The Right Way to Fight with a Katana

[@LetsaskShogo]

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[@DeusExMachina010101]

Have you noticed that in all the anime and even in the movies, when someone draws and puts the sword back into the Saya, there's a metallic sound as if the Koiguchi or the Saya were made of iron, which isn't true. Putting a katana back into its saya makes a wooden noise at most. After that, I suppose it's all for show. But it's very misleading.

[@DeusExMachina010101]

Wow, I'm impressed by the sound your katana makes when it simply cuts through empty space. Mine does, but clearly not as loud. Maybe it's because the microphone is so close and the walls of the piece are so close, or maybe it's better technique (that's for sure :) ). I'll try again in a room smaller than my living room.

[@Wick410]

Shogo is definitely one of those calm soft spoken guys that gets underestimated at a bar by some assholes and ends up beating their asses

[@naeemshaukat6280]

Kind of like luffy

[@angtamnguyen8390]

@@naeemshaukat6280 Except Luffy is not really calm or soft-spoken.

[@dancooke8811]

I'd say the opposite...he swears like a trooper and gets into fights all the time but doesn't win!😂

[@DccAnh]

@@dancooke8811 how ? This man is like one of the calmest person I know, hard to imagine him using a swear word, let alone intentionally start fights. That’s just out of his character.

[@WeebVibes]

I'm saying

[@zachs-jaigeyes7567]

I'd love to learn how to wield a katana. I probably shouldn't

[@brandonbentley5453]

Buy a iaito or aluminium training katana. Very rewarding hobby! This is a great channel!

[@zachs-jaigeyes7567]

@@brandonbentley5453 Hey great idea! Thanks!

[@wkzs]

Also there's and and art of drawing a katana called Battojutsu. Check it out.

[@Kakaragi]

What about a nodachi?

[@yarikyaryi]

But don't watch shogo for this. All he showed isn't practical and efficient at all. Better learn some hema longsword practice, many feature from longsword applies to katana. But very practical and efficient, katana is more like traditions, culture which absolutely unneeded if u want to learn how to fight with sword, not just being model.

[@alinabushong3724]

I love the support this brings to enthusiasts rather then shaming ppl for their lack of knowledge! I bet there are some serious otaku cosplayers taking notes. 💞

[@weebandgaminginc.7593]

Well I don’t think plastic or wooden swords count as katanas in Japan

[@HanshiroParker]

Yes, Please speak the facts!

[@kennedy072]

Weeb

[@bigbrowntau]

For years I did kendo and iaido (these days I study naginata), and you managed to beautifully explain in a single nine minute video what took me ages to understand. Thank you so much!

[@j4yd336]

i would loveee to study naginata... seems a lot safer, and I would be more up to do it, rather than a katana

[@jcnruad5810]

Maybe explaining/ teaching and learning, both required it's own way. No offense, even the most experienced athletes sometimes had a difficulty to pass/ explained their skill to their partners, compared to the trainer that not only explains, even able to notice a small mistake and correct that right away.

[@katyBlackat]

Boys and Girls around the world my friend, I always wanted to be a Samurai 😬🥷

[@dizzywilliams3557]

@Katy Kat Fair call dudette!

[@archerdoubleO]

Glad someone said it

[@richcrawbuck3396]

This world needs more women Swordsman.👌🏻

[@DedicatedSpirit8]

I've done mma + bjj for 3 years and due to a traffic accident had to take a step back from rolling on the ground for a few months... I've been drilling with my cheapo blunted katana at home and found this incredibly therapeutic and rehabilitative. Going to a school soon. Thank you for encouraging this new passion!

[@maximusthegrey]

He wanted 10k subs for July 2021, it's April and he already reached 112k. Congratulations Shogo!

[@kaijuslayer3334]

There are two types of people in this world. People who as a kid would break a oversized stick to make it shorter more like a normal sword/katana. And people who as a kid, keep the oversized stick to use it like if they were Darth Maul.

[@kspicykitchen681]

Me is second

[@yellow_flash813]

Darth maul? I think you mean daedric great sword 😉

[@Its_A_Gundam]

You seem to be forgetting the third kind. It is now a Bow and arrow.

[@Vegetasmonkey]

@@yellow_flash813 are you? A skyrim player?

[@weebandgaminginc.7593]

More like a ninja for me when I was younger. But then I’d have a combination of the two. I’d use the big stick like a sword, and swing it at a tree.

[@jonkomatsu8192]

Thank you so much! After an entire childhood of watching old Chanbara films and TV dramas, this is really enlightening. Great stuff, mahalo!

[@Jin_Kai]

I read a lot on sword styles and proper use of them as a kid. I felt more comfortable this way. It also helped a lot during training since I had a basic and fundamental understanding of how to properly wield the katana.

[@chucarnaj21]

kakoii Shogo. sine i studied kendo for about a year i knew some steps but i must admit. with katana looks way more cooler

[@LetsaskShogo]

Thank you so much for watching the video and leaving a comment! I don’t know if I look OK, but katanas surely look cool!

[@fosterhales1287]

Thanks, I was able to commission a katana recently and it's a little bit overbuilt. This video helped me immensely in knowing how to use it safely and effectively. I have about a Year's practice under my belt in European hand and a half sword but upon holding my katana for the first time I realized it was a completely different beast. This video I hope is the first step in a further education on this particular blade. I really love my sword and I couldn't be more proud to be in possession of it, to use it with respect instead of fear of accidentally chopping myself to pieces is a great relief and a huge justice towards katana itself. I have subscribed and I'm looking forward to more videos hopefully you give us some more training.

[@denisevnbrdw]

I really like that you included information about left handed people. I joined fencing for a while and we could just go with our dominant side. To find that out our instructor pushed us in the back and depending on which foot we used to stabilize ourself that one was our dominant side.

[@roberteckenberg1129]

Thank you that you were our Sensei with this video 💙 and you explained it all perfectly. I even did not know this after I practised Kendo for years, trying to handle the Bokuto wooden sword like a katana while practising the Kendo kata forms!

[@charlesquinlan8642]

Thank you for your simple, straight forward, clear explanation. A true master does not need flair!

[@PHF_mf]

5:27 When you realize you forgot your lunch money and already pre-ordered.

[@jimpoff1509]

This man is so kind and such a warrior and a gentleman at the same time! Also a great instructor. I am so blessed to have found this site!

[@CainSuzuko]

Planning to formally train iaido and kenjutsu, I first bought myself a bokuto. This video will surely help me start my journey. Thank you so much Shogo!

[@Ronin_Texas]

Thanks Shogo you are a real Sensei...Domo Arigato.

[@PrathmeshSanil]

One day I will meet you to learn it.

[@Markbell73]

I especially thank you for this Shogo. I await the arrival of my Kyojuro Rengoku Nichirin Katana. And this information will help me not look like a fool when I attempt cosplay as Kyojuro Rengoku.

[@_creighton]

I deeply respect anyone who dedicates time and effort to disciplines involving martial prowess... that said, the right way to engage in any fight, is the way that allows you to walk away afterward.

[@battlefieldcustoms873]

as a left handed person these videos help alot. All the classes near me in Chicago have been booked like a year in advanced I am going to be all self taught at this point so thank you!

[@ahumanthatexists1468]

I have a dulled, prop katana in my bedroom and this video certainly helped a lot with wielding it! Arigato

[@ol48spring]

I’ve been learning Toyama Ryu and Iaido this new year,2024. Something I’ve always wanted to do. Very cool channel !

[@otorishingen8600]

i also learned that you shoul hold your sword from above so that its stable in you hands when it gets hit...meaning a skilled oponend can tap it out of your hands when he hits it hard enough

[@5hat_c.2004]

I'm taking Iaido classes from a soke and his top student. I am enjoying all aspects of Iaido and love your videos too. Do you have a video showing how to put on the uniform correctly? 🤔 they've shown me many times but I'm new to wearing the uniform(having difficulty understanding) and want to be able to do it on my own

[@LetsaskShogo]

I don't have a video about wearing dogi or hakama yet! But I do have plans so I hope you can look forward to it✨

[@airon3348]

Chakin Shibori (茶巾搾り) has a part of the tenouchi (手の内) is essential for the correct execution of the cut. Thank you for sharing.

[@jondurrett9277]

More like this please. I have always been fascinated with the katana but never had the means or opportunity to learn the art.

[@jordanrock3494]

Practicing with a hook top cain is a practical and fantastic way to practice your swordsmanship with an everyday carry.

[@rustyshackleford9811]

This video will help my lightsaber skills. Thank you for the knowledge my friend. May the Force be with you.

[@anotakudetective1546]

4:03 I don't even know if that's sugarcoating but it was funny as hell not gonna lie

[@Pilgrimm21]

ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS!! Shogo, you should be in the employ of the Japanese government for the purpose of sharing Japanese culture with the entire world. Your knowledge is exceptional, your presentation is friendly and informative, your entire demeanor says: "Come be my friend and I will show you how wonderful my country and my countrymen are!" Thank you!

[@M1Tommy]

Thank you for this, very sound in my humble opinion. I fumble through my kata with Bokken. I believe that Iaido is very graceful.

[@thothheartmaat2833]

it seems like as soon as i went katana shopping i was put on a list and your video's immediately became recommended..

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@philharmonicwittgenstein9662]

Menuki are the decorative additions to the Tsuka which give physical feeling of your Katana while you look at your enemy, you know where your hands are. Many swords have outstanding examples of art and craft. They also add to total quality of the sword, but not the quality of the blade. The blade is and always will be the value of the katana. Shogo is very wise for a young man. Peace and prosperity. サムライフィル

[@joshuasitterly8054]

Coool, learned some new things, like what a Tsuba is, how the end of the sword needs to be faced, the idea that you should hide the length of your sword, and to not duck your head so you can prevent it from getting chopped off. Some pretty cool info

[@scubathehun]

Wow , you got me hooked! Was in Japan for the first time , and stood longingly outside the katana shop in Kyoto, next to Meiji Castle. Sure to visit again!

[@simonkormendy849]

Please keep the videos coming, Shogo......Domo arigatou.

[@Rikolus8383]

Thank you so much for this excellent video. I'm excited to be recieving my Sword set from Japan soon, and anxious to practice the exercises you outline.

[@onlinename7697]

I actually have a few questions regarding where the katana is placed: #1: Why must it always be on the left side ? is it related to history or something about safety? #2: What stops me from being able to mirror what this video has taught me onto my right side? As a right handed person wouldn't I benefit from mirroring it onto my dominant side ?

[@Zoldwigh]

1) in the feudal era, samurai always had to walk on the left side of the street, also, to avoid hitting another samurai's scabbard, this is like a calling for a duel and it could damage the scabbard 2) honestly, as a left-handed,i don't know

[@epipen22]

Thank you. Now my enemies will run away after looking at me holding a katana!

[@faieziabubakar207]

We gonna have a lot of samurai after this

[@Dark_Iseikai]

Me with a wooden katana but pretending it's a real one.

[@franzjones179]

⭐️It's me, your favorite student..! You forgot to mention sliding your saya forward and turning it slightly when drawing your katana, as you mentioned in a different video...

[@Parsa8237]

At 2:42 Why not make your katanas curve Face the ground

[@BillyHandsome]

i always thought my japanese pronunciation was on point but shogo always shows me how heavy of an accent i have

[@lightningStevenx]

10k subs by July 2021... Look at you now... Congrats and thank you for always sharing your knowledge!

[@solarpunk_hive1306]

Video fantastico e molto esplicativo

[@sparkdrive2900]

I am one of the foreigners than had the privelege to be taught by shogo. It was a short course but it is well fruitful for my visit in japan. ❤

[@arthurrobey4945]

Thank you. If we are ever forced to carry swards again this instruction has improved my understanding a hundredfold.

[@NgocLe-yi2pf]

6. Turn on Bury the light and become the storm

[@SangariosEutiquioRJr]

I'm actually thinking to enroll in kendo here in the philippines. This episode its really help for me especially the formation on how to hold a katana.

[@toastthemost2473]

I could not Suppress my giggles when Shogo drew the sword backwards. XD

[@austro_hungarian_nostalgia]

Could you please do a Miyamoto Musashi video?

[@psychowolf5552]

I love the brush up on drawing my katana I practice with a katana as my 2 handed style and a cutlass as my one handed short sword

[@Vovoverine]

Excellent video! But I would appreciate if Shogo-san could explain more about the little punch that you apply to the tsuba. I know that is a form to clean the blade, but there's a name for that movement?

[@jekamito]

Such a nice teacher!!

[@rigulur]

i wish i saw this video when i still had my favorite sword stick as a kid, love this channel

[@simonkormendy849]

I see, the whole idea is to make it easy to draw the Katana quickly and efficiently, definitely makes a lot of sense.

[@shiromarutaisho1144]

Thank you for this instruction video, as for the sometimes of cosplayer like me. I've learned a lot. Like your channel very much, Shogo sensei.

[@angeloveloso5004]

I'm left-handed and tip # 5 is a big help!

[@zenesziazilvalia1646]

Thank you so much for this video Now i can use the katana a correctly right way

[@erichusayn]

Good video. I'm an avid backyard cutter who uses a katana regularly.

[@anuththarapeiris]

"Unless you want to impress your opponents by cutting your face in half" - Shogo 2020

[@keiffermcmillan1]

Loving the channel Shogo !! Greetings and respect from Perth Western Australia

[@psychepeteschannel5500]

The right way to FIGHT with your Katana: 1. Have your Katana in your sheath. 2. Draw 3. Shoot 4.Holster 5. (Optional) After your gun is safely holstered, draw and sheath your Katana - for the feels.

[@firestream93]

Very informative. I have been interested in Samurai art of the katana, for many years. Domo arigato.

[@leagreenall5972]

When I was a young student in Iaido I was forever placing my left thumb on top of the tsuba... first time I used a live blade... well, I never ever placed the left thumb on the top again.... it actually hurts a lot!

[@PaulAnthony0717]

What about how to draw the sword in a limited area like in a corner

[@hollistantang9469]

This "lesson" reminds me to the days when I was learning kendo. It was interesting lesson too

[@The.Artistic.Squirrel]

Love this! Would love more katana vids!

[@volta1337]

Me knowing I won't even handle a Katana "This is interesting."

[@johanrbhsjoberg1074]

Domo arigatozaimashita, Shogo-sensei! (Bows)

[@duxhn]

shogo: keep the tsuka gashira facing towards the enemy sasuke: no i don’t think i will

[@victorgustavo4366]

Congrats forJapanese people. A lot of games have introduced this weapon in its combat/characters. So, the japanese culture has arrived in Western. And I think it soo amazing.

[@poori137]

Thank you it was so helpful

[@TheTwistedTraceur]

musashi was a person capable of fighting ambidextrous, i strive for this too since i also use my sword lefthanded when i started

[@stephenpatton8690]

Super positive. High skill. Love it!!!

[@dflaming1371]

For grip, I kinda describe it as having the top part of the handle nestled directly in the first knuckle of the thumb. at first it can feell more natural to have it in the fleshy part (between the thumb knuckle and the pointer finger) but scoot it over that over that centimeter

[@Applebanger]

No offence Shogo, but there are little girls who like fighting with swords as well :) And it's great the path of Iaido is now equally open to them, too. Your tips as to the balance of strength between left and right hand were very useful!

[@mathisvoets7915]

ooooh love it !! just watched one video ant cant wait to watch the next! you seem like a nice guy i like you

[@marcooliveira9335]

Thanks. If someone is playing with a long sword, now I know to were to run. Fast.

[@ProximaNT]

I am genuinely enlightened.

[@woodglove]

Thank you very much for this video it was very informative.

[@ashtonia]

Love it! Thank you for sharing!! ❤️

[@artawhirler]

This was really interesting! Thanks!

[@andredfreitas6909]

The katana is the most elegant sword in this planet!!!

[@CosminLupuMMGG]

Great explanations and points made! I think this is the best video I’ve seen on this topic! Thank you for the knowledge and inspiration!

[@tatsuyas.drakensang4826]

I love and respect this man so much even though I never met him.

[@SushiGhost97]

Simple: I just gotta unsheathe and sheathe my sword really fast, and things around my will be automatically cut

[@matthewfalter6366]

2:50 was this a joke you used with the foreigners when you taught them? I must admit it did make me chuckle

[@garryferrington811]

Very informative. Oh, and Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu.)

[@jekamito]

Love your content, and you seem to be such a nice person!!

[@ladybug11444]

Making girls dream come true too!! Your videos helped me learn so much!!

[@jeniko2841]

Found an iaido and jodo school near me. Going to give it a try since I've wanted to learn this for a long time.

[@MrLabrador91]

Without a second blade you"re just another farmer.

[@RileyBell04]

Well guess the 10,000 subs was accomplished, as you’re sitting at 1.72 million subs