- There's no dishonorable way,
just kill them.
(drums beating)
- My name is Daniel T. Ebihara.
I'm the head of the Ken-Zen Institute
where we teach Japanese martial arts.
Mainly, the sword fighting.
Kendo and Yado.
In japan, if you know Kendo,
it's the most highly respected martial arts
because of the samurai.
My father's company in lunch time, it practiced Kendo.
For that reason, when I was a little kid,
I've been watching these things.
But I never realized I will do Kendo.
We'll fight if it's necessary.
But we do not look for fighting all the time.
It is more focused by hit yourself.
- Who will fight? - The costume is wrong.
14th century samurai was wearing...
So upside down.
If it's before come to the end of period,
main weapon, beginning, was called Nagamaki.
It's actually a sword on a stick.
Really long.
This is like a Edo period samurai.
Usually, when the two samurai meets,
we will not get into the combat right away.
It's more likely, observing our opponents
and hearing of his feeling.
A good samurai's stance is called
'Hasso no kamae.'
It's called the readiness.
And that is a good 'Hasso no kamae'.
(Traditional instrument plays)
What I see is this two...
Two or three, they are bandit, looks like.
So can use any kind of tactics
to this bandit.
And also,
he's alone
and the bandit is many.
There's not dishonorable way, just kill them, you know?
There's two kinds of archery.
This bow is a half sight.
Usually, in this kind of ambush work, it's really fitting.
Looks like both are samurai.
They're both wearing armor so that means both are samurai.
When the samurai has a rank,
and the one who's fully dressed with the armor,
usually high rank samurai.
Lower class samurai will defend victory,
fight for him.
It's like one against one kind of situation.
This is a straight swing, a way to finish opponents
if the opponent is wearing armor.
Armor is semi-metal but it is very difficult to cut through.
They have to use full might with two hands
and we have to use all muscles
from the arm and waist.
This stance is very realistic.
It's too much using force.
If he's a real sword man, a good one,
will not move that much upper body,
more graciously moving.
This is too powerful.
Japanese sword is very sharp
and some sword could...
There's no bone in the human body...
It cuts like a tofu.
So don't need that much power to cut through.
Depending on the opponents,
if opponents is wearing full armor,
it is necessary to do this kind of movement.
But opponent is not wearing full armor,
it's too much.
His footwork is very good.
(drums beating)
- Other side is wearing a helmet,
other side is not.
But they're both wearing combat...
It's called 'yoroi'.
'Yoroi' means armor.
So this part, pretty good.
'Kamae' is first form
of defense and attack.
He cuts the other side with armor alone.
That stance, very good.
I think it's very good.
Ancient sword fighting with the armor,
that's the way to fight.
You have to cut through the armor.
It has to be really powerfully done.
And that part was really well done, very good.
Well, I don't do video games so I don't know much about it.
But in any case, this is going to be very good.
(drums beating)
- Everybody, thanks for watching another episode
of Professionals Play.
If you like this video make sure you subscribe
because we've got plenty of more content.
Check it out.
(Drums beating)