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I think we all agree that Seki Sensei is a superb martial artist...but I can't help but also she just how skilled his other instructors are even though he is beating them....I imagine they must be very good at fighting as well
Seki Sensei says he was just lucky, but in e-sports (or gaming in general) there's this (semi-joking) saying: "Skill is when luck becomes a habit." Sure, there may be some degree of luck involved, but if you have the skills, you can manipulate the odds of certain random-seeming (or not fully controllable) events in your favor in various ways.
similar in boxing (although some credit the manga Hajime no Ippo for coining the saying) is "there are no lucky punches". Like your hand doesnt magically on its own appear on the opponent's weak point in case of a "lucky punch", throwing it was a conscious decision, or a trained reaction. I hate when people say "he lost but it was to a lucky punch", such a loser talk excuse.
I like how the closest either sensei came to a victory was a single draw. Show just how much of a master Seki-Sensei himself is but those under him are no slouches either. Really puts into perspective how much anime and movies oversell how a real sword fight would actually look. I remember hearing somewhere, probably in another Seki-Sensei video actually, that in some traditions, students are first taught with large weapons like polearms and spears to get used to the idea of using long weapons and then are gradually brought down in size to regular swords, short swords, daggers/knives and then finally completely unarmed. That way you're always prepared for whatever weapons you find yourself using or fighting against, because you've gotten used to the different lengths of different weapons and know how to combat them while at disadvantage
If I am not wrong this is how FMA teaches martial arts, more specifically Kali, if this is true and I can find a source, I'll send it, but it is interesting how martial arts develop similar styles of combat training to acclimate fighters
I noticed Seki Sensei used the "winding" techniques introduced in the previous videos. Very neat to see him build on earlier content. He is truly a great teacher.
This is a wonder to see for my practice. I study Fiore, Godinho, and Destreza mainly, and it is lovely to see how similar Seki-sensei's footwork and positions mirror Destreza in these bouts. Destreza is a Spanish style of swordsmanship that is more defensive and ideal for 1-vs-1 as it uses circular footwork and sword work instead of linear. It was characterised by use of shorter swords, upright posture, and distance management. If you watch a Destreza fight with rapiers you will find them circling and constantly changing line of attack, especially when against longer rapiers. I am not at all suggesting Seki-sensei does Destreza or is even aware of it, nor that he copied it or something. But rather, it is really fun to see how his approach resembles it to my eye, while in previous videos his approach has been a bit different.
Destreza student here, I’ve always noticed what you mention, and not in Seki Sensei style only, but in aikido too - circles, may-ai, preference for “natural” rather than “violent “, defensive movements and life-preservation…
"That time I killed a truck speeding my way but exploded and distorted reality and sent me to an fantasy world with me being a sword master in my own world"
It's not as easy or simple as it looks, don't forget that. From the outside and rewatching it, of course there are moments im which one himself might've acted differently. But being in the midst of it and keeping one's calm isn't all too easy.
Seki sensei have and find more freedom in his mind. The result is as natural he is ‘winning’ the sparring. He is not actually winning, but finds more freedom in his mind to get a stronger position…. Martial art, knowledge and true freedom.
My son made a spear of bamboo today while we were working. We have practice tomahawks that we train with. I got the tomahawk and we fought, spear against single and dual tomahawks. Then we come in and watch this masterful display of utilizing weapon length. I had told him to get inside the spear wielder's reach and the tomahawk can be superior. I don't know what I'm doing, comparatively, and it was beautiful to watch; he puts it into practical application more efficiently than I can verbalize it.
Seki-sensei with two katana against wakizashi is just overwhelming. Just continuous "feint with one sword, strike with the other" or "synchronous attacks from opposite ends". Can't imagine what it's like to stand across from that. The amount of processing power it requires to keep that away from you let alone try to attack in that situation is just. Oof.
This is definitely a video I've been looking forward to seeing. Especially the dual katana content. Thank you so much for your hard work putting this video out
Chinese Ming Dynasty Poet Qu Dajun (1630-1696)"When Japanese move with all their might, they move like the wind. They always enter enemy territory in small numbers, and even a large number of soldiers cannot resist. Their katana usage is to defend with long katana and stab the enemy to death with short katana. They move low as if crouching and never back down. They will be treated no matter how many people there are. It is a special technique only for those of the Japanese archipelago. ” 其人率横行疾斗。飘忽如风。常以单刀陷阵。五兵莫御。其用刀也。长以度形。短以趯越。蹲以为步。退以为伐。臂以承腕。挑以藏撇。豕突蟹奔。万人辟易。真岛中之绝技也。
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Seki Sensei was more defensive with the Wakizashi , he waited for his opponent to attack and make a mistake . The other two were more aggressive , but you have a disadvantage with a shorter blade .
This! This is my goal as a trainee... to understand the flow of a fight so innately and be able to adapt your training in the moment. It's beautiful to watch! Seki Sensei will have to be on his death bed before I would ever beat him but one can dream 🤪
He felt the presure and lost his compusture, and in that position he maybe could made a cut to Seki Senseis arm, but still get stabed in the chest or the troaht, that is why experience and cold mind is needed in a duel.
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Would you guys be able to try a series where Seki sensei actually tries to do many of the techniques he shows in your videos in a live spar? Respectful, although they are very impressive, when you guys do live spars, we tend not to see many of the impressive techniques you guys show. My assumption is that it's because in a live spar it is very fast paste and ultimately strikes to the head, wrist, body and thrust strikes are the most effective. And more elaborate techniques can be too difficult to perform in such a short space of time. This was a fun video and i enjoyed it.
what if the person with the longer weapon just put his 2 katanas straight out and started stabbing and ran straight at the sensei? I’m wondering what to do with an enemy who runs at you with his sword extended along its entire length and the tip of the sword is constantly aimed at you?
I feel like having them doing Nito with two Daito is only on the surface an advantage, but for me it rather looks like a great disadvantage. Firstly I don't know any Ryuha that seriously practices Nito with two Daito, so it looks like Seki senseis Students also never done that before. The sword in their left hand is more of a hindrance and they are unable to use it fully with their left hand. Basically Seki Sensei has only to look out for an opening and can force them into Jujutsu, grabbing them and using the Wakizashi freely. I feel like it would have been more of a challenge for Seki Sensei would both engage him with one Daito alone.
The way two swords is usually done is with a wakizashi in the dominant hand instead of a daito. In HEMA it's the other way round, with the parrying dagger in the offhand.
It was all the way until just now, that i actually SAW Seki Sensei written out. i've only really been listening and watching the videos without reading, so it was until this very moment that i thought you've been saying Sig Sensei this entire time. Really does make no sense in retrospect
This is in no way meant to be a slight to Seki Sensei's immense skill and experience, but it certainly doesn't help Tsukada Sensei and Kurosawa Sensei out that Seki Sensei is also a bigger guy than either of them. He's both taller and stronger which brings an advantage when trying for physical inside fighting like he was doing. As I said, this doesn't reflect in any way on his skill. I'm certain that against a larger opponent he'd still have a number of ways to win with the same weapons as in this video.
With all due respect, it doesn't look like dual katanas are an advantage to anyone here. I just watched all of them seem to forget they had the second on when their opponent put them on the back foot and was in range of the second one.
So i gotta ask though i have some ideas. Why Seki Sensei? As i understan Seki typically means "one part of a pair" OR "an impasse at Go" Im leaning towards the second meaning as Sensei is an honorific for "teacher/instructor" So is the intent then to mean "a teacher of the impasse of a martial art?"
I imagine what it would have looked like, had you had protection on. I mean, every time I saw Seki Sensei charging in with a wakizashi against two long blades pointed at him, I almost immediatevly envisioned him stabbed in the face, chest, and stomach. Or pummelled in the head, when upclose. That's what would have happened to me anyways. But, at the same time, I realize it would have been largely unsafe to do with Fukuro-shinai at full speed.
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Seki sensei is like a summer storm. Warm and nice and suddenly its menacing and crashes down on you before you know it
Making Seki-sensei fighting at disadvantage just makes Sensei stronger in the future
This seems like a great way for people with long arms to train for when they encounter someone taller than they are.
You maybe said this as a joke but new video came out and you're absolutely right
I love the difference between Tsukada-sensei's patient and defensive style and Kurosawa-sensei's technical and aggressive one.
obi-wan and anakin 😆
It's fascinating how not having protective gear makes people far more deliberate about their approach.
I think we all agree that Seki Sensei is a superb martial artist...but I can't help but also she just how skilled his other instructors are even though he is beating them....I imagine they must be very good at fighting as well
Seki Sensei says he was just lucky, but in e-sports (or gaming in general) there's this (semi-joking) saying: "Skill is when luck becomes a habit."
Sure, there may be some degree of luck involved, but if you have the skills, you can manipulate the odds of certain random-seeming (or not fully controllable) events in your favor in various ways.
similar in boxing (although some credit the manga Hajime no Ippo for coining the saying) is "there are no lucky punches". Like your hand doesnt magically on its own appear on the opponent's weak point in case of a "lucky punch", throwing it was a conscious decision, or a trained reaction. I hate when people say "he lost but it was to a lucky punch", such a loser talk excuse.
I love how Seki Sensei just has fun, its almost like a form of play to get rid of the tension even though its sparring
A great teacher he truly is.
It is Fun, They dont fight to win, they fight to learn. So, you cant try things, make mistakes and have a great time.
Kurosawa sensei fighting style sure is aggressive I wish to see him more in the future video.
I like how the closest either sensei came to a victory was a single draw. Show just how much of a master Seki-Sensei himself is but those under him are no slouches either. Really puts into perspective how much anime and movies oversell how a real sword fight would actually look.
I remember hearing somewhere, probably in another Seki-Sensei video actually, that in some traditions, students are first taught with large weapons like polearms and spears to get used to the idea of using long weapons and then are gradually brought down in size to regular swords, short swords, daggers/knives and then finally completely unarmed. That way you're always prepared for whatever weapons you find yourself using or fighting against, because you've gotten used to the different lengths of different weapons and know how to combat them while at disadvantage
If I am not wrong this is how FMA teaches martial arts, more specifically Kali, if this is true and I can find a source, I'll send it, but it is interesting how martial arts develop similar styles of combat training to acclimate fighters
I noticed Seki Sensei used the "winding" techniques introduced in the previous videos. Very neat to see him build on earlier content. He is truly a great teacher.
This is a wonder to see for my practice. I study Fiore, Godinho, and Destreza mainly, and it is lovely to see how similar Seki-sensei's footwork and positions mirror Destreza in these bouts.
Destreza is a Spanish style of swordsmanship that is more defensive and ideal for 1-vs-1 as it uses circular footwork and sword work instead of linear. It was characterised by use of shorter swords, upright posture, and distance management. If you watch a Destreza fight with rapiers you will find them circling and constantly changing line of attack, especially when against longer rapiers.
I am not at all suggesting Seki-sensei does Destreza or is even aware of it, nor that he copied it or something. But rather, it is really fun to see how his approach resembles it to my eye, while in previous videos his approach has been a bit different.
Destreza student here, I’ve always noticed what you mention, and not in Seki Sensei style only, but in aikido too - circles, may-ai, preference for “natural” rather than “violent “, defensive movements and life-preservation…
Love the sparring videos! This is the perfect example that you as the swordsman create the range, not the weapon.
"Yeah good luck with that" was my immediate thoughts after seeing the title. :D
Props to Tsukada-sensei. He sustained a lot of cuts to the leg and arm but still managed to keep his defensive footwork!
What a fun video! I was laughing too when Seki Sensei feinted his nitō attacks in the first round with Tsukada san!
I just love how they are having fun during sparing.
Seki sensei's footwork and movement are so good!
Please do more sparring video!
Seki-sensei's style while wielding the wakizashi reminds me a lot of polish sabre sparring videos I've seen in the past, that's honestly so cool
they are all obviously very skilled, and Seki Sensei was in command of the situation in every bout. Very impressive.
This was one of the most fun videos to watch. Please make more videos like this!
HE IS TOO STRONG KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE ISEKAI TRUCK
He will parry the truck.
IT'S TOO LATE THE TRUCK RAN A RED LIGHT-
*The truck gets isekai'd*
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Takamura from Sakamoto days.
"That time I killed a truck speeding my way but exploded and distorted reality and sent me to an fantasy world with me being a sword master in my own world"
Seki Sensei is the definition of "poise."
This looks like it was SO much fun. SUPER cool video!! 😁
It's not as easy or simple as it looks, don't forget that.
From the outside and rewatching it, of course there are moments im which one himself might've acted differently.
But being in the midst of it and keeping one's calm isn't all too easy.
Seki sensei is light on his feet!!
Seki sensei have and find more freedom in his mind. The result is as natural he is ‘winning’ the sparring. He is not actually winning, but finds more freedom in his mind to get a stronger position…. Martial art, knowledge and true freedom.
9:43 you can almost hear Tsukada-sensei thinking "ah crap!"
My son made a spear of bamboo today while we were working. We have practice tomahawks that we train with. I got the tomahawk and we fought, spear against single and dual tomahawks. Then we come in and watch this masterful display of utilizing weapon length. I had told him to get inside the spear wielder's reach and the tomahawk can be superior. I don't know what I'm doing, comparatively, and it was beautiful to watch; he puts it into practical application more efficiently than I can verbalize it.
Seki Sensei flows better than opponents flow. Flow from knowledge & then experience.
Surviving a fight, short sword vs long sword ,is not a trivial task
Seki-sensei with two katana against wakizashi is just overwhelming. Just continuous "feint with one sword, strike with the other" or "synchronous attacks from opposite ends". Can't imagine what it's like to stand across from that. The amount of processing power it requires to keep that away from you let alone try to attack in that situation is just. Oof.
all these duels are very good and I am also very happy to see my good friend Keita
This particular Seki sensei video is the best youtube vid ive seen 2024.. Sensei is sword god!
What an epic duel, amazing content ❤
Great to see Seki Sensei still posting very educational videos about Japanese Martial arts and great to see Shogo of Let's asked Shogo.❤
Love the see the senseis having fun!🙌🏼
This was such a great video to watch!
This is definitely a video I've been looking forward to seeing. Especially the dual katana content. Thank you so much for your hard work putting this video out
Exelent !!! 😅
Kurosawa-Sensei wearing the mask makes me think about how some Samurai fought wearing an ornate half mask, some looking like demon maws.
Chinese Ming Dynasty Poet Qu Dajun (1630-1696)"When Japanese move with all their might, they move like the wind. They always enter enemy territory in small numbers, and even a large number of soldiers cannot resist. Their katana usage is to defend with long katana and stab the enemy to death with short katana. They move low as if crouching and never back down. They will be treated no matter how many people there are. It is a special technique only for those of the Japanese archipelago. ”
其人率横行疾斗。飘忽如风。常以单刀陷阵。五兵莫御。其用刀也。长以度形。短以趯越。蹲以为步。退以为伐。臂以承腕。挑以藏撇。豕突蟹奔。万人辟易。真岛中之绝技也。
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Seki-sensei OP! Very fun to watch, thank you for sharing!
My tactic would have been using one Katana for cutting and the other one for parrying and suprise thrusting since my dominant hand is much stronger.
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The only possible way to win in this kind of fight is to throw the wakizashi at opponent. And hope it sticks.
The soft laughter coming from Seki Sensei as he approaches with 2 katanas is terrifying. You know he’s having fun.
I love the absolute fear of God his opponents have lol
I'd be interested in seeing how a spear was used, seeing as that was what the most common weapon at the battlefield, if I got my history right.
This was a fantastic video:) I'd love to watch more sparring (and discussion)with the soft shinai in the future.
Thanks for the new video !! 😊
Thank you very much for watching it!
Seki Sensei was more defensive with the Wakizashi , he waited for his opponent to attack and make a mistake . The other two were more aggressive , but you have a disadvantage with a shorter blade .
Awesome to watch
Tsukada-san is very skilled but too kind hearted. His ultra instinct came out with that one strike though.
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This! This is my goal as a trainee... to understand the flow of a fight so innately and be able to adapt your training in the moment.
It's beautiful to watch! Seki Sensei will have to be on his death bed before I would ever beat him but one can dream 🤪
excellent, thanks
Very interesting, thanks :)
Where i can Buy this swords?
3:13 Tsukada could easily cut Seki Sensei with his right hand, wouldnt be a very strong cut but could spill his guts
With free sparring & real fights, you can only judge what happened, not what could have. Sub-optimal move become the right move as long as it works.
Amazing OSU
3:23 Why didn't Tsukada Sensei use the katana in his right hand
to cut Seki Sensei's left shoulder?
He felt the presure and lost his compusture, and in that position he maybe could made a cut to Seki Senseis arm, but still get stabed in the chest or the troaht, that is why experience and cold mind is needed in a duel.
seki sensei is really agile despite his age
Nito is absolutely not an advantage if you aren’t very comfortable with them
If I recall right Musashi thought that two weapons in duel does not give any real advantage, but is viable on battlefield.
@@vksasdgaming9472 it can, you just had better be comfortable with using them
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i like this one hand style, there is one hand style with katana too?
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Yes, there are many techniques where you handle the katana with one hand!
Would you guys be able to try a series where Seki sensei actually tries to do many of the techniques he shows in your videos in a live spar?
Respectful, although they are very impressive, when you guys do live spars, we tend not to see many of the impressive techniques you guys show.
My assumption is that it's because in a live spar it is very fast paste and ultimately strikes to the head, wrist, body and thrust strikes are the most effective. And more elaborate techniques can be too difficult to perform in such a short space of time.
This was a fun video and i enjoyed it.
with the wakizashi he used mostly winding techniques. Hasn't he teached already about it?
very nice !!
Thanks for watching!
Free parry and strikes are free are the way forward 🙌 🙏 ✨
Would not a katana and wakizashi be the most appropriate challenge?
Seki sensei has got that aura
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I hope you guys will have the opportunity to put on Hema gear and spar with steel trainers
The one you have to watch out for is Tsukada sensei. He is just being to nice.
Can we get a video on footwork
what if the person with the longer weapon just put his 2 katanas straight out and started stabbing and ran straight at the sensei? I’m wondering what to do with an enemy who runs at you with his sword extended along its entire length and the tip of the sword is constantly aimed at you?
Was Miyamoto Musashi the first practioner of the nitoryu?
No, he wasn’t
do katana vs bo please
Metal fans vs long jo next
But of course there's a guy named Kurosawa learning the samurai arts... 🤣
I feel like having them doing Nito with two Daito is only on the surface an advantage, but for me it rather looks like a great disadvantage. Firstly I don't know any Ryuha that seriously practices Nito with two Daito, so it looks like Seki senseis Students also never done that before. The sword in their left hand is more of a hindrance and they are unable to use it fully with their left hand. Basically Seki Sensei has only to look out for an opening and can force them into Jujutsu, grabbing them and using the Wakizashi freely. I feel like it would have been more of a challenge for Seki Sensei would both engage him with one Daito alone.
The way two swords is usually done is with a wakizashi in the dominant hand instead of a daito. In HEMA it's the other way round, with the parrying dagger in the offhand.
It was all the way until just now, that i actually SAW Seki Sensei written out. i've only really been listening and watching the videos without reading, so it was until this very moment that i thought you've been saying Sig Sensei this entire time. Really does make no sense in retrospect
This is in no way meant to be a slight to Seki Sensei's immense skill and experience, but it certainly doesn't help Tsukada Sensei and Kurosawa Sensei out that Seki Sensei is also a bigger guy than either of them. He's both taller and stronger which brings an advantage when trying for physical inside fighting like he was doing.
As I said, this doesn't reflect in any way on his skill. I'm certain that against a larger opponent he'd still have a number of ways to win with the same weapons as in this video.
Kurosawa/Tsukada Sensei were even allowed to attack more than one time?
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Using two katanas is clumsy.
Respectful, I would say they were going too easy on Seki sensei (when he only had the Wakizashi).
Still a fun and interesting video.
With all due respect, it doesn't look like dual katanas are an advantage to anyone here. I just watched all of them seem to forget they had the second on when their opponent put them on the back foot and was in range of the second one.
So i gotta ask though i have some ideas. Why Seki Sensei?
As i understan Seki typically means "one part of a pair" OR "an impasse at Go"
Im leaning towards the second meaning as Sensei is an honorific for "teacher/instructor"
So is the intent then to mean "a teacher of the impasse of a martial art?"
It's his name lol. His name is Seki nobuhide
I imagine what it would have looked like, had you had protection on. I mean, every time I saw Seki Sensei charging in with a wakizashi against two long blades pointed at him, I almost immediatevly envisioned him stabbed in the face, chest, and stomach. Or pummelled in the head, when upclose. That's what would have happened to me anyways.
But, at the same time, I realize it would have been largely unsafe to do with Fukuro-shinai at full speed.
Seki-sensei thrusts with fukuroshinai very often, as in the video. It's just that he can found the perfect space for him to safely charging in.