Why do the Japanese sit like that? #shorts

[siamsasean]

That's like in England when they started making table knives with round tips so you couldn't stab dinner companions. Still had an edge to slice, but no stabby stabby.

[kennyxkazuki]

If you can't walk, you can't cut my head off.

- some shogun probably

[Nikki]

Now, I imagine samurai trying to quickly stand up to fight only for their numb legs to wobble.

[stefanomirabella]

Seiza was one of the two punishment used by my jujitsu instructor when I was a teen. After 20 minute I could barely feel my feet... 😣

[danielmacgregor]

Then the entire discipline of iaijutsu was developed as a way to attack your enemy with the sword while sitting in seiza at a tea ceremony.

[ellielhessan]

I think I first learned about this from Let's Ask Shogo's Video. But yeah, it's so true. If your legs are numb, you can't attack. Nice move, Shogun.. 😂😂😂😂😂

[empire_racing]

I forget which youtuber, but he is japanese and does a bunch of videos on japan and its history and culture. He talked about this and said exactly what you said. You sit like this too make your legs numb.

[FatedMusic]

I like the light giggling between kissing sounds, very cute. Thank you for the asmr! ❤

[thesinfultictac]

Japanese history always feels like "everything was really cool but chaos until the Edo Period"

[kaitracksmalgom]

I find this more comfortable than normal sitting

I’m not in any way japanese in origin

[Ironbanner]

The first pic of Modi and Abe goes hard asf.

[faroukshaaban]

Reminds me of praying at my local mosque.

[IrishCaesar]

Funny that one of the first things you learn in any japanese swordsmanship class (that ive been to) is how to draw and cut from seiza

[arsonus-]

Its weird since I’ve never really felt uncomfortable sitting that way. I suppose maybe because I grew up doing it but people always ask me how i can stand to sit like that for a long time.

[Zebraface]

I’ve done this since childhood and my legs never went numb or hurt ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[donnellebarfield]

I taught it was so they would be ready to draw they sword and kill but its the opposite also I thought it was so ninja couldn't easily kill them at bars

[theubiquitouspotato]

Much more comfortable than cross legged.

[thesepticbossalduin]

So what's funny to me is I started sitting like this at the dinner table because to me it's actually comfy. I've been doing it since I was young and had no idea about Japanese culture until much much later

[KataIIama]

I did a bunch of judo as a kid and we always had to sit down like this, I can somewhat sit comfortably like this for long periods of time

[Jackisbored]

There are a number of battojutsu moves that start from Seiza. It's actually very easy to get back to your feet while drawing.