Nidome Yoshiaki - Japanese Bokken Artisan [Interview part 3/3 - EN/FR/JA]

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-- PART 1 & 2--
• Nidome Yoshiaki - Japa... & • Nidome Yoshiaki - Japa...
-- Summary --
- 0:44 - And if you were completely free to do whatever you wanted to do, what would a "Nidome Ryu" Bokken look like?
- 1:37 - How was the shape of the Koryu Bokken decided? Is that only a copy of Edo/Meiji period old pieces?
- 2:21 - You must see amazing pieces from that time!
- 3:08 - What makes your Bokken different from those of other craftsmen?
- 6:21 - Voice over: Craftsmanship is an art, and in art, there is no competition...
- 6:52 - These are a few Bokken made by craftsmen in Portugal and the US. What do you think about them?
-10:46 - As you explained, and I've noticed it as well, Koryu Bokken differ slightly from one workshop to another. Don't you receive complaints about that?
- 11:57 - So you do a lot of custom work?
- 12:39 - Do you still do some models entirely by hand?
- 14:35 - Voice over: Martial artists have great expectations of the world famous Japanese quality...
-- TRANSCRIPT and EDITOR'S NOTES --
Coming soon
-- INTRODUCTION --
Enjoying the quiet summer months, we traveled across Japan to Miyakonojo and the Kirishima sankei region to visit one of the last wooden weapon workshops of Japan: “Nidome Bokuto Seisakujo”.
The founder switched from the manufacture of agricultural tools to Bokken in 1964.
The tradition is perpetuated today by the founder’s sons, Master Nidome Yoshiaki & Masahiro working as a team.
-- SOURCES --
Edo Bokken: goo.gl/zuVtuE & goo.gl/SEgjoj
Bornean ironwood: goo.gl/V5rQD8
Rocky Mountains: goo.gl/S3QMMJ & goo.gl/ZBNZes
Miyamoto Musashi: goo.gl/C87rst
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Director: Jordy Delage
Editing: Jordy Delage & Nicolas Nothum
Music: Guillaume Erard
Narrator: Brian Kamei
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Translation and subtitles: Eriko Hoshi, Rahel Bünzli, Jordy Delage, Nicolas Nothum
For their artistic participation, special thanks to: Christian Tissier Shihan, Norio Hoshi Kyoshi, Alexander Bennett Kyoshi, John Presley Renshi and Jared Kyle Lewis.
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[@Allthetube01]

Thanks for producing these great interviews, they are incredibly interesting and informative, and very inspiring as well. Bokken has been a fascination of mine for a while now, and these interviews feed more that interest I feel for this weapon and art form.

[@seidobudostudies]

Thank you very much.

[@Butch_117]

Yo I love these interviews they be cracking!

[@AravenaScheid]

What a nice person!

[@KAWest-pv9sd]

The American bokken looks like it's made from Appalachian hickory.

[@seidobudostudies]

It is ! :)

[@grimm2085]

Domo arigato gozai imasu