the people that has marked this as dislike know nothing about iaido..this guy is good!!!

Outstanding, noto is like gentle waves coming a shore and gently rolling back out to sea. Getting your O-chiburi to sing appears effortless for you. You display great control, slow bits are slow and the fast bits are fast. Thanks for sharing your talents!

Every time I see this kind of skill it inspires me and encourages me not to give up on my own practice. Passion and determination! It's so beautiful.

those groves down the side are what's amplifying the noise. The groves serve no functional purpose, but during practice they give an audible cue to let you know if your swing was good or not. A good swing will produce a clean whistling sound, like in the video. A bad swing will make an ugly "wuf" noise, or no sound at all. Regular swords without the groove still make the sound, but with the groves it's much clearer if you screwed up, which is why you see many practice swords with them

Beautiful Iai Mr.Ohlsson!Always a pleasure.

Amazing! I really love these sweet swordsounds - you don't even need to watch the video to know that this is good.

Just the first scenes demonstrate this guy is good, poise, balance, cut, focus, precision- thanks sunaj

He is very Good, I find myself relaxing watching this I think that is because I sense the calm state of his mind and I know what that feels like, And I like to go there a lot

A very good display. Although I must confess that I found the mini closeups were rather dizzying. One oddity though, his noto impressed upon me the feeling of him being rushed or slightly distracted, but thank you for filming and posting this video. Cheers.

Very nice job. Very much appreciate the refresher (after 8 min, twice a week, every week for 16 years). Nice to know what you learn correctly the first time pays in the long run. Yes, on the "could be more fluid," and yes, I have no doubt in time he'll get there.

This looks great, much better then I could ever do!

Really good, i like it a lot!

Niiice.... I've trainning only for a month, I seem to be a millions years from those movements. I find the noto incredibly quick and yet smooth.

Stefan Stenudd sensei is also a high ranking Aikido practitioner in his own right. Katas differs from Ryu to Ryu or Kan to Kan. Let's take for example Tenshin Katori Shinto Ryu to Eishin or Musoken as to Araki Munjisai. There's a lot of differences like in the way they do the chiburi or the noto. In the end it's IAIDO.

Thank you for this excellent video. As a beginner, I would have liked to have seen the names of each form on the video.

SN: Those "grooves" actually do serve a purpose. They prevent the blade from becoming stuck within an opponents fresh stab wound by the suction produced from the involuntary reaction of muscles as they close around the blade and create a suction upon the blade. The grooves or "HI" as they are called prevent this from happening. Some blades have two "HI", most have one. You are correct in that the sound you hear during the cut is produced by the "HI" as the blade travels the arc of the cut.

Excellent demonstration of expertise

Awesome 👍

Why would someone dislike this?

"kakujiin wa hombum wo tsusuka neba narrimassin! Iss-hogai!" "Ai Uchi! "Go Rin No Sho" written by, Miyamoto Musashi, "The Sword Saint" born 1583,in Kyushu, Japan. At the age of 21 he traveled north to Kyoto where he fought his first battle, decimating a family which had, years before, been responsible for his fathers death. Myamoto developed his own unique "style of swordsmanship utilizing "daisho" or two blades and later in his life formed his own school, The Niten ryu or Two Heavens ryu.

@blayral Indeed, and he got some Swedish and European Championship medals to confirm it.

When quickly sheathing the blade, it is possible -because of the natural movement of the thumb in a traditional grip, and the design of the upward-facing blade- for the thumb to get cut. turning it sideways is a slight precaution. It also affords a greater number of drawing options should the swordsman need to draw it again before he has fully re-sheathed.

Excelent! thanks for this information.

Exelent movements; thank you

me gusta la Kata y el estilo gracias

Nice relaxed flowing technique.

i like this video, very good performance.

I advise you to check your source again. That style performed today is mostly restored by martial artists with Kendo backgrounds. They have no idea what the original form would have looked like. In addition, what good is iaido if Koreans weren't allowed to wear swords in their sashes like Japanese?

Thanks for this video. Very nice Kata !

I totally agree!

Very Nice!

3:00 one of my favorite kata

Wow he's good!

Very clean . i subscribed just now. I am starting to join us kendo federation and do their iaido. Your video is inspiring. I also do tenshin aikido. I will see your aikido videos also. Good job . thanks👍👍

Very good and for 3-dan. To get 4-dan ZNK he needs to correct ukenagashi (body must rotate 90deg, but not 130 deg) and learn metsuke + zanshin.

To back away from the person(s) whom he has cut down, and to return to the starting point of the kata.

I lve Iaido very agree

indeed. it's time to take things to the next level.

Realmente very nice, muy buena tecnica

need to work on jo ha kyu

Can that sheath fall down if he's not careful? Is that the reason it's horizontal when the sword is sheathed? Just wondering. Looks really cool how that sword keeps finding its way back into that sheath.

Totally agree

@SLOANY94 anpogiri focus should be at front after 1st cut 8 is good no problems 9 first is a block not a strike, if it was a strike you wouldnt carry on the kata 10 too rushed 11 first 3 cuts were shocking, need to see a clear difference I know this is harsh but iaido is all about perfecting the katas

you know what would be nice? If you could actually see what was going on. What’s with the extreme close up??!?!

Wish the camera was zoomed in a little more, I didn't get a close enough look

They probably thought there was going to be some "Action".

Any recommendations for a similar katana ( about 27 inch blade, bo-hi, same color, saya, hamon, etc ) for Iaido and light/medium cutting. Struggling with so much choice. Thx in advance

That tachi kaze is wicked sharp and loud. What make is that iaito?

Because asian mentality is cyclical in nature (rather than linear of westerners), so martial arts Katas are about returning to original spot in which he or she started. Even beginning courses of any asian martial art teach that. In my experience, that is.

Why does his blade make so much noise? How light is it?

not bad for a 2nd dan!

Rather nice but very flashy and fast. This doesn't contribute to certain techniques. And...you seem like a tall guy, why such a small iaito?

good job. a bit to stiff in the shoulders, and to much tension overal..but he will get there

what is the difference between iaido and kendo?

すばらしい。うつくしい。ほんとうのさむらいです。

Okay there's a lot a of good things but please ...THE CAMERA !!!

too much effort is put into cuts. need to cut, not chop

Everyone must do his duty! For Life! Do unto others as they do unto you! Peace!Love!Balance!Harmony!Happiness&Freedom To All! Myamoto Musashi wrote the book Go Rin No Sho or literally,A Book Of Five Rings. This book exists to this day! ];{)

And I thought that I would hear those whistles only in kung fu movies...

Wow, is this an actual sharp blade?

nice!

nice bo-hi sound

Sword too light

ittoryu iai shishi sonson

Truely excellent posts! Thank you! I subscribed as soon as I saw "Iaido" sword art! Nice Form! Smooth and Precise Execution! Awsome yerci kumiuchi zanshin! I am honored! Sincerely, Mark "feather on the wind" Brown Fl.34667U.S.A. "southofheaven" KeepOnKeepinOn!

weird But cool sword drawing

I'm afraid your mistaken, a bohi is created to make the blade lighter, not to prevent suction on a stabbed opponent, that is an urban legend, the western culture is plagued with Japanese sword urban legends.

First I never suggested anyone can cut, quite the contrary, and I never evoke ego in my criticisms. Second a tragedy in the 60s led to Iaido being suborn to the Kendo Federation which has perverted many kata to Kendo praxis which is naive at best. Thirdly the techniques shown here are not good examples of Ashi, Giri, Nuki, or Chiburi and only modest noto. It would be too lengthy to critique bunki here but, generally the following are apt considerations. Giri should blend with the latter phase of Ashi. Cuts involving Ato-Ashi should evolve from Waki-gumai to Haso not randomly from behind. Kirioroshi should never be done with a Kissaki pointing downward. Your Uken never reached Heaven and your block was not with the mune angled.

Why do you have an Obi belt if you don't put the saya in it...

Bro zoom out

Ok decent, but does not deserve medals, firstly all kiritsuki cuts way too low for seitei. On ska-ate (4) ski too low meant to pierce solar plexus, also didnt draw out blade after so you hit the 2nd guy with the first as hes on the end. Kesa-giri, apart from first cut is too rushed, sword placement should be perpendicular to ground on guard stance.

nice sheating, a bit too robotic on the moves and in my humble opinion the blood shedding is too straight.

south korea ftw

please do not trolll around - if you're not interested just go see something else.

this guy is not god i`m sorry i do not give you a dislike but i cant give you a like i`m sorry keep training my friend

what is a good katana? Really, to me they all look the same.

Maybe he's not so bad but Seitei Gata is weak novelty modifications with a few exceptions!