you know you're learning from a master. Edit: To clarify, a master doesn't just know a bunch of flashy moves. A master teaches you how to refine the fundamentals. Fundamentals are the essence of 武道.
A true master knows how to reframe the context based on their students needs. There's only so much a person can adjust when the mantra of, "more left hand" is repeated ad nauseam.
I am so glad you both came together to make these amazing videos. Thank you, Seki Sensei; Thank you, Shogo. This was so good, I watched it twice already.❤
I used to take Iaido lesson for 2 years and our Sensei never even once mentionned something detailed like that or gave us a way to verify our swing like with the towel. Since Ive subscribed to this channel about 3 months ago, I have learned so much ! Thanks Seiki and Shogo for those precious videos, you guys are doing an amazing job !
I have long suspected that much of modern budo is partial teaching from broken traditions. I haven't been interested or trusting enough to consider learning in many years because of this, especially now when the internet has created a wave of charlatans. But what I see here has the flavor of reality. I was inclined to doubt at first, but this man has information that solves puzzles and connects the dots amazingly.
That drill with the towell could be --I hope-- the cure for my deficient kirioroshi. I've been told about my problem but never provided a tool to fix it. To tell a student 'that is not the right way' and not providing a way to fix a problem is frustrating to say the least. Thank you for this video.
I've been practicing using Seki Sensei's videos from this and his other channel I have to admit, this made me realize that doing training without proper guidance, and just wanting to look cool is a bad habit of mine Thank you for this video Shogo-san, and Seki Sensei, this really helps me a lot
2:19 for one of the best cuts I've ever seen. I've been practicing Iai in the US for ~7yrs now. I've seen countless examples of very talented iadoka and naturally I'm biased towards technique that resembles that of my primary sensei. Seki Sesei's suburi and constant zanshin makes me feel like it's my first day in the dojo again. How little I know. How much more there is to learn.
@@outboundflight4455 My dojo primarily focuses on Seitei until you're ~Yondan+. After 7+yrs now, I can say that *maybe* 10% of my training has been in koryu. I am a Sandan.
That's so interesting how much details there is to just suburi. Seki sensei can even explain where that common misconception of "70% from the left, 30% from the right" came from. Goes to show how much insight he has with teaching.
This is exactly how we are taught at my dojo and I can attest the tenugui exercise is always very exposing and even frustrating. Thank you so much Seki Sensei and Shogo San for this video!
This is brilliant, I will use this in my training..thank you so much both of you....I go to Japan in may to Osaka first then Tokyo, ..I would be interested in a Kenjitsu class or even the opportunity to meet...keep up the great work....from Ireland.
I learned so much more from this single video than several days of online research on how to do a proper suburi. Thank you so much for making these videos and continue with the excellent work.
I definitely needed this. I actually broke off the tip of a bokken on the ground the other day. It was training for narrow corridors, and I didn't have room to redirect the inertia to the side to bring it over my head again. I tend to overswing, and I've just been relying on inertia displacement to make up for it. Well, breaking the tip of my bokken taught me why that isn't useful as a basic fundamental. I have much to learn.
For almost a year my sensei has been trying to correct our suburi. It has been difficult. So when I came across this video I excitedly forwarded it to him and he was elated that his teachings has been explained thoroughly in this 12 minute clip. Thank you, Seki Sensei and Shogo.
My actual fight too.....coming from HEMA and being right handed. Also I started by Iaido and now I'm am training in a Kobudo and apparently the cutting isn't the same technique either... .Like you mentioned Shogo san, projecting the tip toward the target is the technique taught in Iaido and Battodo. But here Seiki Sensei showed the same technique for cutting than my Kobudo school. Even my Kesa giri are not clean and I keep bending my left wrist.....Practice Practice Practice!!! Thank you for sharing such a well explained body mechanics and the causes for our imperfect suburi. Really grateful Seki Sensei! 🙏
His movement was so effortlessly smooth. Really want to see him cut ballistic gelatin. It must be a shock to witness the damage his katana makes with a simple swing.
Most interesting. As a left-hander, one would think I would have an advantage in suburi, but I tended to over-compensate in my cuts until corrected by my Sensei! There is a Crowdfunder here in England for a laser system for analysing one's cuts, but the use of a towel seems a cheaper alternative!
I’ve always had something ever so slightly off I couldn’t figure out.. thanks to you guys I’ve been able to correct my own form and deepen my understanding of the body control required to wield the katana
This was very interesting. I do Iaido ( once in a week ) for 13 years, but I still am not satisfied with my swinging. Problem really is, that we cut only the air all the time and need to use our imagination to think of a cut. But this can be very different from person to person. Very helpful topic in this video.
One of the best explanations of proper sword cutting I have ever seen. Thank you so much so having Sensei teach us. Tell him I appreciate his humor and quick wit.
Even in Kendo in our dojo we use the tenegui for practice on occasion. Even for practice with the shinai. Although not a direct replacement for the Katana, we feel your strikes in Kendo should still embody the principles of cutting. Our dojo also practices Iaido and Jodo. So, perhaps we are more strict about this in Kendo than some schools. We feel its important to maintain the lineage of Kendo to it's roots of Kenjutsu where possible.
Thank you. I watched this video and immediately after I tried it. Immeadietly I realized I made many of the same mistakes as you, I was putting way to much power into my right hand. I was also wasting energy by rewinding my blade at the start of the swing, which I realized after the towel fell off. Tell your Sensei I appreciate his advice👍
Sensei has great mastery of the sword and skill for teaching. I never swung a katana but even with the translation of his explanation the complexity can be easily understood.
I have been self teaching with a large piece of wood, a wheelbarrow handle actually and I hadn't figured out a lit of these tips even after a year if consistent training so thank you both!
Shogo, you and Seki Sensei are one of many gems in Japan that I've found on UA-cam. I absolutely *love* it! I already subscribed a few weeks ago but never commented. This simple video just put a smile on my face with the simple (and challenging!) explanation of Suburi. いろいろありがとうございます! (I hope I got that Kanji correct)
@@ThatNateGuy Ah-ha! I knew those characters had too few strokes. Thank you! Ah, if I only knew Japanese. I'd learn German first--because of my heritage--but then Japanese. 😊
these videos have been great! - doesn't matter if you are an expert or a novice - going over these core fundamentals of practice are perfect for beginners & also helpful reminders for the more experienced practitioners. a sub from me 😅👍
This video was a huge help to my problem in swing sure i can cut things but the towel really exposed my one hand swing thanks alot i will train daily with a towel now until i manage to maintain the form without it thanks to both of you amazing video
Thank you Seki sensei and Shogo for such detailed and helpful explanations on Suburi practice. It reminds me of the importance master warrior Yamaoka Tesshu placed on new students to just practice suburi for the first two years of training.
Thank you, Shogo, for working with Seki-Sensei to bring this knowledge to the western world. This is definitely eye opening knowledge to me, whom had been going off what I know from your videos alone. Learning from Seki-Sensei is a nice change of pace, and he's the most deserving of the title he holds. I hope we can all continue to learn from him.
Thank you for this. This was my ultimate concern before even joining a Kenjutsu school if ever I can even practice proper swinging with a bokken first. I will carefully use this as a reference.
Wow I am really glad I came across this. I have only just started and am learning on my own. I am hoping that my practice will not be tainted to badly with mistakes.
have to confess, I make the swinging sounds and the katana does the cutting. My practicing cutting usually starts out with a thrust and then withdrawing with an immediate cut. I think on the lines of an opponent coming at me, and me getting my weapon in first to cause them to rethink whether or not they want to go through, which is why I finish with an immediate cut. My cut usually has a little more drawing back, but I am always looking to modify. Also, because I use both katana and double edged weapons.
Ohhhh, thank you for translating this one, Shogo-san! I saw it on the Japanese channel and I remember thinking that I absolutely need to work on my swing!
thank you for the lessions. I feel that my background in kenjitsu (yagyu shin kage ryu) and iaido (musoshinden ryu) has helped in my understanding of what Seki sensei is explaining about cutting and footwork with the ken. Body movment plays a great part thanks again Glenn S Webber.
Thank you very much for the towel advice. I am sure to use it when checking my fendente (the downward cut, akin to the one you were doing here, except it is supposed to be done at 10-15 degree from the "outside" to the "inside" of the "body triangle").
I teach stop at the point of cutting your imaginary opponent of equal size through the head and collar bone and stop flat there higher to build calisthenics for strikes. Katana is an additional sword from my instruction, I have no primary. However these concepts coincide with how I show for the higher stopping point. My teacher for katana would do high mid and low for every strike. He also had a strange method of holding his left hand pinky finger under the pommel. He said to know where the blade was at all times even after being struck. I had always practiced with my left hand pinky on the end of my handle rather than under it and continue such practice but keep the mind set of my teacher and don't forget his reasoning. Has seki sensei ever heard of any such grip with bottom pinky finger under the kashira? Thank you for your informative videos!
man i wish there was a kenjutsu dojo around here. i really want to learn actual katana fighting and not kendo or something sport oriented like it. :( hema just isn't the same for a katana dude like myself
I like these videos very much! I want to listen to every word very carefully. I want to learn. I was taught that the left hand is for control and the right hand is for power. I was taught that there is only one way to hold the sword but disagreed with this. Then others showed 8 ways to hold katana. I agreed with this but some looked risky. People who taught me quarreled and I have no expert opinion so am not sure why certain styles do things. I think it is a secret. I think different styles have different methods leading to different forms which is correct in one style but bad in another. Sports is different from fighting. I think what he was saying was good form in tameshigiri is bad form in iaijutsu. Idk. I am very thankful for him to clarify why tameshigeri can hurt your form.
6. from Jodan no kamae, Tsuka moves first, then the blade. ( first toward the enemy - Kissaki or Tsuka - moves first ) if someone from Jodan no kamae wants to go blade first, he will spend more muscle energy and be slower.
Wow I'm in love with that towel drill and the lessons of swinging with both hands. I don't practice kenjutsu but I do practice and teach baseball. The towel drill will be great for my hitters who aren't loaded before they release their swing. That and I've noticed a lot of pain in my left wrist when I perform my roll over. The way I was taught is that your right hand is the gas and your left is the steering wheel. As a result, I never really swung with it. I've only ever controlled the bat through the swing to the ball with it. However, towards the end of the swing when I need to rollover, those forces crash together very unevenly and it causes pain in my wrist. I'll need to experiment with that in the future. I wonder what else I can learn from kenjutsu and other historical martial arts to make my swing better. I'd love to find you in Kyoto and discuss more.
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Thank you for the video.
I would struggle with this exercise too. I'm sometimes too impatient 🤣
I will take some time with this towel-exercise if only to work on my patients.
I think a bad swing is less of a problem (in this time) than being too impatient. It would not effect your everyday life, but a lack of patient, would.
Thank you and Seki Sensei for this lesson. I have learned all new dynamics as to how to use my hands during a cut, not just with a two handed sword, but also I learned more about the mechanics of even using a single handed sword I had never previously considered. I am beyond excited to keep working to learn and apply these techniques in my cuts as before I had no clue how intricate hand movements and pressures were to a proper cut. This will undoubtably improve my cuts, general control, speed, and working towards that light feeling. This is solid advice for any cutting blade. Thank you!
is this okay for all the budo, i train from muso shiden ryu in France and is this the same way to swing for all school?
I’m joining your class specifically for the kenjutsu. It's video's like this one in particular that will keep me paying the monthly subscription. I’m not interested in iajutsu really. My former sensei Toshiro Obata (google) was pretty amazing but I already like a lot of finer points of kenjutsu S Seki has shown!
Fine tuning and detail work like this is how you know you're learning from a master.
Edit: To clarify, a master doesn't just know a bunch of flashy moves. A master teaches you how to refine the fundamentals. Fundamentals are the essence of 武道.
A true master knows how to reframe the context based on their students needs. There's only so much a person can adjust when the mantra of, "more left hand" is repeated ad nauseam.
I am so glad you both came together to make these amazing videos. Thank you, Seki Sensei; Thank you, Shogo. This was so good, I watched it twice already.❤
I used to take Iaido lesson for 2 years and our Sensei never even once mentionned something detailed like that or gave us a way to verify our swing like with the towel. Since Ive subscribed to this channel about 3 months ago, I have learned so much ! Thanks Seiki and Shogo for those precious videos, you guys are doing an amazing job !
Was it Seitei Iaido?
That just one of course creation, not mandatory
@@outboundflight4455 Seitei Iai is a set of twelve katas standardized by the Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei (ZNKR).
@@grearte yes it is
I have long suspected that much of modern budo is partial teaching from broken traditions. I haven't been interested or trusting enough to consider learning in many years because of this, especially now when the internet has created a wave of charlatans. But what I see here has the flavor of reality. I was inclined to doubt at first, but this man has information that solves puzzles and connects the dots amazingly.
That drill with the towell could be --I hope-- the cure for my deficient kirioroshi. I've been told about my problem but never provided a tool to fix it. To tell a student 'that is not the right way' and not providing a way to fix a problem is frustrating to say the least. Thank you for this video.
I've been practicing using Seki Sensei's videos from this and his other channel
I have to admit, this made me realize that doing training without proper guidance, and just wanting to look cool is a bad habit of mine
Thank you for this video Shogo-san, and Seki Sensei, this really helps me a lot
If you wanna look cool then just so cosplay. Otherwise if you want to take this seriously this is martial arts. This is Kenjutsu or Iaijutsu.
2:19 for one of the best cuts I've ever seen.
I've been practicing Iai in the US for ~7yrs now. I've seen countless examples of very talented iadoka and naturally I'm biased towards technique that resembles that of my primary sensei. Seki Sesei's suburi and constant zanshin makes me feel like it's my first day in the dojo again. How little I know. How much more there is to learn.
Do you practice Seitei or a koryu
@@outboundflight4455 My dojo primarily focuses on Seitei until you're ~Yondan+. After 7+yrs now, I can say that *maybe* 10% of my training has been in koryu. I am a Sandan.
素振りだけでこんなに奥深いとは思わなかった。教えて貰えてありがとうございます。
That's so interesting how much details there is to just suburi. Seki sensei can even explain where that common misconception of "70% from the left, 30% from the right" came from. Goes to show how much insight he has with teaching.
This is exactly how we are taught at my dojo and I can attest the tenugui exercise is always very exposing and even frustrating.
Thank you so much Seki Sensei and Shogo San for this video!
This is brilliant, I will use this in my training..thank you so much both of you....I go to Japan in may to Osaka first then Tokyo, ..I would be interested in a Kenjitsu class or even the opportunity to meet...keep up the great work....from Ireland.
I learned so much more from this single video than several days of online research on how to do a proper suburi. Thank you so much for making these videos and continue with the excellent work.
I definitely needed this. I actually broke off the tip of a bokken on the ground the other day. It was training for narrow corridors, and I didn't have room to redirect the inertia to the side to bring it over my head again. I tend to overswing, and I've just been relying on inertia displacement to make up for it. Well, breaking the tip of my bokken taught me why that isn't useful as a basic fundamental. I have much to learn.
For almost a year my sensei has been trying to correct our suburi. It has been difficult. So when I came across this video I excitedly forwarded it to him and he was elated that his teachings has been explained thoroughly in this 12 minute clip. Thank you, Seki Sensei and Shogo.
My actual fight too.....coming from HEMA and being right handed.
Also I started by Iaido and now I'm am training in a Kobudo and apparently the cutting isn't the same technique either... .Like you mentioned Shogo san, projecting the tip toward the target is the technique taught in Iaido and Battodo. But here Seiki Sensei showed the same technique for cutting than my Kobudo school.
Even my Kesa giri are not clean and I keep bending my left wrist.....Practice Practice Practice!!!
Thank you for sharing such a well explained body mechanics and the causes for our imperfect suburi.
Really grateful Seki Sensei! 🙏
His movement was so effortlessly smooth. Really want to see him cut ballistic gelatin. It must be a shock to witness the damage his katana makes with a simple swing.
Might have to bring him to the states for that.
Maybe he can be shown some of the non japanese katana and test modern steel if he's intrested.
Most interesting. As a left-hander, one would think I would have an advantage in suburi, but I tended to over-compensate in my cuts until corrected by my Sensei!
There is a Crowdfunder here in England for a laser system for analysing one's cuts, but the use of a towel seems a cheaper alternative!
I’ve always had something ever so slightly off I couldn’t figure out.. thanks to you guys I’ve been able to correct my own form and deepen my understanding of the body control required to wield the katana
絶対に貴重です。完全な円。完全な感謝。❤ absolutely priceless. Perfect circle. Total gratitude
Great video for me to adjust my techniques. Gotta re-train some of my cuts to take out those bad habits. Thank you.
I love watching a teacher who loves what he does. You can see the love he puts into his students by making them better instead of breaking them down.
What you do brings honor to mankind thank you for continuing to keep sword techniques alive
This was very interesting. I do Iaido ( once in a week ) for 13 years, but I still am not satisfied with my swinging. Problem really is, that we cut only the air all the time and need to use our imagination to think of a cut. But this can be very different from person to person.
Very helpful topic in this video.
Very informative. The fine details of the mechanics surely comes from generations of experience. This video needs to be viewed multiple times.
Really impressive how well Seki sensei can demo bad technique. It’s really enlightening to see each potential mistake isolated.
This is so thoughtful, and practical, and well explained; and Seki Sensei has such a nice vibe. It's a delight to watch him move.
Thank you
One of the best explanations of proper sword cutting I have ever seen.
Thank you so much so having Sensei teach us.
Tell him I appreciate his humor and quick wit.
yo seki sensei is sooo cool and teaches very well, thank you
Thank you both very much. My practice begins
Thank you Shogo for bringing this to us. And thank you Seki Sensei, it is rare to see someone explain Suburi as well as you have in this video.
Even in Kendo in our dojo we use the tenegui for practice on occasion. Even for practice with the shinai. Although not a direct replacement for the Katana, we feel your strikes in Kendo should still embody the principles of cutting. Our dojo also practices Iaido and Jodo. So, perhaps we are more strict about this in Kendo than some schools. We feel its important to maintain the lineage of Kendo to it's roots of Kenjutsu where possible.
Thank you. I watched this video and immediately after I tried it. Immeadietly I realized I made many of the same mistakes as you, I was putting way to much power into my right hand. I was also wasting energy by rewinding my blade at the start of the swing, which I realized after the towel fell off. Tell your Sensei I appreciate his advice👍
I really enjoyed this video, thank you for sharing.
Sensei has great mastery of the sword and skill for teaching. I never swung a katana but even with the translation of his explanation the complexity can be easily understood.
I have been self teaching with a large piece of wood, a wheelbarrow handle actually
and I hadn't figured out a lit of these tips even after a year if consistent training so thank you both!
One simple swing but the details have to be perfect, awesome video !!!
So many details would love to practice the art one day .
Shogo, you and Seki Sensei are one of many gems in Japan that I've found on UA-cam. I absolutely *love* it! I already subscribed a few weeks ago but never commented. This simple video just put a smile on my face with the simple (and challenging!) explanation of Suburi. いろいろありがとうございます! (I hope I got that Kanji correct)
That's all Kana, but it's correct! よく出来ました！
@@ThatNateGuy Ah-ha! I knew those characters had too few strokes. Thank you! Ah, if I only knew Japanese. I'd learn German first--because of my heritage--but then Japanese. 😊
@@jakefisher-psalm23 Deutsch ist auch wirklich gut!
@@ThatNateGuy Well now you're just showing off! 🤣 Ja, Deutsch ist sehr gut!
That cleared so much up for me. Thank you!
I've training katana by myself about 3-4 months. These type of videos show me what my issues and show how can i fix it. These videos are great.
these videos have been great! - doesn't matter if you are an expert or a novice - going over these core fundamentals of practice are perfect for beginners & also helpful reminders for the more experienced practitioners. a sub from me 😅👍
the tenugui test to check the cutting motion is very helpful, many thanks !
Amazing tips! I always tend to over swing and over commit - i’ll try and incorporate these into my training.
This video was a huge help to my problem in swing sure i can cut things but the towel really exposed my one hand swing thanks alot i will train daily with a towel now until i manage to maintain the form without it thanks to both of you amazing video
this is probably the best explanation ever...
Thank you Seki sensei and Shogo for such detailed and helpful explanations on Suburi practice. It reminds me of the importance master warrior Yamaoka Tesshu placed on new students to just practice suburi for the first two years of training.
Brilliant 👍 Thank you Master Seki and Shogo for this. Complements todays lesson perfectly! 👍🙏
Take care. Stay safe 🙏
John and Kate
excellent idea for improving form and movement! big like!
Thank you, Shogo, for working with Seki-Sensei to bring this knowledge to the western world. This is definitely eye opening knowledge to me, whom had been going off what I know from your videos alone. Learning from Seki-Sensei is a nice change of pace, and he's the most deserving of the title he holds. I hope we can all continue to learn from him.
Wow, this was the best episode yet! I learned so much!!
Thank you for this. This was my ultimate concern before even joining a Kenjutsu school if ever I can even practice proper swinging with a bokken first.
I will carefully use this as a reference.
thank you very much.I knew something was missing in my suburi.great lesson.
Super helpful lesson, I'm trying to understand the force in my arms to come together at the cut point
this was one of the most insightful videos i've ever seen for martial arts, ty!
I wish to see more tameshigiri from seki sensei! That double swing was so pretty
Amazing video and advice
Thank you so much, Seki Sensei and Shogo. The towel exercise helps SO MUCH!!
This will help very much with my suburi work. A very enlightening video. Thank you, Seki Sensei. Thank you, Shogo.
Thank you Sensei this has helped me alot with fixing my mistakes ive been making
Thank you so much! Every video on this channel is an absolute treasure!
Please, can you make an another video about kama?
We have one already filmed…!
@@letsasksekisensei I know, I watched it like 15 times already)
Thank you sensei this will go a long way with teaching my son proper technique thank you sensei thank you shogo , I look forward to more lesson's
The information that you provide is very educational and appreciated. 🙇🏾♂️
it's amazing how he can just pin point exactly what was wrong with the swing with just a simple look
Oh, on another similar subject, it would be cool to see how the hand functions when cutting with a nitoryu 🙇♂️
So many good reminders, Sensei. I seem to have lost my mind. Have you seen it? So good to find teachers who can remind us of ourselves. Thank you.
Excellent video as always! This towel exercise is going to be a fun challenge for everyone to try and do 😆
Thank you so much for this video - it has really highlighted my errors and how to fix them
This is a great training idea, thank you for these outstanding videos
Wow I am really glad I came across this. I have only just started and am learning on my own. I am hoping that my practice will not be tainted to badly with mistakes.
No idea why this video has been out for 10 hours, but I only got an alert 5 minutes ago.
I enjoy and view these videos, frequently.
have to confess, I make the swinging sounds and the katana does the cutting. My practicing cutting usually starts out with a thrust and then withdrawing with an immediate cut. I think on the lines of an opponent coming at me, and me getting my weapon in first to cause them to rethink whether or not they want to go through, which is why I finish with an immediate cut. My cut usually has a little more drawing back, but I am always looking to modify. Also, because I use both katana and double edged weapons.
Thank you for bringing this to us!
Gotta practice that!
Thank you, Shogo and Seki Sensei! I will finally correct my cuts!
This video was outstanding. Great job.
Konichiwa!
Ohhhh, thank you for translating this one, Shogo-san! I saw it on the Japanese channel and I remember thinking that I absolutely need to work on my swing!
the towel practice is a good lesson, thank you.
thank you for the lessions. I feel that my background in kenjitsu (yagyu shin kage ryu) and iaido (musoshinden ryu) has helped in my understanding of what Seki sensei is explaining about cutting and footwork with the ken. Body movment plays a great part thanks again Glenn S Webber.
This was such a great video. Thanks to both of you and I wish you well.
What a great lesson, thank you
Thank you very much for the towel advice. I am sure to use it when checking my fendente (the downward cut, akin to the one you were doing here, except it is supposed to be done at 10-15 degree from the "outside" to the "inside" of the "body triangle").
Thank you for your time and help. 👍
Can't wait to try this out. Thanks :)
Both are amazing thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
This is a fantastic channel! Thanks for these instructive videos!
Excellent material. Thank you very much.
Thank you for sharing this with us
This was incredible thank you!
I teach stop at the point of cutting your imaginary opponent of equal size through the head and collar bone and stop flat there higher to build calisthenics for strikes. Katana is an additional sword from my instruction, I have no primary. However these concepts coincide with how I show for the higher stopping point. My teacher for katana would do high mid and low for every strike. He also had a strange method of holding his left hand pinky finger under the pommel. He said to know where the blade was at all times even after being struck. I had always practiced with my left hand pinky on the end of my handle rather than under it and continue such practice but keep the mind set of my teacher and don't forget his reasoning. Has seki sensei ever heard of any such grip with bottom pinky finger under the kashira? Thank you for your informative videos!
thank you so much, really learned a lot from this!
man i wish there was a kenjutsu dojo around here. i really want to learn actual katana fighting and not kendo or something sport oriented like it. :( hema just isn't the same for a katana dude like myself
Simply beautiful
Simply beautiful.
I love your videos reminds me of all the dojo training i did as a young man with good friends 😊
I like these videos very much! I want to listen to every word very carefully. I want to learn.
I was taught that the left hand is for control and the right hand is for power.
I was taught that there is only one way to hold the sword but disagreed with this. Then others showed 8 ways to hold katana. I agreed with this but some looked risky.
People who taught me quarreled and I have no expert opinion so am not sure why certain styles do things. I think it is a secret. I think different styles have different methods leading to different forms which is correct in one style but bad in another.
Sports is different from fighting. I think what he was saying was good form in tameshigiri is bad form in iaijutsu. Idk. I am very thankful for him to clarify why tameshigeri can hurt your form.
6. from Jodan no kamae, Tsuka moves first, then the blade. ( first toward the enemy - Kissaki or Tsuka - moves first ) if someone from Jodan no kamae wants to go blade first, he will spend more muscle energy and be slower.
Jeez imma try this now
A close shave brother. 🙏many thanks.
thank you, this video so great explained 😍😎
Thank you Six Sensei, younare amazing 👍🏻🙂
Wow I'm in love with that towel drill and the lessons of swinging with both hands. I don't practice kenjutsu but I do practice and teach baseball. The towel drill will be great for my hitters who aren't loaded before they release their swing. That and I've noticed a lot of pain in my left wrist when I perform my roll over. The way I was taught is that your right hand is the gas and your left is the steering wheel. As a result, I never really swung with it. I've only ever controlled the bat through the swing to the ball with it. However, towards the end of the swing when I need to rollover, those forces crash together very unevenly and it causes pain in my wrist. I'll need to experiment with that in the future. I wonder what else I can learn from kenjutsu and other historical martial arts to make my swing better. I'd love to find you in Kyoto and discuss more.