Kenjutsu

[tanglang]

Hello everyone,

What are your thoughts on this guy? He's called Kuroda (黒田). His batto seems pretty fast to me, but his upper back and neck posture seem awful (as do his opponent's).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-5IA7VRin8

What do you think?

[asiawide]

The genius from a nameless ryuha. That's common in Manga but he's real.

[alexsuffolk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d6xLLli ... re=related

Very interesting indeed.

[jaskey]

he's the guy from the body mind kickass

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

[jaskey]

he's the guy from the body mind kickass

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

[Strange]

very very handsome skills
"moving through the gaps of you mind"...i'd say thats kick ass

[alexsuffolk]

Yes it does Tom , by the look of other vids on there. His BODY moves very fast, which is rare.

[middleway]

some of the stand up stuff from this teacher is interesting.

Cheers
Chirs

[nianfong]

damn... the guy is amazingly fast with that sword.

[Josealb]

Hes quick, but whats scary is how incredibly sharp his awareness is. He nails the exact moment the other guy has decided to move, but has not started yet.

[Josealb]

Sensen no sen.

...and theres a name for it. Cool.

[nianfong]

interesting how he leans forward and doesn't keep the typical vertical spine.

[middleway]

Sensen No Sen basically means an opponent is countered in the split second before he has moved physically, but after he has mentally committed to an attack. The point where he is attacking but not yet moving. It is quite a skill!!

[eastpaw]

That sounds like the Xingyi precept of 敌不动,我不动; 敌一动,我先动 - I don't move when the opponent doesn't move; but when the opponent moves, I move first.

But sensen no sen is just a cooler way of stating it.

[nianfong]

that's actually a taiji concept from the treatise.
but it is a common truth through all martial arts.