A Samurai Fight May Have Looked Like This?

The Samurai fought for their warlord or Daimyo and took part in a number of battles, especially in the 'Warring States' Sengoku period in the late 16th and early 17th century. Wearing armor, even though not as heavy as European armor, the Samurai duel with an opponent may not have been as beautifully choreographed as you see in the movies, wearing fashionable kimono and hakama, using sweeping sword technique. Don't you think it would be chaotic, noisy and terrifying?
That's how we saw and felt it when we were filming this meeting of Samurai at the annual Kobudo (old way of martial arts) demonstrations at the Nippon Budokan just before Covid shut down Japan.

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[aimz]

So it was turn-based? No wonder JRPGs essentially invented the genre

[sirpibble]

Out of all the atrocities tiktok committed against culture, the worst thing was normalizing vertical videos

[pizzaboy]

Video was really good, it captured 100% of the shouting and 20% of what was really happening

[Everlaughing]

I love how the red samurai uses the authentic Sengoku period glasses for face protection.

[xristo]

I wish a real samurai was around so I could show this to him.

[mattsilvaarmwrestling]

Amazing editing. I couldn't even see the action, which was perfect.

[reginaldwelkin]

I like that it is so zoomed in you can't really tell what is going on.

[jessepasley]

This is not a performance to simulate combat, this is a technique demonstration.

[ashcan]

I’m digging the authentic samurai bifocals.

[stevey]

what I sound like in the bathroom after eating Taco Bell

[bawneff]

I love the yelling while standing perfectly still. Total power move.

[Neostream]

The Samurai with the Spectacles CLEARLY has some advantages...

[jwgoon]

For the ignorant, this is Yagyu Shingan Ryu which was founded in 1600. The style focused on armored kenjutsu which involved attacking the enemy throigh exposed parts where the armor didn't protect. It wasn't some mindless hacking and slashing style where people imagine its some anime like fight.

[ericleigh]

It would be nice if we could actually see what they are doing. This looks like the view of a fallen samurai in the midst of the battle with the combatants inches from his face. Wider please.

[PunzL]

Thank you for uploading this video with a third of the frame cut off at each sides. It truly shows the movement of the actors perfectly

[oops]

Samurai wore glasses? Their lord offered dental, vision and a great meal plan.

[Herotrap]

Samurai: Alright i miss my first attack i will try again!
Enemy: Nu uh its my turn now
Samurai: The faq you mean nu uh

[mykal]

I have a feeling they actually used the weapons when they fought.

[IMNODOCTOR]

SAMURAI-1: Hoi! Checked!
SAMURAI-2: Yeah! Checked!
DRUMMER: Dumb, dumb, dumb!

[neonjack]

Yeah I highly doubt this was what it even remotely looked like