This is How Two-Katana Style was Actually Fought

▼Part1: Musashi Did NOT Invent the Two-Katana Style▼

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▼Part1: Musashi Did NOT Invent the Two-Katana Style▼

*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

▼Please support this channel through Ko-fi (a donation platform like Patreon)▼
The management (filming, editing, etc.) of this new Asayama Ichiden Ryu's English Channel "Let's ask Seki Sensei" is completely Shogo’s voluntary work. If he is not able to pay for the expensive bullet train fare from Kyoto to Ibaraki Prefecture (where the main Dojo is located), and hotel/filming expenses, this activity will cease. Please help us spread and preserve this 400-year-old martial art. In return, we will try our best to create the most educational and exciting content about Japanese Kobudo.

▼The BEST online katana shop for martial arts (Katana, Dōgi Training Gear, etc.): Tozando▼
Everything that Shogo uses for their katana training is bought at this shop… Shogo still uses the first training katana he bought in 2016 and is still in good shape!

▼The GOAL of this channel: To achieve 100, 000 subscribers by the end of 2023”
If you help us achieve this goal, we can make more videos, start online lessons, and hold teaching activities overseas! Please subscribe and support us if you want to learn more from Seki Sensei!

▼What is Asayama Ichiden Ryu?▼

▼Shogo's Main YouTube Channel: Let's ask Shogo▼
In this channel, you can take a closer look at Japanese traditional culture, tips on traveling to Kyoto, and social problems in Japan. So learners and lovers of the Japanese language and culture, be sure to subscribe to enjoy more content!

▼Related videos on this channel▼
-How "Throw" Draw is Actually Used in a Real Fight
-How to Draw & Sheath a 150cm/60in Long Katana
-How Samurai Actually Fought with Wakizashi (Short Katana)

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[anas-]

This channel is a treasure for anyone that loves japanese martial arts and samurai culture.

[shoePatty]

I would like to throw out a theory about why the wakizashi is in the right hand and the uchigatana is in the left. Both types of swords must be drawn with the right hand. However, if you assume you start the fight by drawing the uchigatana first (maybe via throw-draw), and then later realize you need a second blade to deal with the opponent (or multiple opponents), you simply shift the already-drawn uchigatana to the left hand, and draw the wakizashi with the right hand (which, in Asayama Ichiden Ryu, is a draw that only requires 1 hand while a uchigatana draw is usually done with two hands).

Therefore, in a style that optimizes for practicality, this is by far the most likely scenario in which you'd be armed with both katana in a real fight. It's not about the idealized combat techniques of which sword is better in main-hand/off-hand in HEMA or other kenjutsu styles.

I think if there's any room for Seki Sensei to add or create a new kata, it would be a basic training for the sequence which includes shifting the blade to the left hand. I can imagine opportunities in which the "taka-no-ha" concept naturally develops from the motion of bringing the hands together to hand off the uchigatana, and drawing the wakizashi with the right hand. Think about it, you can throw the katana from right to left hand and draw the wakizashi in one beat. This would create the closing and opening of the hawk's wings and go right into the techniques shown in part 1.

[TheCCBoi]

I love the idea of using the sheath as a defensive weapon.

[JackShen]

The technique where he deflects the horizontal slash to the body is seeing I've never seen before thank you for sharing that

[renaero]

It is a great privilege having such lessons, beautiful moves.

[elitemorron]

I am happy that they now have eng version, finally I can understand what they said. Thank you Shoko.

[decepticonmecha]

If we're getting a Ghost of Tsushima sequel, we NEED two sword stance.

[TheRealMrCods]

I would love to see some unrehearsed style training from Seki Sensei and his student.

[carn]

It kinda reminds me of using a parrying dagger in HEMA

[albinoasesino]

I haven't consumed much media regarding East Asia martial arts. However, it is interesting to comparing what I remember from watching contents regarding HEMA (i.e. Scholagladiatoria, Skallagrim etc) and from reading the comments in these videos.

The techniques shown here utilizes the fact that the weapon are curved and has a small cross guard. I cannot imagine some moves being plausible with guards similar to European weapons. Its quite interesting to see how techniques evolve and differ between the East and West. For example, although this is just an uneducated non-practitioner observation, in HEMA -depending on the weapon pairing; the offhand weapon might play a lot more of a defensive role, probably due to the existence of sword and buckler combination.

Of course, it is hard to gauge based of a single video, but at least how the tools being utilized is fascinating. Thank you Shogo-san and Seki-Sensei for the content.

[fnulnu]

A BIG shout out to you AND sensei's uke. He deserves credit too.

[monicab]

This is a wonderful channel. Love the content, training information, and so helpful for me with the English language addition. Also, I just found the Instagram Reels too! Thank you!❤️

[allengordon]

The cross blocks are also seen in HEMA, though using the short blade to bind the movement of the enemy's weapon while using the long blade is generally more common. Makes sense, katana are very heavy swords.

[ninjaman]

I would love to see more nitoryu techniques. Especially the more unseen versions of blocking with saya of one and only drawing the other sword. Im loving this channel and appreciate all your hard work you do shogo senpai

[bmxriderforlife]

Damn I can give you points as to why this is a more legit dual wielding style just within like 10 seconds of the video.

When you cross swords its often better to have the shorter blade behind the longer blade so it is more easily removed for a counter attack and doesn't impede your movements. Further more the way he slides the wakizashi up to the opponent while keeping blade contact.

I will say we have lost alot of old dual wielding techniques that were more varied. We know this pretty well along with some other lost arts. I don't know a single style that still uses gyaku stances or reverse stances, which gets into alot of lost sword throwing techniques. But show cases how versatile dual wielding was and that alot of partially related stuff has also been lost.

So seeing stuff that's obviously before the showmanship era to a point is lovely.

[DedicatedSpirit]

Sensei is incredible.
I feel bad for the intruder that comes into his space.

[stringchz]

If Asayama Ichiden Ryu uses spears, that would be cool to see.

[warrennass]

Thank very much for launching this channel great content

[Tyranzor]

It's nice to see someone using two swords in a way that makes logical sense as opposed to using the two swords as essentially one