Unbelievable Kendo Challenge in Japan! Did I Survive?

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  • Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
  • Especial thanks To Samurai Trip for this amazing experience! Check out www.samuraitrip07.com/ if you ever visit Japan!
    Kendo Teacher: Sensei Kenshi Nagamatsu
    Partner: ‪@matsuisaninjapan‬
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    0:00 Intro
    0:32 Dress Up
    1:15 Bow In
    2:16 Stance & Footwork
    3:36 Basic Strike - Men
    4:49 Basic Strike - Kote
    5:17 Basic Strike - Do
    6:13 Footwork + Strike
    7:04 Bamboo Sword
    7:28 Combo Strike
    9:03 Counters
    10:04 Gear Up
    11:19 Target Strikes
    12:06 Hit with Spirit
    12:39 Target Combo
    13:26 High Block Counter
    14:29 Hand Evade Counter
    15:39 Sparring Prep
    16:21 Sparring 1
    18:26 Thoughts
    18:54 Sparring the Teacher
    20:42 Bow Out
    #kendo #samurai #martialarts

Комментарии • 87

  • @Sanjeog02
    @Sanjeog02 6 месяцев назад +34

    That instructor is amazing. Such high energy and charisma! Thank you for sharing God Bless

    • @MrDdz
      @MrDdz 6 месяцев назад +4

      His English is pretty good too. Looks like he owns the Samurai Tour business. Dude's hustling.

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +1

      Yes!! He is very good!!

    • @mikespector7187
      @mikespector7187 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@KevinLeeVlog
      ¿Could you make a video on how to break our opponent's long guard in kickboxing ?👀👉👈

    • @PaMuShin
      @PaMuShin 4 месяца назад

      and of course so hentai, welcome in japan. By the way, women in tennis skirts wear sometimes no underwear too, so women like the fresh air breeze while flashing over the area.

    • @PaMuShin
      @PaMuShin 4 месяца назад

      looks like he has business in every big city that has a amusement district, joyfull time for kevin there.

  • @Nexzues5
    @Nexzues5 6 месяцев назад +6

    19:45 Bro, the instructor went ultra instinct for a moment. Overall great video

  • @wkuntjoro6130
    @wkuntjoro6130 5 месяцев назад +4

    So enjoyable, what a good start to learn mastering your (wooden) sword to be an expert in kendo. The instructor is so inspiring.

  • @ShadowKrakken
    @ShadowKrakken 6 месяцев назад +4

    This made me so happy to see my martial art cross over with one of my favorite martial arts youtubers! Just fyi, if you're ever in the Asheville nc area, we have practices multiple times a week!

  • @jty1999
    @jty1999 6 месяцев назад +11

    My mom has stories of when she practiced kendo as a teen in Japan. Seems like a lot of fun, thanks for showcasing the art, Kevin!

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +4

      I would love to do more Kendo!!

    • @PaMuShin
      @PaMuShin 4 месяца назад

      in a restrained way of living like in japan these kind of sports you can see that they can live themselves out screaming away their stress and fool around

    • @shatter98
      @shatter98 3 месяца назад

      @@KevinLeeVlog Ton's of Kendo in your home town. Come join us!

  • @cringusmoss9937
    @cringusmoss9937 6 месяцев назад +4

    Amazing energy. Seems like a very inviting and fun class which is an accomplishment when it comes to such a serious discipline as sword fighting. You can see him shouting over the students as he tells them to shout, likely to help shy students feel more comfortable really letting loose.

  • @chun_8070
    @chun_8070 6 месяцев назад +2

    Totally wasn't expecting to see my main martial art on this channel lol
    You had a really good instructor, glad to see kendo getting some spotlight!

  • @MarkoObradovich
    @MarkoObradovich 6 месяцев назад +3

    So much fun 😊
    Thanks brother 💪

  • @nickyeng7444
    @nickyeng7444 6 месяцев назад +3

    I love the energy shown by all! What a great experience. And now to watch the old anime series, Bamboo Blade...

  • @Rustywoodenspxxn
    @Rustywoodenspxxn 6 месяцев назад +2

    Could you please make a video about the "drunken kung fu" style. I really love your videos and each of the styles you've showcased have helped me grow my knowledge of martial arts and self defence

  • @edwardanderson1053
    @edwardanderson1053 6 месяцев назад +2

    As a fellow short warrior who practices weapons, I find that once melee weapons are used the smaller or taller thinner fighters have an advantage over larger opponents most times. Combination of agility, reflexes, and being a hard target is more important than in unarmed fighting.

    • @jestfullgremblim8002
      @jestfullgremblim8002 6 месяцев назад +2

      Indeed. But the when we are taking armor into account things once again fall back to big strong men, but then when we take bows and horses into account, then being small and thin is once again most effective.
      Yeah, things shift back and forth a lot

    • @legoslicerfilms1028
      @legoslicerfilms1028 3 месяца назад

      Yes, it has it's pros and cons.
      When sparring with short people I find that if I the opponent doesn't know how to counter my reach advantage it's very easy to hit them in the men before they can even get in range themselves.
      But at the same time it's limiting as I can no longer strike Do (chest)

  • @KendoSwordsman
    @KendoSwordsman 5 месяцев назад +2

    Glad you had a good time at Kendo Keiko !

  • @D--man
    @D--man 6 месяцев назад +1

    That looked like lots of fun. Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @shadowfighter6445
    @shadowfighter6445 6 месяцев назад +2

    This was amazing, the instructor was so cool, this looked extremely fun, you did really well for your first kendo lesson.
    For 11 years I've been self taught in japanese swordplay which I started from watching kendo to iaido and then kenjutsu training videos, I personally really like kendo and would love to join a kendo dojo one day, so watching this made me very happy, I enjoyed everything from this, so thank you very much for sharing this incredible video 😊.

  • @bushidoc2851
    @bushidoc2851 4 месяца назад

    As someone who has been doing kendo for almost 7 years now, this was pretty good for your first class, hope you enjoyed the keiko and keep doing some more kendo!

  • @wsgutierrez1
    @wsgutierrez1 6 месяцев назад +1

    Super cool! Loved this video. I've always wanted to do kendo as well.

  • @eddier9380
    @eddier9380 6 месяцев назад +5

    Extremely educational 😊 I would love to be able to go train in Japan

  • @ragequittinggaming2342
    @ragequittinggaming2342 6 месяцев назад +2

    DUDE!!! So happy you made this video! Kendo is so BAD ASS! This is so cool!

  • @miguelcregogarcia6451
    @miguelcregogarcia6451 6 месяцев назад

    thanks for this video !! Awesome!!

  • @BMO_Creative
    @BMO_Creative 6 месяцев назад +4

    Dude! This is so Awesome! that high guard is also used a lot in HEMA!

    • @jaketheasianguy3307
      @jaketheasianguy3307 6 месяцев назад +1

      not really , people prefer on the shoulder version more

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +3

      I still haven’t yet tried HEMA. one day!!

    • @BMO_Creative
      @BMO_Creative 6 месяцев назад

      lol those guys are just lazy! LOL they don't want to hold up the sword... using a kickstand... lol

  • @KnowPorcelain1
    @KnowPorcelain1 6 месяцев назад +1

    Looked great fun, I think personally you have more experience with other Martial arts than the Japanese RUclipsr, which is why you beat him in your match, not so much the technique, but your lack of tension giving you more relaxed free movement, ditto when you faced the teacher with his more effortless movement. I did find the last match with the 2 v 1 interesting, with the instructors movement, not just more free, but how he moved the two of you into position, so he only dealt with both of you minimal times, by putting the pair of you almost in each others way.
    great content Mr Lee.

  • @SuperJose26
    @SuperJose26 6 месяцев назад +9

    Dear Kevin, thanks for the video. Now that you've tried the Japanese version of fencing, don't you feel curious to learn more about the Chinese approach to that same science, i.e. fencing of the "Jiang" sword? That might be another interesting episode 🤔

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +2

      I would love to!!

    • @SuperJose26
      @SuperJose26 6 месяцев назад +1

      That's a deal 🤝 our dear friend! I'd be there to watch it, if one day you decided to do it! Have a wonderful weekend!

    • @chopstick1671
      @chopstick1671 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@KevinLeeVlog Don’t forget about HEMA either if you’re going for the armed martial arts :D
      You might enjoy it a lot!

  • @wkcw1
    @wkcw1 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great stuff! I martial arts training really helped with the first hurdle that beginners face which is stiffness or movement and striking too hard.

  • @nobodyexceptme7794
    @nobodyexceptme7794 6 месяцев назад +1

    instructor was hilarious and fun

  • @Baraz_Red
    @Baraz_Red 6 месяцев назад +1

    You scored a point on your teacher/sensei : that is pretty good ! Well, you are not really a noob in terms of martial arts, but still!

  • @raphael_2d878
    @raphael_2d878 6 месяцев назад

    That was awesome.

  • @naminogiri
    @naminogiri 20 дней назад

    Wow kevin you are very good, in such short and super semplified instruction (with very little instructions) you nailed it!
    Would be interesting if you would go a little more deep in the tecnique, what you saw was "playing with kids" Kendo has unique complexities!
    Hope you will go again on it

  • @lady_draguliana784
    @lady_draguliana784 6 месяцев назад

    last spar was hilarious! 🤣

  • @b0ys0l09
    @b0ys0l09 6 месяцев назад

    Amazing experience!

  • @robertweller7757
    @robertweller7757 6 месяцев назад +1

    Kendo is a lost art. Great video. Thank you Domo Arigato oh Sensi San

    • @jacobharris954
      @jacobharris954 6 месяцев назад +1

      No, it is heavily practiced in Japanese schools

    • @robertweller7757
      @robertweller7757 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@jacobharris954 I haven't seen,or have heard that it's heavily practiced in Japan. I'm glad it is. The mind needs discipline! Thank you.

  • @estevitaescobar7811
    @estevitaescobar7811 3 месяца назад

    Thank for the class thacher you is tremendous eminence

  • @maximmovie6712
    @maximmovie6712 6 месяцев назад

    This is really funny i love this

  • @NamazuRyuSaiken
    @NamazuRyuSaiken 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great experiance Kevin! Do Iaido next 😉 my domaine next

  • @RandomNPC15
    @RandomNPC15 6 месяцев назад

    lmao what a great instructor, very playful energy love it

  • @KendoSwordsman
    @KendoSwordsman 5 месяцев назад

    Very good for a first attempt . Of course its easier when you have plenty martial arts experience but still. You looked very good.

  • @outerlast
    @outerlast 6 месяцев назад +1

    the noisiest martial art in the world. it seems great for your voice and breathing though :p
    when you're in japan, you should've visited syuutetsu and isujikuho guys. they seem to have instant method to empower your punches and kicks, at least from their youtube videos.

  • @Deathbystrudel
    @Deathbystrudel 6 месяцев назад +1

    Very cool stuff! I understand it can be tough with a language barrier, but it would be interesting to talk to a kendo or iado practitioner about the similarities and differences between their arts and Kali, similar to what was done with Jesse Enkamp with Karate vs. Wing Chun

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +4

      I have another episode where he broke down the moves in Kendo! Stay tuned!

    • @swagmiredoesall
      @swagmiredoesall 6 месяцев назад

      Let's Talk Shogo is an Iado trainee so he could probably help with the Iado portion if he can't find a master. I'd also like to see how Kenjutsu plays into all of it

  • @akademiacybersowa
    @akademiacybersowa 6 месяцев назад

    6:00 dou! dou! dou! dou worry!

  • @Shinkenwillow
    @Shinkenwillow 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for your smile that bring us so much good chi, yellow one I guess, kevin, only by seeing few of you're definitely my favorite contents creator! I raise up with wing chun, and I had done and do everyday TKD not sport, with a sabum that was prepared for 92 olympics and a former kyokushin kay master and even when he was with me at dinner before we start to swing OUR'S pizza with my wakizashi :) that's not true but he said, as he always said to me that I cannot let it go, and after 8years, a lot of times just me and he accept it and said: "even when we are at your table we got to keep our elbows close and tight cos this home is ruled by wing chun concepts, so heels out and watch elbows or troubles comes" ahahah Thanks again! dancing swingin a sword is soooo relaxing, if there were not sword, but yours, and even them trying hit you is kind more stressing!) @kevin lee

  • @munzutai
    @munzutai 6 месяцев назад

    I didn't know Kevin knows Japanese, that's cool!

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah I studied a few years of Japanese in college. Lol

  • @Inthatgoodway
    @Inthatgoodway 6 месяцев назад

    Kendo and iado helped tremendously with my fight iq

  • @PaMuShin
    @PaMuShin 4 месяца назад

    So you think that the the tai sabaki of kendo has potential to use it for dodging in hand to hand combat?

  • @tonytomahawk5160
    @tonytomahawk5160 6 месяцев назад +1

    Uhm Wing Chun is two blades and staff weapons style.
    Isn't it?

    • @jestfullgremblim8002
      @jestfullgremblim8002 6 месяцев назад

      Yes indeed

    • @tonytomahawk5160
      @tonytomahawk5160 6 месяцев назад

      @@jestfullgremblim8002
      That's what I thought.
      So it just makes sense it would have the same feel.

  • @bmoviebmovie
    @bmoviebmovie 6 месяцев назад +1

    Why was Sensi counting "One, Two, Three" in Mandarin instead of in Japanese?

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад

      Haha yes, he was counting in Chinese for me and the other RUclipsr. lol

  • @gw1357
    @gw1357 6 месяцев назад +1

    Did the kotai-man combo feel like pak-da to your muscle memory?

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +1

      A lot of stuff feels like Wing Chun to me!!

    • @gw1357
      @gw1357 6 месяцев назад

      @@KevinLeeVlog Combat is combat is combat. Clear the line and strike!

  • @maddinkn
    @maddinkn 6 месяцев назад +1

    Did you kick him later i mean did you show him some savate or maybe stick fighting? ^^

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +1

      I should had try to kick him 😂

  • @ivanyardin9022
    @ivanyardin9022 6 месяцев назад

    Next try European fencing.

    • @jaketheasianguy3307
      @jaketheasianguy3307 6 месяцев назад

      The real historical fencing or the flicky suicidal olympic fencing ?

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +1

      I am on it!!

    • @jestfullgremblim8002
      @jestfullgremblim8002 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@jaketheasianguy3307i would enjoy either even tho i'm more about Hema. All of those sports are beautiful and deep in their own way

  • @jestfullgremblim8002
    @jestfullgremblim8002 6 месяцев назад

    Needs more shouting 😂 (i actually mean it unironically haha)

  • @MrDdz
    @MrDdz 6 месяцев назад +3

    Looks like the other student doesn't do much martial art, has no rhythm.

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  6 месяцев назад +3

      He is not a martial artist, he is here to experience it!

    • @thandokoboka924
      @thandokoboka924 4 месяца назад

      Everyone starts somewhere
      No one is born an expert

  • @lachlanwebb1754
    @lachlanwebb1754 6 месяцев назад

    Very loose playful introduction to kendo awesome