How to Draw & Sheath a 150cm/60in Long Katana

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🧐Frequently Asked Questions About Our Online Lessons:
Q❓: I have no experience with katana. Will I still be able to catch up?
A💡: You don’t need any previous katana martial arts experience to participate in our lessons.

Seki Sensei, the instructor of the online lessons, will carefully instruct you on how to handle the katana regardless of your level. You will also be able to access all the videos of the past lessons so you can watch what every other student has learned. You can also send us videos of your progress, and Seki Sensei will be happy to give you feedback.

Q❓: What is the right length of the Iaito (zinc alloy training katana) I should use?
A💡: Please purchase an Iaitō at least two blocks longer than the standard length.

The standard length for Seki Sensei is about 177cm, so he should use a 2.45 Shaku long katana. However, he uses a 2.6 Shaku-long katana that is supposed to be used by someone 190cm tall. If the katana is too short, it becomes too easy to draw, which is not good for training.

Q❓: Can I join even if I belong to a different Ryuha style?
A💡: Yes, it’s not a problem at all.

The Seki Sensei himself has trained in more than five styles and various other weapons. If you don’t want others to know that you are participating, you can join the online lessons with your camera off. To have the Sensei check your progress, you can send us a video of you practicing.

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❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style

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⚔Join the Online Kobudo Training with Seki Sensei⚔

❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style
❺ You can receive OFFICIAL DAN RANKS by taking exams online (and opening a DOJO in the future)


🧐Frequently Asked Questions About Our Online Lessons:
Q❓: I have no experience with katana. Will I still be able to catch up?
A💡: You don’t need any previous katana martial arts experience to participate in our lessons.

Seki Sensei, the instructor of the online lessons, will carefully instruct you on how to handle the katana regardless of your level. You will also be able to access all the videos of the past lessons so you can watch what every other student has learned. You can also send us videos of your progress, and Seki Sensei will be happy to give you feedback.

Q❓: What is the right length of the Iaito (zinc alloy training katana) I should use?
A💡: Please purchase an Iaitō at least two blocks longer than the standard length.

The standard length for Seki Sensei is about 177cm, so he should use a 2.45 Shaku long katana. However, he uses a 2.6 Shaku-long katana that is supposed to be used by someone 190cm tall. If the katana is too short, it becomes too easy to draw, which is not good for training.

Q❓: Can I join even if I belong to a different Ryuha style?
A💡: Yes, it’s not a problem at all.

The Seki Sensei himself has trained in more than five styles and various other weapons. If you don’t want others to know that you are participating, you can join the online lessons with your camera off. To have the Sensei check your progress, you can send us a video of you practicing.

🗡Join the Online Iaido Training with Seki Sensei🗡

Interested in taking Iaido lessons directly from the 8th Dan Iaido Master with 40 years of experience in Musō Shinden Ryu, Seki sensei? Sign up to learn authentic samurai skills with perfect English interpretation from Let’s ask Shogo.
❶ No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
❷ Every lesson will be RECORDED and will be available to rewatch anytime
❸ You can ask Seki Sensei questions about the techniques and samurai culture/history
❹ You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style

💻Seki Sensei's Official Website💻

🎵Original Opening Theme Song "Hyakuren"🎵
Performance: Hanafugetsu (Singer/Suzuhana Yuko, Shakuhachi/Kaminaga Daisuke, Koto/Ibukuro Kiyoshi)
Compositions & Arrangements: Suzuhana Yuko
Mixing & Mastering: Watabiki Yuta

❓What is Asayama Ichiden Ryu? / Who is Seki sensei?❓

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*Please ask us questions through the DM here

#katana #iaido #kenjutsu #kobudo #asayamaichidenryu

[kalandarkclaw]

Seki Sensei is so stoic when sitting there but his face lights up with joy and passion when he is demonstrating his art. He truly loves what he does. I really enjoy these video's

[Joseph_yy]

Sensei walks the line between lovely grandpa happily showing off his collection to his tow grandsons and the most deadly weapon master alive. Got to love that 🤣

[wzz]

This dude has so much grace and all of his moves are smooth as hell

[glong]

Grand Master Seki is definitely one of a kind. I have dealt with a couple Grand Masters and they didn't seem as patient and willing to share the knowledge this man does. This is not to say I lacked respect for my Grand Masters, they both helped me as a youth in the arts, which has perserved my life on several occasions and
that I am forever be grateful. My Grand Masters have passed and I for one miss them . I blame my sucess in lfe on them. It seems rare today to meet someone like this Grand Master who seems to love sharing his knowledge. Thank you so very much for sharing.

[mikemoss]

Owning a 60 inch katana you have no idea how much I needed this video in my life

[anas-]

These weapons were portrayed in the movies and anime as ninja weapons but knowing they are all actually samurai weapons makes the samurai more cooler.

[fenrisbutcher]

incredible content. big thanks to sensei for great performance and to team that put video together so that international audience can also appriciate it.

[LaNoir.]

It's so impressive to see the trust between teacher and student, Ituka doesn't even flich a single bit when Seki Sensei uses his weapons without a heads-up because he knows his skills and experience

[tadeasstavek]

I am someone who has been learning Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Archery ever since I hit the age of six (I am seventeen right now). And a few years ago I have started to learn historical european fencing (Long Swords ect) and I have always been interested in Japanese sword fighting. I love watching these videos and I am seriously thinking about starting to learn how to fight with a katana.I love watching these videos and I am wishing all the best for everyone of you. Thank you for these videos.

[dion.one]

How he draw the long sword was really impressive

[bmxriderforlife]

Seki sensei is amazing, and you can tell he loves sharing his knowledge which is honestly great, he also appreciates things which aren't popular necessarily but specialized skills which are rarer today and need preservation.

The 5 shaku sword is amazing. Tekkan could also be used worn on the inside of the hand for scratching and grabbing on and some styles could help in blocking swords if you were skilled.

[Wheeco]

I have to thank You and Seki Sensei for these great videos. They're extremely informative and exactly the kind of reference I am looking for as an illustrator working on a Samurai comic. I'm constantly looking forward to these videos.

[junjun_]

Very interesting method to draw that behemoth of a sword! It's also very similar to the method shown in the Ming dynasty martial arts manual "Dan dao fa xuan" (單刀法選) for a very similar type of sword. You'd first draw from the handle, and then grab onto the blade to pull it out the rest of the way.

[GehrmansWheelchair]

1:47 Good to see Koby and Garp’s training finally animated 😂 all jokes aside, these videos are so informative!

[TheCCBoi]

Wow, seeing a sword that long on a battlefield must have been terrifying!

[SeekerOfCheese]

Much respect to Seki Sensei for acknowledging the solo drawing of the large katana as "theatre" and "not for fighting".
A lot of times it seems these things are portrayed as actual things you would do on the battlefield, were as in reality its just not practical.
That being said, it obviously takes a lot of skill, Seki Sensei makes it look very smooth but I bet its seriously hard to do correctly!
Now I want to buy a 5 shaku katana to try it 🤣

[blindcrow]

Very impressive video. Nodachi were certainly used for strenght demonstration on the battlefield, but were also said to be quite effective against cavalery and other weapons, a bit like european claymore. It evolved to become nagamaki, wich is said was used widely in Takeda Shingen army, because of it's efficiency.

[robertbenson]

I see YouTubers who are always debating what weapon is the best. This is funny to me because if they really knew what they were talking about they would know it has nothing to do with the weapon, but all about the hand that wields it. This is what I love about Seki Sensei He has the hand of a true warrior. Any weapon is a good weapon when in his hands, Respect.

[sulimanalmeqdad]

7:10 Master Seki Sensei one the best master martial artist out there if is not the best if you want to be the last one on the battle field highly recommended 7:10