You Never Knew the Bamboo Flute Was the Strongest Japanese Weapon
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- Опубликовано: 19 янв 2024
- Komusō were monks of the Buddhist sect Fuke-shu who traveled Japan playing the Shakuhachi bamboo flute and gathering donations from people. These monks, by the way, were former samurai who lost their status for some reason and wanted to hide their faces and gather money. But there was a risk of being attacked by bandits while they were traveling. One theory says this is why the end of the Shakuhachi is bumpy, so the former samurai monks could use it as a weapon. But is fighting with a flute actually strong?
So today, Seki sensei, the 22nd headmaster of Kobudo Asayama Ichiden Ryu with 400 years of history, will try fighting with a Shakuhachi in various situations. Seki Sensei actually fell in love with this new weapon that he bought his own Shakuhachi after filming this video, so please watch this video until the end to find out what he likes about it so much.
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I know what kind of trauma a recorder can inflict...I am not surprised this flute is just a lethal.
My college English professor played the Shakuhachi and introduced me to it. I never could get the lip position right to produce a good tone on it, but now I see there is another practice with it that I might be more successful with. :)
You can tell Seki sensei is a master by the ease that he adjusts to various weapons
You can tell Seki Sensei is a master, when he turned a non-lethal object lethal.
He has definitely earned that title. I only found this channel yesterday, but already I have great respect for this man.
I would love to see Seki Sensei's take on "Ashina Style" from Sekiro! Especially the techniques "Ichimonji" and "Ashina Cross"
I second this
I love seeing ordinary items being used as weapons and the bamboo is a tough versatile material (one reason that it is used for fighting sticks in Filipino Martial Arts). Awesome new intro too. :)
Cool
absolutely right but having practiced Kali for several years, what was actually used was not exactly Bamboo but Rattan (or hardwood of course)
And I found it interesting that the standard 1.8 shakuhachi was the length of a wakizashi. There is also an interesting observation that Wah Lum Kung-fu has a series of 'fatal flute' techniques - that flute is about the length of a shakuhachi. Also recall that the shakuhachi originated in China from which Japan absorbed so much of their culture.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new introduction. Seki Sensei and his favorite musicians! It’s awesome! And, of course, the kobudo is excellent as always! Arigato gozaimashta❣️🙏🏾
It's lit and cool. Agree
I was off guard on the intro 😂😂😂😂, but he's one of my favorite masters of kobudo, by watching these videos make me using a katana
That was very impressive. Master turned a musical instrument into a deadly weapon so quickly. Even if this instrument was designed as a secret weapon, it is still impressive.
was skeptical about the intro but it is MAGNIFICENT
You can see how happy Seki is using the Flute, his faecal expression is "I love this thing".
Please look up the difference between ‘facial’ and ‘faecal’ before using those words in a professional setting 😆
Seki Sensei reminds me of my japanese language teacher from university.
He was a master of the naginata and sadly I've never been able to see his skills with it hah
A suggestion for future videos:
I know for better visibility and aesthetic you film the katas in a slow and clean way;
Yet I would enjoy if you were able to add a 1 minute section to the videos where there is no given seme/uke status but rather a test-fight to actually see how practical the kata would be in a situation where you are unsure how the opponent acts.
Really fastricnating to see your videos with seki sensei non the less, but that would be the icing on the cake for me ^^
This is seriously SO cool, this has to be one of my favourite videos ever on the channel!!!
Would love to see Seki Sensei get his hands on a montante/spadone. Really curious what he thinks about the more momentum based fighting style of big European swords. The longsword video was really cool!
Awesome!! Thanks!! I’ve always been fascinated. Thank you for the history.
I appreciate your excellent and elegant videos thanks for sharing
Um no, I didn't. But Seki sensai probably could turn a Q tip into the most deadly weapon. Kinda like John Wick does with a pencil. OH! Seki Sensei is the Japanese John Wick! Yes! Now it all makes sense!
Love the new intro 👍Flute is on our list already 😊 Asked Kate to get me the hat for my birthday 😮 Nice to see Josh and Michael at the end 😊 Brilliant 👍 Thank you so much 🙏👍
Take care. Stay safe 🙏
John and Kate
🫣🫢😳 that's us!
@warrikata Well done today mate 👍 Looking forward to seeing it on a big screen 👍 We practiced yesterday and both nailed it 3 times in a row 😊 Then today we both lost the plot, but we enjoyed taking part and thats what it's all about. We are here for the long haul so God willing we have loads of time! 🙏👍Hope Kurosawa Sensei gets better it might be stressful for Master Seki, he looked tired. Kate and I said if anything we hope we gave them a laugh and cheered them up!😊
Take care. Stay safe 🙏
John and Kate
I wonder if one can even obtain a Tengai here in England. If not, perhaps a rush waste basket from Dunelm Stores might suffice!😄
@@KateJohn2013England he smiled very widely while you both were performing, I saw that much I did see! And thank you for the compliment! I'm all about getting rid of the performance shakes.
@@johncartwright8154Good Idea 😊👍🙏
the first episode with the new opening
finally I can see Seki sensei smile in the begining of introduction heheh
Love the new intro - who would’ve thought a flute would be the ultimate weapon lol.
That looks super cool actually!
You just hear a flute playing nd then once you see it it stops playing and slowly approaches you ready to kill you.
The new intro is awesome.
Really cool moves! Gotta get me a Flute! Doc Randy
That intro was AMAZING
Wow! Amazingly, that he can see so well! Good choice to learn to play the shakuhachi, Shogo!! Beautiful instrument and weapon.
Love it--that was great. I'll have to re-evaluate how I look at my Shakuhachi now!
Very Impressive , Thank you .
Happy to see Let me Solo Her is learning new weapons. But jokes aside, that is actually pretty cool. A flute as a weapon is crafty as hell.
That's a name I haven't seen in a while!
new intro is so cool
the value of the info they give on the channel is just beyond normal
Oh man, this is fantastic. I've been slack in my shakuhachi training for a while, but trying to work it back into my routine. An extra bit of inspiration! Thank you Shogo-senpai and Seki-sensei!
I loved the old intro with Age-Gesa, and the new one looks excellent as well! ✌️✌️
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The new intro... Very reminiscent of Wagaki Band, of whom I am a huge fan, although speaking of fans, i do believe it would be quite interesting to hear Seki-Sensei's opinions as far as folding hand fans as weapons.
Edit: if i had watched a little further i would see he already has! Time to seek out the tessen video!
I may not have a Katana, but I do have a Shakuhachi.
I've enjoy the details of the defense, very fluid!
Thank you.
Always a good day when Let's Ask Seki Sensei uploads! 🙂
For 2 years, I trained in Filipino stick fighting at a college level in California. I do have a lot of respect for the art.
new opening is Amazing!
I’m loving the hat.
Young master teach awesome lessons 👏 😎 👌
Cool opening
Wow, another example of “anything can be a weapon”!
The technique where Seki sensei put the flute through his opponent’s arm is very similar to an aikido technique using the forearm. I am constantly surprised at how much Japanese martial arts borrow from each other.
Your vision while you are wearing the tengai would be similar to a European full helmet.
0:30 I WAS NOT READY FOR AN ANIME OPENING 🔥🔥🔥
This was fascinating. I hope to see more of these 'flute as a weapon' videos.
Imagine arriving at the Pearly Gates and having to explain to people that you were killed by α guy wearing α basket on his head with α woodwind instrument.
I absolutely love what samurai might have to learn to fight with and the potential restrictions in combat. Possibly using the least to have the maximum affect if needed in combat.❤
i have no idea why, but i knew it was a weapon before i knew it was a flute
edit: also as my old pe teacher once told me "blunt force is better than a blade, because with blunt force you can make the pain accumulate over time, and that will slow your opponent, and make it harder for them to focus"
Fantastic video ❤ I always found the videos of Seki Sensei very informative especially with the use of ordinary objects such as a fan and a flute as a weapon for self defense. Amazing. ✨️✨️✨️👏
oh i know that Flute can be a weapon the game Samurai Warriors has those monks (known in the English localization as Wind Ninjas, probably to hide the fact you re fighting a Holy Man) who use those Flutes as their primary weapon, and are the hardest hitting Mook characters apart from the Sumo.
Great Video, i´m a Shakuachi player from Portugal and former Karate practioner and this video besides showing a few techics also comes out with some history enlighment about the monks and why the Shakuachi as it´s end form. Thank You Very Very much
Japanese grappling techniques are so interesting.
Awesome... before, I only want a shakuhachi so I can play "Kouga Ninpouchou" or other awesome Anime songs.
The japanese "bastoncello" :) That first cross armed choke is so similar to Fiore's!
The warrior in me is thinking "what versatility!" The musician in me is dying inside watching a shakuhachi get beaten up... (took me a long time to find one)
I can’t believe you got 3 members of Wagakki to do the intro for you…
Bonjour,
I ve never seen this before, using shakuachi like a sword! Thanks a lot . Now i m asking if sensei learned No too in his practice??😊
Now im convinced japaneses can fight with literal sliper
Would be nice checking also some of the fighting technics of games like sekiro and ghost of Tsushima 🤩
cool
cool like the Irish Shillelagh where they outlawed carrying weapons so they carried walking sticks made of blackthorn filled with molten lead and seasoned in the chimney to strengthen the wood, it would be kind of cool to see Seki Sensei review some Shillelagh videos and try one out Glenn Doyle has some good videos although he stopped teaching his families 2 handed technique but his videos are still up
Sorry I had to fix some typos I didn't see when I originally commented
Nice hat
Hi! I’m a huge fan and I’ve been trying to train with a katana and I have a question, I see in different paintings and movies the sheath is pointing up, or sometimes down.. I saw that it varied in different times.. what is the correct way?
As an advice you can put the camera inside the basket next time and pivot it to show what you are likely to see from inside.
Konnichiwa Seki Sensei 🙇♂️⚔️👋
Is it possible to do a video in the Tinbe-Rochin?
I shall forever wear a basket on my head for all those advantages!!!
the thumbnail make me think that Seki sensei using shakuhachi from Wagakki band after the new opening recording hahahahah
Seeing Seki Sensei laughing like that has to be my favorite part of the video 0:47
Anyone else noticed the longsword on the wall?! Apprently Seki sensei has added it to the collection of the dojo.
Now I wanna see and learn how Seki-sensei fights with conical straw hat. Like the Akatsuki members (Naruto Shippuden) wear.
Seki sensei going Bloodborne style
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In similar situations Filipino martial art called Kali also uses stick but mostly on modern weapons
I'm using komuso monk skin in Minecraft 😅
As a stick fighter, I was thrilled to watch Seki-sensei show the versatility of the shakuhachi. I learned once again the importance of timing vs. speed when using a short stick to defend yourself.
As a former FMA practicioner and therefore a stick person also, a lot of what I saw looked pretty familiar.
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Using this specific flute as weapon doesn't surprise me one bit, aside from being known with the concept including the basket on the head thing. The flute is a strong piece of bamboo and a very unexpecting weapon.
Technically you could even turn a spoon into a weapon, which some martial arts masters could perform even against swords. I however doubt the IRL combat in a warzone obviously, it might be a nice one vs drunk opponents.
"What if O'Rin of the Water and Mist Noble had a kid?"
Only an master sword can make this movents with the flute...!
There’s a very good iron fan technique fight used by Johnny Wang Lung Wei in the Kung fu film “kid with the golden arm”.
I wanna see Seki Sensei react to Chinese fighting techniques
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Is there any chance to see a video on how to fight in armor and fight against an armored opponent?
We have that video idea in mind!
but if you were doing that horizontal block wouldnt the sword just either split right thro it or get stuck on it? Alltho i guess if it got stuck you could control the blade probably.
The new elden ring patches is wonderful ❤
Please have Seki Sensei use a Karambit and a Kris Indonesian knives.
I saw this kind of thing in the Tenchu game, and apparently in the game the flute is also a blowgun. I don't know how accurate it is
I want to see Seki Sensei use a naginata
I see Sensei is using a Yuu flute - I have one too; it's good for travel. Note that in the Edo period, a shakuhachi was made from a single piece of madake; modern ones are in two-pieces for ease of transport. There were legitimate Fuke-shu monks. Joining was an option for ronin, but a samurai could 'retire' (a rare privilege), and become a komuso. Monks were able to cross the various han borders without 'visas' - wearing the tengai gave monks anonymity in their travels. Some were recruited by the Shogunate as spies, and they gathered intelligence as they traveled playing for alms, especially in the red-light districts where inebriated samurai could let slip sensitive information to impress their female companions. The Fuke-shu was abolished after the Meiji Restorations for having been spies for the Bakufu. Intense lobbying to the government by major shakuhachi sensei resulted in shakuhachi playing continuing in a secular environment, which is where we are today.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Uussshhh
5:25 As cool as this technique is I feel like a katana would just cut right through it.
So, how do you say, basket+shogo, in Japanese? On a serious note though, I have several penny whistles, and they could be used offensively because of their material and tapering shape. Not to the extent of catching weapon attacks though.
Also, after you have beaten your opponent, you can play a dirge over their defeat
Wait.. you can buy plastic shaku hachi?
Oooo! I will find ine abd practice!
Does Seki sensei know Hatchet fighting?
The style of Ju Jutsu I practised many years ago before I fell ill used a Te bo a baton as long as your arm from the elbow to the outstretched finger tip and octagonal in shape. The shape allowed it to bite into a lock or strangle/choke and they were often called "ouch sticks" by students! We even had hollow batons that doubled as a blowpipe. The joint locks etc remind me of it, the strikes were applied by flicking the tip out using the wrist. Thank you for reminding me of some very happy and painful memories!
Bucket Head's ancestors!
ALGORITHM
This happens all the time in Ireland random ninjas everywhere thats why i carry my trusty thin whistle with me at all times and my Daniel o Donnell cd collection for the tunes