I Trained Like A SAMURAI For A DAY

Should I pay for the helmet? 😅💸

I could have listened to him for an hour showing you battle theory and techniques. He was so engaged and happy to talk about things.

First of all, this is one of the best museums in the world! Second of all, as a martial artist and history + museology student seeing this brings tears to my eyes of joy❤

It should be mentioned here that some people have the misconception of japanese armour leaving gaps under the armpits etc, however these areas would often be reinforced with either mail or textile with sewn-in plates called kikko. The reason these aren't always apparent is because they're often covered by fancy textile, unlike in european fashion where the mail covering the gaps is left bare. However written japanese accounts make it clear that defences like this were widely utilised by people who could afford them, at least in the later eras of the samurai. Perhaps not as much in the 12-14th centuries.

That dude who was walking you around and educating you on the artifacts is so cool! And no doubt in my mind that he is also a legit martial artist.

Dr. Zoughari is my old Sensei’s Sensei 🙏🏽 I was fortunate enough to train under him for a day when he came to visit our dojo. Wise beyond words

It’s a lot easier to understand the movement of traditional martial arts when you include a suit and era weapons. The kata, stances and transitions make a lot more sense now after watching this

WHEN I go to Berlin I'll have to check this museum. Also, I think being a Martial Arts historian has to be one of the coolest jobs for a Martial Artist. I don't know who was having more fun Jesse or the other guy!

Samurai armor is probably the coolest-looking battle armor ever conceived.

This was awesome! I've had the pleasure of training with Kacem-sensei when I went to Japan, it's incredible and terrifying how warfare was conducted in those days.

Dr. Zoughari is such an exceptional blend of martial arts skill and history knowledge. I guess if I would have seen one of these videos with him earlier in my life I would set my life goals in a completely different direction😄

now that is a man who really loves his job. would love to visit this museum the next time I go Berlin. I had no idea there's a Samurai museum in Germany!

This kind of historical research makes us better understand our martial art and how it evolved. For example, I've done Wado Ryu Karate, a style influenced by swordsmanship and with this video, I learned the reason behind certain particularities of the style. Thank you!

That was awesome and I wish this episode was longer. Hope to see more videos with traditional battle field weapons and armor. I didn't know there was a samurai museum in Berlin. I have to plan a trip there soon. Thanks 😊

Wow I think we need to see more from that adventure!!! Is there a part 2 coming? Great to see someone so enthusiastic about their job and show so much knowledge and passion. This reminded me a lot of a great Aikidoka Nishio Sensei, who always said that with or without a weapon the technique should be the same. Easy to see some examples of this here with the spear techniques and sword techniques; and it clearly highlights why Karate (Okinawan) is not a Budo art, but could be adopted as one when blended with JuJitsu (Wado-Ryu and Shindo jinen-ryu) or using the budo concept of Maai and Ma-ai, but how essentially they are arts for very different purposes. Anyway, great video, more please 🙏

Thanks to you, I have resumed Karate for 1 year! You gave me back the stimulus of martial arts and now I can't do without them

This is fantastic, Jesse-san! Getting to train with real vintage samurai armor -- even martial artists who practice samurai arts don't get to do that! Though, it looked like your nodachi and the wakizashi were modern weapons -- I don't think they would have let you guys bang vintage swords against the armor... Amazing how hand to hand combat has to be adapted to accommodate the armor too. Very cool episode!

Hey Jesse, I practiced Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate back when I was Schooling, Worked my way to the blackbelt. After that, I focused more on strength training and gave a long brake from my karate. Last year started Kenjitsu at the age of 26. I'm still learning and this video helped me a lot to understand the art more. very Thankful! high-quality content!

I've never been to Berlin, but I will definitely visit this museum if I ever have a chance. So cool!

Thanks for this trip back in time, Jesse. Very interesting how different/ practical / functional the different techniques/approaches were!! Great stuff!!