Japanese Sword Experts REACT to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | Experts React

"He's blocking in a stationary position and not moving." I don't think in any way shape or form you could succeed in blocking a 20 foot tall ape with a sword.

I was hoping they'd talk about mikiri counter cause I'd love to know an expert's opinion on the action of stepping on a sword in order to deflect or stop the attack

Should also show them the Ghost of Tushima gameplay

And also show them for honor to every faction to see their react either

That was a pretty realistic fight against a giant headless ape. Happens to us every time.

4:08 I’ve beaten sekiro 9 times and I never knew you could do a lightning reversal with the mist raven tool

Samurai react? In a few days we'll be getting Vikings react to AC: Valhalla

Cool, can we get Alexa reacts to Detroit: Become Human now?

Things they could have talked about: - His technique - His footing - His grip - Ninja/samurai arsenal - His "armor" - Way of the ninja/samurai and how they differ - How hard it is to cut clean thru - Is sekiro more of a ninja or a samurai? This could of made a crazy amazing video on the history of samurai and ninja and how it compares to sekiro, it just seemed like they were watching gameplay and commentating thats all

Professional monster slayers react to The Witcher 3, please.

Bruh did the "sword expert" just pull out a ninjato and use it as historical evidence...

Speaking of tripping, I have seen the Mongols in the game Ghost of Tsushima accidentally trip over some shields that were laying on the ground! And of course it made them vulnerable to Jin's attacks! I was impressed because I've never seen that happen in games before!

This is so cool!! I love how simply they explained everything. I’m really interested in learning more about the art of Japanese sword fighting now....

Samurai literally don’t exist anymore. These guys are martial artists that are trained in sword fighting. Edit: thanks for changing the title man! Respect

disclaimer: there's actually no evidence that the ninjato ever existed historically. It was a later invention primarily from the entertainment industry. Even if you think about it logically the ninjato makes no sense, why would a ninja, who relies on infiltrating places without anyone suspecting him, wear a uniform or carry a sword that could uniquely identify them as a ninja, especially when swords were so heavily restricted during large portions of Japanese history, and having one would draw unwanted attention to them. Ninja didn't really operate by skulking about in shadows and doing parkour, they dressed like the people in the place they were infiltrating, gained entry without drawing attention to themselves, and did what they needed to do, which was mostly gathering information. They were the spies of their time, and operated as such. This isn't to say that the skulking and assassinations never happened, because they did, but that was a very small part of what ninja did, and when they needed to assassinate someone, dressing like a commoner and hiding a dagger was often a much more effective option.

The second that guy pull out that ninjato, he lost all credibility. Ninjato is a Hollywood thing

"Shinobi would use a ninjato" shows a sword that doesn't have any historical evidence of existing before the 1960s

Can we please get some samurai react to for honor, I honestly think you need to do that again, I don't think fencers was a good choice for that game

Ah finally! Been waiting for this video for a while

I wish they would stick to the technique side of things more, because I love hearing about how one cut or attack is actually realistic (or not). Not to mention they obviously aren't historians, so most of the history they talk about is basically at the level you would learn from pop culture. That said, I feel like I have to point out there is no historical instances of a "Ninjato" sword, sure there where straight swords and short swords like the wakizashi, but the whole idea of a Ninja/Shinobi only sword is 100% a modern myth. That's not to say Shinobi may not have had their own particular type of weapons they may have carried, but that our modern idea of a Ninjato was not one of them, and there are 0 surviving sword that would fit that description, as most that do are only a hundred years old or so, nothing correct to the period in which Ninja/Shinobi were active.