Seki Sensei is so intimidating and he's just calmly standing there.

@JefCollier

5 ай бұрын

I feel like his seimei penetrates the screen.

@VioletGiraffe

5 ай бұрын

Imagine what it would be like if it was 300 year ago and he ACTUALLY wanted to kill you!

@JordanClymer-fh3pf

5 ай бұрын

that's what's so intimidating!

@synthemagician4686

4 ай бұрын

I was actually lucky enough to spar with someone like this when I was younger. The very moment the man got into his stance there was just this wall that slammed into me and I knew that nothing I did was even going to matter, I was already beat. It was an incredibly humbling moment, and such an incredible experience to have.

i was already impressed with Seki Sensei, but now im convinced he could untie someones obi in a match without striking their body

@LeBellmont

6 ай бұрын

what a kind gesture to assist doffing their gear after assuring victory so swiftly haha

@Enchantedlight_20_13_

5 ай бұрын

After watching Full Moon killing i was expecting something different 😝 A very interesting fight! I learned a lot! Greetings from Germany !

@bigguy7353

3 ай бұрын

The ability to read an opponent's body without watching any specific part is what I strive to accomplish.

Seki Sensei is such a humble guy. A great embodiment of the gentleman warrior.

Ok… hitting the hilt and putting his sword through his opponents hands was a first for me. That was crazy.

@MrBracey100

Ай бұрын

The most impressive sword feat Ive seen since another kenjitsu artist cut a bb pellet fires at him in half.

bro. he knocked the sword out his hand... without hurting his fingers. that is impressive as fuck. this is some shit you won't even see on anime

Imagine how back in the day fights with Samurai using real swords were usually over in the first few moves. That's absolutely terrifying and beautiful 😆

@u.v.s.5583

4 ай бұрын

Yeah. It wasn't very much fun, though, having your guts spilled in your very first encounter. Messy, painful and so embarrassing. Also, you didn't have much time for revenge. If you wanted to leave your mark, you had to bleed on your enemy's pristine, handsome robes really fast, before he stepped away.

@jedimindtrix2142

3 ай бұрын

Yea, sword duels that last more than a few moves are quite uncommon. They can happen, though. A lot of people don't understand how sharp and lethal these weapons are, especially in the hands of an accomplished practitioner. I took Aikido and practiced classical sword techniques like these. It's truly awesome and scary to hold such powers of life and death in one's hands. There is a certain elegance to the sword that just isn't present with other weapons.

@seancarter6492

3 ай бұрын

@@jedimindtrix2142 "were USUALLY over" Usually: "According to the usual or ordinary course of things : most often"

@jedimindtrix2142

3 ай бұрын

@@seancarter6492 I didn't make the original comment, brother. Grammar is important though.

@seancarter6492

3 ай бұрын

@@jedimindtrix2142 so is actually reading.

I always love watching people of skill testing themselves and each other, then smiling and laughing. Everyone wins... :)

What you can see clearly here is something that fascinates me: Even though it´s a friendly match with padded weapons, the tension and the adrenaline cause Sakaguchi-san to break out quite a sweat. I´ve noticed the same thing, in that I can practice the same movements for a long period without getting very tired, but when I have a free fight, a couple of minutes seems like an eternity and I need to catch my breath afterwards. I think that is another terrain where Iai Iutsu can help one to keep calm and not expend needless energy.

@cypobos

5 ай бұрын

it applies to all types of physical activities and even more so to martial arts. under pressure, on top of what we usually do, we handle all the elements of confrontation: strategy, tactics, threats, feints, and so on. this distract us from both the forms and our stamina management. that is exactly the same thing as how when playing video games we tend to press the keys or buttons harder during intense moments. another example of this is when training for a hard song on a musical instrument, often people tend to clench their jaw. and in all cases, it gets int he way of your performance. the baseline solution is to alternate between serious training and relaxed training. from time to time make it your goal to be as relaxed and light as possible while practicing. i have a friend who would practice the violin with his mouth wide open to get rid of that clenching reflex. i spent some time learning to find the threshold of my keyboard and controller buttons by touch, so that i could be less tensed in the hands while playing. and from time to time i also spar in jujitsu very lightly and relaxed. another aspect of the solution is to focus on stamina management while sparring. focusing your mind not on what will win you points directly, but how you can make your sparring partner expends more stamina than you. when you understand better what traps can make someone waste his energy, you'll also expect and notice when you are about to waste your energy.

@andrebaxter4023

4 ай бұрын

It's your fight or flight mode activating. As you gain experience it becomes more managable.

@MrFlejon

2 ай бұрын

The Sensei never flinched like once. He was not scared. The other guy flinched at every movement the sensei made. He was shitting his pants out there! The sensation you describe is the adrenaline rush you get from being in a fight or flight situation, causing you to overreact to every subtle movement. And this is very energy consuming

Something I noticed in the video: Seki-sensei had the advantage. That seems obvious, but you can tell just from the "pressure" he radiated. However, Sakaguchi-San was NOT entirely outmatched. For the entirety of both matches, he held a range (or distance, measure, or mae) that was decisive. This was a very fun and informative video!

@hailongtran2247

Ай бұрын

He will be dead 10x times in the first match... No offense about Sakaguchi-San's skill, but Seki sensei just overwhelming him by standing and slowly approach, the match was 1 min but if it were real life, Sakaguchi-San will faint really soon, he focus too much on the edge of the sword, which tired him out too fast ...

I like how he looks dangerous, while remaining his polite, calm self.

I’ve never practiced kendo or iado but I did practice fencing. There’s a certain “atmosphere” that you can use in a match to intimidate your opponent, usually in fencing is being big and burly and screaming when you get a point, but Sensei doesn’t need any of that. I can tell how his calm almost relaxed demeanor and then explosive action would create such dissonance in your head, you’d be shaking before you start your attack. Truly masterful, I don’t know anything I can tell he’s moving precisely and accurately and man that’s a scary opponent haha

@AleksPizana

6 ай бұрын

He's frighteningly skilful. XD

@KoRNeRd

5 ай бұрын

In kendo and iaido it is usually referred to as 'seme'. It is not the actual hit, but rather the pressure you apply on your opponent by not moving, or moving into distance. Generally you do not let go of this pressure until the actual hit commences. Often letting go of this pressure can be felt by the opponent, and be used as a faint for a counter or something. As a fellow fencer, I am sure you understand what is meant, you saw it in the video. One was constantly running away, the other - pressuring constantly. Hits do not really matter.

I’m always impressed but hitting the bokuto out of his hands from Jordan no kamae blew my mind!

Seki sensei's clear state of mind, the posture, the movement and his focus is perfect.

Seki Sensi is awesome, he has speed and accuracy. And a lot of experience. Advancing in on him seems like it would be a very difficult thing to do without getting hit multiple times.

@Aliaz93moneyfingerz

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

Dang just fell down this rabbit hole. Truly great stuff to see. I'm an American and have always loved this aspect of Japanese culture, so much respect amongst them, and both are humble about their skill levels. Truly love to see this kinda stuff

@edvardm4348

Ай бұрын

same here. I'm a Finnish dude and extremely hooked on Seki sensei videos. There is something special in the seriousness while having jolly good time I haven't seen in other cultures

No idea how I ended up watching sword fights or simulations of sword fights, but it's kinda fascinating. And fun watching two nerds of an art go at it and have fun their disciplines.

Seki sensei pressures the opponent to instantly go into defense posture and thus a reaction mind set. It causes the opponent to tend to do large movements as they panic or are intimidated which causes them to lose form and telegraph their movement.

@zoetorres1894

4 ай бұрын

There's a student of Seki Sensei who also posts videos here in KZread called Shogo, he posted a video of him sparring Seki Sensei along with a video of Tsukada San doing the same, of the three of them sparring the Sensei, Tsukada was the most calm, but even being his student you can see him nervous to fight Seki Sensei

12:30 best part when both being defensive and keeping distance, waiting for the opponent to make mistake and create opening, yet they both doesnt move much and play it safe. and seki sensei baiting by waving the sword tip and feinting

The way Seki sensei calmly closed-in on Tak-dono was both graceful and scary! His resolve pierced the atmosphere. Equally beautiful was the unflinching way that Tak-dono weathered it.

The calm face of Seki-sensei - I should not wish to play poker against this man. He reveals nothing in his face except calm.

@JanWynd

2 ай бұрын

Mushin. A loose translation can be, "No mind". He is 100 percent in-the-moment. That man is highly-skilled!

Seki Sensei's fighting style reminds me of that of darth vader: he doesn't use big movements nor does he usually launch a big attack, he just waits until the moment is right and does what is needed

@u.v.s.5583

4 ай бұрын

He did however look somewhat silly, chasing after those swift younglings. In fact, that scene was so embarrassing and took minutes before the Dark Lord could cut down the last youngling, that the director decided to leave out that scene.

@superal68

4 ай бұрын

@@u.v.s.5583 ???

Seki Sensei is so composed in the duel and you can feel the apprehension in the way his opponent moves. Sensei was always able to maintain the center of the fighting floor and was the one able to have constant forward pressure. What a privilege this was to watch.

Seki sensei really is impressive! There's really a personality shift when he goes into "killing" mode compared to the jovial man he is the rest of the time. I'm not a martial artist, but even I could feel the intimidating factor from him during the duels. If he felt fear, neither body nor face betrayed it, an absolute poker face. Thank you for the video! I enjoy the Asayama Ichiden ryu kata, but seeing Seki sensei in an improvised duel is something else entirely.

Hot damn, how long has Tak Sakaguchi been on KZread? Used to watch his movies when I was too young for them.

The timing & precision of seki sensai striking is formidable & out of this world.

I just love the japanese sense of humor

Seki sensei is such a giga chad LOL, but the way he apply pressure like just half an step away from atk range, is actually yabai.... really really yabai XD

"hes just standing there" "menacingly"

Sensei is such a professional! What accuracy and composure!

With Seki Sensei’s speed, he’d be an excellent cowboy in the Old West as well.

This Sensei must make movies. He is awesome.

Really nice to see sensei crack a smile and show some joy. As someone who does HEMA, there is something very rewarding about the competition, the dynamic nature of the fight, and of testing oneself with a sword. Unsharpened, but still a martial art of skill and timing.

Beautiful video!

That was awesome. I appreciate your respect. It shows so much about your character.

It's amazing to be able to see this side of seki sensei 😂 much respect 🙏

Really an amazing show of skill, excellent video Tak.

Good to watch! Very exciting

Such a fun video! It must be intimidating to duel a master, no matter how friendly and gracious.

Great work.

The interview : you know that you getting your azz beat today? Ninja: yeah I’m so scared, you know but I have no choice and my curiosity lead to my stupidity.

12:04 - it's hard to catch, but Seki Sensei cuts his fingers.

Masters are the spirit of the past, present, and future. Thank you.

2:56 Not sure if it's the camera angle, but this guy's wrist bone looks abnormal. The bone looks like it's protruding out way too much.

Dear Sirs, In Europe swords , except for long-swords, are held in one hand only thereby increasing distance. I was glad to hear the Master having mentioned and showed it. Based on the fact that Katana or the bamboo shinai replacing it are bound to historical usage of the Katana, was surprised not to see that slower motion for so called binding the blade, so much typical in historical fencing in Europe. Paul, fan of martial arts and kind regards to all of you. 68, retired instructor of Karate

master seki, good stuff. I've learned a lot from him.

if i was young again, i would find a way to learn under a wise master like this one

@andrebaxter4023

2 ай бұрын

How old are you?

seki sensei is so cool!

This was one of the most thrilling videos I've seen.

Very cool and respectful!

Me encanta el estilo amateur en el que graban esto, con los dialogos en secreto y esas cosas. Es muy entretenido. ✌

Just watched 1% warrior. I LOVE Tak! Great martial artist and actor!

Thats so freaking weird. Seki Sensei's feel...the air about him when he knows he is going to fight goes from a gentle, attentive fellow, to solid and intimidating. And all without changing expression or shouting or anything else. HOW do I get to be able to do that lol. He really moves like he will actually end you.

Seki Sensei is very skillful and knowledgeable. He truly embodies Budo.

the main error I think comes from the lack of vision, if you look at the master, he clearly only look at the opponent head and knows that every movements are initiated by facial expression, on the other hands, the other opponent is only looking at the tip of the katana, losing all informations on the master foot placement and intentions

This was a beautiful meeting.

Bonjour, merci vraiment une bonne vidéo 👌💪🏻🥊🙏🇯🇵🇫🇷vous avez pris une belle fessé aujourd’hui 🤣😉

That strike to the hilt was very impressive.

Seki sensei, es de esas personas que es muy intimidante. Pero de cierta forma tienes mas deseos de combatir. Y que de querer ver que tan lejos estas de sus habilidades como maestro.

How much to challenge seki sensei? Do i just fly to japan and request a spar?

for me the craziest part of is how Seki Sensei knocks his opponent's sword out of his hand with the precise angle! I've never seen that happen in any media and the movement is super clean!

i just woke up and seeing tak sakaguchi doin collab video with seki sensei, i thought i was still dreaming 😂

Try Tenshinryu next, would love to see those fellows in a duel again

Seki-sensei sugoi ne?! Wow! That thrust was surgical

Ver eso y compartir experiencias entre otros maestros de nivel, NO TIENE PRECIO. Es bueno tener maestros de alto nivel compitiendo entre si. La cuestión ahí, es que nadie gana y nadie pierde, cada maestro ve sus fallos, sus debilidades, para eso debe mejorar su técnica partiendo de los fallos, no se hace un gran guerrero, sino una gran persona que evoluciona hasta perfeccionarse, no es cuestión de hacer daño, sino de practicar, estudiar, mejorar, la vida se trata de perfeccionarse uno mismo y encontrar la armonía, sólo así serás grande. Sería interesante poder comentar un tema, hablar de Miyamoto Musasshi, y aplicar esas técnicas de la que muy poco se habla y se ha visto. Es un tema que para mi me parece muy interesante, ¿qué opinan al respecto?

Pas assez de monde sur cette chaîne,je comprends pas moi j aime beaucoup.🙏

@narusawa74

6 ай бұрын

Cest domage pour le dojo mais on y peut rien. Les moutons n'aiment oas les choses de valeur.....juste le blingbling......

what is Sensei Tak's Ryuha ?

it would be great a shiai geiko without time . would give them time to demonstrate more techniques. two amazing swordsmen

Sugoi

now we want to see a full kenjutsu battle

I wish i could learn

That hilt strike 😳

After watching Full Moon killing i was expecting something different 😝 A very interesting fight! I learned a lot! Greetings from Germany !

Great video. Both kenshi did good and are both competitive, corteous and humble. One observation: Seki sensei has impeccable stance all the time, specially the feet align with the sword. Sakaguchi san, not so much, his back foot was always tilted to the left, which I believe is a technical mistake that hampers his ability to spring forward, it limits the power of his lunges and the strenght of his posture. It´s very common in most kenshi, to default to back foot open when the chips are down, I humbly believe this is a defect to be corrected, but I may be wrong of course. Again, excellent demonstration. Thanks!

@yabaijapan_action

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment!

Seki Sensei is his own level of menace

Sakaguchi-san said so himself that he was not focused on the duel than he was intimidated by the reputation and image of Seki Sensei. I believe that was a large factor to the outcome of the duel. But I can only say so much with limited and outdated experience. What I can certainly see is that Sensei's choice to remain in his neutral form with the tip forward controlled the space of the arena. If I were faced against Sensei, I would be too focused on gaining ground to answer correctly to his advances. It is clear how much experience Sensei has 😅

I repeat my comment, seing the soke dancin with sword is like see a deadly grace and a concentration speed in a peacefull total moves less : the Tao itself😊

You can tell the difference in skill level just by where their eyes focus on. Sensei applies the proper way of viewing the whole man, as compared to just fixating on the blade.

"I couldn't figure out how to get passed it," he says, unable to thrust. This guy would be dangerous to a team of riot police with a real blade.

Seki sensei was too nice lol

his block at 7:10 was insane

очень крутой канал, Так! Greeting from Russia

Mimimimi ta! 😃

Imagine losing to Seki Sensei, couldn't be me personally. You see I know a secret he doesn't. I have a gun. 😉

Wow....😮👍🏾👊🏾😅

Dojo yaburi time!!?

So you doo "Geißeln"...didn't work though against the sensei ;-)

I thought of challenging him to a doel. But now I am scared.

this is what a true Jedi lightsaber fight should be like. Less useless flashy sword swinging, more intense focus and concentration. Star Wars has lost its way so far away from how it started off.

Feliz natal atrasado ✌️🫡 Deus abençoe ✌️🫡 tem brasileiro que treina com vocês não ?🇧🇷

the rules restricted the many attacks and counters that he could have performed but his abilities shone through

Why no kendo armor

@The_true_Joe_mama

6 ай бұрын

this shinai is less dangerous

There is an army of 20 yr old female anime characters fighting with seki senseis skills in Japan. 😊😮😊

7:12 Seki Sensei lost a leg...

Spochan!

Someone who calls himself "Crazy Musashi" and "The Modern Ninja" and mostly does "How to kill a man 11 ways with your little finger! Way 4 will amaze you!!!!" videos comes up against someone whose lifelong obsession has been precise, efficient training? The outcome was never in doubt. Honestly, the fight should have been with one of the senior students, not the Master. Much respect to him for giving "Crazy Musashi" a fencing lesson instead of humiliating him and for holding back

He will destroy me in a sword fight dao vs katana

😆

Sensei and everyone practicing, my apologies, that I am not impressed with the accuracy. I have achieved such accuracy myself not by practicing the sword, but by using a hoe in my garden weeding (for many years), I hit hundreds of weeds a day on the ground, from standing position and I never practiced with a boken or a spear. I also can split wood, accurately with a great force. I recommend these practices to everyone who does martial arts.

Forgive me for commenting as a non Japanese art practitioner, I noticed Seki Sensei tracked the whole of his opponent all the time, treated the sword as part of the whole, his gaze rarely left his opponent's throat but still seemed quite aware of the Katana and even his footwork. His brave opponent tracked Seki Sensei's hands or seemed to. Based on the outcome of the second bout I can only assume that both choices are not bad ones just different. In my blade sports you track your opponents shoulders mostly, a different choice yet again.

That is true skill of master when in actual combat- all those beautiful samurai technique's that he shows in other videos, cant be preformed in actual combat. This video proves that master cannot facilitate decisive fast debilitating technique against opponent. His Kendo skill is not of high level.