KENJUTSU vs KENDO

#kendo #kenjutsu #抜刀術

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[fablerh]

Nice to see the difference. Kenjutsu aims to hurt - or kill - the opponent, while Kendo is about scoring points. Hard to compare though because that's two completely different philosophies.

[ezrafaulk]

To my understanding, Kendo's a *sportified* version of Kenjutsu, which means a lot of its techniques come from Kenjutsu, which's why it managed to get the occasional hit on the Kenjutsu guy; but *as* a sportified version of it, Kendo has a lot of *rules* practitioners have to follow, like only hitting *specific* parts of the body, that just don't even *exist* in a *real* fight, which *Kenjutsu* was practiced for, and so isn't even *supposed* to follow. That's why if I got the chance to practice one of them for *real* combat, I'd go with Kenjutsu.

[troyfiss]

It seems that kendo training reinforces a consciousness at the tip of the blade and kenjutsu reinforces a consciousness encompassing the whole edge. Really cool to see in action.

[TimberwolfCY]

You're just about the only channel I trust for videos that display one type of art vs. another. You guys seem to be able to line up roughly-equitable opponents to make the videos with, and evade making any sort of weird or biased commentary or displays of ego. I love it. Thank you so much!

[crowaquino]

Can't believe he pulled off the sword draw like that. Fucking sick

[KG-fwwk]

As a 24th generation inheritor of the Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Owari/Shunpunkan Branch, I say that we need to respect both kenjutsu and kendo.
Kendo focuses upon the athleticism and spirit of its origins, which is admirable. Practitioners of kenjutsu carry on the traditions of the past and keep it alive in the present.
The kendoka has great athleticism from the constant training, and all the strikes that were performed would be effective in combat. However the weight, balance, and structure of a shinai is very different from an actual nihonto. If the kendoka were armed with an actual weapon, they will need to retrain their arms and hands.
Also, kendoka go for a strike and basically run though their opponent. This is fine in sports, but this will get you killed in an actual duel. You will need to kill your opponent on the first strike if you attack like a kendoka. You learn in kenjutsu to strike once or twice and then move apart quickly out of striking distance.
Their defense and parrying in kendo is also limited as there are no techniques to guard the feet or back. The offensive ability is amazing, but no fight is won purely by offense.
On the other hand, most koryu incorporate little to no sparring. This makes kenjutsu feel more like an art form instead of having practical combat usage. When you put the two together, the practitioner of kendo may win purely through their athleticism. Fortunately, my branch of koryu spars very often while also learning kata.
Kendo and kenjutsu have their own purpose which differs. We should not be so overly judgmental over who and what would win because we cannot truly know the outcome unless both had a real katana in their hands. Let us just appreciate the beauty of both.

[blademan_b]

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[teenanguyen]

This is amazing... and clearly shows that how Kendo has evolved with the goal to score points while Kenjutsu's goal is clearly to deliver a killing blow.

[heresjonny]

It's cool seeing the fleeting momens of similarity before the divergences. Nice that there are kenjutsu schools who pressure test their stuff and are willing to come out and spar with other arts.

[jeyysi]

3:13 That parry + counterattack was cool

[ecsung]

I love the kendo guy's dedication to role playing taking the hits and falling over.

[mitchelldavis]

Been doing Kenjutsu for a few years now, and I remember a story about what the rules used to be like in Kendo.

There was this guy who practiced Kenjutsu and I think at the time you could still represent a Kenjutsu school in a Kendo tournament. So he joins the tournament, and in his first round he went up against someone who practiced Kendo. Like in this video the Kendo guy was aiming for his opponents head, but Kenjutsu guy caught Kendo man's hand, through him over his shoulder and tagged him with his stick.

Kenjutsu man was disqualified, because he was under the assumption going in that the rules were as they always were, meaning pretty much anything goes. So now Kendo has some very restrictive rules in regards to what hits count, so it doesn't encourage much diversity in how to attack.

Anyway rant over, have a great day or night everyone, stay fresh🙂

[Yama_no_Kitsune]

I have heard asked: "isn't it stupid to start a fight with the sword sheathed?"
Well, imagine yourself walking down a dark street and being ambushed; practicing unsheathing (or battou jutsu) with that in mind does not sound as stupid now, does it. A katana was a sidearm in the battlefield and a selfdefense item outside it. If you had to reach for it, there was a HIGH chance you needed to do it fast and with precision. Not every fight was a duel.

[killerad]

It's interesting that the kenjutsu practitioner begin to find his most success when he started using different stances. Initially he was losing when he used a similar stance to the kendo guy but when he switched it up and started using stances that the kendo guy was not familiar with is when he began to score some hits back.

[Syryu]

This was like watching a live-action episode of Rurouni Kenshin. I could hear the inner monologues of the fighters in between the action and the background music from that show as I watched and it was amazing.

Great swordmanship from both participants!

[mikkel]

I felt like rooting for the kenjutsu practitioner, but the moment the other guy avoided both of his opponent's scabbard and sword attacks and came out on top was truly something to behold.

[tomhill]

I had a Japanese history professor who told our class that in a samurai duel there was a 75% chance of death. How can that be? Because 100% of the losers died and 50% of the winners died later from wounds.

[joeojeda]

Wow the difference in body mechanics is clear. Kendo is fast hits, trying to tap your opponent but kenjutsu is clearly trying to cut through the opponent. It's amazing to see how how martial arts diverged

[kawaii_akuma]

I love how elegant kenjustu looks on top of how effective it is