How Modern Budō Are NO MATCH For Kobudō (Ancient Martial Arts) @-asayamaichidenkai-161

There are many modern martial arts such as kendo and judo, but they all have their roots in kobudo. There is a school of kobudo that has been carrying on the techniques of kobudo since the end of the Sengoku period. It's the Asayama Ichidenkai. We hope that this video will convey the appeal of kobudo to you.

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[_-HK-_]

Slow - fast makes perfect sense to me as someone who's had modern military training. In military training the idea is "slow is smooth is fast." Meaning that doing something slow ensures you can do it "smoothly", correctly and without making mistakes, and this in turn means you are not being slowed down by mistakes like fumbling with your weapon or anything else.

[RonOhio]

I love the expression on his face when he said "We can't help it, we're Japanese". So true of so many of us, if we are lucky enough to have a strong connection to our heritage.

[heronwireo]

Histories and modern experiments have shown: the spear, a staff with a blade, was the front-line weapon of soldiers the world over, where swords and axes were the back-up if you lost your spear. In the West, the sword too was powerful as a symbol, even more than its battlefield utility.

[spiritandsteel]

I (briefly) studied Yagyū Shinkage-ryū kobudo. It was a practice group in my little city that was a satellite to a larger Dojo nearby. There was a story my sempai told of a day when the local university’s kendo club came to observe our practice. At some point during the observation of our two-person kata, the leader of the club leaned over to him and whispered urgently “you guys are trying to kill people!” To which he responded “yeah… that’s… kinda the point?”

[henry]

Look at Seki-sensei's big smile when his student successfully performs the Kata. You can see how passionate he is about teaching.

[collin]

I definitely agree with what the sensei says about purification. Kendo has really helped me to temper my spirit. I feel stronger when I do it consistently, and have even been noticing improvements in my rank in competitive gaming. I've been gaming competitively for years, and have never seen my rank improve as much as it has since beginning my training in Kendo. I get mad at my team less often, and most importantly mad at myself less. I don't choke my plays as often because Kendo helped me to learn to trust myself. I've been watching for about a year now, and your channel is what originally inspired me to look into Budo, and eventually Kendo. Now I'm proud to be one of about 2000 Kendoka in America carrying on the tradition in a foreign land =)

[Bittrhlz]

I love how Seki Sensei values the Staff so much. People underestimate it because it is a "simple and primitive" weapon. What they often dont realise is just how incredibly fast the ends of a Staff move when striking and what sheer force that creates through the leverage imparted. Those "simple sticks" will shatter bones and break skulls if they hit you. Simple doesnt have to mean bad. Only being effective counts.

[olimay]

Seriously amazing! The techniques seem so fluid and practical, using the whole body. I get the sense that a lot of martial arts (speaking outside of Japan as well) that stay closer to their fighting roots have these characteristics too. Thanks for the video—you could not have hyped this up enough.

[MagiRaz]

As a U.S. soldier, we're taught "slow is smooth, smooth is fast." So the idea of a relaxed, fluid motion being faster than a hastily executed series of steps feels really familiar. Truly useful lessons never go away.

[dreadpiratedan]

on how useful katanas are on battlefields, and the same can be said of swords as a general rule, it's useful to think of them as equivalent to modern day pistols. no one fights a battle armed only with a pistol, we use rifles and machine guns (bows/polearms) and keep the pistol as a sidearm that's an option of last resort. similarly, when living day to day life no one walks around with a rifles today or polearms in the past, because they're too cumbersome and too overkill for self protection. pistols today and swords in the past are both much better self protection options, for similar reasons to each other compared to battlefield weapons: very easy to carry, and fitting for the job

[mandasmovingcastle]

now these kinds of practical swordfighting techniques are REALLY fascinating to me. would love to see more content like this!

[mikeamarilio]

This sensai appears to be operating on another level from anyone I've ever seen. It's definitely subtle, but when slowed down you can see how much faster and more fluid it is. Thanks for bringing this content to the rest of the world!

[Pixel]

What an amazing video! Thank you for your time, this was special.

[MMABreakdowns]

I'm so glad you're doing a collaboration with this channel. Love Seki sensei.
I can't speak Japanese, so it's really nice being able to get a bit more clarity on some of the basic techniques of the style.

[benugdsen]

Love how Sekei Sensei is still so humble and gentle during training. A true master. 😊

[ambulocetusnatans]

I've been waiting for this one. I love it when 2 of my favorite Youtubers collaborate. Seki Sensei is a skilled and knowledgeable teacher and he seems like a really nice guy. I am envious you got to train with him. I bet you learned a lot.

[Qulize]

The most interesting video yet. Having an expert demonstrating their art is just a whole new experience.

[shooter]

Fascinating! "Slow is fast" is also appropriate to combat handgun technique here in the US. Sometimes we express it as "smooth is fast".

[blazingstarx]

We have a saying in the military "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" and it is fundamentally the same concept of the "slow-fast" technique