This is EXACTLY why you must not teach yourself sword arts

Because you'll end up learning this sort of ****e

This is not legitimate iaido despite the claims of the instructor

Original source here

Regards

 

bwhahahahaha!!! man that was so lame!

 

Dave it wouldnt load for me ...

 

Wow, I could do better iaido and I've never taken it.

 

Ok.... Hold on to your breakfasts, you ask for it....

More of that crap here

And I warn you, this guy is quite serious.

Clip two is particularly amusing as every time I watch it I'm expecting the top of his head to come flying off even though I know it doesn't (lol)

 

Watching those clips suddenly gave me the urge to commit Seppuku....

 

Lorks! I didn't expect it to be that bad !

Forewarned, I watched the first one in the anticipation that I'd be seeing either some inaccurate, sloppy, form or flashy showmanship ... but ... well Dave's said all that needs to be said already :lol:.

 

*Smiles nervouslywhile pretending to know whats wrong with the clip....

 

AHAHAHAHA!

Seriously, what the hell is he on. How can he possibly keep a straight face while doing that?

 

Dave whats wrong with the second set of clips ?

 

Well..... I might not teach a recognised style but those clips were... I'm trying to think of a polite word here..... "interesting"???

Where does he teach? I need to keep my guys away from that area.

 

what is that guy doing? because to me that was nothing.

 

er can I ask what style you do teach then?

 

LOL!

In that first vid clip he looks at if he wouldn't be able to cut through soft cheese. That was terrible... he wields that sword with as much grace as a swinging a wet noodle. Watching that made me nervous for his thumb... I was sure he was gonna lose it... perhaps in the second vid?

Someone should make that vid a sticky.

 

As a former Iai 6th Kyu, I was watching the first three videos, and I thought, well he's not great, but I can see how the Average Joe might be fooled.

Then I saw the third and fourth videos...

Oh my.

I admit, I didn't get very far, and I sucked at what little I learned, but even I could see that was, how can I put this, :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

Anyway, what's this about;

in the classes part of the website?

 

hmm, accuracy: no
technique: no
power: no

posing around waiting for the blood to stop and the body to slide in half like in the films: yes

i perticulay like the bits where, after he has missed you with his baddly executed strikes, he then goes to shake your hand.

 

I was looking for a context for the clips, forinstance they could have been showing a move in slow motion.
5th Dan Renshi is a very senior grade!

 

Just out of curiosity -is the problem here (apart from that he seems to do whatever he tries to do in a wobbely way) that he claims to do certain katas, that he does wrong, or that he claims to be doing katas when he makes up stuff himself?

 

If you take a look at his website you'll note he claims rank in Iai Battojutsu and Toyama Ryu Battojutsu, claims rank and title (both I think) from the rep here in the UK from the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, its all rubbish as far as I can see for the moment, that and the fact that for an alleged Godan his presence and ability with the sword is about on par with that of ungraded students.

Critique of his form is one thing; his claims are an entirely different but closely connected second issue. Source

My point in posting this thread was to illustrate why learning a sword art must be from credible, verifiable sources and not, from this kind of individual.

Regards

 

Heh Cheers Dave,
I do hope my IQ stretches to 3 figures and at one glance I could work out the man was a wee bit shady.

The Bear.