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@gregorykelly8000

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sensei

You and your channels really are a treasure for foreigners to learn about Japanese tradition and culture. I also want to express my gratitude towards Seki Sensei for sharing his wisdom. Thank you.

@eriglebrundelabouexiere472

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! As an old shugyosha, taught in Yawara, aîkijujutsu, Kobayashi ryu aïkido and Katori Shinto Ryu and Shinkage Ryu no kenjutsu, I want to express my gratitude and respects to Seki Senseï, for sharing such interesting and precious knowledge. His explanations are so precise and illustrative that it's a wonderful enrichment for any sincere shugyosha. Domo arigato! Special thanks to his seme, who performs with great dedication and always listen to his master with uttter and inspiring respect. Domo arigato!

@sol3019

Жыл бұрын

@@eriglebrundelabouexiere472 Thank you! I hope we can all learn in the future.

3:36 Very interesting how Seki sensei calls the stomach "suigetsu", which is literally "water moon". Turns out it also means vital point (solar plexus) and stomach. Learned something new every day. Really love how much Seki sensei can explain the why for a lot of kata in Kenjutsu and questions like "Why is the katana the soul of a samurai?". Really put things into perspective and let people know the "why" and not the "how".

As an old shugyosha, taught in Yawara, aîkijujutsu, Kobayashi ryu aïkido and Katori Shinto Ryu and Shinkage Ryu no kenjutsu, I want to express my gratitude and respects to Seki Senseï, for sharing such interesting and precious knowledge. His explanations are so precise and illustrative that it's a wonderful enrichment for any sincere shugyosha. Domo arigato! Special thanks to his seme, who performs with great dedication and always listen to his master with uttter and inspiring respect. Domo arigato!

Simply beautiful. Thank you Master Seki for sharing your beautiful Sword Art with the world .Thank you Shogo for English subtitles. and English translation.

@JKallday19

Жыл бұрын

Honestly

Now you've got me thinking that I will need to make my own saya. It seems commercially made saya tend to be made of inexpensive pine which is far too soft and weak for the uses Seki Sensei displayed for us. Too hard and too strong would be equally bad as an attacker's blade would not bite as deep, which would lessen your ability to control his sword as you prepare your counter. Fortunately here in North America there is a wide selection of woods with useful properties, some similar to traditional Japanese magnolia though not quite the same. I think I will have to spend some time hacking at scraps of different types to see which works best. Thanks again, Seki sensei, and thank you Shogo.

This was a very informative episode and I want to thank you all for your generosity. I learned a lot about things I was particularly interested in and I also gained additional context (Your ryuuha names parts of the blade like Tenshin-ryuu Hyouho and I was excited to find this similarity) Whenever Seki-Sensei gives his explanations I see him light up and I see that it's not just his duty but his passion and joy. ♥️♥️♥️

Also pommel strikes like tsuka-até, ganmen-até, etc. The sageo also has many, many possible uses. Every part of the weapon is functional.

Thank you Seki sensei for sharing these kata and knowledge, and thanks to both your Uke and Shogo-san for their assistance in it's production.

I've been involved in karate and kobudo for about 50 years and want to say that I was fortunate that I learned a lot of these techniques in the 70's/80's and they have made up my foundation. I am very happy to have found your channel and know that if I were still a young man, I would be moving to Japan to learn from Seki sensei. Since I cannot do that now, I will watch and learn from your videos. Thank you both for setting this up and taking time to do these excellent videos.

Well, that's what I love, and life for. ありがとうございます!

Thank you to Seki Sensei.

Wonderful! This was so interesting; I learn so much watching this channel! ❤

A treasure trove of information on saya and unconventional techniques from Seki-sensei! I really learnt a lot from this video! Arigato gozaimasu!

These videos are really confirming everything that I have been taught despite the fact I see most doing things differently. Seated with the katana not in the obi for example. And where your placing it determines your intent. Thank you so much!

One of my new favourite channels! Huge respect from Bulgaria!

This is amazing, the samurai utilized every part of the katana and thanks to seki sensei for showing us this beautiful piece of japanese history.

The first recorded italian fencing master ofted told of a technique in which one would smash the end of a scabbard into the oppoenent, then draw whilst pushing them backwards. European sword scabbards tend to have a hard metal plate at the end though.

As always very informative and entertaining as well. Thank you so much! 🙏 Everyone should be subscribed to your channel.

Whoever was doing the camera work for this video is very good like a professional

@Dewabarasunderan

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the Camera Person is generating an income with this = professional

@dsgdsg9764

Жыл бұрын

@@Dewabarasunderan you do camera work but not a professional right?

shogo thank you for the translations and thank you master seki for the lessons you guys really make for some of the best ways to know about japan and japanese culture, thank you again and again

Thank you for making this video! As always, it is very high quality skills demonstrated with Seki Sensei. Really pedagogic and educational. Thank you!

VERY interesting. I've never thought of the sheath as a weapon at all. Thanks for the lesson!

I love this channel. Sensei is def holding back some moves. For example at 3:18 IIRC from watching a video from a different school you'd aim the blade at the soft spot below their chin as bony spots like a sternum can damage your sword

Thanks I am learning so much from this

いつもありがとうこの動画が面白いです！

I believe it, at the end of the day it's a blunt object and such things can quickly become a weapon in the right hands. Kind of the same idea with a shield. There's more to it then just being defensive. Instead of just blocking with it, use it to ring someone's bell.

I’ve been wondering about saya techniques! Thank you for sharing such valuable teachings with us! Are there saya techniques for tanto too??

I've been noticing the dents in Seki Sensei's saya for a while now. Mostly because it makes me feel better about how beaten up mine has become over the years haha.

Wow! How grateful i am for all this knowledge! Thank you so very much! Greatest of respect and regards from Serbia! I hope one day i will come to Japan and train with Sensei Seki San. It would be a dream come true! 🙏Osu!

I was just looking for katana fighting methods, I didn’t expect that one of my favorite youtuber is here. “Let’s ask shogo”

@letsasksekisensei

Жыл бұрын

I’m running this channel too!

this channel is gold

Brilliant as always and the story about his Katana and his Master 🥺 So he honours and serves his master and ryu by using this Katana 😮 It makes it all mean so much more than an art form. Thank you so much. Take care. Stay safe 🙏 ジョン John and ケイト Kate

thanks seki sensei. the sheath is a very useful tool too!

Very nice guys, love it

I would think as “the soul of the samurai “ comment is concerned, it is a great idea. War,violence and for sure the taken of a life a will leave marks and dents on one’s soul for sure. Imo it’s an amazing metapor

While I am not the type to ever train in any of this, I greatly appreciate what is presented here. It helps lend a new perspective, better understanding and renewed level of respect for those involved. Thank you!

So good, thank you.

Thanks!

Samurai were masters of fighting biomechanics, achieving a lot with great economy of moves, small wonder as it used to be the difference between life and death. In the kata when Seki Sensei defends against an attack to the hip, it took me three views to realize he was blocking the attack with the saya. He moved it only a few inches to get the desired result

Hey Shogo! Can you and Seki Sensei make a video about left handedness amoung samurai and more left handed techniques?

Today, we collect blades and tend to think that they are meant to last forever, but they are all tools and will degrade over time. You can replace the sheath and rehilt the sword, but at some point the blade can no longer be fixed... The weapons we look at today, were mostly those that got rarely used, be it because they were more of an accessory, or because they never got to fulfil their purpose... BTW: European longswords were also often tugged into the belt rather than worn on a rig. Thus, you could use the sheath there as well and medieval manuscripts do show similar techniques.

I'd love to see some techniques that involve multiple opponents! 11:51 That looked awesome :)

Thank you!

This is good technique, that show it can be effective in real combat, so thumbs up for this installment !!! Sensible technique is the key to effective combat.

Beautiful!

The thing with attacking and blocking with the saya seems to be reminiscent of how Vergil from Devil May Cry fights. Either using only the saya or utilizing both the saya and the Katana/Tachi itself

thank you shogo

very nice.

First, love your content! Second… I think “sparingly” might mean the opposite of what you want to say… to use something sparingly is to use something as little as possible, to spare it as much as you can.

this is my favourite channel on YT

@letsasksekisensei

5 ай бұрын

We are glad you say so!

First we learned to remove the sheath from the sword and not the other way around, today we learned that it's better to just break the sheath off and go from there! I will probably never be in a sword fight but that's not the point is it? The point being is that we can approach our lives the way one would approach a sword fight, with training, knowledge,the right tools ,pragmatism and the intent to win.

Amazing sword arts ❤

Excellent video! t Thank you for sharing! 😄

You're intro in amazing

It's concise and the movements are scientific

I hope you are all fine. Shogo I know you're a father so I'll make it short. I've listened to many Let's ask Seki Sensei videos while at work & it's very clear that the knowledge shared by Seki Sensei is very efficient & I often have little bursts of laughter because most moves are so smart & unstoppable compare to so many other "masters" ignorimg their ignorance. You are a very good team because each are supporting the other very well, like a team on a sailing boat. So I wish you ALL favourable winds. :) Martin

I'm curious about the hop Seki-sensei did during that 'capturing a messenger' kata: it seems to me that a blow from the Saya would be stronger if you kept both feet planted for leverage, or is it done to stop your knees taking hits from the fellow you're trying to bludgeon?

Amazing 👍👍💪💪👊👊🥋🥋⚔️⚔️

Good reminder the sharp part isn't the only thing that makes a sword a weapon

This guy is so badass

7:17 I feel like this is a good position for mutual destruction.

So Vergil's movesets ARE somewhat realistic after all.

sugoi ❤️

One must admire the courage of Tsukada-san, who so often has Seki-Sensei's sword inches from his head or neck.

You’re welcome 👍👍💪💪👊👊🥋🥋⚔️⚔️

Maybe i should start practicing kenjitsu. Deciplined, physical, slow and focused. Honestly it sounds super fun to practife

This reminds me of sword cane techniques in western arts!

I'm planning a trip to Japan in the near future. Would you mind if I dropped by the dojo to say hello?

3:28 Can you ask Sensei why they are both mimicking each other, changing legs and patting the sword handle from one end to another, and bring their hands to sides in such way at the same time?

So samurai were passive aggressive and basically needed an excuse to be less polite. I love the culture and appreciate the limitations of magnolia wood.

Thank you all 🙏

Maybe the 'Messenger Capture' maneuver would be best called, 'Messenger, knocked out cold', lol.

Always bin curieus as far as I'm aware bo ken are not just tools for training, but life weapons, sow what were these sword shaped clubs actuely used for historicaly. Are they for policing or were they used by commoners for selfdefence I would really love some more context to go with the concept of the weapon.

The sensei is the g.o.a.t

ive often heard people say "why not use the saya as a parrying tool" and the elitist snobs go "well thats not what its for, no one ever used it like that" turns out, its just as useful as i thought

Is there a formal style of dual wielding sword and scabbard.

He fought like Itu from Shadow Fight

I wonder if there ever is a technique to use the Tsuba as a shruiken? It has the shape and even have that structure.

@user-jl6tr1nf2b

7 ай бұрын

In a channel collaboration project with a history theme, Seki-sensei explained the technique of attacking by throwing the tsuba. 別の歴史をテーマにしたチャンネルとのコラボ企画で関先生が鍔を投擲して攻撃する技術を説明してましたよ。

I know we have been so keen on how Samurai had respect for their katanas but like how the ideas of Shinobis being Samurai themselves way back also removes the romanticized "Honor" we know from pop culture but instead if it gets the job done they will use it. This kind of reminds me of using the saya and even having the scratches.

I wonder if there’s any tales of warriors using these techniques with a bladed sheath. Imagine having just a small, sharpened sliver of steel on the corner

Existe para todos o golpes um contra ataque?

geed❤❤❤❤❤

It is called a Sia or scabbard right isn't a sheath like a soft bendable version of a cover

I knew that these would be real but they being that effective ???? Wow

Striking the pit of the stomach also has a chance to “wind” the opponent

hola maestro una pregunta , la saya puede romper la articulacion del brazo de un golpe sin la katana adentro?

@letsasksekisensei

9 ай бұрын

It would be possible!

i’m left handed so would i draw from my right or would i still be taught to use my right hand and keep it on my left?

@letsasksekisensei

Жыл бұрын

The katana is always on your left waist, and it’s meant to draw with your right hand!

It's a weapon and a weapon can be good or bad depending on the wielder

to be honest this skill is more like vergil from devil may cry where he using the yamato katana and using the saya as a weapon too

all of these stances could be replaced by just gouging the enemy's eyes out with your fingers though

When the Saya was still made of magnolia, were there stronger ones designed for training purposes so that Samurai didn’t go through so many just for training?

Does your Ryu Ha have any connection to Katori Shinto Ryu?

@letsasksekisensei

Жыл бұрын

No, it doesn’t!

ah yes, the good old stick

I didn't need this proven, samurai jack already showed me it's just as important as the sword

When opponent hit a sheath - he can and will cut upward through fingers orvwrist and finish defenceless shisho. But ofcource he magically drop a blade whithout trying to cut a leg or moves away. Real fight is dirty.

That moment when you realize that a sheathed katana is now a short staff with a metal core...

主君を守ることが、武士の本懐ということか。 今の自分にはできないことです。

Q: was there ever someone in history known to wear the katana on the right side?

Is the Katana you train with the same one you'd wear protecting your clan? Never a spare to spar with?