Kenjutsu Sword Practice - The Dojo Martial Arts
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- Training with the sword was considered the pinnacle in Japanese Martial Arts. It was take extremely seriously, and focus and respect was paramount.
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Do you guys have a link you could share? It looks like your standard uniform is comfortable. Especially the footwear.
HI there! I've seen saw your video on sword draws and was impressed. It's hard to find practical application of Iaido/Iajutsu techniques on the internet as is most practical JSA techniques are. I was browsing your channel and I have a question. I'm teaching a friend of mine Kenjutsu, he's struggling to understand and grasp how to perform throws (such as sweeping your opponents legs), I was wondering if you had any videos that involve performing throws on an opponent in a practical manner. My question to you is do you have any videos that show any demonstrations he can watch over and over again or can you make one? You'd probably be the first guy on youtube to publish kenjutsu style throws on youtube that aren't laughable.
Hi Stephen, Thank you for the kind words. Yes, we try and keep our sword style practical. You can find a DVD we produced called the "Throws of Budo" on Ebay. It covers some of the throws and take downs for street self-defense. Next month, the DVD will be also be available on our new web site (currently being designed) at www.thedojoinc.com
I already know judo throws but im specifically talking about throws with the sword in hand.
The first time I saw (towards the end with the live blades) someone who was smart enough to know you don't grind the ha (edge) of the blade to block your opponent but use the back so you don't chip up your sword's cutting edge. Where is this dojo located? I am hoping to find a good kenjutsu class as I am in kendo
Do you know a reliable online dojo-locator I could use?
Huh? I've never heard that about sugino dojos, we practice closely with sugino sensei. What we do isn't hand to hand or ninjutsu it's pure kenjutsu so I don't know where the street fight comment comes from. My instructor doesn't have menkyo kaiden but we study under sugino regularly and even pay visits to the dojo in japan. I have never heard anyone try to discredit sugino schools like that, Risuke Otake the head of the katori shinto ryu was a good friend of sugino and my sensei even saw him at the funeral.
The way I see it is this, Sugino was given the right to teach Katori shinto, but he wasnt given the right to teach other people how to teach katori shinto this is where our lineage often falls apart, since we train directly under sugino I do not see this is a problem. I'm not a hater of the booj, you guys arent the worst, but you know nothing of sugino. I spent a good long time in the Bujinkan so I can at least speak for both. Oh and if you have a better explanation of why Sugino schools are the laughingstock of martial arts I'd love to hear it. Were just a little offshoot branch of kenjutsu so I'm not sure why we would get haters except from the crazy koryu types who take it all too seriously, But you're bujinkan so how can you possibly try to comment on something like that, I know our history, do you know yours? No because Hatsumi won't tell anyone.
It's cool man, you could have kept it up. I sort of deserved it, I could get kicked out of my dojo for this kind of thing, I was totally in the wrong and I was thinking about it while I was at work like "I shouldn't have said that stuff" I actually think it would be kind of fun to do some kenjutsu with a Booj guy and see the differences, for instance I trained with a guy from Otake sensei's school and his style while mostly the same had a few variations, he could have easily said we were wrong and called us fools but instead he respected our way of doing it and showed us his.
Tamouree Jordan I live in Southern California. Corona to be specific
Tamouree Jordan thank you!
The woman at 1:21 is stepping up with the wrong foot. Hopefully she was redirected.
Does it matter?
Uh yeah it matters.
I can see a possible flaw with the second one. The second guy can lower his blade and step back as the first guys comes in for a strike
I'm no expert, and idk how legit this guy is, and I see what you mean.
The problem with it, is the idea of sword fighting is to protect yourself as much as you try to kill or disarm the opponent, so even if he were to bring the tip up and stab, the other sword would be in motion and cut him with a possible killing blow, therefore both opponents are probably going to die.
But if he moves or if he does this or that anything's possible, everyone can play the what if game all day but at the end of the day sword fighting was for scoring points
yes but you see this because he is doing it slow to show the technique. The time between the blocking and the attack to the opponents head , happens in less than a second in real fight , you only have time to move you hands up and block with uke nagashi too , this is the moment when you attack to the stomach .To can do the cut to the stomach your attack to the head is a false attack , only to push him to block up and expose the body
I can't help but feel like these techniques are for armored fighting. I haven't done much weapon training (admittedly any weapon techniques I know come from youtube or around 10 years of fighting with my older brother in the backyard with sticks). Something we learned quick was to never open up so much (Jodan looks like suicide to me). the hands never go above the head, even when preparing for a strike, and usually the hands stay inside the box created in front of the shoulders and hips. This keeps you protected, as you don't need to move your sword much to block an attack. also, we would try to only hit the opponent with possibly the last couple inches of whatever we were using, be it mock swords, spears, maces, ect, also with the intent of staying protected as possible. It looks to me like these techniques are for fighting an opponent who is slower/throwing his weight behind his strikes (in an attempt to knock his opponent off balance). I'm not saying the technique wouldn't work, but I feel like the distancing is off, and maybe thats just because all my knowledge of fighting comes from fighting in a yard with another untrained individual trying to figure out what works, usually ignoring any armor that would be historically worn. I am currently studying BJJ, but its too sport oriented for me. everything is practiced for cage fighting, not a battlefield. Not enough focus on the art itself in my opinion. too competitive. Anyways, anybody got any idea's to help me out here? Armor or no armor? Am I just crazy? I admit to having no actual experience myself, so please answer gently, thanks!
I have very little training in Japanese sword arts but I have some Hema and Kali, so I can't comment on specific Japanese sword stances but I think you will find that cutting is a lot harder than you imagine. Cutting with just the tip may be effective against the face or neck but even then would probably not stop someone right away and even something as thin as a t-shirt could keep it from cutting at all.
I'm with you. I've noticed in barehanded combat as well as sword that the more experienced you become the smaller your defensive circle gets....if that makes any sense. These techniques are good for developing your foundation and moving with the sword but often a simple batting away or swatting to the side an incoming enemies blade is the best defense as your still in control and not open. View a couple armored Kendo videos and you'll see what I mean.
You are correct
Your style leaves less openings combined with precise strikes
Your style in a sense is better than krnjutsu
You kinda have your own style like me
Your experience in the backyard is beter tan most kenjutsu schools because you were actually fighting with your brother,
In kenjutsu you do katas(coreographed drills ) but not much sparring
Katas is good but sparring (using your freestyle "techniques "is much better)
If you want to check an more precise of kenjutsu
Search for kuroda tetsuzan sense on youtube
why no dojo?
www.thedojoinc.com
The world is a dojo.
Good kenjutsu techniques.
Nice baiting to bring about his downfall. Good teachings.
You know that real swords can't slide like that and they get stuck, right?
They can, sure, but slashes and stabs can also definitely slide. Depends on if they have armor, clothing, etc. Too many factors to make any blanket statements.