Iaido shodan grading Feb 2017 Mark Cousins

[@capitanospavento]

Su calma, serenidad y sencillez es absolutamente relajante. Es preciso y detallista, sin aspavientos ni exuberancias ¡Felicitaciones!

[@cous1961]

I'm sorry I can only understand English

[@cous1961]

Thank you very much.

[@roninnovastar1321]

Form, posture, cut, pause ect ect done very good !!

[@cous1961]

Thank you very much

[@shevetlevi2821]

I don't know much about Iaido but just generally speaking I love the Japanese sense of esthetics, precision, balance and attention to detail; from Iaido to karate to the tea ceremony they elevate their arts to something that transcends what it initially seems to be.

[@cous1961]

Thank you

[@EdUmeyama]

Very Nicely done. Brilliant example of a good shodan grading! Thank you for sharing.

[@YuvrajSingh-vc7ho]

He's not just swinging his sword, he's killing invisible ninjas

[@altechelghanforever9906]

cringe joke

[@YuvrajSingh-vc7ho]

@@altechelghanforever9906 who tf asked?

[@altechelghanforever9906]

@@YuvrajSingh-vc7ho who said I needed anyone to ask?

[@YuvrajSingh-vc7ho]

@@altechelghanforever9906 then go make your own comment? Too afraid to do that?

[@altechelghanforever9906]

@@YuvrajSingh-vc7ho I did, twice.

[@clee6746]

Michael Jackson learned Moon Walk by playing this video backward.

[@cous1961]

Fantastic,

[@brianquint6126]

Swing and miss. The right hand doesn't move much when properly drawing a katana, it's all left hand pulling the sheath away. It's the key to being faster than the other guy on the draw, which is kind of the point of iado.

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

Hi. What is laido shodan grading? And how is it judged?

[@peterjanjanin9883]

If that's a grading, I'm never going for one! I hated doing Katas in front of judges, tournaments were the worst. It was OK infront of my Senseis and classmates

[@amberharmsen2497]

Kata and sparring was what I excelled at

[@peterjanjanin9883]

@@amberharmsen2497 I only excelled at sparring. I was never a fan of the the 3 point system but it did teach me how to be quicker and more precise with my attacks. Unfortunately I need to take a couple shots before the switch turns on😂🤣

[@peterjanjanin9883]

As sexist as this sounds unfortunately, I was always jealous of the girls/women because their Katas always seemed much more crisper. I've recently come across these lame Katas with an Iaito, totally ridiculous and not traditional at all

[@joseluislazala3832]

Muy elegante y limpio

[@cous1961]

Thank you

[@joseluislazala3832]

Sobes amigo yo creo k fui un Guerrero en una de mis vidas pasadas pork e tenido reflejos k me an sorprendido de una manera k e yegado a comprender lo k te digo y si vieras lo limpio y exacto si le puesemos ganar así también te sorprenderías pork me a pasado al tener k defenderme y esto me a pasado sin esfuerzo como si mi cuerpo actuase por su cuenta propia grasias por tu respuesta emberdad me uso sentir muy bien gracias muchas gracias y así es vendiciones

[@andrewdavid9260]

Out of curiosity, did you end up passing?

[@cous1961]

Yes I did thank you

[@cous1961]

Yes I did thank you

[@AcerW-s9e]

@@cous1961 おめでとう Omedetō

[@blacktigermartialarts7329]

Awesome OSU 👌

[@arm_613]

Congratulations! How long did it take you to achieve this standard?

[@cous1961]

Thank you, 3 years

[@metalwolf1000]

Nice work, very tidy

[@cous1961]

Thank you

[@中野稔史-l6k]

流れる、美しい様。

[@TheRealViking]

No qualms with anything. Curious as to why your feet are bare?

[@cous1961]

Iaido like most Japanese martial arts is done in bare feet. Some older people in winter may wear tabi socks tho

[@TheWeekendShooter308]

I wonder why everyone always wears all black. Even at my school I'm the odd one out bc I didn't buy a black uniform but instead I ordered a super nice silk one like what samurai(with money) would've actually worn

[@cous1961]

You can wear white, but usually that's for higher grades. But I'm not sure why we wear black, maybe just to have us look the same

[@AndrewSmith-lf8bc]

I read that it goes back to when actors would portray warriors on stage and when when western audiences saw it the image stuck

[@TheWeekendShooter308]

@@AndrewSmith-lf8bc interesting!

[@oklahoma1232]

Has he tried seppa ku it more impressive.

[@rakdur]

Are all the comments here first degree or second degree?

[@allgood6760]

Nice👍

[@cous1961]

Thank you

[@JW0121]

‘Roar Zabimaru’

[@FumecriHimecri]

美しい姿勢ですね

[@cous1961]

Thank you. But I can't read japanese.

[@FumecriHimecri]

@@cous1961 Sorry^_^; I just said your posture is quite beautiful.

[@cous1961]

@@FumecriHimecri thank you very much for that, much appreciated

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

Nobody: No one at all: KZbin Algorithm: Hey wanna watch someone unsheathe and sheathe their blade repeatedly?

[@cous1961]

Dont

[@palnagok1720]

What is the point of all this ?

[@cous1961]

It is hard to master, it's a challenge, and it's a great mind and body this, like moving meditation, kind of like tai chi. It's not for all, but it is life to others.

[@ElGreyoCardinallo]

People say that iaido is not a martial art, but just a dancing with a sword. I saw this video and a couple of others and I can say - yes its truth. This is not a swordsmanship, just a strange slow dancing with a sword in your hands instead of a hand fan.

[@cous1961]

No worries mate.

[@anthonyblend9917]

Laido oder Battōjutsu ist die Kunst des Schwerziehens. Es ist aus dem Iaijutsu entstanden u. gehört zu den Budō-Disziplinen. Die Kunst ist es mit dem Zug des Schwertes den Gegner niederzustrecken u. dabei Perfektion zur erlangen. Lass dich nicht von den langsamen Bewegungen täuschen, sie dienen lediglich der perfekten Darstellung u. erfordert jahrelange Übung. Ab dem 6 Dan wird mit dem Shin-Ken geübt. Eine fortgeschrittene Form des Iai ist das „tachi uchi no kurai“, bei der zwei Übende in festgelegten, kontrollierten Kata mit „echten“ Schwertern üben.

[@shevetlevi2821]

I disagree. First of all there is so much that you miss just watching something visually without physically being there. There are all kinds of nuances that the sensei of the grading would be able to discern that you can't just watching it. Secondly you're being reductionist. Many martial arts exercises or routines exist to introduce or strengthen a principle, even if they're not used directly in combat. A musician practices scales in order to strengthen certain specific skills but if asked to perform they wouldn't play scales. You might be looking at a small piece of Iaido that Mark was demonstrating for his test that is part of a much larger whole.

[@KenLives333]

boss

[@childofthe60s100]

How silly!

[@jongkyoungp9795]

ㅎㅎ 한번 대결해 보고싶다 서로 목검으로 너는 양손 나는 가벼운 나무와 한손으로