I'm pretty critical about stuff like this so when I say I'm impressed, I mean it. You have a steady stance for iaido, and you obviously know what you're doing. One other thing I would like to point out, and I'm sure you agree, a stance is never perfect and it will vary from person to person, what makes up for that is the hesitation one feels in that stance. Battojutsu is of itself, a technique you must never hesitate on. To learn the sword is to take the essence of battle into your heart.
It depends on where you train. Karate was developed as a way for the unarmed civilians to be effective soldiers. What came with that was farming tools such as the tonfa being converted into military weapons. Some dojos focus entirely on the hand to hand discipline, but others incorporate weapon practices for higher level students. However, the weapon itself is an art all on it's own, separate from Karate itself. You can see that in the videos on this channel. There is so much to learn.
I am writing a book and there are a lot of sword fights and complicated ninja type moves that I want to put in for the man character. I would love the proper names for some of these sword drawing techniques as well as defensive and offensive attacks. Also if you have any insights into the actual fighting techniques (hand to hand, gun vs sword, and things of that nature) I would love to know the names of those as well. Thank you so much!
I couldn't help but notice the polearm hanging on your wall at the beginning of the video (a naginata or guan dao perhaps?) and was wondering whether or not you trained with it, what belt is usually required to do so, and whether or not you were planning on making a video on it? Also, you have a quite beautiful sword :)
it depends on the style. There are karate styles that use weapons such as the nunchaku, the sai, and the sword, however this depends on, as i stated before, on the style. Shotokan karate is purely empty-handed, no weapons period, however, Tang Soo Do incorporates the use of some weapons (I cannot name them though). :) I hope this helps.
@ShinRo90 Question (self taught person here), when he makes the first cut, and is showing the steps, why does he cross his legs? He only did this for one of the steps. In my experience that makes it where you trip when blocking or striking, and is difficult to widen the foot stance quick enough to prevent such from occurring. Have I been making a wrong assumption? (You people seem much more experienced than what I usually see in comments)
Katana Swords are the best in the world i Got one made of High Manganese Steel it has to be maintained atleast once a week Just asking some advice What is Maintenance Oil for the Katana?
@NinjaLearningNetwork Well, yes I want to be dynamic, but if my grip on the sword is reversed wouldn't that take away power and versitility? It just seems like it looks cool without really being that helpful.
Gi ya-kute reminds me of the style Zatoichi used. I recently acquired a katana found drawing it from its sheath to be most enjoyable. Pleased there are special techniques for this!
LOL it depends on what style of martial arts you choose to go into. or you can specifically train Bushido style where they use the katana or diato (sword)
Hey there! I've been doing GoJu ryu Karate for ~16 years, weapons have never been a part of the syllabus. That being said, I bring kali sticks and things into the class to practise defences with, so I guess it's up to the particular school. Karate means "empty hand" so typically no weapons ^.^
Ermm....the Gyakute( Spelling?) Reverse grip seams pretty awkward when you draw. Is it because you're not used to that particular draw/style, or is it generally unwieldy as a whole? I personally find that other than the drawing, it's not that bad to use.
i want to buy a Shinwa Dragon Lord Damascus Katana Sword but am alittle skeptical on how to use it, and the maintenance. can you please message me with more information, thanks
Well, to the best of my knowledge the word "karate" means "empty hands", which suggest it's more of an art of unarmed fighting. However, I've heard accounts from some karate practitioners that they have trained using bostaffs and other weapons. You're best bet, if you're thinking of starting to train in karate is to go to the dojo and ask the instructor if they do any weapons training. hope this helped.
hey i believe you said you learned some or even all of this in japan im am jut curious where was it you learned it from because in 2 years i am moving there and i am interested in learning techniques of multiple swords
Hello Sir, I train Ninjutsu in the UK. Please could you let me know what isa good sword to buy so i can practice these techniques, we only use Bokken in the UK. Thank you in advance.
@tonydelacruz45 Well I would have to argue that and say that the use of two swords is called Niten Ichi-ryū. Historically believed to be developed by Miyamoto Musashi and typically was used with a katana and wakizashi. Thats all I really know about it though.
This is a very useful video thanks very much NLN and I was wondering if any body could help me with an itch and that is what's the different's between a straight Katana blade and a curve one when it comes to striking out or chopping etc because I found a nice looking high carbon steel straight blade for $120 and it's sharp?? :O)
Probably the wrong video in this series to post this question on, but when setting up the saya, would it work with say, a regular leather belt, if I were in street clothes? The release, and balance, particularly.
I'm an animator currently working on a samurai and his style of using his swords. The character uses Two katana which I was told IS a form of martial arts, but I can't seem to find where, and how I person would draw two swords from. Any places I can look for refference?
I assume that this is based on adopting the katana and kenjutsu in to this form of ninjutsu as I have never seen any katana work like this in a kenjutsu school. The first draw likes more like Chinese straight sword technique the way he steps.
Have you ever heard of using a good quality car wax on a katana? Car wax works much better than oil on the outside of a firearm, especially when hunting in wet weather, is there any issues that you know of for using it on a katana?
in this video wouldnt crossing ure legs while drawing ure sword throw ure center of gravity off and be unbalanced and i realize that it might be a nieve or stupid to ask this but is having the sword on the back an actual way to carry it or effectivly draw it from the back or is it all just movie publicity
ahah i love your vids the only draw i know was before watching was the one where you draw with blade edge faceing out then raise above your head to grip with other hand and its chop from straight above your head to your feet prettymuch but all in 1 motion have no clue what its called but my cousin showed me n hes been training martialarts n all that
Karate generally does not train in katana or other swords. Karate originated as a peasant defense against Samurai; only the Samurai class were aloud to carry weapons. The weapons they train are mostly based off of modified farm tools that were easy to hide. The main ones are the bo-staff, sai, tonfa, and nunchaku.
just wondering if there was a sword style that uses the sheath as a shield or a deflector because I want to combine the Aikido that I know with a katatana style that involves counters involving sword strikes and also leaves the sheath to be used as a weapon as well :/
On deflect/shield no, there isnt. Its too easy to cut throught saya and in battojutsu this idea is useless. You must try to do your own "special" saya, then it would probably work. If you wanna dual wielding for blocking with second hand, train nito ryu (or directly niten ichi ryu). That is the style what is most close to what you want.
Machida Kenshinsai, Sensei, together with his son Machida Takeshi, Soshihan (master and successor), run The Enbukan World Organization in Nodashi, Japan.
Never drop or slam the seppa into the koiguchi while sheathing, this weakens the mekugi and will cause an eventual failure in them. The thumb should brake the tsuba and gently guide the habaki into the koiguchi. No one properly trained would ever clap their sword and saya together.
Supposedly, a curved blade is easier to cut with. because these swords were meant to slice through your target, not chop it to pieces. But being razor sharp swords, if you're a beginner, I would not recommend getting the straight blade as your first cutting sword. They do look great, but getting it to cut properly without bending it, will require some practice. no matter what you get, be careful not to hurt yourself or anyone around you
My problem is only that the second you cross your feet is when someone should rush and take you down. And if they come in low and rising as they take you down its going to be extremely hard to strike someone's back while free falling backwards at a 70 degree angle. Other than that most of the stuff seems ok just from a wrestling point of view don't EVER cross your feet. If you do your guna get all tangled up when someone decides to tip you over.
If you are in possession of a Wooden Katana like I am, then you do not need the sheathe at the slightest, it is always drawn, and although people undermine the probability of wood being strong, a precise attack from one can kill anyone.
Plastic sayas for battojutsu/iaido training are aviable in most countries. But for practice (and if you know how to do sayabiki and knows principles of nukitsuke) , you dont need it. www.tozandoshop.com/Plastic-Saya-p/002-wps.htm
Karate differs from country to country and has really changed from what it was originally but one factor remains, it was designed to remove the weapons of those they fought, then deliver a powerful strike to the opening you create. That is the basis of unarmed combat, and karate is no different. Learn to focus and you will see that you have no need for 'barbaric weapons' (sorry if I offend anyone, but hey, I use broadswords lol)
@tonydelacruz45 its called niten ichi ryu, its Musashi's school. Translates to the one school of two skies. The basic philosophy behind it is that if you die with one sword in your hand, and one in your sheath, you did not use everything at your disposal to survive. If anyone is interested, Musashi wrote a book thats been translated time and time again called the book of five rings, or five orbs, Go Rin No Sho, its basically the thinking behind the style, and even a manual to basic techniques.
nice lessons. I would like you to use the japanese pronunciation for japanese words so one could really understand it. The english Translations are also very nice.
no karate means open hand and is all about unarmd combat its still an amazing martial art with its long katas and femomal aplication but no htere is no need fr a sword in karate
Sorry, but I believe that by lifting the Saya to an upright position you are limiting the options for drawing the katana. Not to mention 'telegraphing' your attacker as to the way you intend to draw. In my humble opinion this is basically flawed.
my friends found my katana at my party and ended up ruining the sheath by shoving the sword into the sheath in reverse and it split the wood. I am so devo about that.
I dont like that upward drawing cut. If you turn your saya to cut up, you will show your opponent the direction of your cut. Your hand hiding it doesnt work either.
no. more of disarming weapons. karate literally mean "empty handed." If you want any weapon training, you should look into kendo or gumdo for sword.. Krav Maga, Hapkido, aikido for disarming or use of small arms like knives. If you are interested in ninja stuff, most likely ninjitsu. I think chinese wosho has a lot of weapons as well. Taekwondo(koera) and Karate(japan) are strictly empty handed techniques.
Ninjatō historically didnt exist (we dont have any evidence), first where we can see sword like nowaday ninjatō was on photo from book of Heishichirō Okuse in around 1955. This sword was probably some version of chokutō.
karete has no weapons it is an open hand art made after the swords was taking away from the samuria during the end of the edo Period in a form for the samurai to defend them selfs any place that train karate and does weapon training as well it is not true karate
I'm pretty critical about stuff like this so when I say I'm impressed, I mean it. You have a steady stance for iaido, and you obviously know what you're doing. One other thing I would like to point out, and I'm sure you agree, a stance is never perfect and it will vary from person to person, what makes up for that is the hesitation one feels in that stance. Battojutsu is of itself, a technique you must never hesitate on. To learn the sword is to take the essence of battle into your heart.
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Fantastic tutorials, thank you!
Riukai dojo Prague:Thank you and please continue to use Katana
love the sound of the sword you are using when it sheaths.
Same.To me,it means a good blade.❤
It depends on where you train. Karate was developed as a way for the unarmed civilians to be effective soldiers. What came with that was farming tools such as the tonfa being converted into military weapons. Some dojos focus entirely on the hand to hand discipline, but others incorporate weapon practices for higher level students. However, the weapon itself is an art all on it's own, separate from Karate itself. You can see that in the videos on this channel. There is so much to learn.
ive noticed that you seem to touch the blade while sheathing, is this not a bad idea?
These techniques are actually not Bujinkan, they are Enbukan, there is mor info in the video description if you are curious.
I am writing a book and there are a lot of sword fights and complicated ninja type moves that I want to put in for the man character. I would love the proper names for some of these sword drawing techniques as well as defensive and offensive attacks. Also if you have any insights into the actual fighting techniques (hand to hand, gun vs sword, and things of that nature) I would love to know the names of those as well. Thank you so much!
I couldn't help but notice the polearm hanging on your wall at the beginning of the video (a naginata or guan dao perhaps?) and was wondering whether or not you trained with it, what belt is usually required to do so, and whether or not you were planning on making a video on it?
Also, you have a quite beautiful sword :)
it depends on the style. There are karate styles that use weapons such as the nunchaku, the sai, and the sword, however this depends on, as i stated before, on the style. Shotokan karate is purely empty-handed, no weapons period, however, Tang Soo Do incorporates the use of some weapons (I cannot name them though). :) I hope this helps.
excellent thanks very much great look forward to more.
Thanks 🙏🏼
I was waiting for this video.....
Cool video man.....
@ShinRo90 Question (self taught person here), when he makes the first cut, and is showing the steps, why does he cross his legs? He only did this for one of the steps. In my experience that makes it where you trip when blocking or striking, and is difficult to widen the foot stance quick enough to prevent such from occurring. Have I been making a wrong assumption? (You people seem much more experienced than what I usually see in comments)
Katana Swords are the best in the world i Got one made of High Manganese Steel it has to be maintained atleast once a week Just asking some advice What is Maintenance Oil for the Katana?
@NinjaLearningNetwork Well, yes I want to be dynamic, but if my grip on the sword is reversed wouldn't that take away power and versitility? It just seems like it looks cool without really being that helpful.
Keep posting vids..great stuff!!!
The end of your clip freaks me out everytime..would be a cool into for a metalband;)
Lol same. It's my first video from them and I was like... (WTF)
Gi ya-kute reminds me of the style Zatoichi used. I recently acquired a katana found drawing it from its sheath to be most enjoyable. Pleased there are special techniques for this!
LOL it depends on what style of martial arts you choose to go into. or you can specifically train Bushido style where they use the katana or diato (sword)
Great draws , excelent lesson, thank you !
Hey there! I've been doing GoJu ryu Karate for ~16 years, weapons have never been a part of the syllabus. That being said, I bring kali sticks and things into the class to practise defences with, so I guess it's up to the particular school. Karate means "empty hand" so typically no weapons ^.^
Ermm....the Gyakute( Spelling?) Reverse grip seams pretty awkward when you draw. Is it because you're not used to that particular draw/style, or is it generally unwieldy as a whole? I personally find that other than the drawing, it's not that bad to use.
i want to buy a Shinwa Dragon Lord Damascus Katana Sword but am alittle skeptical on how to use it, and the maintenance. can you please message me with more information, thanks
does the Bujinkan Dojo in Colorado Springs, Colorado have the same training?
Well, to the best of my knowledge the word "karate" means "empty hands", which suggest it's more of an art of unarmed fighting. However, I've heard accounts from some karate practitioners that they have trained using bostaffs and other weapons. You're best bet, if you're thinking of starting to train in karate is to go to the dojo and ask the instructor if they do any weapons training.
hope this helped.
I see your part of sock gang, nice
hey i believe you said you learned some or even all of this in japan im am jut curious where was it you learned it from because in 2 years i am moving there and i am interested in learning techniques of multiple swords
He reminds me of ross from friends
Hello Sir, I train Ninjutsu in the UK. Please could you let me know what isa good sword to buy so i can practice these techniques, we only use Bokken in the UK. Thank you in advance.
@tonydelacruz45 Well I would have to argue that and say that the use of two swords is called Niten Ichi-ryū. Historically believed to be developed by Miyamoto Musashi and typically was used with a katana and wakizashi. Thats all I really know about it though.
This is a very useful video thanks very much NLN and I was wondering if any body could help me with an itch and that is what's the different's between a straight Katana blade and a curve one when it comes to striking out or chopping etc because I found a nice looking high carbon steel straight blade for $120 and it's sharp?? :O)
But wait, I don't understand why I would reverse my draw. Wouldn't that hinder my ability to make contact with my target?
What I don't understand is why wear a katana up if you have to turn it down to draw it wouldn't it make more sense to wear it pointing down?
Probably the wrong video in this series to post this question on, but when setting up the saya, would it work with say, a regular leather belt, if I were in street clothes? The release, and balance, particularly.
I think it would, it's just a belt anyway doesn't matter if it's an obi or a street belt. Just don't make it to tigh
I'm an animator currently working on a samurai and his style of using his swords. The character uses Two katana which I was told IS a form of martial arts, but I can't seem to find where, and how I person would draw two swords from. Any places I can look for refference?
I got a katana, but once fell on the blade ink, leaving ink stains, it is possible to remove them?
These vids are awesome!
I assume that this is based on adopting the katana and kenjutsu in to this form of ninjutsu as I have never seen any katana work like this in a kenjutsu school. The first draw likes more like Chinese straight sword technique the way he steps.
coundnt help but ask, do u know goshin jutsu?
Who makes a reasonably priced Iaido?
I know fire gun jutsu, but really, this video had some usefull information, common knowledge to a true shinobi like me
please respond to this - " do they tech u how to use a sword or in that case any weapons in karate?" Thank you.
Who makes a reasonably priced decent quality Iaido?
Tatte literally means vertical, but it is used as stand some times, do my get it mixed up with top, or think that he said it was top.
Have you ever heard of using a good quality car wax on a katana?
Car wax works much better than oil on the outside of a firearm, especially when hunting in wet weather, is there any issues that you know of for using it on a katana?
Frank L thats what i use
in this video wouldnt crossing ure legs while drawing ure sword throw ure center of gravity off and be unbalanced and i realize that it might be a nieve or stupid to ask this but is having the sword on the back an actual way to carry it or effectivly draw it from the back or is it all just movie publicity
try incorporating kicks and punches
ahah i love your vids the only draw i know was before watching was the one where you draw with blade edge faceing out then raise above your head to grip with other hand and its chop from straight above your head to your feet prettymuch but all in 1 motion have no clue what its called but my cousin showed me n hes been training martialarts n all that
Karate generally does not train in katana or other swords. Karate originated as a peasant defense against Samurai; only the Samurai class were aloud to carry weapons. The weapons they train are mostly based off of modified farm tools that were easy to hide. The main ones are the bo-staff, sai, tonfa, and nunchaku.
just wondering if there was a sword style that uses the sheath as a shield or a deflector because I want to combine the Aikido that I know with a katatana style that involves counters involving sword strikes and also leaves the sheath to be used as a weapon as well :/
On deflect/shield no, there isnt. Its too easy to cut throught saya and in battojutsu this idea is useless. You must try to do your own "special" saya, then it would probably work. If you wanna dual wielding for blocking with second hand, train nito ryu (or directly niten ichi ryu). That is the style what is most close to what you want.
"drawing" the sword - where is the paint and canvass?
Machida Kenshinsai, Sensei, together with his son Machida Takeshi, Soshihan (master and successor), run The Enbukan World Organization in Nodashi, Japan.
thank you sir
great work
Never drop or slam the seppa into the koiguchi while sheathing, this weakens the mekugi and will cause an eventual failure in them.
The thumb should brake the tsuba and gently guide the habaki into the koiguchi.
No one properly trained would ever clap their sword and saya together.
Supposedly, a curved blade is easier to cut with. because these swords were meant to slice through your target, not chop it to pieces. But being razor sharp swords, if you're a beginner, I would not recommend getting the straight blade as your first cutting sword. They do look great, but getting it to cut properly without bending it, will require some practice. no matter what you get, be careful not to hurt yourself or anyone around you
Is a katana from the Renaissance good enough to use in a battle and win?
What renaissance?
You mean the European renaissance? And what kind of Battle, who is your opponent?
It is a Japanese sword
I know. The Japanese longsword, and the most elegant and praised of all blades
Gage Maynard Depends on who you ask. Many HEMA fighters would beg the difference.
Although I do agree it looks awesome.
My problem is only that the second you cross your feet is when someone should rush and take you down. And if they come in low and rising as they take you down its going to be extremely hard to strike someone's back while free falling backwards at a 70 degree angle. Other than that most of the stuff seems ok just from a wrestling point of view don't EVER cross your feet. If you do your guna get all tangled up when someone decides to tip you over.
Ohiyo,
Why do you use the bujinkan name if your not claiming the organization?? Origato go zi mas.
Wat if you don't have a sheaf and I am housing a wood katana sword
Sheath.
Daniel Deal
If you are in possession of a Wooden Katana like I am, then you do not need the sheathe at the slightest, it is always drawn, and although people undermine the probability of wood being strong, a precise attack from one can kill anyone.
get a golf tube
Plastic sayas for battojutsu/iaido training are aviable in most countries. But for practice (and if you know how to do sayabiki and knows principles of nukitsuke) , you dont need it. www.tozandoshop.com/Plastic-Saya-p/002-wps.htm
its better if you learn this from this school or aikido school or any school these videos are for a reminders
nice! i believe the first one is kenshin's (battousai's) cut :p
Karate differs from country to country and has really changed from what it was originally but one factor remains, it was designed to remove the weapons of those they fought, then deliver a powerful strike to the opening you create. That is the basis of unarmed combat, and karate is no different. Learn to focus and you will see that you have no need for 'barbaric weapons' (sorry if I offend anyone, but hey, I use broadswords lol)
hello I'm 14 right now but wen I was in karate at age 7 there was people at the other end of the dojo from me and they where practicing sword fighting
ah thank you i'll look them up when i'm over there
bujinkan budo taijutsu?
whoosh on the last draw is nice :)
i love ninjitsu and xiaolin!
The only weapons i know of that they use are staves and nun chucks, and that is even rare.
@tonydelacruz45 its called niten ichi ryu, its Musashi's school. Translates to the one school of two skies. The basic philosophy behind it is that if you die with one sword in your hand, and one in your sheath, you did not use everything at your disposal to survive. If anyone is interested, Musashi wrote a book thats been translated time and time again called the book of five rings, or five orbs, Go Rin No Sho, its basically the thinking behind the style, and even a manual to basic techniques.
agrees! sounds kinda like a deep "click"
nice lessons. I would like you to use the japanese pronunciation for japanese words so one could really understand it. The english Translations are also very nice.
i want to see less formalized moves
no karate means open hand and is all about unarmd combat
its still an amazing martial art with its long katas and femomal aplication
but no htere is no need fr a sword in karate
Carlos cruz its Arigato Gozai masu
Yea but domo Arigato gozimasu is the respectable version
Don't want to do that wrong, could lose a finger!
i told myself the same thing
Sorry, but I believe that by lifting the Saya to an upright position you are limiting the options for drawing the katana. Not to mention 'telegraphing' your attacker as to the way you intend to draw. In my humble opinion this is basically flawed.
I saw this position in some koryu too. If you teach/learn some ryu, you must do it, how sensei did it, or you must found own style.
my friends found my katana at my party and ended up ruining the sheath by shoving the sword into the sheath in reverse and it split the wood. I am so devo about that.
I bloody bet!😂
I dont like that upward drawing cut. If you turn your saya to cut up, you will show your opponent the direction of your cut. Your hand hiding it doesnt work either.
lol why does buddy wear a baseball cap?
it was actually the crucible damascus scimitars of the middle east and africa
All good. 'Bushido'.😊
no. more of disarming weapons. karate literally mean "empty handed." If you want any weapon training, you should look into kendo or gumdo for sword.. Krav Maga, Hapkido, aikido for disarming or use of small arms like knives. If you are interested in ninja stuff, most likely ninjitsu. I think chinese wosho has a lot of weapons as well. Taekwondo(koera) and Karate(japan) are strictly empty handed techniques.
Chinese Swordplay requires the same basics
Watching this cause I got a katana today lol
Awesome now I can cut up any burglars or people who want to fight me.
Did any body notice that he said bitch in russian when he said suka at the beginning of the video.
I almost turned it off because i thought he was Joe Rogan for some reason.
This is kenjutsu rigth
Nope. Its pure battojutsu.
i`m a karateka, karate means fight with bare hands so they don`t teach weapon tehnique
I know fire gun jutsu, but really, this video is amateur for a true shinobi like me
Wait a minute...ninjutsu utilizes Ninjatos!
Yeah the ninja would have to be skilled with a Katana also they have to be proficient in a variety of different weapons.
+Shiznanzz Lee ninjutsu utilizes * *everything*
+Shiznanzz Lee nope
Ninjatō historically didnt exist (we dont have any evidence), first where we can see sword like nowaday ninjatō was on photo from book of Heishichirō Okuse in around 1955. This sword was probably some version of chokutō.
karete has no weapons it is an open hand art made after the swords was taking away from the samuria during the end of the edo Period in a form for the samurai to defend them selfs
any place that train karate and does weapon training as well it is not true karate
i don't think u can master that sword
Why do u know somthing hé dosnt know?
lol. another swindler...