Swordfest 2007 clips

[Black Knight]

We had a multi-art festival hosted by our Capital Area Budokai dojo last Saturday. Among the demonstrations were kendo and naginata, along with jodo, batto-do, yagyu shinkage ryu, and more.

The following are clips of some shiai. Three of them are isshu-jiai between naginata and kendo. I hope you all will find them interesting. I don't claim that they represent the pinnacle of either art or anything, so be gentle. :)

FYI-In the kendo-only match, our practice leader called out points for the audience, and was probably a tad generous to make it exciting for them...so again be gentle. :wink:

PS-I am the guy doing nito. Constructive criticism welcome. :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEPi0leBJDU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WebtE_A36fU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voYHveiy3xA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUkfdUSyCpQ

[Black Knight]

Everyone's speechless???

:confused:

[bobdonny]

Like your sig, thoses clips seem a bit out of context.

Dont worry about it, stick it up on some utube groups for feedback.

[Neil Gendzwill]

PS-I am the guy doing nito. Constructive criticism welcome.Your footwork isn't strong enough to support nito yet. You need quite a bit more time in chudan.

[Kenshi]

yagyu shinkage ryu

No vids?　　　　　　　　　　　

[Black Knight]

George-Fraid not

Bobdonny-Out of context?

Neil-(Selective hearing on :wink:) I will do my best to improve my footwork. Thanks.

[hl1978]

No vids?　　　　　　　　　　　

there were plenty of people with video cameras there, so im sure that video will turn up at some point.

groups who were there included:

* Virginia Kenshinkai (Nakamura Ryu Battodo and Mugai Ryu Iaihyodo)
* Virginia Academy of Fencing (German longsword in the Liechtenauer tradition)
* Hobyokan (Shindo Muso Ryu Jodo, Owari Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, Jikishinkage Ryu, etc.)
* Great River Taoist Center (Taiji Jian)
* Bujinkan Shima Dojo (Kukishin Ryu)
* Philadelphia Ren Sei Kan (Edo Yagyu Shinkage Ryu)
* Northern Virginia Tendokan (Atarashii naginata and Tendo Ryu)
* Byakokan Dojo (Toyama Ryu Battojutsu)
* Northern Virginia Budokai (Kendo)
* Order of the Seven Hearts (17th Century Italian Rapier)
* Capital Area Jodokai (Shindo Muso Ryu Jodo)
* Mid-Atlantic Token-kai (A discussion on Japanese sword appreciation)

[Neil Gendzwill]

I will do my best to improve my footwork. Thanks.Hold one shinai with both hands while you're doing it.

[hl1978]

I would also add that in the nito vs naginata match, the naginata player is a yondan and that they don't do taiatari in naginata, which is a hard habit to break particularaly when you have someone with much longer reach than you do.