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    Hi all

    What do think motivates people to post videos of themselves doing kata on Youtube?

    I mean, excluding the few good posts of formal embu or old / rare footage of senior students / instructors...

    I refer to the bulk of posts that have (mostly) inexperienced people performing techniques or kata (generally very badly)

    What is the point of it?

    Is it to impress non-practitioner friends that they are "real martial artists"?

    Is it to seek guidance from "the internet community"?

    I mean... surely they *know* how bad they are? Or do they?

    Because mostly, it is like karaoke.... the only pleasure the listener gets is in the Schadenfreude.

    Kind regards
    Ben

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    We set up a YouTube page primarily to attract new students to our dojo.That part has failed miserably, not even one contact. As students, we know how bad or good our iai is, our instuctor lets us know. As students we don't see anything in iai to impress non practitioner friends,most non practitioners, seem to find iai as dull as dish water. On the plus side, our YouTube page has enabled contact between us and other practitioners of the same sword art, but differing organisations in other countries, which may have not been possible previously. It may be, that we can not be all united under one school or lineage,but perhaps we can create a virtual unity. A Mugai Ryu cloud. Now that would be something.....ok, I am a dreamer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Endboss View Post
    ...I refer to the bulk of posts that have (mostly) inexperienced people performing techniques or kata (generally very badly)

    What is the point of it?

    Is it to impress non-practitioner friends that they are "real martial artists"? ...I mean... surely they *know* how bad they are? Or do they?
    Unfortunately, I think most of them don't know how bad they are; they think they are doing something well, or at least not badly. When you're self-taught by reading books and watching movies, or taught by some else who did the same, there is no legitimate standard of expertise with which to compare yourself.
    Yours in Budo,
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    I find youtube usually either junk or extremely good depending on what you are looking for...
    There are some rare gems of old MA, such as this...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTLCK...os=zRTCKrP-s04

    or perhaps useful like this...

    http://www.youtube.com/user/Hyoujins.../7/EbDETzm39oQ

    or enbu type stuff for example...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TE2NvDoFPo

    then there is the stuff your junior students get, some good, some bad...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbE5...ext=1&index=26

    still a hell of a lot of garbage to go through before you hit the gems though...
    Tim Hamilton

    Why are you reading this instead of being out training? No excuses accepted...

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    This is not my style and I don't know whom the practitioner is, but I just really like this clip.
    http://www.youtube.com/user/Mugairyu.../0/TtdqR9NL9z4
    Sean Halpin

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    And balancing out all those excellent posts are:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFcOO4c9TXs

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRbBzZWLsp0

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKkJnJug_kg <-- nice hair too....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UII1rv5KIOI

    Why? Why? Why? Why do this to yourself?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chidokan View Post
    I find youtube usually either junk or extremely good depending on what you are looking for...
    There are some rare gems of old MA, such as this...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTLCK...os=zRTCKrP-s04

    Holy clap! Thats a Nihon Kobudo series episode.
    Fankoo!
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    Here are some more interesting videos not found on youtube(I think):

    Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu:

    Part 1- http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9976135
    Part 2- http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9976294

    Yakumaru Jigen-ryu:

    Part-1- http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9754218
    Part 2- http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9754362

    Iga Ryuha Katsushin ryu:

    http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7378872

    Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage ryu:

    Part 1- http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7502006
    Part 2- http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7501547

    and so on...

    You'll have to make an account to view them though...
    Tom Karazozis
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    Sorry, for those who can't read Japanese, click on this link https://secure.nicovideo.jp/secure/register , enter your e-mail address and click on the button below. You will have to fill in the next page:


    ニックネーム: (Name)
    全半角問わず2~16字以内

    性別*: (male)男性 / (female)女性

    生年月日: (year)年 (month)月 (day)日

    お住まいの地域: prefecture/country

    パスワード: (password)
    半角英数記号8~16字以内 再入力:
    (confirm password)

    秘密の質問・答え: 質問:(choose any question)
    質問:全半角問わず4~64字以内
    答え:全半角問わず1~16字以内 答え:(any answer is fine)

    and then submit...

    On the next page all you have to do is type the code at the bottom of the page and press enter, you will then get an e-mail confirming your account...

    Enjoy
    Tom Karazozis
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