Can a One-Armed Samurai Actually Fight? (The Unexpected Results)
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- In famous anime, manga, movies, etc., there’s always that one character with a major disadvantage but is super strong. For example, they are blind, deaf, or have only one arm. But can a single-armed samurai actually fight?
So today, Seki sensei, the 22nd headmaster of Kobudo Asayama Ichiden Ryu with 400 years of history, will introduce how to fight if your right arm is completely disabled. By watching this video, you will learn that being a one-armed samurai is not only a weakness but rather a strength. The final story about how his one-armed Senpai fought Kendo was unbelievably interesting, so please watch this video until the end. Yes, Seki Sensei actually had a Kendo-ka Senpat who only had one arm.
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Seki Sensei seems like the embodiment of humility. Not self-depricating, he just knows what he knows, and he knows it well. He seems like the sort that when he doesn't know, he'll consult with outside sources, too.
Humility eh? I was sure he would use his right hand... I need say no more
@@Cloudx44 I feel like I'm missing context.
@@UrbanCohort You're right because he used his left hand, when I thought surely he was going to use his right hand
@@rockguitarshred When one becomes his pupil and he is the master, and the scope is within the practice of iaijutsu, then yeah, I imagine that he speaks with a great deal of authority and expects his students to listen. I'm not entirely sure what you mean.
@@Cloudx44 but that makes the most sense historically. The most likely way a Samurai would lose an arm would be through battle, so probably their right hand. Thus a one-armed samurai historically probably only had their left hand... well, left.
Not to take away from Seki Sensei though, he does seem a humble guy.
Seki-sensei looks so excited talking about his senpai (senior)
You can really tell how impressed he was until now even at the rank of a master
One of my uncle lost his arm and the amount of times we said how he does that or he only has one arm but is better than a person with two is honestly shocking and it is not to pity him he drove forklifts, worked as a mechanic you name it he can do it other than tie a normal shoe lace and spread peanut butter on toast those are his banes.
That fade-away attack to the Kote is devious. I love it.
These techniques are pretty similar to blade deflection you can use with western sabers. (after all, sabers are single edge curved blades of similar lenght to katanas, but one handed) Which reminds me of somthing funny, that happened during a saber sparring i had during a HEMA session; my opponent had the tip of his sword pointed at me, so i whacked his blade with the flat of mine. And with a circular motion and a change of foot, sent his tip straight into his face! (We had masks abviously. =) )
I fenced Saber for years, and was going to comment much the same.
For those who don't know, the initial manga image is taken from shigurui and Gennosuke fujiki is the main protagonist who loses an arm due to a duel with real swords. Being a big fan of this manga I wanted to ask seki sensei his great opinion regarding the techniques used by koganryu! thank you very much for the video!
Same I think in one of their vids ones of the techniques used the kogan ryu nagare boshi
Shigurui is fantastic
It would be awesome to watch an anime with a character based on Seki Sensei: no nonsense, no flashy tricks, just the different fighting styles and the most effective way to reach an outcome
I never used to be interested in martial arts or combat sports, but Seki Sensei has shown me there's so much more to it than competition and aggression. Everyone looks like they're not just having fun, they're also matching wits and temperaments. I've grown to admire Seki Sensei and the personality he shows in these videos.
5:55 According to the video Seki Sensei's Senpai lost his right arm and was allowed to use his left one,
that gives hope for left handed people who want to practice kendo/kenjtusu.
Technically left handed people could always practice this and also it makes your strikes stronger due to all the power in strikes coming from the left hand. But yeah I hear what your saying
Once again seki sensei shows us his skill and mastery
And by that you mean 1% of his power
@@Shigaraki-cv5lhif he was going to 100% the noticeable difference would be his speed. Power in kenjutsu isn’t necessary with live blades, only blunt weapons.
@@Shigaraki-cv5lh exactly
As a jiujitsu and kickboxing practitioner, hearing Seki sensei's one handed senpai was wild! It reminds me of Joe Rogan's jiujitsu professor who was fingerless on one hand and his techniques contributed to today's no-gi jiujitsu.
I just had been thinking about one-armed swordsmen these days! Thank you for this, videos like this might help people to develop better stories (not the real goal of the channel, of course, but meaningful none the less for those of us who admire swordsmanship)
This is so quickly become my favorite channel. I remember subscribing when there were less than 100 subscribers, I believe. It was long enough ago that my first comments were under my actual name, because I didn’t have a RUclips channel yet. I’m so happy for how fast your channel has grown, partly for myself, because it means I get to consume even more of your excellent content! Thank you so much! And thank you to Seki Sensei. I I wish I knew more than a couple dozen words in Japanese, I can only imagining how enlightening a conversation with that man would be. Thank you again.🙏
Wow, I never expected to see Shigurui referenced on this channel! So cool, haha.
For those of you thinking of viewing it, be advised it’s a very hard R rating, absolutely for adults only. Lone Wolf And Cub it is not.
There’s a character in my YA fiction series set in Feudal Japan that is a one-armed Samurai, so this is extremely helpful to me! Definitely using some of this as inspiration. A big thank you to Seki Sensei for his insight! 🙏
What is your book called? It sounds interesting.
1. Drop a book name
2. Look into saber fencing
Apologies for the delay in my reply to both of you! I should have clarified that my series is not published yet, but I have the plot completely outlined and I am hoping to have the first book published before the end of 2024. Name still pending atm, but as soon as it is out, I will definitely drop the name here!
resting the blade on your head is such a good way to conserve energy too.
Thank you Seki-sensei for sharing the stories of his senior! It was very enlightening to hear about the kinds of ways the senior would adapt, and to then have the fortitude to make it to the nationals too! Very inspirational!
It’s amazing how humans can find ways to beat disabilities, another great video and thanks for seki sensei skills🙏, now the only thing left is the blind swordsman technique lol.
this, we need a video on blind swordsman techniques from Seki sensei, also, in kendo we once tried closing our eyes and then using our sense of touch to know when to strike, the sense of touch is an essential tool for a blind swordsman.
Hi,
I'm legally blind. I can see, but I can strain my eyes to a point of functional blindness. Whereby keeping my eyes open causes physical pain. I've been into art, martial arts, gymnastics & gaming my whole life. Without fail my vision always comes up eventually. Because people have a hard time believing I have any visual impairment. My sister inlaw stayed with me for over a year. And she repeatedly forget my bad vision. Becauae, I've learned a million ways to adapt. Here's the thing, my body has all the same basic capabilities of everyone else. I simply have an additional limitation. But everybody has to practice to improve. And with time and effort over coming your limitations is just a matter of practice. Just like anybody else.
Okay that one with the real life example is genuinely inspiring.
Imagine fighting Sensei but he got one of his hand in his pocket casually the whole time.
Sasuke and shanks have one arm
wow Seki Sensei style is really amazing... give him anything (Weapon or Not) and it will be deadly on his hands...!!!
tho I want to see Seki Sensei uses Naginata since I am a former trainee on that weapon and I wanna see his own style using and swinging it...!!!
Yo, Shigurui is proper insane but the fights in it are truly remarkable.
Young elder Master teach awesome lessons
Shogo, wishing you a speedy recovery with your arm.
Thank you…!
@@letsasksekisensei I was recently in Kyoto, did you receive a gift I left outside the door of the samurai training venue?
Thank you for this program!
Thank you for sharing this. We appreciate❤
It is always a pleasure to see Seku Sensei, with his cheerfulness, and knowing he is still a young man in the prime of life.
Thank you for your videos.
What an excellent session. Thank you Senseis and Shogo!
Absolutely amazing. Skill brings opportunity in all circumstances. Love you guys! Best Kobudo channel & instructions.
This was very interesting. Thank You
Much appreciate you guys looking at extremes and edge cases like this. I am writing a story involving an injured swordsman and have been struggling to figure out how he can survive, much less win. You have provided many ideas.
All the videos from this channel are absolutely amazing, and insanely informative but this is simply WAY PAST COOL!
This is very interesting, also would it be possible that the opponent would see his one armed opponent to be at a disadvantage and probably not use everything due to the circumstance of his opponents? A one armed trained samurai could make it his advantage by being viewed as weak hence using it against his opponent.
if the one armed swordsman exagerated his disadvantage then yeah
@@surutaeyaisutsu9904 I’m that has to be the case, also the hit must be that hit to win.
Great video like how you explore different things most people wouldn't think of in a combat situation...also enjoy the respect, and fun you bring to these traditional combat arts many people aren't familiar with, keep up the great work
suchh an amazing episode! i love the stories, theories and techniques that emerge, and with such seeming joy and curiosity! It is such a blessing to see such a hhappy flame in a teachers' eyes.
Just goes to show, never underestimate your opponent. Or judge a book by it's cover, love the videos keep up the good work shogo san
This was fascinating. I’m so excited to see how comprehensive these arts can be!
I love this channel !
This was an amazing video. Adapt and stunt give up. Very inspiring!
Don't* give up. I love my phone keyboard.
The way his senpai could change grip with precision gave me the shivers. Let alone the rest. But figuring out your opponent like that is one of the things I like most about kendo.
I would assume like anything when your life is in danger you find a way
Thank you for the video.
It's amazing what becomes possible.
I have found creativity to help with all manner of things. Even as a substitute to things usually learned over years.
I feel a bit sorry for the opponent of the kendo senpai...
When we were younger, my brother would get envious of so many different things. Including that someone believed me instead of him, when we both said the same thing. (It was only that my way of using arguments just happened to work in a way the person thought naturally, so they could consider my arguments in their own time and come to their own conclusions. The person then happened to agree with us both, but it may have looked to my brother as if he was ignored, despite being a friend of that person. And I was listened to despite not even being a friend. And he had even been a lot more direct and forceful with his words.)
My brother would have felt cheated when faced with such techniques. And would have been extremely upset about it. It doesn't seem to be something anybody gets prepared for during regular kendo lessons.
Best wishes from europe
Love it!
A very well made video as always from Seki Sensei and Shogo kun, my only gripe with it is that we only saw techniques with the left arm. I assume it would be at least a bit different if you were a samurai who lost his left arm instead. The manga image that is used at 0:56 and in the thumbnail even shows a Samurai wielding a katana in his right hand.
Cheer's to Seki-sensei; I had no doubt that there were techniques for single handed katana use, but this was the first time I had the pleasure of seeing some of them. Arigatou gozaimasu Seki-sensei!
Seki Sensei's senpai is a secret boss....one arm and in national level is outstanding
i dedicated my fish curry recipe to irako seigen and named it mumyo sakana-kare
I just joined his lessons, I’m waiting for the shipment of gear from Tozando and I cannot wait to have the honor to join and learn from Seki Sensei and the Shogo team!!!! Beyond grateful!
Simply beautiful
I would expect Seki-sensei would get a prosthetic arm, obtain Prosthetic tools, and once defeating his opponents, he say「迷えば、敗れる！」 ("hesitation is defeat!)
now i wonder if you could combine this technics with dual wield? any way great video as always ;)
Thank you Sensei
It's great techniques to master from best!
Thank you.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Uussshhh
Excellent synopsis and demonstration of rare techniques
Can you make a video where you have one hand holding the handle of the katana and the other hand is on the top of the blade (the blunt side) and all the different techniques possible. Thanks
My uncle lost an arm when he was sixteen past the elbow. He had a very hard time doing regular things such as tying shoes (to this day he uses another type of strange knot he learned thru the years because he can't tie a regular shoe lace with only one hand.)
Also making toast or sandwiches is the deaf if him he has a very hard time spreading condiments lol.
But here is the thing the harm je as left is his dominant hand logically and he is crazy strong from that arm, fire arm and grip strength crazy strong because he is always using that hand. Luckily prior to losing the hand he could write with both hands.
nice!
Arigatou gozaimashita sensei Seki, I am indeed left handed and I need this for Nito Ryu lessons ❤❤❤
I love Shinguguri and I really hope that the rest of the story is picked up by a studio one day as the paet that is animated is absolutely fantastic.
I watched it maybe five years ago and I still find myself singing that little song about mushrooms to myself.
As a fencing student and saber enthusiest, you guys should definitely check out the French Épee. A long, thin sword with no edge at all, and with a very small grip point made solely for one handed styles
what wow :D blocking the opponent with the handle that's pretty cool! :)
The 2nd draw reminds me alot of torabashiri shoden kata in ryushin shouchi.
Im amazed at Seki sensei's technique. Its like hes had 1 arm his whole life!
Much resepct from America
please do more HEMA related content, the last videos was very interesting
ok, Now has Seki-Sensei watched any Zatoichi? He was a blind samurai
Could one use the katana like a rapier for thrusting when using one hand? I know it is less effective, but how feasible is it?
Katate-tsuki (one handed thrusting) exists in modern kendo and even much heavier historical swords like zweihanders were used for one handed thrusting. So probably yes
It is pretty hard to do though and you can't do it as wel as with a rapier which is optimized for one handed thrusting
Edit: it would be a high risk high reward move sice it seriously increases your reach but is also much harder to pull off than most techniques
@@eedwardgrey2 Yeah it was used for the reach that it gave, but it would have been easy to knock to the side or just literally out of the hand, since the grip on the hilt would have been weak
You can thrust but it will be more like a sabre than a rapier due to the balance of the sword and the length of the handle. You would lose your katana if you thrust with it like a rapier
@@eedwardgrey2 thanks, what about feint-reposte or Moulinet with said katana? how effect would it be?
@@shinjiikari1021 Not 100% sure because I'm not familiar with fencing terms although both feints and circular movements are used in kendo and kenjutsu
Shigurui was an awesome manga. And anime. Just wanted to point that out. Watch it and read it. But ya.. Seki Sensei is amazing
Most of these are from right handed attacks. What about fighting left handed attacks?
Also how different would the stances be if they only had thier right arm?
Can you please review Sekiro too?
Is there regular sparring for this martial art? Like in Hema.
I'm glad your videos are dispelling the myth that Japanese swords are supposed to only be drawn edge up. Thank you, Seki sensei.
I'm surprised that's a myth, back when I was young most people only knew of it being drawn edge down since armoured samurai typically wore it edge down
edge-up is only one type of draw
Funily enough the counter using the handle is quite similar to some shillelagh (irish cane) fighting techniques :)
do a video on Seigen Irako , Gennosuke's rival.
Baiken from Guilty Gear sneezes anr then is like 'i feel vindicated!'
I am left handed to this is very cool
Yo, Seki Sensei. If you're missing an arm, why not mount your katana on the opposite hip rather than trying to use exotic drawing techniques to draw from your same side?
Hey, can you tell Sensei that he has a beautiful smile? Thanks.
Has anyone told Seki Sensei about Three Sword Style yet? I suspect he saw a theory read from a scroll in a very old book one time and he knows somethings relevant which would make it practical. Or, maybe i just want to see Mr. Seki sir try to strike with a mouth sword? I cant honestly be sure. Both outcomes would be eternally memorable.
hmm Gion Toji and Musashi in the river... ;-)
kicking in the O kintama is bad!
Well if you think about it, a lot of fencing is one handed anyway, works well enough for rapier, sabre, broad sword whatever so why not katana?
does seki sensei have a black belt
Looks pretty much like fundamental Messer technique.
IS THERE ANY TECHNIQUES THAT UTILIZE THE BOTTOM OF YOUR GRIP TO DISARM OR DIS-HAND AN OPPONENTS WEAPON
How to fight as an one eyed samurai? Seki-sensei
Omg I've been waiting for a lesson on this topic???!! I'm a one left armed,due to a severe stroke❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏💯⛩️🐉⛩️
In golf, a handicap is a penalty imposed on a superior competitor to make the odds for the less skilled competitors favor them… Seems to apply in this video.
What's there a TV series about one-handed samurai?
I know about this left handed samurai, his name is iba hachiro.
Lost his right by opponent.
He was in the boshin war, and took his own life with overdose morphine.
Somebody needs to make this guy into an anime
And...is possible fight without see?
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me gusta este hombre,i like old men......
Cross cutting art is predestinated and can be used on horseback too😊
I had a palsy on my right arm. So, I practice Kendo in Jodan no Kamae like Toshimitsu Takamiya, Mori San and others
Shigurui