Asked a Katana Master to Do SANTORYU... And THIS is What Happened

*The content of our videos is based on the teachings of Asayama Ichiden Ryu and personal studies/experience | There is no intention of denying other Ryuha styles, theories, and cultural aspects

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🧐Frequently Asked Questions About Our Online Lessons:
Q❓: I have no experience with katana. Will I still be able to catch up?
A💡: You don’t need any previous katana martial arts experience to participate in our lessons.

Seki Sensei, the instructor of the online lessons, will carefully instruct you on how to handle the katana regardless of your level. You will also be able to access all the videos of the past lessons so you can watch what every other student has learned. You can also send us videos of your progress, and Seki Sensei will be happy to give you feedback.

Q❓: What is the right length of the Iaito (zinc alloy training katana) I should use?
A💡: Please purchase an Iaitō at least two blocks longer than the standard length.

The standard length for Seki Sensei is about 177cm, so he should use a 2.45 Shaku long katana. However, he uses a 2.6 Shaku-long katana that is supposed to be used by someone 190cm tall. If the katana is too short, it becomes too easy to draw, which is not good for training.

Q❓: Can I join even if I belong to a different Ryuha style?
A💡: Yes, it’s not a problem at all.

The Seki Sensei himself has trained in more than five styles and various other weapons. If you don’t want others to know that you are participating, you can join the online lessons with your camera off. To have the Sensei check your progress, you can send us a video of you practicing.

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❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style

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Compositions & Arrangements: Suzuhana Yuko
Mixing & Mastering: Watabiki Yuta

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⚔Join the Online Kobudo Training with Seki Sensei⚔

❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style
❺ You can receive OFFICIAL DAN RANKS by taking exams online (and opening a DOJO in the future)


🧐Frequently Asked Questions About Our Online Lessons:
Q❓: I have no experience with katana. Will I still be able to catch up?
A💡: You don’t need any previous katana martial arts experience to participate in our lessons.

Seki Sensei, the instructor of the online lessons, will carefully instruct you on how to handle the katana regardless of your level. You will also be able to access all the videos of the past lessons so you can watch what every other student has learned. You can also send us videos of your progress, and Seki Sensei will be happy to give you feedback.

Q❓: What is the right length of the Iaito (zinc alloy training katana) I should use?
A💡: Please purchase an Iaitō at least two blocks longer than the standard length.

The standard length for Seki Sensei is about 177cm, so he should use a 2.45 Shaku long katana. However, he uses a 2.6 Shaku-long katana that is supposed to be used by someone 190cm tall. If the katana is too short, it becomes too easy to draw, which is not good for training.

Q❓: Can I join even if I belong to a different Ryuha style?
A💡: Yes, it’s not a problem at all.

The Seki Sensei himself has trained in more than five styles and various other weapons. If you don’t want others to know that you are participating, you can join the online lessons with your camera off. To have the Sensei check your progress, you can send us a video of you practicing.

🗡Join the Online Iaido Training with Seki Sensei🗡

Interested in taking Iaido lessons directly from the 8th Dan Iaido Master with 40 years of experience in Musō Shinden Ryu, Seki sensei? Sign up to learn authentic samurai skills with perfect English interpretation from Let’s ask Shogo.
❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style

💻Seki Sensei's Official Website💻

🎵Original Opening Theme Song "Hyakuren"🎵
Performance: Hanafugetsu (Singer/Suzuhana Yuko, Shakuhachi/Kaminaga Daisuke, Koto/Ibukuro Kiyoshi)
Compositions & Arrangements: Suzuhana Yuko
Mixing & Mastering: Watabiki Yuta

❓What is Asayama Ichiden Ryu? / Who is Seki sensei?❓

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*Please ask us questions through the DM here

#katana #iaido #kenjutsu #kobudo #asayamaichidenryu

[shoutenry]

My favorite part of these videos is always how amazed, bewildered and impressed Tsukada-san is during them. He's obviously very skilled in his own right, but he's just in awe of Seki-sensei.

[Ghaltouni]

It would be wild if Zoro won a major fight by dropping 1 or 2 swords to confuse the enemy then finished him with an Ittoryu technique

[megaman]

The fact he created all of these for the sake of the video, and yet they still look textbook, smooth and fluid.. he has become his craft, he is his own magnum opus

[RTSun-lxee]

It's not just more practical than anime characters, but also more convincing and entertaining at the same time.
I'm amazed and grateful. Thank you.

[WinnipegKnightlyArts]

Reminds me of Leckuchner's concept of being 'freely unbridled', where when you sword is tied up you drop it to grapple the opponent. Going from an unarmed attack/grapple into a dagger draw works pretty seamlessly from what we've experienced. The two sword style as the initial start into the shooting in and dagger draw just puts together several parts that all exist, very nice.

[staticx]

Seki sensei makes all these techniques look too easy, really shows how skilled he is and how much time and attention he dedicates tot he craft

[ER_Martinez_Martinez]

I love seeing the sensei laughing that means what he does is not just a job or something he has to do but he really enjois doing that, he makes the same faces I do as I watch him and this amazes me

[stefanospapavasileiou]

Never knew he would actually address Santoryu

[evelioguaperas]

I hope Tsukada-san knows how much we appreciate him for always being on the recieving end of these cool techniques. ありがとうございます

[SLV-Crw]

Everyone involved in these videos, be it Shogo, Seki-sensei, Tsukada-san, or the camera & production crew, all greats and all treasures. Will always appreciate you guys.

[groerboserwolf]

I like it alot that Seki Sensei always has a smile on his face when you film these videos, it shows that he really enjoyes doing what He does.

[alexanderkstrauss]

Perfect skill + sense of humor. ❤ doesn’t get any better.

[lastemperor]

Can I request seki sensei to demosntrate the battojutsu draw style called Hiten-Mitsurugiryu from rurouni kenshin?? It would be interesting to see him demonstrate this movement in real life since this is the most iconic in the anime series 😆✨

[Spott]

a true sensei from moves actions explanation and logic
you can't beat expertise

[Alph]

Just want to say how much I love the whole atmosphere your dojo seems to have. You can tell just by watching how respectful and skilled you all are. Thank you for sharing this great content and please keep it up!

[AleksPizana]

Watching a master swordsman do his art is such a delight, even though in the past it would've look incredibly gruesome to watch these moves being performed in a real combat.

[Arturoperezp]

I love how the principles of the kata on 3:28 are very similar to how a grappler might condition and then grapple the oponent (which IS also in the kata) on a fighting game.

Thanks for sharing and teaching us all of this :D

[ShinKyuubi]

There's another character besides Zoro who fights with 3 blades...in fact he was likely inspired by Zoro. In the game Tenchu: Kurenai (in the US it's Tenchu: Fatal Shadows) one of the bosses you fight is named Shinogi and he fights with two full sized katana and carries a smaller blade..looks like a short wakizashi or long tanto, in his mouth. The game came out quite a bit after One Piece... One Piece started it's run in Japan on July 22 in 1997...Tenchu Kurenai was released exactly 7 years later, as it came out in Japan on July 22 2004. It's pretty interesting to see the things inspired by fantasy and how they can be brought into reality.

[ironicrite]

How amazing and skilled do you have to be to come up with a kata that uses a special principle on a random topic in ten minutes.
I am once again in awe of his abilities. 🤩