NHK Sports Japan — Iaido

NHK Sports Japan — Iaido ; by Kendo World team.
11/2013

[shaydanata]

thank you for sharing these old episodes. Great content

[luuk]

3:14 Kawabata Terutaka Sensei! The first headmaster of our school of Ryushin Shouchi Ryu Iaido!
THis video of him splitting that helmet is indeed one of his most famous ones :)

[NghtHwk]

Be honest we are here for Ayoka Kisa... <3

[SwordsDanceDanceOfSwords]

This is definitely a superb program about Iaido, I've learned some interesting concepts while watching. And I would like to say that Mr. Bennet is an amazing Iaidoka as well as a Kendoka. Now this is a bit random, but if anyone knows, what is the name of the song that plays at 25:39? It sounds nice, but unfortunately I don't see the songs listed at the end credits on NHK programs like these.

[andrewemms]

I absolutely love this video. I'm a Aikido player an very seriously looking at taking up Iaido!

[kenziedee_]

I wish there were more dojos near me that taught iaido. I would love to learn it!

[avatar]

I'm rather surprised that the instructor got the purpose of the groove wrong. Sure, it sounds cool, but in reality it doesn't make it easier to pull the sword out. The groove mainly serves to reduce the sword's weight, without significantly compromising its structural integrity.

[familytreemusic]

i find it interesting that Japanese TV let foreign practitioners of Japanese martial arts illustrate them for the public, as it is often the case with this program. it surely attest how humble and non-nationalistic Japanese people can be. much respect for this as well.

[unknownsoldier]

playing the background music to shut him up😂😂😂

[velazquezarmouries]

The katana is used differently to other weapons
2 handed Swiss saber: am I a joke to you?

[jonDoe-mljq]

I'm surprised they didn't get a Japanese guy from japan

[NighthawkX]

Oh damn, after seeing how they craft Katanas now it feels like it justifies their price.

[ChristophePeytier]

A bit of a "faux-pas" in 14:27 : Sorry Sir, seppuku was commited with a Tanto, wrapped in a white cloth, and not a Wakizashi.. Gaijin da kara... :)

[RDPproject]

20:40 ....NO NO NO NO NO! This guy...His use of the sword may be good...but his blade knowledge is way off ....
The *Hi* ..or *Bo-Hi* has nothing to do with blood letting or preventing the blade from sticking in your opponents body. That is totally incorrect. A *Bo-Hi* is a *Fuller* in the steel or the blade. It is simply a groove literally carved into the blade to help to reduce the weight slightly of heavier sword blades without major sacrifices to its durability. Looking at it in a modern context. It achieves this in much the same way that I-beams in the construction industry reduce the weight of building materials with minimal loss of structural integrity. You will also find these in some modern knives and military fighting knives.

[carlosdelfino]

when you can tell at 1 minute and 3 seconds, that a video tryes to cover more than it can in 28 you just look for the

[billcarson]

Irony, you have a Gaijin teaching a Japanese channel about Iaido.

[hmuphilly]

Wait theres a ladder of swords? Oh jeez

[rsxtypesmobbin]

anyone here collect or use nihonto to train?

[aaronjacobamadorsalazar]

15:08
>doesn't consider the fact that European longswords are two-handed

[mainaerial]

Isn't it funny to see a "non japanese" explain the Katana and Iaido to a japanese? Not saying every japanese knows, but what are the odds :)