More Youtube Kendo Instruction

[Gideon]

Although the maker of this one does appear to have some kendo experience and is of some small repute. It is in Japanese and to my knowledge hasn't been translated. I'm just posting a link to one of a number of videos. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Owu9bONY0

ps - if these have been posted before and I have just missed them, feel free to delete the thread. Thanks.

[Bokushingu]

Although the maker of this one does appear to have some kendo experience and is of some small repute. It is in Japanese and to my knowledge hasn't been translated. I'm just posting a link to one of a number of videos. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Owu9bONY0

ps - if these have been posted before and I have just missed them, feel free to delete the thread. Thanks.

You are joking right? Dude that's Chiba Sensei! And I have that dvd and watch it a lot.

lol this is definately a joke or a trick ^_^

[Gideon]

Of course that's Chiba sensei. The thread title is a little misleading, sure, but the sarcasm in the post (and the italics to point it out) was hopefully evident for people to get that these videos could be helpful. I'm not sure what the term is for the literary device I used to get my point across, but my grammar's never been top notch anyway. Essentially, I had never seen the videos before and apparently this person has only had them online for a month or so, so I thought I'd share.

In any event, no one needs me to vouch for Chiba sensei's abilities; just watch his kendo... and then watch it again and again and again!

[turboyoshi]

Of course that's Chiba sensei. The thread title is a little misleading, sure, but the sarcasm in the post (and the italics to point it out)

I don't know how it looks on your screen but the italics weren't obvious. I didn't notice them until you pointed this out. Thanks for the link though and wow that guy has a lot of Chiba sensei vids there.

[b8amack]

I got the sarcasm. The literary device is understatement, btw.

[Gideon]

Turbo - thanks for pointing that out, I'll use bold or underline from now on. :D

[Bokushingu]

LMAO very well done. ^_^

[Fass]

great videos! does anyone have a link to the jodan videos he did? I've been looking for them everywhere and they're nowhere to be seens... I think the DVD was called Jissen Volume 3... If anyone's seen it, I'd be very grateful :D

[Fass]

of course, I mean if anyone has seen clips of it on youtube or some site like that and not the whole DVD to download... just in case :D

[Ada]

You can buy the book and DVD set it's called kendo perfect master! Bit of a cheesey name but it is fantastic. I was lucky enough to get Chiba sensei to sign my copy at the Brighton seminar this year.

[baysun]

Wow! You can REALLY see Chiba Sensei LOVES teaching!

I have been seeing a lot of Hidari Jodan No Kamae lately.
There were 5 people last week at one dojo. They all came 1 hour before the regular practice just for men/ kote/ do uchi! Later, it was beautiful watching 8th Dan Sensei training them with HIS CHUDAN & small variations! They had to attack "men", as sensei met their attack with non attacking tsuki... Each time they had to come back with better posture & even more heart before sensei would allow the strike...


The students in Chiba Sensei's video are blessed!!!

[Idyllic]

Anyone else agree that in the video posted he pulls up his shinai too much allowing an opening for his kote? Its basically vertical. We've been taught to minimize this as much as possible as a your opponent will notice it the second time and and if hes quick enough he'll pick off your kote easily.

[Oroshi]

Anyone else agree that in the video posted he pulls up his shinai too much allowing an opening for his kote? Its basically vertical. We've been taught to minimize this as much as possible as a your opponent will notice it the second time and and if hes quick enough he'll pick off your kote easily.
Ah, the internet. Where the ikkyu casually criticises the form of the hanshi.

Are you saying you think you (or anyone you know for that matter) could easily score ippon on Chiba sensei, and that his form is bad? Because... you do know who he is, right?

(As a side note, I have been taught to strike in a similar way to in the video, with the shinai almost vertical. To slide the shinai forwards and tap is, according to my sensei, "how children hit - adults need to strike properly." Of course if you lift your arms up too much or don't apply seme you will be hit. This doesn't make this method of striking wrong.)

More on topic, I have this book and DVD, and they're excellent. I strongly recommend that people buy a copy.

[Fass]

does this DVD series include the jodan instructional video? or is it a different series??

[Koban]

Anyone else agree that in the video posted he pulls up his shinai too much allowing an opening for his kote? Its basically vertical. We've been taught to minimize this as much as possible as a your opponent will notice it the second time and and if hes quick enough he'll pick off your kote easily.

yeah you try and hit his kote....

he's the one who taught the person who taught the person who taught you, you obviously have NO idea who he is...

do your homework before you blindly correct a hachidan hanshi.

[EndureForte]

do your homework before you blindly correct a hachidan hanshi.


Straight up yo.

[Idyllic]

lol im not correcting anyone, i had a feeling i'll get grilled for bringing this up. Its a shame no one answered my question and instead insisted on telling me off. oh well

[Gideon]

Idyllic - Oroshi addressed the substance of your question. He wrote:


As a side note, I have been taught to strike in a similar way to in the video, with the shinai almost vertical. To slide the shinai forwards and tap is, according to my sensei, "how children hit - adults need to strike properly." Of course if you lift your arms up too much or don't apply seme you will be hit. This doesn't make this method of striking wrong.

To directly answer your question - no I don't agree with your opinion that his shinai is too vertical, leaving room for a kote the second time around. First, he'd have ippon long before there was a second time. Second, I have a feeling there's an element of teaching involved here that I personally don't quite grasp. From other contexts, when teaching something, a teacher may tend to demonstrate something bigger so the people learning can get the jist of it. Whether this carries over to kendo in general and this video specifically, I've got no clue - nor is my opinion really that relevant.

Cheers

ps - the martyr act is hardly becoming. what is the advantage of playing that role?

[ahmed61086]

Even if the shinai is vertical, that doesn't mean that the kote is open. There are techniques to doign men with a very big movemenet without opening up ones kote.

[turboyoshi]

More on topic, I have this book and DVD, and they're excellent. I strongly recommend that people buy a copy.

Oroshi, or anyone else who has this dvd, are there subtitles or captions for those of us who can't understand japanese?
Budovideo's price seems very reasonable but it would be nice to have english translations.

[Dezza]

Oroshi, or anyone else who has this dvd, are there subtitles or captions for those of us who can't understand japanese?
Budovideo's price seems very reasonable but it would be nice to have english translations.

Nope. Japanese only.

[Oroshi]

Sorry, I forget these things sometimes.

[Bokushingu]

anyone have or seen any of the videos from Hidekatsu Inoue (http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=24499&cat=367&page=2)? specifically vol 3 or 4?

I keep looking at them but haven't bought any.

[Dezza]

anyone have or seen any of the videos from Hidekatsu Inoue (http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=24499&cat=367&page=2)? specifically vol 3 or 4?

I keep looking at them but haven't bought any.

They are very good DVDs but quite expensive. I wouldn't bother with DVD1 unless you are a noob.

All vids have an option for English narration and you can view waza from three different angles. I'd say they are worth the cash if you like instructional DVDs.

[Artamon]

It helpt me.. I hope it will help others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-zJm8Z3MUY

[Wesley Myers]

anyone have or seen any of the videos from Hidekatsu Inoue (http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=24499&cat=367&page=2)? specifically vol 3 or 4?

I keep looking at them but haven't bought any.

I have all four and they are excellent! They use 3 camera angles for the whole thing so you can get the usual side view, plus a top down view and an angle looking towards Inoue Sensei as he does everything.

Commentary can be in English or Japanese as well as an option for no commentary but the on-screen text being in Japanese or English.

I see someone has posted parts of them on youtube - this will give you an idea of what the videos are like. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV-pbUdIThs&feature=related)

The audio is a bit off on that post, though. The "Multi 1-2-3" shows what viewing angle you are at.

[yama2]

Do the videos have an ISBN or some type of referencing number? Trying to get them from Japan or Amazon Japan (I found Chiba sensei's book/DVD there and it's a hell lot cheaper)

[Oroshi]

Chiba sensei's Jissen DVDs aren't on Amazon Japan. You can get them from HERTZ: http://hertz-internet.mine.nu/teach.php?gr1=KC

Edit: the Hidekatsu Inoue DVDs aren't on Amazon either.

[Oroshi]

You might be able to get the Inoue sensei DVDs from here, but currently the site is temporarily offline: http://www.mt-tm.com/kendo2/top.html