Samurai Sword Master Rates 10 Samurai Battle Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

[@niall_sanderson]

If you haven’t seen Seki’s KZbin videos, you should change that. His channel is great

[@heesoo18]

It’s so good… he does crazy stuff too like long sword vs katana

[@theenigma7685]

Whats his channel

[@McHaro0079]

I guess it's the Let's Ask Seki Sensei one.

[@boluwatifeshopelu1054]

last season i took so many yellow cards, ive got to change that

[@lordgino2006]

I concur

[@kevinmorrice]

seki sensei has a great perspective on things, he doesnt go "no thats wrong" he takes context into account, isnt above adapting to new things, enjoys seeing and learning new things

[@p5rawQ]

Because a good master is always guiding and not enforcing anything.

[@Carlo_ReNews]

This guy brought multiple swords, a chain, a full armor and an assistant with him into this interview. I love it

[@lolomgwtfbbqqqq]

For John Wick, in the movie it contextually makes sense neither person was outright trying to kill the other and therefore needlessly clashing swords prolonging the fight. They were friends and didn't want to kill the other.

[@ohscarleon]

Was thinking just that!

[@rikachiu]

I like how he doesn't even comment on why he's seeing Hiroyuki Sanada in like every scene

[@goldenshark3182]

Sanada’s a legendary actor in Japan, everyone there knows him, there’s really no point to mention the obvious.

[@Rystefn]

@@goldenshark3182 By rights, he should be legendary in the US, too. He's fantastic in everything he's in, and he's been in so damned many great films.

[@MrTStat]

How many people can fill his shoes?

[@Kandisz_nora]

If you take older samurai movies then you get Toshiro Mifune in almost all of them. It's a generational thing I guess.

[@rikachiu]

I thought it was just interesting, at least directly mention him after seeing him like 5+ times and praise him! He judges every scene seemingly like he doesn't even notice it's the same guy! =P

[@cy85041]

10 Samurai battle scenes from movies, half of them starring Hiroyuki Sanada in some form or another ⚔

[@Kjleed13]

Sanada takes so much care in portraying Samurai as authentic as possible.

[@myfinalheaven9590]

I love how respectful he is, that he said Mr. Sanada

[@20628]

why wouldn't he say that? weird thing to point out

[@inkstain84]

I watch pretty much all of these Insider videos, and this one really stood above most of the rest. He does a good job of balancing accuracy with storytelling and fun. The demonstrations of some techniques were great. I really would love to see an extended cut of some of these Insider videos, but this one especially.

[@tarinindell8217]

Ive been watching Seki Sensei on KZbin for a while, great content. Im so glad he popped up here, id love to see him get all the recognition he deserves.

[@travisinthetrunk]

Glad he what??? Lmao

[@RichC97]

Ayooo???

[@kynshii]

One of my favorite segments on KZbin. We've always wondered what the people who are really involved in certain areas of life think about some these movie portrayals. Thanks 🙏🏾 Insider

[@oftensalty]

Wait, they got Seki sensei? NOICE!

[@VikingTeddy]

I didn't even realize. That's so cool! No wonder that he's so good with European weapons too. He's a knight, from the knights who say "Ne!"

[@skyereave9454]

About time honestly. Love his channel

[@ered203]

Hiroyuki Sanada really does have beautiful form, however, I am a bit obsessed with Seki Sensei. His movements are like poetry. His and Shogo's videos are my favorite part of the internet.

[@ryanxwonbin7984]

Hiroyuki Sanada coming out in almost half of these videos shows just how much Hollywood goes to him for anything samurai related. Not that I'm complaining, love Sanada.

[@Kandisz_nora]

He was in Shogun too although they chose the naginata scene with Mariko sama.

[@Dreagostini]

@@Kandisz_nora yet Mriko wasn't to be harmed in the first place. So there was no real danger for her, so her stances were irrelevant.

[@Admiral.Ackbar]

What a great host. Knowlegable, polite and he tries to pick out the stuff thats good instead of focusing on the negative.

[@talamioros]

He's a well established master of historical Japanese martial arts with a very good English channel here on KZbin called Let's Ask Seki Sensei. He is like this all the way, whether teaching, or trying out medieval European weapons for the first time.

[@Admiral.Ackbar]

@@talamioros i will check it out, thanks.

[@Vinceras]

What a thoroughly enjoyable watch! Would love more of this!

[@gilgamesh8334]

More of this!!! We need more experts reaction to portrayals of their own history, culture etc.

[@ROMANTIKILLER2]

I like how Seki sensei not only provides accurate and detailed explanations, but also always tries to politely look and what good there may be in some scenes rather than simply rip it apart as bollocks.

[@petertrudelljr]

Every time I see these with a weapons master it's fun to see them say, "it's cool, but they'd never fight this way". Loved hearing him say, "a real ninja when found out would try to escape."

[@Goc4ever]

Kudos to Seki Nobuhide Sensei for making such a fantastic breakdown, i really like especially how he judges the scenes, with professionalism and through statements of facts.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

Hey, it's Seki sensei! I'm glad you got him for this, Insider!

[@GamingNightsNeoMasaki]

Seki Sensei!? Wow,this is incredible!

[@PapaDeusVult]

For those not in the know about Seki-sensei's channel since Insider just glazed over his credentials: Even though Seki-sensei mentions that he trained in kendo and iaido as a child, Asayama Ichiden-ryu is neither a kendo school nor an iaido school of Japanese Martial Arts. Rather, it's part of a school of martial arts under the umbrella term of Kobudo, which teach techniques closer to practical combat and self-defense that have been preserved and passed down since feudal Japan. Where iaido and kendo are martial arts that are just meant to be purely spiritual and artistic pursuits and are more focused on theoreticals, Kobudo martial arts like Asayama Ichiden-ryu-as previously mentioned-will teach practical self-defense methods intended to disable and harm (if not outright kill, because that's illegal now) the opponent, which he does demonstrate in the video

[@jatilq]

I wish one of the scenes were from the Samurai Trilogy about Musashi Miyamoto. I hope we see this guy again.

[@rosgoncharuk2403]

11:32 this is golden! Thank you Sensei Seki for your wisdom!

[@Kandisz_nora]

This was the most informative video in this series by far.

[@Fastwinstondoom]

Seki Sensei deserves better than bot comments !

[@michaelecom4369]

The sheer humbleness yet wealth of knowledge from this man is amazing to see. Would definitely train under him.

[@daniel_miller_]

Seki Sensei is the real deal. He is truly a master. I always enjoy hearing his take on depictions of any martial arts.

[@kwezicanca3698]

Being this early is super easy, barely an inconvenience!!

[@kynshii]

OH REALLY???

[@addictedtochocolate920]

I love how "not very realistic" is a 7/10, and only the over the top scene from Kill Bill which could be considered cartoonish gets a 4/10. He's being really polite

[@JS-zr9qs]

Thank you for sharing Seki Sensei with us, Shogo!

[@exediron188]

I feel I'm missing out by not speaking Japanese here, but even the translation is very good insight. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@Nimbus1701]

I'd be curious to see his analysis for several scenes from a movie called The Hunted (2004ish). The one with Christopher Lambert, not Tommy Lee Jones. It has a neat training scene with several students, a pretty cool close quarter fight scene on a train, and the ending fight between the samurai and ninja is decent. I think it has one of the better portrayal of ninja in it when the ninja is pretending to be a drunk in an alley to gain access to a secure building to question a boss. Underrated movie.

[@Nimno74]

Only watching because I saw Seki Sensei . That guy is all kinds of awesome.

[@logresmentotum7065]

This Master just gave a glimpse into a masterclass on fundamentals being exactly that: fundamental.

[@hhale]

Thank you for this. I felt a compulsion to take notes. Interesting and informative.

[@vgt]

Aw man, I hoped 13 Assassins would be one of the movies he'd review. Such a good film.

[@olicorrivo3289]

Seki sensei is amazing, love his channel, especially when he tries western weapons. 👍

[@callumweston1396]

Give us more! There’s plenty of films for him to analyse

[@re_animatedabby6791]

This gentleman is clearly skilled and has mastered his craft. Hes also very king and well spoken. Well done sir it was an honor to hear you speak. Would love for them to have tou back to hear your thoughts on Blue Eye Samurai as it was written and created by Asian American and she seems to have out great care and detail into the historical aspects.

[@jonwesick2844]

Seki Sensei is great! Love his channel.

[@ktanaka3486]

Hollywood: gotta samurai movie or show, call Hiroyuki Sanada

Your videos are a real treat! They are always informative and well edited.♣️🍒👙

[@HomicidalTh0r]

Randomly Seeing Seki Sensei made me very happy ^.^

[@JETBLACKPRIEST]

Its funny just how many of these clips include Hiroyuki Sanada.

[@jaspermartinez8863]

Casually and calmly demonstrating how to sever a neck... "This is how it's done...". Wow.

[@talamioros]

That's because Kobudo, which is the sort of thing he teaches in Asayama Shinto Ryu, is not a sport or performance or self-improvement exercise, it is a historical samurai art, and hence is about being able to kill/maim for real. This is kinda his bread and butter.

[@liam_smith_65536]

まさかの関先生参戦という激アツ展開

[@e.c2623]

Thanks for the movie recommendation sensei!

[@robertwonders3347]

I love how he casually pulls out some wooden katana and armor and starts teaching Kenjitsu 101

[@1.4142]

3:50 From personal experience

[@TheSithLord]

Brilliant video.

[@MrCophtr]

The moment he said 'My favorite...Hidden Blade' I downloaded it (legaly of course)

[@JamesMiller-lb3sk]

I like how these people cover different professions

[@Katianie9]

Seki Sensei! This guy is the real deal.

[@RyanPerez-x1j]

Seki sensei?!?! this is awesome ♥

[@turtleh]

I love how the majority of these fights are Hiroyuki Sanada

[@K150arts]

seki sensei!! I hoped id see him on this series one day!

[@ChromeHaw]

Heh, was that Hiroyuki Sanada in like 3 of those movies? And even when he wasn't shown, wasn't he also in like 2 more as cast just not on screen at the time? :)

[@theasiangod5860]

basically. The very first one, Shogun, is a very good show. It stars Hiroyuki Sanada but he was not shown in that part.

[@macbrown99]

Sanada is to samurai flicks as John Wayne was to westerns, you can kind of expect him to be there somewhere.

[@VikingTeddy]

We are the knights who say "Ne!"

[@geelee1977]

Would love to get him to evaluate Twilight Samurai, one of my favorites

[@where_r_you6890]

I wish he checked out blue eyed samurai to see what he thought of it but I don’t think it counts bc it’s animated.

[@Stumergeist]

This guy needs to see The Duelist fights, they seemed the most realistic.

[@maotisjan]

I would honestly like to learn Samurai style sword fighting, I was always fascinated with swords as weapons of Heroes and I would love to be able to wield it with at least some skill

[@RLVRT]

I hope you guys have Seki Sensei on again but include the Rurouni Kenshin films. I feel like this was a complete missed opportunity as those films were able to convey both a mythical and also a realistic feel to the combat. It would also be nice to include Blade of the Immortal on that next video should it be possible. :)

[@ruialmeida818]

I'm sorry he didn't reviewed Twilight Samurai or Takeshi Kitano's remake of Harakiri, which are amazing. 13 Assassins is also a lot of fun, with some really great Kenjutsu choreography.

[@mrpurple2306]

Dont ever question the Sensei, Wax on, wax off

[@midnightmosesuk]

He seems like a very nice chap.

[@mar117117]

Do yojimbo next

[@srren6774]

it’s a shame they didn’t include any of the scenes with zoro from one piece. i would have lovvvved to hear seki sensei’s opinion on that

[@GEN47-27]

i keep hoping for Kenshin to be reviewed , esp the fight with Sojiro

[@mr_ozzio5095]

Plus some... Zatoichi

[@nicknorris100]

Shogun prepped me for this video

[@AMACHiiBiong]

Sensei Seki! 🙌🏽🫡

[@KingAmroth]

SEKI SENSEI! YESSS

[@talamioros]

OMG SEKI SENSEI RATING VIDEOS

[@SecondSince]

Seki sensei was very generous in his grading i feel. XD

[@felygu9268]

Sometimes I wonder, if modern sword masters of all disciplines find it weird, that their blades have never drawn blood. You train so much time with a killing instrument, without ever using it. And that is a great thing in itself. Just seems funny to me. But I think it is great excercise, and sparring fights are probably super challenging and exciting.

[@scottbarkley496]

The Last Samurai = Masterpiece

[@Nimno74]

Good god KZbin 7 commercial breaks in one short video!?

[@tardeliesmagic]

He didn't want to kill him as he was after John Wick,so trying to avoid killing him until the last moment was his only option.

[@hanchiman]

Wonder if he ever watched Hidden Fortress in the most famous Yari scene with Toshiro Mifune

[@olfrud]

Kind of sad that the one scene from Sword of Doom is not here. It's the best Japanese sword-fighting scene in cinematic history in my opinion.

[@silveriver9]

Hollywood always get it wrong.

[@ravensdark99]

I have 25+ years worth of japanese swordfighting experience and I can tell you 3 things : 1. Fights are way shorter then you would assume..usually below 2 seconds...2. It is WAY more difficult then it looks 3. Fights are decided at least 80 percent of time before the engagement. And before the question comes in my case: Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu

[@VoxFelis]

Director: "We need a Japane…" Casting agent: "Hiroyuki Sanada"

[@d33b33]

Aw, Insider muscled Ask Shogo's sensei away from him. 😮‍💨

[@pawehbsam5872]

No Ruronin Kenshin Live Action (Samurai X)?? Maybe not real enough but just wanna see Seki Sensei standpoint..

[@makoent2231]

I like the comment about Ninja. If a Ninja has to fight, he's been caught and is bad at his job. I like this, because we know what we know about Ninja because of the ones who failed at their jobs.

[@archange776]

yes because ninja purpose infiltration to deep side of enemy,if you get caught its mean unexperienced or new (Correct me if i am wrong)

[@makoent2231]

@@archange776 That's correct. Espionage is their role, which can include disrupting, spying, sabotage, and potentially assassination. We know of their workings, because of the ones who got caught.

[@Frank7G]

Need a Ghost of Tsushima video breakdown ASAP

[@mrfr33b0i2]

Oh hey it's Seki-sensei

[@SunGawdRa]

This dude is hard but fair!

[@soulknife20]

Is this the same guy who uses other swords like rapiers like he's weilding a katana?

[@talamioros]

well not at the same time, but he sometimes tries out European weapons, both as attacker and as katana defender

[@panna603]

He's like: its highly realistic, great, I like it, I give it a 7 😂

[@martinsear5470]

Please ask this gentleman to react to Steven Seagal fights, would be lovely to see the horror on his face.🤣

[@peterelliott7333]

I would of liked to know his opinion on the train fight scene. In The Hunted.

[@edi9892]

I love his content, but Seki-sensei got one thing wrong: most European armour was LESS protective than Japanese armour. Just think of Conquistadors or the Swiss guard. In the age of gun powder, they mostly worried about getting shot in the torso and head. The rest of the body is often unarmoured, or merely covered in chain mail (though that works great against cuts). Bullet resistant armour is frigging heavy. A helmet covering only half your head may weight 2x as much as an earlier helmet covering your entire head! Unless you have a horse carrying you, you don't want much more plate... Some Japanese did combine European helmets and breast plates with Japanese armour for their limbs.

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

I'm Argentine 🇦🇷

[@ArthGrimalkin]

おぉ～、面白い動画でした。ありがとう！

[@DCS_World_Japan]

Wasn't chiburi busted as a bit of a myth, or rather something only done for display? There's no way chiburi alone would remove all the blood from the blade to prevent sticking and rusting.

[@TotallyNotElPresidente]

Hiroyuki Sanada was in like 80% of the shown clips lmfao