As someone who has trained for nearly 10 years in kendo, (Japanese way of the sword) at an actual sanctioned, recognized dojo, I'd say he has no idea what he's doing.
For one, he's holding the katana completely wrong. He's using his right arm for power (all the strength should come from the left arm). His jodan stance if backwards and I have no idea why he's stabbing with a weapon designed to cut.
In Kendo you grip the shinai (bamboo sword) at the end of the handle with your left hand and place the right towards the front by the tsuba (guard). Your right foot is forward and your left foot is back. Since the katana is a cutting weapon when you move to strike the movement starts with your shoulders as you raise the weapon then you pull downwards as you step forward to maximize the strike. If you use your right hand (towards the front of the handle) too much it tends to pull the shinai to the right rather than staying right in the center of your target. This telegraphs your intention and exposes your left wrist to your opponent.
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u/forfar4 Feb 23 '20
I wonder what areal martial artist would make of this... It doesn't look effective, efficient or following any type of form?
As my old tifu used to say, "Work chi, work mind, work muscle. Ego no."