So the wakizashi can use precise movements, and the uchigatana has more reach, I believe that's also why using a long and a short sword to dual wield is the preferred method. As the Books of Five Rings says, "The long sword must be wielded broadly and the short sword closely"

I’m a Filipino martial artist and dual wielding is a huge part of the art and I love seeing this! The techniques Sensei did were similar to our dual wielding. It was super fun to watch!! I love watching high level sword play from amazing swordsmen like Seki Sensei!!!

@user-tn5cj1cz2l

2 күн бұрын

It's so dangerous Filipin country weapon

Someone should get this man a scimitar

@Deniz_50

4 күн бұрын

I know, right? I would love to see Seki-sensei use a scimitar or a kilij.

@edi9892

4 күн бұрын

I'd like to see him wield a very curved tachi.

@WVkittenrescue

4 күн бұрын

prince of persia status

@SpiggyTech

4 күн бұрын

@@Deniz_50or a bat'leth

@LontrinhaOzadaotaria

3 күн бұрын

A falchion would be nice too !

I would love to learn more about that naginata ryuha with the 2 intermediate length swords.

Always wonderful to see Seki Sensei and Tsukada Sensei demonstrate these complex techniques - both the old and the brand new! 👍🏻😊

would love to see something with a nagamaki, always been curious how it would be used

Seki-sensei is so amazing, I would love to see all of his kata motion captured one day.

@letsasksekisensei I love just how seki sensei so open to experimentation with stuff like this not only showing his skill in his ryuha but also showing how humble he is as always great video looking forward to the next

The double underhand wakizashi reminded me of his scythe style. Love seeing what you guys are doing. Arigato!

There is 1 thing i am really curious about, and thats the breathing

A nice follow up to this would be talking with a senior in Tendo Ryu, as they have a two sword with what looks like kodachi

I think that it’s amazing that he is able to adapt to certain circumstances so quickly.

That really was a very interesting showing of differences between longer and shorter dual swords. Dual wakizashi definitely worked well, considerably better than i would have expected. Great show.

Fantastic video as always. All moves are straight to the point, but the standout for me was the double reverse grip. I expected the block to work. However, the restrict and the finishing afterwards are splendid. This may be a defensive technique, but it's really akin to a snake hunting its prey.

A scenario when two wakizashi could have be used is if you are only carrying a wakizashi inside, then when you are attacked, you somehow succeed to steal a opponents wakizashi.

Can you do a video on any techniques there are for horse mounted combat and armored foes?

Seki Sensei with 2 swords is just so sick! ❤😮 The techniques are amazing! 😊

It's really great seeing someone so passionate about sword fighting and martial arts as Seki Sensei. Hypothetically where dual wielding fails is cutting power against armored opponents and stability when deflecting heavier weapons. And if you give up cutting power you'd want precision to target weak spots, but doing so sacrifices reach, by using a wakizashi and an uchi-katana you get a bit of everything. Although tradition required one to carry a short and long sword, I don't think it's the main culprit, the main reason would be warfare and training the most effective methods for it.

I very much appreciated this video. Super educational and I will be returning to watch over and over as I practice Niten Ichi Ryu :)

The 'naginata' art you refer to is Tendo Ryu, actually a Sogo Bujutsu (although this ryuha does primarily emphasize naginata-jutsu). Curiously the 2 short swords are actually slightly different lengths. I have asked about the origins of our nito-jutsu, but no one seems to know any more. It stands in odd contrast to my studies of Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu Kenjutsu, although the nito kata both share the use of juji-dome (the X-block/intercept). It's very interesting to see Seki-sensei's take on the use of 2 short swords.

His sparring person is really getting some great practice and I would not be surprised if anyone besides sensei's could beat him in a match. It is even better when we get a bit of a history lesson thrown in to make understanding so much easier.

Thank you for your videos.

I'd be interested in combination of uchigatana and jitte as it may be interesting to compare it to rapier/main gauche combination.

Another great share - thank you for sharing your experience

INCREDIBLE! ❤‍🔥So many PRICELESS insights! How fortunate we are that the spirit of Kobudo lives on even in the digital era, with Asayama Ichiden-kai! Brought to you by the INCOMPARABLE Seki Sensei and Shogo! My whole family: Love you guys so much! GRATITUDE & RESPECT 🔥for the peerless work.

Simply beautiful

Very nice techniques. And Seki-san always shows so much infectious joy.

Can you make a video about tachi dueling?

Great video! If still on the table, I would love to see a video of Seki Sensei analysing the hussite 2 handed war flail. Its a rather exotic weapon that has a very different fighting style and it would be great to hear his thoughts and perspective.

What I love to do with two short swords is to parry with one and thrust with the other simultaneously. That's IMHO the best way to deal with longer swords. Also, you can do a lot from the bind. You can press a longer weapon down until you can reach the opponent with your other weapon. Just as sticky hands, it allows you to feel the opponents intention faster than you can see his movement.

I grabbed two wakasashi and tried swinging them around. It wasn't too dissimilar to rapier-and-dagger fighting. I like it! (And I have developed a real liking for wakasashi lately!)

Awesome. This is my fav youtubes

It's absolutly amazing.

What would happen in actual sparring?

Love this video. Finding dual wielding is very difficult because so rare in Japan. Aoshi would be very happy with this video.

Thank you.

I’d be interested to see his techniques or weapon selection against a sword and shield, like a short sword or arming sword. Or against a variety of shields like a big Roman shield, kite shield and then things like the buckler or targe

My ogress just learned a few good techniques for her double falcata. This is really going to improve my book.

Seki-sensei is so cool!

I would love to see dual wielding on dual wielding techniques.

I would love to see Seki Sensei using a german Kriegsmesser/Langes Messer (Warknife/Long Knife).

I wish real fight would be slow motion like this.

Actually, if memory serves me right, in the Book of Five Rings (五輪書) Musashi did recommend practicing with two katanas.

6:12 oh god that’s brutal! 😅

Nice! Now please, I beg you, could you please please pleeeease do this with dual wielded ko katanas? Sometimes they are known as chisa katana? I own a couple practice ones. The blades are about 23" in length with 10-12" handles. They're awesome but I've never seen a professional or a master use them, single or dual. Would love it if we could see you using two of these mid sized swords 🙇🙇

Are there videos of Sensei sparring?

2:05 so would that be seen as a sort of dishonour or fighting dishonourably? That’s interesting, kind of reminds me of Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus (Star Wars nerd here) in the comics lore he was the same, only respected people who fought with just 1 lightsaber. I know Star Wars did get some of its inspiration from Japanese history though. Also Musashi was interesting because he was known to go against those rules and think outside the box (like the time he used a big paddle in a duel)

I'll try this in VR

thanx

Christ bless you, its interesting to know how much the length matters

Shinomori Aoshi would enjoy watching this

6:40 those look similar to some of the sai techniques, especially with the reverse grip blocking

Umm... didn't Musashi write a very famous book on his two-sword fighting technique?

🙏👍😳😊

Even if they didn't, it still seems like a really cool style to develop! And especially the dual reverse grip, oh my god! 😮

@selectyourvector9656

4 күн бұрын

Jeez are you trying to get someone killed? Cool as though that may be I can't think of a more inefficient swordfighting style than dualwielding anything larger than a dagger in reverse grip, whatever you're on I want some

@warrikata

4 күн бұрын

@@selectyourvector9656 just because one person can't think of it, that doesn't mean it couldn't be fun to investigate. And I was more referring to just the regular two wakizashi style. The reverse grip was an afterthought, and it looked pretty cool. Sorry if that upset you.

@KateJohn2013England

4 күн бұрын

​@warrikata No need to apologise! They are just another "I know everything" Oh well everyone is entitled to there opinion even if it's crap! Take care. Stay Safe John and Kate

@KateJohn2013England

4 күн бұрын

​@@selectyourvector9656 Experienced in real combat. Would love to hear about it! Take care. Stay safe 🙏 John and Kate

I fought in pirate fight shows and fun with my girlfriend. You get pretty good at dodging with someone swinging at your head constantly!

I feel like Tsukada-san gets hit by mistake quite a lot in these filming shots...

I worry that a strong men cut could crush through the initial cross block.

@Cosmoman78

4 күн бұрын

If you have overwhelmingly power advantage, you can almost brute force any guard. That's why against such opponent, you don't block their brute swing, but parry them and counterattack. The initial fight between Guts & Griffith would be a fine example.

@jonwesick2844

4 күн бұрын

@@Cosmoman78 John Clodig, my aikijutsu teacher, taught me that this is not strong enough to stop a downward strike. He added a sidestep to get his body out of the swords path, making the cross block more of a brush by.

@rooroo9216

3 күн бұрын

@@jonwesick2844yeah that would make sense, it’s kind of like a roof block and you move away from the diagonal downward angle so their blow should just glance off. Rather than a full 90 degree angle where you’d take all the force

Now do two odachi

@WVkittenrescue

4 күн бұрын

😂 that be wild

Can he make use of the kukuri?

Miyamoto Musashi did use two swords ... two swords-one spirit

Does he actually (or has he ever) fought with fully sharpened real blades or is that not a practice done for safety reasons?

@Cosmoman78

4 күн бұрын

He actually did on some videos, although idk whether the swords he used there really sharp or not. But yeah, for demonstration, it's better to use practice swords like this for safety reasons.

the way Seki sensei held it in reverse looked like the way you'd hold a knife or a dagger.

@DIREWOLFx75

4 күн бұрын

That's not how you normally hold a dagger or knife if you're fighting with it. Basic grip for knifefighting is, well, like you'd hold on to the handle of a bicycle almost, with your left hand in front of the blade(held in parallel to your body) so it can be used to cover the movements of the knife for a moment extra. Preferably with something covering your left hand capable of blocking attacks, most commonly a thick piece of clothing. A knife held blade down like that, you have almost no options at all for movement with it, you cant turn the blade forward and nearly all potential attacks are very wide in their movements. It can work with a short sword, but that's pretty much the only thing that grip is functional for.

@bryanskrantz

4 күн бұрын

@@DIREWOLFx75 Thats fair as far as the dagger but from what I know of how to properly hold a knife, holding it in an angle or downwards, is the proper way to do it.

@DIREWOLFx75

4 күн бұрын

@@bryanskrantz Downwards means you're holding it in an overhead grip, which severely limits your options. It's almost impossible to defend with a knife like that and stabbing forward, as in, stabbing with REACH is effectively impossible.

@bryanskrantz

4 күн бұрын

@@DIREWOLFx75 intestesting. I'm not at the level where I can test your theories out but I will remember that when I am.

@DIREWOLFx75

4 күн бұрын

@@bryanskrantz Definitely not theories. One source is a CQC instructor, another source is straight from the Corsican maffia, where knifefighting is excessively traditional. Yes, literally.

im curious if stick-fighting can translate to 2-waka fighting that easily. it seems like the principles of grappling and precision seem natural to stick fighting

Just look at escrima/kali.

This isn't entirely true, or maybe just misleading. Some samurai did prefer to fight with a smaller primary katana and therefore same or similar length to a large wakizashi. One being sometimes only slightly longer than the other. I've seen daisho in japan similar length and size to large wakizashi, on one occasion it's saya being deliberately longer in appearance. Though highly unusual, it was done.

@Cosmoman78

4 күн бұрын

Definitely can, but with a second shorter sword, you can do close counter maneuver which kinda hard to do with both long swords.