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nice. i started studying a couple months ago. i agreed with myself not to go any further than ippon me mae until i'd done it 1000 times. same with nihon me ushiro. now i'm beginning to study this one. this helps;)

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Nice

Dont the Japan Police force use kendo?

Gracias por compartir excelente video 🎉🎉🎉

Shogo is a good guy. Seki sensei is amazing.

CONGRATULLATIONS!!! I just passed my Yon Dan test after so many failures I hate to admit it. I am excited to watch this video. Thank you for posting this for the Kendo community.

Thank you so much for taking the effort to record and share this, and congratulationss on achieving Godan. You can really see the difference in level between the two shinsa! If you ever find yourself in the Lake District feel free to drop in for keiko :)

Great training. If i can make an observation, you could probably add a hip hinge exercise too (Such as a Romanian Deadlift or a SIngle Leg Romanian Deadlift if your weights are too light) so you can train your hamstrings and lower back.

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would love to see more jodan videos and learn from you. Thank you for being awesome

Congrats! Challenging 3dan this weekend for the 2nd time.

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Congratulations on your successful grading!

What style and waza is this called?

El cuerpo está muy hacia delante, las piernas muy separadas. Al terminar la kata la mano derecha al tomar la forma de firmes muy rápido…..

uke nagashi, don't "stand up". imagine you are pushing a heavy weight up, so you pushing your feet down into the ground. I shouldn't say too much. Check with your sensei. :)

Try to think "take the saya off" using left hand, instead of "drawing with the right hand". Mae/ushiro, have the saya horizontal (left palm facing up) prior to the sword comes out. That'll help to have a smooth and sharp saya banare. That's my 2 cents.

I got recommended your video, good stuff but i have to watch you on 2x speed... not sure if I'm just impatient or you talk too slow lol good luck on your journey!

Congratulations. Shodan in which ryu?

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Good stuff! Such a beneficial skill to develop

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Beautiful.

Woooow.

When you are sitting ready to turn keep the elbows close to the body, when reaching for the sword only raise the forearms so no movement can be seen from the rear, keep the heels touching as you raise up and the turn doesn’t need to be quick but continuous.

Just small point- there was a delay on the second cut because the the left hand stopped moving when returning the saya to its position this meant the left hand was slow to take the sword to enable a minimal delay at the top- also I couldn’t see because of the angle of the camera, the tsuka kashira should be pointing at the enemies face whilst the sword is being drawn- hope that’s of some help

Just a small point, you can relax the left thumb into the push out position as you step back

THANK YOU!!!!

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Shared with my sensei and he gave the thumbs up to add as practice. Just did these and VERY greatful for your training on helping improve!

Eliptical has been the biggest force multiplier for me. 40 min interval training 2 times a week. I am shodan and we beginners put enormous amounnts of energy into our movements. As we settle down and relax it makes 4 or 5 rounds of ji geiko at the end of practice no problem.

Good stuff!

Coming up to Shodan in Iaido I can only reflect that practice has made me stronger both physically and mentally. Zen meditation in my school (Mugai Ryu) has balanced my mind and brought a sense of calm and control in my day to day life. I feel I reflect more and appreciate others more since taking up the art. I care more about the important things in life. This is personal to my journey but I feel that Budo only opens the door. How you walk through that door is the question and that is where the heart of the discipline lies...thank you for your thoughts...you have wisdom beyond your years.

Better way of life and society. Better future. Dumbed down White belt (in martial arts) Fight a Black Belt. That's why you train. I think arts speak for themselves.

Interesting video and some great points. I think if the options are: a) makes you a worse person b) doesn't change you as a person c) makes you a better person I'm going to go with option c, put too much time and effort into it for it to be either a or b. But as you say, you have to make the choice.

Interesting topic. So I see as a 51 yr old that has been in kendo for 2 yrs. (I am just Shodan) that I got to experience a little of how it used to be. I inquired about 20 years ago to start kendo and was turned away literally. He made me do 100 suburi and said that he didn't think I had the spirit for it and I also swung left handed at the time. Fast forward...I inquired in a different location 2 years ago and started right handed and had little problems. When it was time I Requested when I could wear uniform and requested when I could wear bogu. I was put to perform uchikomi gieko to judge whether I was ready for bogu. I am seeing now that the newer generations are just doing thier own thing with no real right of passage and it saddens me. You can easily assume why. The immediate gratification to play with the kendoka that have earned thier way. At the end tho it doesn't matter because the grading board is what it is and you will be judged on the kendo that you perform and the spirit has to shine.

Brilliantly expressed and well thought out, would be nice if this became more common understanding in the budo world.

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Great job! Also a somewhat newbie to iai. I love Ukenagashi myself.

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A few points i saw, minor ones kisaki drops a bit low in furikaburi and you turn the saya flat quite early before nukitsuke. Major point i spotted kirioroshi cut looks well below horizontal but might just be camera angle. Other than that a solid Mae with nice zanshin. Oh and your wall needs replastering...

blood doesn't stick to a well oiled blade. All blades of the time were either well oiled or rusted.

one problem with shad is sometimes he thinks too much on things and then he zones in to hard on some accepts. then of course you tend to over see and over think things there been times he says things iam like yes and no. but hey we all have own flaws and he does put out good stuff

rich bastard who thinks he knows everything.... typical youtube

They cleanse swords with water before and after, The situation with Toda Hiromatsu in Shogun was different because it was supposed to look spontaneous so they did not have time for preparation. Head rolling was a dilettant mistake. Buntaro was supposed to be experienced enough to do it right. They were supposed to do a cleansing thing in Mariko's case, it would have been a good excuse to prolong the whole ceremony even more.

Chiburi is a ritual invention that wasn‘t present in the 1600s.

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#shogun #Shadiversity #iaido Tyranth! That's his name! My head is like a sieve with names. Apologies for confusing your name for "Kyle" (??where? How... Just why?) Firstly I'm no historical expert so I have no idea when the chiburi was introduced. I assume at least when the Koryu we know of today at least, perhaps a little earlier. The noto, I presume came with the modern Katana. It seems impractical with the older longer tachi but I leave it to guts like Shad to pin point that stuff with their research. I just had a giggle at Shad's attempts at Chiburi which inspired the video and wanted to highlight some of the practical elements in the teaching of the movements discussed in Shad's video which I enjoyed on many levels. Additionally I made a Small error in the video where I say this type of stuff comes from dueling scenarios in say Iaido or Battodo . It's more like everyday social interactions. One of which for the Samurai could be a duel I suppose. Could just be jumped by 3 or 4 people walking down the streets. I had precious little time to film while the Mrs was out. As it happens she got home early and I got caught and got in trouble because I was supposed to be putting washing away 😂. So yeah. Small error. No biggy though. Response to Shadiversity - The Shogun Video Link to Shad's video :th-cam.com/video/KI7DLznqjuo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F72Fuejgs2fp4hzu Subscribe: th-cam.com/channels/V8Wgws5hhmmrSpaa8gUekQ.html?view_as=subscriber?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Me On Instagram: instagram.com/masterlessmusic?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== Follow Me on Twitter: twitter.com/KendoSwordsman Check out my Facebook page:facebook.com/The-Swordsman-105657124757016 Find me on Pinterest :pin.it/30DAna8