Samurai Sword Master Rates 10 Samurai Battle Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows.

He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun." He breaks down the differences between samurai and ninja fighting techniques in "The Last Samurai," starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. He describes how to best anticipate your opponent's moves in "John Wick: Chapter 4," starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, and Hiroyuki Sanada. He weighs the pros and cons of wielding two swords at once in "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman. He demonstrates how a chain ball is used to disarm an opponent in "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," starring Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, and David Carradine. He analyzes the one-handed sword fighting moves in "Avengers: Endgame," starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Jeremy Renner. He guides through the many types of samurai armor in "47 Ronin," starring Keanu Reeves. He talks about how to battle multiple opponents at once in "Harakiri;" and "Seven Samurai," starring Toshiro Mifune. Finally, he rates James Bond's kendo abilities in "Moonraker," starring Roger Moore.

Seki Nobuhide Sensei is the 22nd headmaster of Asayama Ichiden-ryu. He has been training in martial arts since he was 3 years old.

You can check out some of his online katana lessons here:

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Samurai Sword Master Rates 10 Samurai Battle Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

[katsasgeorge]

'If a ninja has to fight, he's not a very good ninja'

THANK YOU, FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS IT.

[Carlo_ReNews]

This guy brought multiple swords, a chain, a full armor and an assistant with him into this interview. I love it

[kevinmorrice]

seki sensei has a great perspective on things, he doesnt go "no thats wrong" he takes context into account, isnt above adapting to new things, enjoys seeing and learning new things

[rikachiu]

I like how he doesn't even comment on why he's seeing Hiroyuki Sanada in like every scene

[Admiral.Ackbar]

What a great host. Knowlegable, polite and he tries to pick out the stuff thats good instead of focusing on the negative.

[niall_sanderson]

If you haven’t seen Seki’s YouTube videos, you should change that. His channel is great

[cy]

10 Samurai battle scenes from movies, half of them starring Hiroyuki Sanada in some form or another ⚔

[sapphyrus]

Great choice to bring in Seki-san for this, always love his calm and respectful analysis.

[petertrudelljr]

Every time I see these with a weapons master it's fun to see them say, "it's cool, but they'd never fight this way". Loved hearing him say, "a real ninja when found out would try to escape."

[inkstain]

I watch pretty much all of these Insider videos, and this one really stood above most of the rest. He does a good job of balancing accuracy with storytelling and fun. The demonstrations of some techniques were great.

I really would love to see an extended cut of some of these Insider videos, but this one especially.

[ryanxwonbin]

Hiroyuki Sanada coming out in almost half of these videos shows just how much Hollywood goes to him for anything samurai related. Not that I'm complaining, love Sanada.

[infinidragon]

You guys definitely picked the right people for the job on this one. Seki Sensei (and Tsukada Sensei assisting with the demonstrations!) are very much qualified and make great content on their own channel.

[tarinindell]

Ive been watching Seki Sensei on Youtube for a while, great content.

Im so glad he popped up here, id love to see him get all the recognition he deserves.

[ered]

Hiroyuki Sanada really does have beautiful form, however, I am a bit obsessed with Seki Sensei. His movements are like poetry. His and Shogo's videos are my favorite part of the internet.

[Kjleed]

Sanada takes so much care in portraying Samurai as authentic as possible.

[rpriest]

"A ninja engaging in combat is a low-skilled ninja because he is caught" kinda true when you think about it.

[SaG]

Seki Sensei could kill you in seconds in 10 different ways - while politely and calmly explaining what he is doing. Always love seeing his comments on martial arts-scenes. His analysis of the street sword fight in Last Samurai gave me a new appreciation of Tom Cruise's commitment to the physical preparation for his roles.

[kynshii]

One of my favorite segments on YouTube. We've always wondered what the people who are really involved in certain areas of life think about some these movie portrayals. Thanks 🙏🏾 Insider

[sanji]

this guy has half a century experience and says "i think"....what a humble expert he is, my utmost respect. Seki Nobuhide Sensei!

[daniel_miller_]

Seki Sensei is the real deal. He is truly a master. I always enjoy hearing his take on depictions of any martial arts.