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I'd love to see the 15 naginata techniques. As a fan of history, it would be nice to see them practiced again.

@greyvr4336

Ай бұрын

It's likely they are too vague to easily interpret. Often these were written so only insiders would understand them. Big systems might eventually get detailed manuals because they were so popular the secrets were just out, but smaller ones wanted to keep their secrets. The Liechtenauer system is a good example. Lots of manuals which are detailed, but without them the poem left by Liechtenauer himself would mean nothing. It's called Liechtenauer's Zettle if you want to look it up.

@heavywater6350

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@@greyvr4336 It's extremely likely, because they absolutely don't want anybody trying to learn the techniques without an instructor.... either for safety or for job security, not up to me to decide.

@greyvr4336

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@@heavywater6350 Some think they were memory aids for those who already learned them from an instructor. IE, imagine trying to get technique just from the following. It's the original text on how to strike a krumphau. Like When it clashes above, Then move away, that I will praise. Don't do the Crooked, strike short, Changing through show with this. Strike crooked to who irritates you, the Noble War will confuse him,

@chinchin2121

Ай бұрын

@@greyvr4336 oooh interesting. I'll need to check it out. Thanks for the info.

@greyvr4336

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@@chinchin2121 Do, it's a fascinating study. But it's intent was certainly to preserve secrets. Remember these were once life and death techniques, and they didn't want just anyone knowing their best tricks. We're very lucky the study became widespread enough the secrets didn't need preserving or we'd have no fencing manuals telling us the trick!

> Shogo show up to the dojo with a AA battery and a safety razor > Seki sensei creates 10 kata that are absolutely lethal

Yes Sensei please revive these techniques! The naginata is a beautiful weapon and I would love to learn Asayama's style for wielding it.🙏🙏

While the Naginata is regarded as a distinctively Japanese weapon, other cultures had similar weapons, including European polearms, such as the Kuse, Glaive (both look like an oversized kitchen knife on a pole), and the Säbelhellebarde (small halberd head with a saber blade instead of a spike). The Chinese also went quite overboard with glaive-style weapons and created really big ones... There were also more cut-focussed straight blades, such as partisan, and schwertspiess (the latter is a shortsword mounted on a pole), and some that resemble the Jumonji Yari, such as Spetuum and some partisan. The latter seems to me far more popular in Europe, though not as popular as halberds, poleaxes, and bills, which all are more axelike and heftier weapons.

@completelyferrouschemist6776

Ай бұрын

Humankind be like: Why hold it by hand when you can hold it on a stick?

@the_mastermage

12 күн бұрын

I realy want to thank you for this insightfull comment. I have long been a fan of what I previously called Sword Lances, weapons that are basicaly a blade on a Stick, and I only knew about the Naginate and the Glaive. But you have enlightened me alot here with all the different names of such weapons.

Seki Sensei performing a kata is poetry in motion. A thing of beauty.

I appreciate how the first thing shown was moving the hands along the haft That's in my opinion one of the biggest advantage of polearms imo

@SamLeroSberg

Ай бұрын

Yeah!! Both the east and west adopted the technique insanely well 🙏

As living traditions, kata never stay exactly the same. It is legitimate for one of his experience to recreate the 15 kata from what he knows and has read. He may be the last, best link to the past to attempt it. It things need adjusting, fleshing them out will give that opportunity. Koryu is not a museum in a glass box. Thank you for the video!

I'm so excited for this! Yari and naginata are so fascinating

@edi9892

Ай бұрын

Unlike Naginata, Yari is more a weapon category with at the very least a dozen distinct weapons, with each differing from each other more than Naginata do from other Naginata.

@richt63

Ай бұрын

I love the naginata. Although I don't have one in my collection. I have a bisento which I know was based on a Chinese weapon. there are tactical spears sold on Amazon that look similar to a naginata. Some resemble another weapon I heard about a weapon that is from Kyushu called the kikuchi yari. Love the katas. Look forward to more katas on the naginata. Fantastic ❤

I would love to see Asayama Ichiden Ryu's historical naginata techniques! Is it true they were the favorite weapon of sohei warrior monks?

Naginata is such a beautiful weapon... Love working with it.

Yes, seeing the 15 Naginata Kata woukd be welcome.

I was really hoping you'd show naginata techniques, ever since I've seen them hanging on the walls. I've been practicing atarashii naginata for about 10 years and I love how complex, gracious and powerful this weapon is. Please do revive the Asayama Ichiden Ryu naginata kata, I'd love to see them and even try to learn how to practice them if I ever have the chance.

Not only a treasure of skills on display, but also the editing is awesome. Thank you for your videos and the joy of learning.

this channel is great, its been even greater to see it grow so much

thats why i like these videos, its his own experiences being applied to things he knows nothing about, it gives a unique view into weapons usage

I’ve always admired the Naginata, it’s such an exceptionally graceful weapon, perhaps one of the most graceful in any cultures’ martial arts traditions. I’m always a supporter of keeping alive - or recreating, where we must - the martial arts traditions of the past, so of course I would absolutely love to see the 15 techniques of your school practiced once again! I’m also a big fan of practicing the commonly used battlefield weapons such as the spear, along with the appropriate techniques - or the more rare duelling techniques, where they exist (such as all the amazingly crazy stuff in German legal duelling codes, such as the two-handed duelling shield), so this neatly encompasses both of my interests!

OOOH YEAAH FINALLY a naginata video

After learning more about various weapons, east and west, I admit that I got more interested in polearms more than swords. The pollaxe and the lucerne hammer were what I had interest in with western weapons. The naginata is the eastern weapon that I liked and obviously works differently than the two I mentioned above. Thanks for the added insight in how it's used.

the intro is so good

@heavywater6350

Ай бұрын

They have a full video on their channel, it's about 40 seconds, it's really good. Also a "making of" video, "I almost killed Seki Sensei" I believe.

@Fgway

Ай бұрын

A feast for eyes and ears. 😊

I would love to see the naginata techniques, even just to compare it to our tradition. This would be an honor to see these techniques and learn something new :)

Yeah please!! Seeing a revival of techniques not seen in modern times in action would be the greatest thing in the world!!

@mountainwolf1

Ай бұрын

I second that.

Thank you for demonstrating sensei. I've practiced karate for 39 years and have never seen a naginata kata. Only two sword and one bo staff kata. If sensei was to learn and demonstrate one naginata kata it would add to the grace of the school. I would appreciate this very much.

The Sohei (warrior monk) also used Naginata as their main weapon.

Oh, I can't wait to see the 15 techniques revived! The naginata combines the grace of the staff with the precision of the katana, I've always loved it 🌸🍻

Like most of the people here I too would honored to see the 15 Naginata Kata of Asayama Ichiden Ryu, so would you please show us those kata?

hope to see more Naginata videos in the future, I really like "polearm weapons" or longer weapons in general, like the Bo or the Iari

Love seeing other weapons interact with the katana, especially the naginata. Seeing the techniques be revived would also be an amazing thing to see Sensei add to the legacy of the school!

Hello seki sensei, I am a big fan of your videos!!! And I would like to tell you that there is a French community which is interested in your videos, particularly those on the long sword and which made a reaction video to your techniques on the Jaskal le maître d'armes channel. This KZreadr is not very well known but he would like to bring you to France to do a martial exchange between the European and Japanese style of fencing.

Are there even other historical japanese martial arts channels of this caliber? I don't know but I think showing these old techniques on video would be a great thing!

This is very interesting, because most of what I have heard about the Naginata was in army formations, in which they fought side by side to take advantage of it's length, so they could only attack forwards. But in individual combat it's completely unique, similar to a Bo staff, but still unique.

@TheGhost-fk4eo

Ай бұрын

I think you are thinking of the Yari. The Naginata was mostly used by the Samurai in the Heian and Kamakura periods. After the Mongol Invasions the Naginata began to fall out of favour as battles became more about formations rather than groups of individuals fighting each other. The Yari, most famously in the Sengoku Period, was used in massive formations. It replaced the Naginata as the main melee weapon of the Samurai.

@edi9892

Ай бұрын

I wouldn't recommend that weapon in formation, unless it was at the sides of a formation, similar to how many Zweihänder were used, including also Chinese and Japanese two-handed swords (basically when you get flanked and quickly need some skirmishers to save your main formation from breaking). I'd rather equip my troops with Jumonji Yari, or modify the naginata similar to the German Säbelhellebarde (basically a short saber blade with an additional small, blunt axehead and a small hook). Both weapons have two advantages over the Naginata: they can be used to push and pull, allowing for more effective use in tight spaces such as tight formations. Plus, you can whack helmets with the latter weapon without damaging the blade.

@greyvr4336

Ай бұрын

Naginata shouldn't hook as well as a bill or halberd, but they do have a large roundel just behind the blade like the one on a pole axe, except on a pole axe it's usually lower down and a push assist instead of a hook aid. It's not well modeled on these wooden ones, but it's there on many when assembled.

@edi9892

Ай бұрын

@@greyvr4336 Yes, many have that, but I wouldn't see it work for this. However, a few Naginata had protrusions for hooking. I don't know why they weren't more common.

@benchii7867

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@@edi9892probably cause they would have it on spears so they found it unnecessary when you can just grab a spear. Plus naginata is primarily a swing weapon so a spear would work better for hooking someone.

If Seki sensei does the naginata technique I will give the video a like! That said, I always give these videos a like...

I used to only think of the katana as the best melee weapon, but I've fallen in love with the naginata as I've found practicality, beauty, and immense skill in the effective use of polearms. Seki Sensei, PLEASE show us how a samurai master would use a naginata!!

As a fan of Historical Martial Arts I would be very interested to see the the 15 naginata techniques. Great video as always. Thank you.

Seeing Seki Sensei teach us is always so satisfying because he is always happy to each and seeing the joy on his face while teaching makes it much more interesting. Thank you!!

It would be awesome to see those naginata katas!

Yes, I would love to see how naginata is used in combat situations. It will be very interesting and more people can be aware of this weapon's techniques as well.

Yes, please. Demonstrate a kata. Particularly, I am interested in how one would advantageously use a polearm in a more confined space like an apartment.

I find practicing with a naginata not only improves my technique with other weapons like the bo, jo, and katana, but also using tools such as the rake and broom. I would love to learn more skills or techniques with the naginata.

As someone whose main arts are atarashii and koryu naginata, I was very happy to see this video. I hope that Seki sensei tries to revive the Asayama Ichidenryu Naginata kata in the future.

I would love to see Seki-sensie try to ressurect the naginata kata. I always enjoy his stuff and it's so fun and enlightening to watch him work through a problem with the principles of his martial art- like trying the longsword or rapier.

The Naginata is such a cool design. It would be interesting if Seki Sensei could show us the real Japanese spear.

Seki sensei, if someone is able to revive naginata techniques in the best possible way, it's definitely you, so please provide us with this pleasure as well❤

Naginata, the favorite used by Sohei in the Muromachi era, my favorite ever. 😊

I learned a lot from this video.thank you ☯️🙏☸️ 🇬🇧

It always amazes me how quickly these videos end when I watch them. So informative, well documented and full of energy. Not sure why I took so long but I'm subscribing now

I've been training intensively for this july naginata world championship. I'd pleased to see more of naginata on your channel

Show katas! Knowledge must be preserved.

Amazing video, but the part at 6:17 is my favorite part! Seki Sensei is having a blast! It's this absolute joy on display that really makes your videos so appealing, not only are these clear masters at work, but they're also having a great time practicing their art and sharing it with the world! Thank you for your hard work!

ohh please put it we all wanna see it

Sensei! Please provide instruction on Naginata techniques! Its seems like a very entertaining weapon to utilize.

It would be wonderful to see more naginata and if possible halberd techniques.

Thank you Shogo, A series of videos explaining how to use the Naginata would be appreciated.

Of course, I would love to see the kata. It would be sad to see existing techniques become forgotten.

I love this series, I personally don’t follow any sports or traditions shown in the video, but I love watching Sensei talk passionately and teach how to do things with weapons

Spear type weapons are still very useful for getting the feel of the body's necessary powerful rooting and movement when the two arms are locked in place - unifying the torso as one whole section.

Ive been waiting for this

The Naginata is probably my favourite weapon. And seeing it in action and how it is meant to be used is just a gift. Really appreciate all the work and history that's put into these weapons. Thank you for sharing!

When I was little, my brother who was four years older than me went to a kendo class on the rooftop floor of the police station in town from nursery school to about the third grade of primary school, and he always took me to watch his training, and in junior high and high school there was a kendo club and my classroom was next to the kendo club training hall in my first year of high school, so I miss these sounds of blows. My great-grandfather on my mother's side was the last samurai in the family, and he was a great-grandfather of the family. The ships of the US Navy and European merchants came to Japan chasing whales and suddenly appeared in Edo Bay, firing 100 blank shots into the city of Edo (now called Tokyo), which was already a big city at that time, and he was also a great-grandfather of the Emperor and Shogun (the one and only being and the highest authority in Japan). The Shogun was appointed by the Emperor to manage and govern the military, political and legal affairs of the country and was the sole and supreme authority in Japan.) In the time (only 170 years ago) when he landed in Japan without the permission of the Emperor and the Shogun (a shogun who was appointed by the Emperor to manage and govern the warriors), he started to map a large river flowing through Edo by using a survey boat, ignoring its Japanese name and giving it a new English name, his grandmother was a warrior and a member of the family order of the lord of a castle and priest in Kumamoto prefecture, Kyushu, and he was a member of the Naginata As the daughter of a samurai, my grandmother had learnt naginata from a young age and had many matches with warriors with katana, and she repeatedly recommended that I learn naginata. My great uncles, who worked hard to rebuild Kumamoto Castle after Japan was defeated by European countries and the US, who burnt 100 Japanese towns and villages, were all learning kendo. She often said that kendo and naginata were the source of spirituality from the point of view of the Japanese and her samurai family. However, I am not good at sports, so I chose to join the Literature Club and read a lot of classic Japanese literature. Now that I am older, looking back and thinking about it, I wish I had learnt kendo as well to carry on the tradition.

I am convinced that Shogo and Seki Sensei are utterly brilliant, and I pray for abundant success in all their ventures.❤

I really gotta make time to watch your videos more often! Heck, I'd like to sign up for that program someday once I'm able to. Keep going guys, you rock!

4:00 "You can stop his swing like this" ... Okay, but holy hell the skill required to do this is insane. Seki Sensi always blows me away with how easy he makes things look. So inspirational.

Very interesting, the naginata is a great weapon. How about the nagamaki? Does Seki sensei know about any katas for that weapon too?

I'd love to see Jumonji Yari too and perhaps Yari vs Naginata. Also, I'd be curious about Hachiwara/Kabutowari Sasumata Sai

🙏👍

Amazing as ever.

Can we see some tachi kata and techniques next? Love all your content and cant wait to see whats next

I'd LOVE to see more naginata videos! There isn't enough naginata content on KZread.

That was really complex and cool to see.

Learning the naginata kata would be awesome!

I love watching old kata. If Seki Sensei can perform them, even without proper guidance, it would still be a great source of wisdom about the style.

Great video! But a missed opportunity for a Dr. Strangelove reference, when talking about Colonels having their own nukes

Thanks so much for sharing

I would love for Seki Sensei to give us his perspective about the 15 Naginata Katas. 🥰

Yes! Please! I've always felt that the naginata is such an overlooked weapon.

Yes please more naginata, show us correct techniques. This would have great value for all martial arts practitioners. I love your videos! Deep respect to you Sensei

Thank you both

I love these videos, it would be great seeing a video about the scimitar

Very interesting tutorial on the Naginata. 🥋🙇🏽‍♂️🇯🇵

ive always been facinated by the naginate since i see it brought up in fighting manga, but rarely even used in them, so it always came across as this mysterious weapon that was spoken of, but never actually shown. would love to learn more about it, and if possible, maybe a spear vs naginata demonstration to really see the difference in the weapons?

I love polearms, and Naginata is probably my favorite weapon, thank you so much for the video, it's so great to see such display of the naginata!

Seki Sensei - yes, please show the naginata kata! It would be wonderful to have these documented online by you, sir.

Really cool😎👍 Would be nice to see some spinning techniques performed with naginata.

Thank you.

Really cool to see where he got his inspiration when he was trying out the halberd!

I'd watch videos talking about the 15 kata. Especially I'd love a discussion about the scrolls. When they're from, where they're from, how the tradition didn't get passed down, a viewing of the scrolls, and various ways to interpret the scrolls.

Yes! Please show the 15 kata, Seki-sensei! Please!

If it possible, is there something, how to defense against knifes? It would be great, If there are some Samurai technics. It would be great, if Sensei could show more of that. Because the knife is more a danger today as the sword.

Definitely want to see the 15 kata. Recreating forms is a time-honored tradition in HEMA. Interestingly, in advanced Tendo Ryu kata, the Naginata-ka has an auxiliary weapon, kaiken, tanto, or wakizashi, in their obi when uchi-tachi get inside of the effective range (uchi-ma) of the naginata.

What I enjoy most about this video series is seeing how similar many of the techniques are between the European arts and more familiar with and the Japanese. Yes, there are definitely differences partly due to weapon differences and partly due to other factors like clothing & how one can move in it. But for me its most interesting focusing on the similar ideas, philosophies & techniques.

As someone who prefers staff or pole arms, this is really exciting to see!

Thank you for your teaching! I'm studying at Katori Shinto Ryu, and naginata is my favorite weapon studied there, very tricky and powerful! Although there's no such hand switching in our katas, it's done mostly when you're preparing for attack. I would really like to watch theese naginata techiques, please!

Seki Sensei! We all want to see you resurrecting those 15 katas! We all sure you would do an amazing job as usual!

OF COURSE I would like to see the Naginata techniques!

Impressive, thank you for showing this, and I would love to see more. I am curious whether Asayama Ichiden Ryu has anything on the use of the nagamaki, and whether it has any similarities to the naginata techniques?

Really interesting video!! I used to watch the naginata practice session after fencing practice was over when I attended ToDai on exchange. I would really love to learn more about the naginata kata because the weapon and movement style is so graceful. One weapon that is extremely cool but I have no idea how to fight with is a kusarigama. I would also be very interested to hear Seki Sensei's thoughts on this kind of weapon.

well, yeah, naginata techniques please. and since you mentioned it, the spear / yari too please

would love to see some techniques on how to use yari one day, more specifically jumonji yari. those spears always intrigued me

Thanks

Please please please post the Naginata kata! Arigato gozaimashita, Seki-sensei and Shogo! 🙏