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Kaito Suiju is master of the Hisui school of battōjutsu and instructor at Hisui Tokyo. He has been teaching katana sword fighting for decades and is of samurai descent. Master Suiju rates the realism of katana sword scenes in movies, including skills of actors, the way they hold and train with the swords, as well as the choreography of fights. He also debunks some of the commonly accepted myths and legends around samurai history and culture and points out where Hollywood gets it wrong. During the video Master Suiju demonstrates the correct method of how to grip and move with a katana sword, as well as talking us through the different parts of the sword. Master Suiju rates Japanese-language movies including "Harakiri" (1962), "Yojimbo" (1961), "13 Assassins" (2010), "The Sword of Doom" (1966), "Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins" (2012) as well as anime such as "Samurai Champloo" (2004). And Hollywood movies such as "John Wick Chapter 3 - Parrabel …...more
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Samurai Sword Master Rates 10 Japanese Sword Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider
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Kaito Suiju is master of the Hisui school of battōjutsu and instructor at Hisui Tokyo. He has been teaching katana sword fighting for decades and is of samurai descent. Master Suiju rates the realism of katana sword scenes in movies, including skills of actors, the way they hold and train with the swords, as well as the choreography of fights. He also debunks some of the commonly accepted myths and legends around samurai history and culture and points out where Hollywood gets it wrong. During the video Master Suiju demonstrates the correct method of how to grip and move with a katana sword, as well as talking us through the different parts of the sword. Master Suiju rates Japanese-language movies including "Harakiri" (1962), "Yojimbo" (1961), "13 Assassins" (2010), "The Sword of Doom" (1966), "Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins" (2012) as well as anime such as "Samurai Champloo" (2004). And Hollywood movies such as "John Wick Chapter 3 - Parrabellum" (2019), "The Last Samurai" (2003), and "Kill Bill Vol.1" (2003). He also looks at a fight between Maeve (Thandi Newton) and Musashi (Hiroyuki Sanada) in HBO's "Westworld" (2020). For more info, visit http://en.hisui-tokyo.com/sword MORE HOW REAL IS IT VIDEOS: Sword Master Rates 10 Sword Fights From Movies And TV | How Real Is It?    • Sword Master Rates 10 Sword Fights Fr...   Special Ops Sniper Rates 11 Sniper Scenes In Movies | How Real Is It?    • Special Ops Sniper Rates 8 Sniper Sce...   Shaolin Master Breaks Down 10 Kung Fu Movie Fights | How Real Is It?    • Shaolin Master Breaks Down 10 Kung Fu...   ------------------------------------------------------ #Sword #Movies #Insider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com Insider on Facebook:   / insider   Insider on Instagram:   / insider   Insider on Twitter:   / thisisinsider   Insider on Snapchat:   / 4020934530   Insider on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/v/thisisinsider Insider on TikTok:   / insider   Insider on Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/INSIDER Samurai Sword Master Rates 10 Japanese Sword Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider
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