Iaido Seitei Kata 1-12 :: A Budo Kata Checkpoint :: Namazu Ryu's "Welcome to Channel Kata"

Welcome to the Channel's First Video: Budo Kata Checkpoint
A documentation journey to mastery of the ZKR's Iaido Seitei Kata syllabus
A Martial Artists Journey is a long & never-ending progress of trials & challenges for improvements. In this Channel, it is my intention to capture my ups and downs in hopes to inspire more martial artists, (beginners &/or veterans) to share their journey as well.
Contents you will find here are:
1) My Seitei Progression (checkpoints)
2) Guide's, Tips & Tricks on the Fundamentals
3) Personal revelations, understanding & philosophies
4) Vlog's & nuggets of Fun Martial Arts stuff.
Disclaimer
For the purpose of this channel I am not to force an ideology/philosophy of any any formal kenjutsu/iai schools to the viewers/practitioners for this is a channel for sharing my own interpretations and understandings. Some background context, i am formally training under the Muso Shinden Ryu's school of Iaido, and from time to time I may not entirely reflect perfectly of my formal training.
Lets have a calm and open heart point of view in enjoying my content :D
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see you in the next one!

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

Hope my demonstration is acceptable for your viewing pleasure :) Some Iai practitioners may find my kata No.10 different because we receive information from Japan officials there are some changes to the syllabus, however please consult your school's sensei and affiliation to be sure - it may be different to different branches. thanks!

[@Yagi.B]

Thank you for the video Mr Namazu. But I not sure about what exactly changed in juuhon-me. Could you please talk more about it?

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

@@Yagi.B thanks for enquiring. before the change we are to make a short half step to stab the opponent at the back. But the new change is we don't step at all and stab the opponent straight after we hit the opponent hand (forgot what that technique is called)

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

​@@Yagi.B hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

[@Farzinmirnezami]

Thanks 🙏

[@culturetoronto]

Love it bro. I love iaido but I also have been trying to develop my own unique style too :)

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

That's cool! Would love to see your style

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

[@adam5words688]

Hello ! I stumbled across this, figured I'd watch for old time's sake, and I haven't put a video out in forever! So wanted to say Hi through the medium we used to communicate, to be positive I met a woman, and one who stufies budo! And training got more intense, so no videos for me....but what about you? I haven't seen much, and I hope you're ok and doing well in life! You were rocking a shinken in some of the last videos I saw of yours, and it made so many Sword Friends smile;)

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

thank you! I've been doing good, yea this is from the old channel, ive been meaning to close it down "eventually" haha and yes I've been doing well - i try to post more on the new channel hopefully at some point i can bring back those old tutorial videos with a new twist too

[@jimanHK]

cool

[@paulwalpole6103]

That was very cool to see. Arigato

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

Well done! Keep training and improving!

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

thank you! i will!

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

Very nice renmei embu! Can tell you have a good teacher :) keep listening to him/her and keep practicing and progressing :)

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

Thank You very much! its very nerve wrecking when everyone have their own ways and interpretations but im glad i am doing him justice by being presentable :)

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

[@TheBudoAcademy]

Very nice Demonstration

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

its an honor! thank you!

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

[@TheBudoAcademy]

@@namazuryusshugyo5214 cya there!

[@zyro7574]

class is about to start. practise practise I still practise

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

That's great

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

[@MikeGill87]

I watch this before every practice to renew what I forgot since the last time. :-) God knows after a month of iaido my head was already confused enough, knowing how to do 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th kata (though having years of improvement ahead of me). :-) But I still love it, so more's to come. :-) One tip: I feel for a beginner such as myself there's never enough emphasis on what is the feet position for which moves. Even you, here, at the Ushiro, state it's the same as Mae, except backwards. But every beginner would argue it's nothing like Mae if the leg movement is the exact opposite as during Mae. :-)

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

There is a tiny bit of difference with your Ushiro leg when you turn. The end position of the leg should show a slight opening on the right foot, according to some schools But when going back to the cut it should be straight like Mae 🤔 atleast that's how I was taught.

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

Haha I'm glad my video makes for a good reference. I'm honored 🙏 I should make a new one this is already a year old. I think I should have improved a little since then 😬

[@MikeGill87]

@@namazuryusshugyo5214 Hey. Thanks but not what I meant. The thing I'm most struggling with as a Iaido beginner always is: "Which leg should be in the front at this specific moment?" And that's where Mae and Ushiro differ the most - you do the cuts in Mae with the right leg forward while with the left one in Ushiro.

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

@@MikeGill87 ah I see yes I know what you mean by leg placements

[@MikeGill87]

@@namazuryusshugyo5214 And getting ready for today's practise, once again with this video. Haven't done any iaido in two weeks over the holidays. It's gonna hurt... :-)

[@shweta-samu-rai]

This will be part of my next week's training. Arigato gozaimashita sensei.

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

Great 😁 but I'm just a humble student, not a sensei

[@shweta-samu-rai]

@@namazuryusshugyo5214 but you know way more than I do and Im learning by watching your videos. So for me you are a sensei :)

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

@@shweta-samu-rai 🙇🙇🙏🙏 senpai maybe 🤭

[@shweta-samu-rai]

@@namazuryusshugyo5214 Arigato gozaimashita Senpai!

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

[@zubindaruwala4908]

In Yonhonme tsuka ate while attackin the back blow do ur feet need to be turned or only left leg(back leg wud turn slightly) ?

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

yes, we were taught to turn only the back leg to an L shape when stabbing behind, and turn back to the front when cut the front

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

my base was weak in this demonstration so when i turned back to the front i had to readjust my right leg, thanks for pointing that out 👍 its something to improve on

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

[@drmaadityasobhanadri376]

Can I know the background music bro

[@simonlee5268]

Where is this dojo?

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

Japan Club KL.

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)

[@TheBUTOKUKAI]

4:35 he screw the video

[@ceesvanderzee5187]

Nice but several mistakes in ZNKR seitei. And: look down with your eyes, not the head.

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

Indeed, haha hopefully I've improved since then

[@ceesvanderzee5187]

@@namazuryusshugyo5214 improvement that's what Budo is about. We are never perfect.

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

@@ceesvanderzee5187 indeed 😁

[@MikeGill87]

Yeah; I got told that too, that I'm looking way too low. Our sensei wants us to look on the ground over the tip of the vertically held sword (so quite a few meters ahead). He calls anything shorter "killing dwarves". :-)

[@namazuryusshugyo5214]

hi just want to let you know I am moving my videos over to a new channel call Namazu Ryu Saiken - hope to see you there! thanks! :)