For those who think that the 9th dan is losing, "Keiko" means "Practice". He as a master is giving a lesson to the other fighters and this is not a competitive match.
@Fr34kStyl3r
9 жыл бұрын
thank you, i don't understand a word, but it seemed to me that this was not competitive cause the black ones were usually very agressive and some engagement were just way too one sided.
@MrPoutsesMple
9 жыл бұрын
MotomichiStudio It really felt like a training session indeed.
@HomleandSecurity
8 жыл бұрын
+MotomichiStudio YOU LIE
@blackguyver6792
6 жыл бұрын
MotomichiStudio thanks for clarifying.
@Goutlard
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this was a much needed answer. Yes, sometimes he just gives opening, so that the other attacks.
@tausendwasser6701
9 жыл бұрын
04:38 is maybe one of the greatest Kote I've ever seen. You can't hit a Hachidan (8.Dan) like that. The applause shows how amazing that strike was. This is an awesome level of skill.
@zcryamk
9 жыл бұрын
Tausendwasser agreed. It was a perfect kote.
7 жыл бұрын
Splendid, what a super accuracy Kote strike
@betterd9160
7 жыл бұрын
Tausendwasser hi can you please explain what made that move great? I've not watched this before. Thanks
@Nguyenuc-zy6xx
7 жыл бұрын
1st, he killed the ki (spirit) of the Hachi-dan. 2nd, he broke the center of the man with a basic kote. 3rd, the Hachi-dan was amazed then he stood still for like1-2s. probably, he was thinking: what just happened? My 50-year-practiced proves nothing at all. What should i practice now? If the match was a real battle, he would lost his right arm to an 82 years old man. And I think that before hitting the kote, he has already known that the Hachi-dan is about to hit men (see the Hachi-dan's sword doesn't move when Sensei's swords touching? Coz when he's aiming to the man, its very hard for the other to move his sword to the right side), that's why he hits the kote.
I just started practicing and this is an exhausting sport. One practice encounter and I need to catch my breath. For him to last 10 minutes at his age is very impressive.
@lulidragonball
6 жыл бұрын
dafuk? You fat
@anhdungtranngoc5949
6 жыл бұрын
Try screaming non-stopping for ten minutes straight. Your lung and throat will hate you, and you would feel your brain just grow bigger than your skull. Anyway, Kendo practice often doesn't leave you a moment to catch your breath, the part when the men in black continually striking the Ninth Dan with little time to recover (4:50 - 5:40) is basically the norm of every session. I remember doing that three times in a row, had a minute break and then back at it again.
@alexmash1353
6 жыл бұрын
If you do something then it has to have sense in it. Screaming is pointless. Guess it can affect some inexperienced fighter, but that is it. Proper breath is much more important. So this is just some kind of traditional bullshit.
@armandblake
5 жыл бұрын
When you start kendo you give everything, more than you actually need. Later on your kendo will become more of a mindset, you will become more efficient and your kendo more precise and minimalistic
@estebanmunoz2080
5 жыл бұрын
this is not a 10 min event xD this is like 40m even 1.30h long. The video is edited to show highlights
@wkcw1
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching this again and again over the years and I’ve always taken away something new every time I watch it...
@freelancergin
16 жыл бұрын
This guy's speed and strikes are just right on. It's amazing how he can do this at his age, it beyond amazing.
This is truly a beautiful demonstration of what very high level Kendo should be. Taniguchi Sensei is a rare jem of an example of what all Kenshi should aspire to. I personally have been fortunate enough to have had keiko with Ishida Sensei and to anyone out there that thinks this is easy, I say put down the supersized Happy Meal, come to the dojo and try for yourself.
@yakov8234
8 жыл бұрын
This guy is amazing! He fight so fast and calm, yet so balanced spiritually! When I do Keiko, I can't stay much calm, maybe 5 minutes maximum or 10.
@mitarashidango1873
5 жыл бұрын
かたじけなさに涙こぼるる
@nihilanth5911
17 жыл бұрын
Kendo isn't just about whacking the opponent, it isn't just about being effective, more energy conservant and all that. You can't deny the spirit part of kendo. You don't enhance your body with it. You enhance your mind and spirit, your inner strength, your courage. You can't really compare the two. True, I don't know much about fencing, but it doesn't relly seem all that spirit related.
@WarriorBoy
17 жыл бұрын
This is very impressive, one of the best videos of great master in action I've ever seen. It's nice knowing that with enough discipline, it's possible to have this kind of skill at that age.
@sillytechnology
9 жыл бұрын
Amazing and inspirational.
@bubbleheid
17 жыл бұрын
I too have met Ishida sensei. He is a fabulous kendoka and a lovely guy too. It is a joy to geiko with him, he is absolutely not arrogant and acknowledges even half strikes.
@neogtrmn
14 жыл бұрын
He's a 9th dan and his ability and experience in kendo is considerably greater than the two 8th dan and one 7th dan kenshi he sparred with. This is a demonstration and his role as the more senior kenshi is to push the other kenshi to the best of their ability.
@qwertypolis
17 жыл бұрын
Far from having no value, this exercise called kirikaeshi, is one of the most important in kendou, containing and helping to improve all fundamentals.
@Caesar.Aquanaut
10 жыл бұрын
As the subject implied, this is not a match (shi-ai), but merely a sparing (kei-go).
@ADHDgrapher
13 жыл бұрын
@BafflinBook It is called Menkirikaeshi, a common exercise in Kendô. One strike to the helmet (men) forward, followed by taiatari, a strike with the body (physical contact meant to break the guard of the opponent). Then 4 strikes forward and 5 backwards to the sides of the men starting with right temple and alternating. This is done 2 times in a row, adding a final strike to the men which "goes through". Check the wikipedia page for "Kirikaeshi"
@arkaa_173
11 жыл бұрын
Yep 8th dan if i remember only 0.7% of the 1500 people who were at the exam passes
@IzzazIskandar
15 жыл бұрын
keep up the good work. I'm now 18 i started kendo ever since i was 13 and i hope to continue all the way throughout adulthood!
The 9th Dan is Mr. Taniguchi. (th Dan: Mr. Ishida, Mr. Iwai and Mr.Sakudo. It is superb!
@Schatten2712
5 жыл бұрын
We've just found master yoda everyone! the force is strong with this one
@Morting22
11 жыл бұрын
4:39 for the perfect kote ippon
@shaggybreeks
17 жыл бұрын
I used to live near Pahoa, Hawaii and kendo was *extremely* popular. There was a dojo at the local YBA (Young Buddhist Association) hall that had maybe 50-100 students who met several times a week.
@galleryelysium5534
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Beautiful to watch.
@stm22
15 жыл бұрын
The kyudan sensei (man in white) was Taniguchi Yasunori. He has passed away 19 May 2009 at age 88. Wonder how many 9dan are still alive ?
@PaRtYBoY8920
17 жыл бұрын
in sabre or foil, i admit, yes excess energy is used. but in epee (the most artistic and realistic form i think), energy is conserved. with the flick of a wrist and the slight repositioning in stance, you can score a point on the arm or hand. point control, it's called.
@ravenmagic5
16 жыл бұрын
the senei is extreamly skilled thats the beautyful results of hard work over time even though his age affects his fighting it dose not effect the spirt he uses in his work deaths evil i respect that most of all :D
@wark7168
14 жыл бұрын
@kosh1969 The sensei's name is Taniguchi Yasunori. Unfortunately he passed away last year at the age of 88. I met him in Kyoto a few years back although it was at a social function, not in the dojo. Taniguchi-sensei was a member of the Imperial Guard.
@taqu
17 жыл бұрын
Kendo seems great, I'm thinking about starting to learn it someday.
@Corey91666
3 жыл бұрын
Did you Start your journey yet? I know i did. 13 years ago when you wrote that comment :D
@jazzysk8rgirl
2 жыл бұрын
@@Corey91666 I want to get started in either kendo or kenjutsu but most dojo's are closed due to covid. Should I try practicing exercises at home or wait? What are your thoughts?
@alexnickolaev
14 жыл бұрын
Man, that isnt just a training, its an attestation. He shows his technic and skill to get a new belt ( 9th dan)
@ketsan
15 жыл бұрын
10th dan means you're about 85 and have been training since you were 15 and that you have become so good you're basically perfect. You don't grade for it, it's awarded.
@D321W
17 жыл бұрын
My tongue has been cut out. 10th Dan search has gotten even harder.
@rinjimaikeru
17 жыл бұрын
He is not good. He is beautiful. That is by far the best swordsmanship I have ever seen.
@NalaaMaru
16 жыл бұрын
wow, that kirikaichi at the end of each turn was so great... I wish I could do it that fast XD
That's what I wanted to hear! I was unsure whether it would be a plus to the little martial arts I know already. So I was quite disappointed at first (since I like quick strikes and moves). Might want to give it a try now. Thanks.
@1911m1a1ellis
12 жыл бұрын
85 years old. He has not the speed of his youth but he doesnt need it so much now, as experience and timing more than make up for it.
@ew7815
17 жыл бұрын
Kendo 9th Dan Keiko is simply a practice or training, they are not fighting for win or lose. the only person i know of that could be the person in the white might be Moriji Mochida, but he is dead and hes in the 10th dan
@Idekii
16 жыл бұрын
It actually is. The scream (or kiai) is there to force you to put your whole strength into the attack and so that the judges know you're doing that. It's like how boxers always exhale forcefully whenever they punch, only this is vocalized. That's my understanding at least.
@SteakMeatpie
11 жыл бұрын
1:35- the split second counter into the body- made my jaw drop. This old man knows wtf he's doing. holy cow!!!!
@RHOOWL
12 жыл бұрын
I"m no kendo student but one thing I noticed right away was that the shihan never attacks...he responds and allows his opponent to make mistakes..amazing display :0)
@waywardsage
16 жыл бұрын
the dai-sensei (grand master) is wearing white because its an honorary thing. Only those at that level are allowed to wear it. As for him getting hit, at that level, he is teaching the lower masters by "letting" them hit him. Notice his economy of movement. Only one at a 9th dan is this amazing. Its kind of difficult to explain to people who don't take Kendo what's going on here and why. But if you did take Kendo you'd truly understand why the dai-sensei is so amazing in this video.
@Jiyukan
12 жыл бұрын
Kendo is very popular in Korea. It is likely the country with the second most Kendoka.
@zenaku85
14 жыл бұрын
@Epicurus13 Yes, at first it was free fighting then training such as Keiko and Kiri kaeshi. all these things are demostrated how it should be done. Other use this as a example for their exam.
@OmanInternational
16 жыл бұрын
Wow, the master is 82 years old at this video. Full of Japanese Samurai spirit.
@HamskayaBelka
11 жыл бұрын
Красиво и есть ,чему учиться! Спасибо!
@TakaComics
16 жыл бұрын
There are some reasons for that. You are supposed to push your opponent to a point where they are weak in the mind, as well as the body. When your opponent is in a weaker state, you then have the upper hand, and can make a perfect strike. It's one way of practicing Kendo, the others being speed and technique. The shouting of the words "Men" "Kote" and "Do" are for the scoring. You have to shout at the exact moment of your strike or you don't get the point. It's also used to breathe right.
@progenitor00
17 жыл бұрын
i get the part where the white dood hit the guys hand but I don't get the other parts. wats up with the stick hitting left and right only to be blocked?
@darkeyesZ33
13 жыл бұрын
@VSteper They spare in the beginning until the Sensei gives an opening and the student should recognize and take it. After that they go into a training exercise.
@shaggybreeks
17 жыл бұрын
That's the word: "kiai". I'm surprised so many people are unfamiliar with it, because it's been adopted into many other sports. I learned about it from karate back in the sixties! Sometime, watch Gabriela Sabatini play tennis -- and listen. They do it for the same reason, to focus energy and distract the opponent.
@insanemoose16
13 жыл бұрын
Woow 9th dan, now that's really awesome. He must have been a kendoka since he was born o.O!
@ADHDgrapher
13 жыл бұрын
He controlled the 7th and 8th dan like 4th dans control 3rd kyu holders. Man this is impressive.
@BenEmberley
7 жыл бұрын
Who are the 2 hachidans? I recognise Ishida Toshiya as the nanadan.
@malemonkley
14 жыл бұрын
Holy crap that is amazing. Such subtle movement.
@joonshik
16 жыл бұрын
well, in Kendo, 10th dan is the highest it goes, but for present day Kendo, 8th dan is the highest you can achieve. 9th and 10th dan were honorary ranks, but stopped giving them out because of the decreasing number of those ranks that can give them out.
@joserodriguez-ky5qj
4 жыл бұрын
I love Kendo,it's a fantastic discipline.
@alexboily6454
4 жыл бұрын
Listen at 50% speed to hear the kiai, and to get a better idea of the technical madness going on. He looks and sounds like a ghost, and they seem suffering so much torment toward themself!
@ajussiwannabe
17 жыл бұрын
Taniguchi sensei (9th dan) First aite: Ishida (7th dan) Second aite: ??? (Kyoshi, 8th dan) Third aite: Shikudo ? (Kyoshi, 8th dan)
@kelliehuynh
16 жыл бұрын
HE'S GOOD! seriously i have never seen anybody play kendo like that!
@xtensionxward3659
4 жыл бұрын
imagine all the samurai fights in movies now imagine that the real fights looked like this only with real katanas and blood !
@raisfas
16 жыл бұрын
Well, both are senseis, but the one in white is 9th dan. Anyway, as the video title says, it's just a KEIKO, it's just a training, so the one in white doesn't really attack. He only offers resistance to the one in black, which is the one that is performing the training
@lolinternetslol
17 жыл бұрын
It is allowed to the throat (tsuki) but a lot of people consider it to be kinda rude to do so.
@genraz
14 жыл бұрын
@MaximilianDeLaHire Footwork; how close do you get to your enemy? One step too close or even a half-step too far from your opponent could end the match for someone who isn't well-trained. It's about knowing yourself enough to manage an unknown opponent's attacks. Conscientious breathing, in it's entirety, is an action that involves the self to voluntarily create effective measures of movement. This is why the strikes are not all the same. Some moments are true for an individual & some aren't
@LegendaryKite
11 жыл бұрын
the ones vocalizing (or doing their Kiai) are the Kendouka themselves, now if its the 9th dan or the other guy, i wouldnt know, i would assume equal measure of both at that lvl.
@ShosuroKaze
17 жыл бұрын
By wild swings are you referring to them performing kiri kaeshi at the end of their sets?
@1cme1
11 жыл бұрын
japanese armor is heavier than just a chainmail hauberk would be. its more comparable to plate armor in that respect and it's certainly not lightweight. chainmail just was never something that wasn't introduced to japan or most eastern countries. but their armor worked well for their needs and fighting styles. if strait one handed swords and shields were a common thing in japan back then, armor would have been made to better protect against that.
@千と千尋の神隠し-m9z
4 жыл бұрын
段がひとつ違うだけでもこんなに動きが違うもんなんだなって思う動画やな。自分も頑張ろ。
@iambatman0928
7 жыл бұрын
was i the only one who thought he was blindfolding himself?
@rp-wn5or
6 жыл бұрын
Rachel Helton lmao i was like oh shit is he gonna do this sword stuff blindfolded
@pigfeetlord
16 жыл бұрын
why did the older man fold his hachimaki on his head?in yoshinkan dojo in vancouver we pre fold it
@wongssj
11 жыл бұрын
if you see any documentary or recent research those discovery/history/some other channel do with weapons, you can see that the katana is better than a regular knight 1 or 2 edges 2 hand sword, it cuts more with less strength (even knights armor) and penetrates more with a stabbing motion. I agree with the part that it completely depends on the warrior on who will win a fight.
@mercenery1232
5 жыл бұрын
Remember folks point are given not on strike per se.but the quality of the strike as in you made it in real life fights.One hit or block to counter on the right spot at the right time is the distance between live and death.
@kiltmaster7041
17 жыл бұрын
It is a ritual fight. For example, about 3 and a half minutes in, the guy in black practices a Kiri Kaiash (I can't spell japanese words in English, sorry about that.) And no real swordsman would use it in an actual fight. (It's the head (men) hit, touch tsubas (or hilts) then alternating right and left head hits, (four forward and five back). This is then repeated before a large head hit with a follow-through.
@steve_dudu
11 жыл бұрын
Who's the one yelling in the video? Are we hearing any of the kendoka vocalize or is it something of a commentary from some announcer? I'm totally new to this phenomenon and it seems awesome, figuring out if it's within my means to try out as well.
@squirrelonmapletree
13 жыл бұрын
I see some comments asking who the sensei in white is, but I don't see any answers. The sensei in white I believe is Taniguchi Yasunori Sensei.
@Dezzasheep
16 жыл бұрын
love the power of the fumakomi,, makes the camera shake!
@SalokinRechra
13 жыл бұрын
either it's Ki or amazing camera shaking effects the video resonates whenever they clash
@ilpomaitre
4 жыл бұрын
It is probably due to the fumikumi (the floor "stamping" when they hit)
@namasko
11 жыл бұрын
Knight's chain mails are extremely heavy. On a land like Japan where the battle field is mainly based on forest or even mountains, it would imagine fighting in a heavy chain mail wouldn't be as effective as it is in Europe.
@neogtrmn
14 жыл бұрын
Not quite. He's trying to push them beyond their limits and hits them to make a point, as if he saying, "you're being careless by leaving this open." When they are hitting him relentlessly, it's part of a drill where the attacker hits whatever they thing is open as fast as he can. The final drill is one that is practiced by every kendoka and the receiver can choose to either receive each hit or block them. At no point is he letting them win, rather he's showing them where they need improvement.
@BenJo890
17 жыл бұрын
Sorry I still don't understand about the point system. You say you have to run through with your attack and scream. Why did the guy in white (9th dan?? :O:O!) not even attempt a block when the other guy ran past him, screaming and hitting his head? I can't get my head round it =(
@Jiyukan
12 жыл бұрын
How heavy the armor is depends on the period. Really heavy armor was made after the examples of portuguese breast plates. Before that armor was made in several parts, like breast, back, shoulders etc. with gabs in between, often just from bamboo and leather. While the vikings surely had rarely or probably never plate armor they regularly had chain mail. Heavy iron helmets etc. A typical samurai armour wont help against a battle axe.
@EclipsedRogue
17 жыл бұрын
Would anyone mind telling me if there's a hidden agenda in allowing the second opponent to strike him on the head? Isn't that to be avoided?
@darthramen441
17 жыл бұрын
not always though. if ur a beginner, ur sensei may restrict u to only doing full swings. I had to do that when i first started.
@aminking
17 жыл бұрын
Folks I've never done Kendo (but planning to start) so excuse my ignorance-does this start as sparring then end as a kata?Can't see that the 9th Dan is much better than the 8th (they hit him enough times), but bloody fast for a man his age.
@MaximilianDeLaHire
14 жыл бұрын
@genraz Could you explain me please the complexity of kendo? Unfortunately I can't see much of a technique either, the strikes seem all the same to me but I'm interested in understanding the challenge of kendo.
@bubbleheid
17 жыл бұрын
So far as I am aware there has never been a non-japanese 9th Dan. I also don't know, personally, of any non-japanese 8th dan, though I am sure there must be some.
@Yaguara
12 жыл бұрын
It's important to consider that the most used is hepburn. Why? Because translating japanese into roman alphabet is not to help japanese people understand their own langage, but to help foreigners. Japanese don't need any roman alphabet if they're only between japanese. Their system perfectly feets to their language and before foreigners arrived, they didn't need roman alphabet. So considering most foreigners use hepburn system, to make it readable for a foreigners, you use it.
@neogtrmn
16 жыл бұрын
Search Wikipedia or read previous posts. In short, you hit the head (men), forearms (kote), the torso (do), or thrust to the throat (tsuki) but you must do so with proper technique, posture, resolve, and without being blocked.
@Kamidana
17 жыл бұрын
i agree, musashi was a sword fighter, he, in his later years of sword fighting used a wooden sword, against a normal, sharp kattana, try doing that and wining, he died of cancer not of a loss either, it is the fighter not the sword.
@theomen49
12 жыл бұрын
i wouldnt say Ai means harmony exactly. Join, blend, harmony, etc are different ways of translating Ai in english. What english speakers would call harmony in Japanese is different than its meaning in english (obviously).
@Blatenly
14 жыл бұрын
the first one (presumably the 8th dan) was really good!
@KendoKiel
13 жыл бұрын
Who is that western person at the end (b/w) looking at the master? Some known kenshi? National team player or s.th.?
@riggerc
15 жыл бұрын
teachers often let the opponent hit in order to encourage them. otherwise would be rude. debana waza is the technique of counter attack while the opponent is attacking and off guard. the white guy counterattacks the blacks wrist (kote).
@Ardian1899
14 жыл бұрын
@RaiceaAndrei11, are you sure about that? This Taniguchi sensei is still hold his 9th dan rank even after the AJKF change the dan rank to max 8th dan. And I think it's completely rude to reducing your senior's rank (all AJKF member board below 9th dan can be considered as 9th dan's junior). So they can modify the rank system but didn't reduce any 9th dan's rank.
@deathsevil
16 жыл бұрын
Just pure crazy! 82 yet still kicking ass. Funny though.. the writing is all in korean lol. Tanaguchi-sensei is amazing but you can tell that his old age is affecting his performance a lot =(
@jakespex9927
12 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you know an unfathomable amount more about Kendo then i do, but I do know about Kiai in my martial arts. I do Okinawan Shobayashi Shorin-Ryu Karate-do and for us a Kiai means "Spirited yell". when we spar and make a strike we often Kiai or yell. it also acts like an audible signal of when you make a solid strike on someone.
@brukernavn1
16 жыл бұрын
There are many ways to do this. I fold my tenugi in a slightly different way. It all comes down to preference
@batmanflcl
17 жыл бұрын
The guy in white is hecka good! Do the sticks really hurt enough to beat someone in a real fight?
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