i was impressed. Wondered if you all had any opinions on the matter.
[QUOTE=Narimasu773;2919551]i was impressed. Wondered if you all had any opinions on the matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yy-8Id1svc[/QUOTE]
It’s hard to say whether it’s a set up act or pure skill, if it’s pure skill then it’s impressive.
[QUOTE=Bneterasedmynam;2919571]It’s hard to say whether it’s a set up act or pure skill, if it’s pure skill then it’s impressive.[/QUOTE]
I’m thinking an element of both. Set up as in finding the optimum range for that gun, probably a fair bit of trial and error, then his skill will all be in the timing and blade positioning. It’s still impressive to see.
I like how they pretend this was a first take and how it must be “super human” despite … you know … a human doing it with a high speed camera which always requires a very strictly framed shot.
Intellectual dishonesty is amazing.
alternately: Do these fucking people not watch professional sports or the Olympics?
[QUOTE=BackFistMonkey;2919575]I like how they pretend this was a first take and how it must be “super human” despite … you know … a human doing it with a high speed camera which always requires a very strictly framed shot.
Intellectual dishonesty is amazing.
alternately: Do these fucking people not watch professional sports or the Olympics?[/QUOTE]
Probably not. I would say there are a few MLB hitters who could probably come close to that type of precision. Although he does have good blade control.
he holds a lot of Guinness records for his sword skills. “Most martial arts katana cuts to one mat (suegiri)”“Fastest 1,000 martial arts sword cuts” “Most sword cuts to straw mats in three minutes”, and “Fastest tennis ball (820 km/h) cut by sword”.
and i should think hitting a bb with a sword is a little harder than hitting a baseball with a bat.
[QUOTE=Narimasu773;2919598]he holds a lot of Guinness records for his sword skills. “Most martial arts katana cuts to one mat (suegiri)”“Fastest 1,000 martial arts sword cuts” “Most sword cuts to straw mats in three minutes”, and “Fastest tennis ball (820 km/h) cut by sword”.
and i should think hitting a bb with a sword is a little harder than hitting a baseball with a bat.[/QUOTE]
If he’s hitting the bb’s legit then yes I agree. If he’s hitting bb’s that are shot to a specific spot so he can hit then though would another story.
[QUOTE=Bneterasedmynam;2919600]If he’s hitting the bb’s legit then yes I agree. If he’s hitting bb’s that are shot to a specific spot so he can hit then though would another story.[/QUOTE]
I would say that even if the BBs are being shot to a specific spot, it’s still pretty impressive in regards to reaction time and precision control of the blade.
My general impression, assuming that the demonstration is legit, is that the guy is a genetic freak, and has something inherent to his physiology that is simply not going to be found in the human populace at large. Just like the fast twitch muscle fibers in Olympic power lifters, and the way the muscles of the best marathon runners burn oxygen, this guy is just different than the overwhelming majority of humanity, in a way that would allow him to pull this off.
As long as he doesn’t claim that this has to do with meditation, focusing chi, higher existential planes of combat existent or some other mystical fuckery, and he doesn’t open up a sword school promising students that if they study (I.e. PAY HIM) long enough, eventually they will unlock this awesome power from within themselves, then good for him-seriously.
[QUOTE=Bneterasedmynam;2919577]Probably not. I would say there are a few MLB hitters who could probably come close to that type of precision. Although he does have good blade control.[/QUOTE]
I would see that as a probability.
I still think this is something that a very small and select minority of human beings would even be physically capable of.
[QUOTE=Narimasu773;2919598]
and i should think hitting a bb with a sword is a little harder than hitting a baseball with a bat.[/QUOTE]
Perhaps, but that doesn’t preclude anyone else from being capable of it, should they decide that it is more rewarding to hit BBs with swords, instead of baseballs with bats.
[QUOTE=GrouchyOldMan;2919665]Perhaps, but that doesn’t preclude anyone else from being capable of it, should they decide that it is more rewarding to hit BBs with swords, instead of baseballs with bats.[/QUOTE]
As long as they get paid 15 mil a season I’m going to say they’ll probably stick to MLB.
[QUOTE=GrouchyOldMan;2919659]I would say that even if the BBs are being shot to a specific spot, it’s still pretty impressive in regards to reaction time and precision control of the blade.
My general impression, assuming that the demonstration is legit, is that the guy is a genetic freak, and has something inherent to his physiology that is simply not going to be found in the human populace at large. Just like the fast twitch muscle fibers in Olympic power lifters, and the way the muscles of the best marathon runners burn oxygen, this guy is just different than the overwhelming majority of humanity, in a way that would allow him to pull this off.
As long as he doesn’t claim that this has to do with meditation, focusing chi, higher existential planes of combat existent or some other mystical fuckery, and he doesn’t open up a sword school promising students that if they study (I.e. PAY HIM) long enough, eventually they will unlock this awesome power from within themselves, then good for him-seriously.[/QUOTE]
As an Iaido grandmaster he both meditates and teaches others for money.
He has other tricks too. He is quite famous in Japan.
this video also addresses the fact that he cant be sure where the bb is going to go due to inaccuracies inherent in airsoft guns.
[QUOTE=Narimasu773;2919670]He has other tricks too. He is quite famous in Japan.
this video also addresses the fact that he cant be sure where the bb is going to go due to inaccuracies inherent in airsoft guns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsAC5ni0w6Q[/QUOTE]
Once only?
Got to be honest, anybody could pull this off once with a little luck.
Why didn’t they test him scientifically? Why wasn’t there a sample of 5-10 shots, to measure his real accuracy and precision?
Superhuman? No, practice just makes perfect. There are surgeons who can scalpel open spinal cords…this isn’t nearly as impressive.
he does it alot., its kind of his shtick.
[QUOTE=Pship Destroyer;2919672]Once only?
Got to be honest, anybody could pull this off once with a little luck.
Why didn’t they test him scientifically? Why wasn’t there a sample of 5-10 shots, to measure his real accuracy and precision?
Superhuman? No, practice just makes perfect. There are surgeons who can scalpel open spinal cords…this isn’t nearly as impressive.[/QUOTE]
you’re about a dumb motherfucker.
[QUOTE=Bneterasedmynam;2919577]Probably not. I would say there are a few MLB hitters who could probably come close to that type of precision. Although he does have good blade control.[/QUOTE]
Most of what you saw was movie magic.
200 mph muzzle velocity is shit by the way … that’s only 293.333 fps at the barrel. Most air pistols fire between 500 to 800 fps. My blind ass can see .177 pellets traveling faster than those speeds. I can see .22 pellets and BBs well over 800-1000 fps. Once the shot is dialed in and you both go on a signal…
I couldn’t draw cut this shot but given a day or two to shoot it I could make it look good enough for the History Channel.
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Well maybe 3-4 days … or outsource the sword play… but I could get it done.
[QUOTE=Narimasu773;2919670]He has other tricks too. He is quite famous in Japan.
this video also addresses the fact that he cant be sure where the bb is going to go due to inaccuracies inherent in airsoft guns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsAC5ni0w6Q[/QUOTE]
If he does that draw cut on the BB live color me a personal devotee …
He is good at what he does and much of it is parlor tricks and silliness. It is entertainment from what I can see. Did you know people can catch arrows and bend spears?
(I am secretly hoping he is a serious iato student or something and does this stuff to pay the bills and horrify his peers.)
[QUOTE=Narimasu773;2919668]As an Iaido grandmaster he both meditates and teaches others for money.[/QUOTE]Iaido sensei generally do not teach others for money. He is the soke of “Shushin Ryu”, which he made up. My iaido friends tell me it’s mostly Eishin Ryu, sped up and sloppily done. They are impressed by his cutting, not so much his iaido.
well if you go to his facebook there are pictures of him teaching students.
He is the head master at Shūshinryū Iaijutsu hyōhō, Shūshin-kan in Kawanishi, Hyōgo
and he holds lots of other world records.
the history channel vid did mention it took him 2 tries for the bb.
and catching arrows isn’t terribly impressive unless it is a really powerful bow.