The way I see it, the point of the reverse blade is such that he already has the muscle memory of fighting with a forward-facing blade so that if he used a normal sword he could end up killing someone just out of reflex, specially considering an important portion of his fighting style consisting of sword drawing techniques. At one point in one of the OVAs he almost killed a woman because she got too close to him in his sleep.

@digitaljanus

3 ай бұрын

But also, we expect shounen manga protagonists and comic book superheroes to do things normal people can't. The sakabato is a metaphor for Kenshin's sincere desire to protect others while never killing again, but the sharp back edge represents the ever-present temptation to "turn face" and revert to being the Hitokiri/Man-Slasher again.

@Yominokun1

3 ай бұрын

Well, to be fair (and as mentioned in the video), the way he hit people, he's definitely killing them. Just not cutting them.

@jackmcslay

3 ай бұрын

​@@Yominokun1They address that too. He rarely hits people in the head where there's a high risk of killing people with blunt weapons and otherwise Kenshin himself is a twink so he lacks mass and strength to kill people efficiently with blunt weapons, it was only after special training where he almost ended up killing his master that he learned to perform a chest strike strong enough to kill using the blunt side of his sword.

@Yominokun1

3 ай бұрын

@@jackmcslay You obviously haven't seen the actual impact that a 7ish cm steel bar can have on a human body, even if they lack strength. Something which Himura does not lack by the way. Even if he would lack the strength, the speed at which he draws and hits people (remember, the force applied isn't just the physical strength, but the velocity too), is enough to crack ribs, break bones, and cause all sort of nastiness inside the body, something which in the timeframe has a pretty good risk of killing. Just not immediately. Oh, and he's hitting enough people in the head, a bit less in the series, but in the manga, it happens a lot more, with enough force to make them throw up blood and gush blood from their heads ;). Don't get me wrong, i love the series, but as i grew up, i did come to the realization that he'd definitely be killing people instead of knocking them out for a moment. He's sending people flying with the back of his sword, into walls and such ... . Hell, even knocking someone unconscious can be a serious medical condition, if they're unconscious for longer than a minute, it's a mild brain injury, longer than 15 and it's a serious one, and there's plenty of people who aren't moving after being hit.

@jackmcslay

3 ай бұрын

​@@Yominokun1You mean that in same series in which a guy goes around breaking trees with his fists for strength training it's somehow expected that people in it cannot withstand being hit with a metal rod?

Zoro's bar fight in the first episode of Netfix Live action version of One Piece shows some examples of how to fight without killing your opponent.

@Chraan

3 ай бұрын

Have superhuman strength and throw humans around like tennis balls, I can learn so much from it!

@SkepticalCaveman

3 ай бұрын

@@Chraan I meant as an example to react to.

@isekaiojisan2104

3 ай бұрын

Zoro style is not usefull

@gustavoteran6581

2 ай бұрын

Aikido could help as it involves techniques that don’t hurt your opponent

There is "kill" in terms of not only physiology, but also mentality.

As a stick fighter, I was thrilled to see Seki-sensei using "close-in" responses where his sheathed katana was wrapping around his body to neutralize his opponent. Using a short staff in confined spaces is very effective with the taisabaki demosntrated by Seki-sensei. Thank you!

@qubek533

3 ай бұрын

I thought it's just me who's almost an adult and still trains swordfighting on own yard with sticks😂 (and with friends)

Asking for "how to fight with nodachi" video again please please

The new intro song gives me the chills every time, beautiful!

Fantastic lesson. When I got my first katana, and my first iaido sword, I was surprised how heavy and solid they felt. It's an incentive, and also a method, to get in shape.

Young master teach awesome lessons 👏 😎 👌 🙌

You should have Seki sensei take a look at scenes from Shura no Toki.

Using the katana+sheath as a staff? That’s really cool

This is eye opening! I’m glad I got to view this.

To imitate Kenshin I was thinking to use the mune of the katana to beat the opponent or move away his weapon, but use the saya or the end of the tsuka is an interesting idea.

call me strange but I feel like more self defense should be taught with the intention to disarm or disable the opponent rather than harm or kill them. ty for sharing these techniques

Konichiwa, Seki Sensei! I love how experienced you are and I was hoping, you could take a look at the fighting style of Vergil from Devil May Cry series)

@shark_vii

3 ай бұрын

when watching the kata with the saya/no draw, Vergil was the first thing to come to mind!

yes if you hit someone with a steel stick in the neck or head they will die . but if you look at how kenshin fights he never aims for those . there is an exception with the neck in the saito fight but since he's reverting at that point should not really count

Nice vid as always. I'd also love to see Seki comment on the sword technique in Shogun (2024) TV show currently airing.

Another absolutely fantastic video! So glad to be learning from Sensei!

simply beautiful

Thanks for this new video !!! 😊

Thank you, Seki Sensei. There is more than just fighting skills to be learned here.

Yo this is like what Citan Uzuki used in the second half of Xenogears.

Tying the katana closed, I've always wondered about that!!! If I tied it that way for safe keeping, what would I be able to do if I needed it, etc. Seki-sensei always delivers! I love this ryuha❤

Learned so much

You guys should react to some vagabond drawn fights. I think it's the golden standard of Manga kenjutsu

i find the techniques to subdue and restrain a agresive oponent way more interesting than the techniques ment to kill

🤯Could you IMAGINE a better KOBUDO channel or INSTRUCTOR? ❤🔥❤🔥❤

@warrikata

3 ай бұрын

Nope! ❤️

@alexanderkstrauss9943

3 ай бұрын

@@warrikata それが真実です 🙏❤️‍🔥🔥

Yay an upload:D

Just Subscribed 🙂🙂

Seki Sensei is amazing. I've been wondering if you will do a video with naginata? One of my favorite scenes in Heike Monogatari is when Taira no Noritsune attacked Minamoto no Yoshitsune's boat with a naginata in one hand and a sword in the other at Dan-no-ura. Do you and Seki Sensei think that is possible, or is it just "dramatic embellishment"?

Asking Seki-sensei to explain if there's a flausible self-defense jutsu using your everyday telescopic selfie stick.... Because I have bent mine for reflexively hitting a purse snatcher on the head

You ever get a chance, pls, put a Langes Messer in his hands. I'd love to see what he'd make of that. ;)

Hi sogo and seki sensei, 'i'm violet a newbie iaido treinee and i would like to ask you both to react of some blue eye samurai scenes!! I enjoyed a lot the show and the youtube channel of yours its a bless! I'm brazilian and here we don't have much iaido, budo, jodo, content thank you!

THank you.

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I must respectfully point out that kenshin in the main story does not live in the samurai era that he came from but the Meiji Era and warring swords is already illegal. But I see Seki Sensei’s point in this video.

Great video! Speaking of less lethal weapons, I'd love to hear his opinion on present day police batons and telescopic batons. Often, when they're used, they only piss off a determined attacker, but one bad hit to the head or neck and the suspect is dead...

Hey Shogo, Could you kindly ask Sensei to demonstrate some more of the finer details to upper cuts and some more uppercut techniques in your ryuha. Arigato gozaimasu.

I think there's also a bunch of weapons designed not to kill the opponent. A club or q baton is the most simple and known，as the police all over the world uses it. Japan, I think, was no exemption with it's kanabo. Modified to catch a sword we get jutte. I also heard that sai could be made dull on purpose to make it usable more like a baton. Would be interesting to see some techniques with these kinds of weapons.

Thank you for today's lesson 😊 I have a question about Tsukada Sensei though. I noticed that when lying on the ground, he always puts one foot on his leg. Is there a particular reason for that?

it is always baffling, what must go on in someones head, to think watching youtube videos would make you make knowing more than Seki Sensei about katana skills

1:20 Wow

I'm interested to learn if there were any unarmed strikes in samurai culture that were considered "uncivilized" ? I don't mean groin kicks, but if it was dishonorable to kick opponent's knee while/before drawing a katana? Might be a video idea if Seki Sensei has a lot to say in this regard

@lacialovescats

Ай бұрын

This is actually a good question. I wanna know too.

Review the Shogun series please

Seki sense pls try bisento or naginata for sometimes

I'd love to know his opinion on the kris. It strikes me as having an unusual guard, and I assume it was meant for parrying (the blade itself being more designed for stabbing than slashing), but I really know little, and would love to hear what an expert makes of it. Edit: it's a Javanese dagger with a wavy blade. The guard is asymmetrical with the larger part facing towards you, and the end of the handle curving away from you. I think I remember reading that when perfectly crafted they can ballance on their tip despite the asymetry.

Can Seki sensei do a video with tanto tecniques

@atom8248

2 ай бұрын

he already has

Kenshin should have used a blunt sword .A blunt sword is more effective than sakabuto ? I think sensei woud agree

@jackmcslay

3 ай бұрын

Kenshin needed the sharp edge multiple times throughout the series, for instance, cutting off fuses of bombs in mid-ar

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Are there any techniques of Taijutsu that can be combined with Shunjo techniques?

I’m gonna try and use the last move in sparring.

Nice its wagakki band

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I would love to go to the classes. Unfortunately the price of the classes is the cheapest part. It would be thousands of dollars for plane tickets, hotel, and rental car.

@tabull8180

3 ай бұрын

But the experience could be priceless

Sensei Seki, are we like ancestorolaly related to each other cause I finished watching rurouin Kenshin 2 and now I'm watching the legend ends, you uploading a video of the same title isn't a coincidence if you ask me

@TheWiseMonkey8888

3 ай бұрын

Come on man... moden tech...

Wheres the reaction to rurouni kenshin live action?

LiKE ODIN hanging in the worlds tree by one leg huh

Who is the beautiful lady with the microphone in the beginning intro? I'd probably get in trouble because I would be trying to track her down.

The Shogun series have some really bad action sequences, the English guy has some thick plot armour so he never dies, but it's so demeaning to the Japanese samurai(s) and at one point a ninja.

i uderstand this is just a kata, cos it may work only on someone totaly drunk, on drugs or blind.

please react to "Shogun" .. i believe you will have alot of insight on the plentiful samurai and katanna scenes

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