A sword is a weapon. The art of swordsmanship is learining how to kill, that is the truth.

Now we know the true principal of batto jutsu. Then maybe we can see amakakeru ryu no hirameki.

Those who say that these practitioners are "too slow" haven't handled a real katana in their lives and have no idea how hard it is to align it correctly to cut through rolled tatami.

Edge alignment is perfect. Demonstrated with such speed as well.

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this. Now I want to spend the rest of the day practicing.

damnit,too many kids on the comment after they watching inuyasha or rurouni kenshin.."no speed draw,blablabla".....go away kids

This is so much more casual than the way I was taught. We were not allowed any extraneous movement, and when we did kata together, our movements had to approach complete unison. This 'mirroring' was essential to the art, and our progress was graded on our ability to match movement perfectly.

If you're referring to the video, it's not a fantasy, these men aren't reliving some fake "anime" vision. They are living a cultured and traditional way of life of the Japanese people.

Nice. It's a little bit different from Toyama Ryu Battojutsu we learn in Shinkendo.

beautiful, wish i saw that live.

Beautiful demonstration! Its unbelievable that someone can criticize this...

horizontal strikes are hard as fuck,,,the third guy was amazing the way he did it.

geez those swords are sharp!! cutting up those posts like butter o.O

Agree 100%, and slow also shows the quality of the technique. I.e. someone moving quickly through kata can get away with bad angles/bad form because it's too hard for the observer to tell where their lines are. I have been guilty of this :)

truly amazing

So smooth !

damn that's sharp. im really waiting for that jumping slash just like kenshin.

Watch around 4:40 at 2 times speed it looks amazing.Or watch the entire thing at x2

I was under the impression that Battōjutsu was the Samurai "wild west era" quickdraw. Battojutsu with Threadgill Sensei of the TSYR .Draw your sword as quickly as possible and engage the enemy before he has drawn his sword. Note that I don't wan't to disrespect the Samurais in the clip. They are awesome!

So many damn idiots in the comments talking about how this is not battojutsu, or that it is not fast enough. Battojutsu encompasses the skills necessary in drawing the sword from the scabbard and following up with a cut. Do you see the guy at 1:28 drawing the sword and following it up with cuts? That is a part of battojutsu. Specifically, the Toyama-ryu guys that you see here are from a militaristic tradition so focus a lot more on incorporating traditional quickdraw methods with cutting targets. Battojutsu is not drawing the sword, cutting, putting it back in, drawing it again to cut, and rinse and repeat. That never happened. As far as speed, it doesn't mean shit if you don't do the technique correctly. There is no point in drawing super fast like an anime character if the technique isn't right, and you don't actually cut into the opponent. This is a demonstration of the school's larger organization which is meant to show the techniques of the school. It should be slow! You go to any sport, martial arts, dance, or other physical activity demonstration or seminar, the instructors will at some point, slow and break down the movements so that the important points can be observed by novices. If you think the people in this video are going as fast as they can, you are deluded.

I'm just watching sekiro why I ended up here.

公開、ありがとうございます。（國際抜刀道連盟本部　鶴誠会　WEB担当）

Iaido is an attack from the drawing motion, Battojutsu is the technique of cutting. That's the difference. You've mixed up the meanings of the two methods.

That was clean

I was expecting atleast a Rui Sui sen

Anjjaaayyyy

Respect

excellente démonstration .

The name of the technique is "hitten mitsrugi ryuu" in short, battou jutsu

These techniques will shine again once they are programmed in supersonic robots.

thank you showed the moves very well want to learn heard hear could not good sword sit there just looking cool need to tp put this in living room on bigger tv then can practice while watch need to find that cable i will find it hopefully one day from internet to tv

Maybe someone can answer this but why are the swords turned upside down seems it be easier and faster to draw with the tip pointing up or even with the sword on its side rather than down. Not to mention sheathing. Better to cut off some of your index finger rather than your entire thumb.

I was waiting for the draw and strike at the same time technique like kenshin himura, boy was i disappointed.

You don't need to have any specialized training to watch high speed cutting. Part of what makes high speed exciting is that very fact that sometimes you can't tell what just happened. That's part of the allure.

WOW MY SKILL KNOWS NO LIMIT

Now imagine 20 of em screaming Banzai while they're charging towards you. Man that's scary.

Mind: Too slow I can do better than that.. [Picks up a sword IRL] Mind: Way heavier than I expected... How the hell can they draw their swords that fast?

The guy with the machinegun-camera...he should better film this... he has shot one picture for each movement...

@thefudoshindojo - Very interesting point.

Just a question, where is common point of balance of a sword like this ? My 1100/1200 style one handed italian sword is balanced a little bit more than one punch from the guard. That point of balance is not needed in a katana since it is more sharpened (actually italian medieval swords were almos not sharpened at all) so I suppose it is around the guard. Am I right ?

KAMInARI NO KOKYU ICHI NO KATA, HEKIREKI ISSEN, ROKUEN

Speed may be needed for a combative draw and speed may be needed to execute a technique before a threat can effectively injure you, but, speed with a three foot razor is not necessarily the component required at any given time. These cuts, kiri, are more like cutting with a carving knife than hacking with a hatchet. Yes, speed is a necessary component of this art but finesse of technique is required. The fastest movement in the milky way may not have the technique to cut in tamashiwara.

its really terrifying how fast they insert their sword within the hilt

The discipline

They look like they're trying not to mess up lol

It is harder than it looks. Presume that you're fighting against them. Now defend yourself with a sequence that will block there strikes and do a finishing cut on them. I thought it was easy too when I first looked at a class. When I actually participated, it was something totally diferente.

Are these the soho gunto kata?

@curlywolf Nakamura ryu. That's some of their senior guys.

Ah the ancient art of sucker punching .... with a sword

The local police that that investigated the case suggests that the culprit is Hideo Abe (阿部英夫), member of the same battodo club as the victim. Hideo Abe seems to be jealous to see me contributing to the international battodo competition as an interperter or donating large amounts of money to the association. It appears similar to the Tonya Harding Case that happened in the US. Moreover, Hideo Abe coerces me perpetuating organized stalking known as 集団ストーカー, which is equavalent to COINTELPRO harassment techniques in the US.

Oro?

I thought batto-jutsu was based on the principles of how quick you can draw y our blade from your sheath and follow it with a blow? Maybe just too much Rurouni Kenshin :3

thats his point i think these guys arnt going full speed if they were the blade would be drawn and back in before the cut object hit the ground

@1duspiores Dont you realize that most demos are done at slower speed so you the unintiated can understand whats going on. Honestly where do you think kurosawa movies got theyre stuff from..Yagyu shinkage ryu(Seven Samurai duel with bamboo towards the beginning) the Kata is called (Itto ryudan). I didnt understand at first either when i was your age.I know these Sensei in the video personally..and find your slow comment hilarious...if you only knew...

WHERE THE CRAP IS KENSHIN? D:< JK, really impresive, quick and powerful strikes

What line is this?

What the hell is going on in the background with all the kiais

Is that really bamboo?

how is this different from iaido?

Imagine use this before in human during war

Batto Jutsu

:D

Is battojutsu really effective in true battle?

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

How much does thay guy got paid for screaming in the background?

I'm not sure if it's historically accurate for sword fights to involve that much shouting from 3rd parties.

Ittouryu Iai......Shishi Sonson

i see they only cut bamboos i dont see amazing speed or technique

Real purpose of Batto jutsu is to increase speed while drawing your sword at the same time in same direction but first he draws sword up and is changing it's direction it seems kinda wrong to me coz what's the purpose of putting your sword inside if it makes you more slow that's all BTW I have done it in real life with a sword over 1kg weight so don't fuck up by replying me u haven't even held a Katana 🙄

Great performance, but is it just me or are they using too much arm and not enough waist?

Prt3 Nonetheless, I choose to silently and patiently persuade Hideo Abe to correct his behavior rather than filing a lawsuit against him. Thus, I decided to boycott the international battodo competition 2023. BTW, everyone who participates in the Battodo competition, please, please make sure let Hideo Abe win, so he won't get jealous and destroy your sowrd! hahaha.

I wonder if these guys have the batousai instinct or just look fancy with a sword. They need to start fighting each other to the death!!!

i dont understand why the guy is shouting all the time, it scares me :C

they are like 70 forgive 'em

what is he doing ....... lol

Los que critican esto, no levantaron una espada de verdad en su pendeja vida :}

Did those men spent their entire life to learn how to cut a bamboo-like stick in a perfect manner or I get it wrong? =/ Unhappily, as far as I know, there is no use for their ability!

Most of the anime kiddies on youtube would poop their pants if someone with any skill came at them with the speed at which these men are moving. Of course, they can move faster, but if you understand your art, you don't have to in order to defeat an idiot.

yeah we have a robot and a nuke top that!

This is rather impressive tameshigiri, but there is no battôjutsu to be seen here. You should change the title of the video.

sushi mastaa

These guys have nothing on ruroini kenshin.😅I can see there sword draws a mile away.

Bunch of old geezers playing with shaving blades....

Любой дурак так умеет

Myślałem że to będzie jakieś z naruto jutsu przerobione żeby wyglądało jakby ktoś naprawdę je robił a ten filmiki :? Jakieś dziadki tną bambusy WTF???;/

this is honestly nothing special in our kenjustu dojo after you perfect technical skills we work on speed and power and these old dudes are about half the speed of a full battou jutsu its a technique meant for quick defensive offense and if you cant even remove the blade from saya in time whats the point of drawing? You're already dead lol ive practised this so many times that i wore out my saya laquer from my hands gripping it this technique requires you to work out your entire body to move faster than your opponent swordsmanship is just like any other fight the hardest working man wins and the best swordsman live and breathe the way of the sword for all their lives to be perfect for that one moment you may need to draw your sword so practise as if you were trying to kill and your body wont fail you when it is needed

Posts from kids, which dont know how hold japanese sword in hand (maybe only theoretically) and they think they are master swordsmen, because they see whole Kenshin (Btw. so boring manga and anime, Vagabond or Shigurui is much better).

Another viewed presentation and another fake. Instead of Suemonogiri they did Tameshigiri. Why..oh...why they always do Tameshigiri ??? If someone want to show real skills, then he should do Suemonogiri (roll of straw not attached to the ground) to not this fake. It's a real shame:(

Театрально..... фетешисты.........

Yeah.... BORING

I don't like this anime... Is just ... I don't know... Boring

these japanese and their fantasies.........

Battou jutsu what??? Just old man with sword...nothing special...