Touch the body and discover the secrets of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu!

0:07 Watch out! Are you okay?

0:14 Hiyori Kanazawa, World Karate champion of SKIF, is trying out Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu.

0:25 It looks kind of fake, doesn't it?

0:28 Can he really do something like that?

0:38 It seems like there's a secret to how they use their bodies.

0:42 Although it cannot be seen with a camera, the inside of the body is moving very significantly.

0:52 Let's try it with Hiyori!

0:55 Kuro-obi World "Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu" Season 2 is starting!

1:01 Hello, how are you?

1:05 I'm fine.

1:05 I just returned from a business trip to Europe the day before yesterday.

1:09 I worked hard.

1:12 So, shall we do it in English today?

1:13 No way! Why English when I just returned from Europe?

1:19 What will you experience today?

1:24 Today, I will be experiencing Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu.

1:31 Let me introduce Yamamoto sensei.

1:33 Hello, nice to meet you.

1:35 Welcome back.

1:39 You just returned from your trip as well, right?

1:44 Did your members watch the first series of Daito-ryu?

1:54 All the members enjoyed watching it.

1:58 Members told me, “The techniques you showed at kuro-obi world are not something you usually teach.”

2:04 Is that so?

2:05 How popular is Hiyori among your members?

2:07 Hiyori sensei is very popular.

2:09 Many people follow her on Instagram.

2:16 I'm glad to hear that.

2:17 I told them that “Hiyori EXPRESS” has started.

2:21 Thank you.

2:22 Now, Hiyori, please say “Hiyori EXPRESS” with the correct pronunciation.

2:26 Again?

2:31 Yamamoto sensei, please try too.

2:37 Wonderful.

2:40 Yamamoto sensei is really a cheerful person.

2:42 I'm glad he's doing this.

2:44 Yamamoto sensei, today is the start of the second series.

2:49 What will you show us?

2:51 I want her to experience Daito-ryu techniques and try them out for herself.

2:58 First, she will learn some simple physical movements,

3:05 then combine them and actually take down someone else using those techniques.

3:10 I'm not sure if I can do it.

3:14 Last time, you were thrown to the floor by him many times, right?

3:20 Yes, my body was sore the next day.

3:24 This time, he said he won't stop until you can do the technique.

3:32 You can't go home until you master it.

3:37 I'll do my best.

3:40 Let's start with the wrist.

3:43 Raise and lower your wrist like this.

3:46 When you do it, focus on your axis.

3:49 Move your wrist up and down without moving your middle finger.

3:58 That's different from this.

4:00 Like this.

4:02 Good.

4:04 And from here.

4:05 That's right.

4:06 Do you usually do this?

4:07 I may do this, but I have never focused on it.

4:13 It's like this.

4:16 Now, try it vertically.

4:17 Same thing.

4:20 Good.

4:25 This movement hurts my wrist.

4:30 Is it stiff?

4:31 It may be stiff if you don't do it often.

4:33 Next, move it left and right.

4:37 Not like this, but try not to move your middle finger as much as possible at first.

4:49 It hurts, so I move it.

4:52 Is it okay if you move it a little?

4:55 Yes, at first, move your wrist,

4:57 but once you get used to it, move this part.

5:00 Your elbow too.

5:01 Bring your shoulder in.

5:02 This way, the elbow and shoulder come out a little.

5:06 But let's practice moving them partially, not all at once.

5:09 First, just the wrist.

5:18 Is this wrong?

5:19 I'm not sure if it's correct.

5:22 Pay attention to this part.

5:25 This is when it switches.

5:27 At this point, stop.

5:32 Good.

5:33 It hurts!

5:35 Where does it hurt?

5:36 Here.

5:53 Can you do it?

6:03 We practiced like this,

6:05 next, we'll do this.

6:17 Why is it so difficult?

6:20 Why is it so hard?

6:23 It's because you don't usually do this.

6:25 You probably do this kind of movement more often.

6:30 You can probably move like this, right?

6:33 You can probably also lower it, right?

6:35 Right now, we're only doing this in the air, so it's a bit challenging.

6:44 Next, we'll rotate the wrist.

6:46 Well, you can do this, right?

6:49 Now keep your middle finger fixed and rotate it.

6:55 This is difficult. My whole body moves.

6:57 That's fine.

6:58 Ultimately, you want your body to move in sync.

7:01 But for now, we just want you to move your wrist.

7:07 No, I can tell I'm moving.

7:13 That's no good at all.

7:14 Am I completely wrong? Oh, no!

7:18 Then I'll hold it so it doesn't move.

7:22 That's right.

7:24 I understand when you hold it.

7:27 You can do it even if I just support your finger from below.

7:30 Try turning it in the opposite direction.

7:33 That's right.

7:36 I understand now.

7:37 Now try letting go of my hand.

7:38 Try your best.

7:40 No, it moves!

7:43 This is quite difficult at first.

7:46 It keeps moving.

7:47 So, with my students, I have them practice by placing their hands on my knees, holding my hands, or placing their hands on the wall.

8:00 Then, this kind of figure-eight movement.

8:03 Do you do this movement frequently?

8:08 Do we do it?

8:09 For example, moving your hands like this.

8:14 Is this movement in karate?

8:18 No, we don't do it much.

8:22 Or this kind of movement.

8:31 We try to use our fingertips softly.

8:37 Actually, I want you to practice with your fingers, but that's too much for today,

8:40 so let's just do your wrists.

8:42 Next is the neck.

8:53 Move the base of your collarbone and the back of your neck up and down.

9:04 When the front stretches, the back contracts,

9:08 and when the back stretches, the front contracts.

9:10 Focus on that as you do it.

9:19 Now tilt your neck to the left and right.

9:22 Don't tilt it like this.

9:24 Actually, you should rotate it around a certain point,

9:27 but just switch this and this.

9:30 When this side stretches, the other side contracts.

9:33 When this side stretches, the other side contracts.

9:36 Switch them like this.

9:39 Use the straight axis here as the center.

9:41 Rotate like that.

9:48 It's a simple movement, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.

9:53 That's fine.

9:54 Rotate it.

9:56 Keep this part still.

9:59 That's good.

10:02 Next, move your shoulders.

10:04 Raise them and lower them.

10:06 Then rotate them from front to back.

10:08 When rotating, move them as much as possible from the collarbone and the back of the shoulder blades.

10:17 Wow, it's completely different.

10:21 It's completely different depending on where I focus my attention.

10:24 Now do the opposite.

10:26 From back to front.

10:27 It's difficult.

10:29 Why is it so hard?

10:36 You're moving them from back to front.

10:37 Next, move one side from back to front

10:40 and the other from front to back.

10:44 How strange!

10:49 Is this correct?

10:52 Yes.

10:52 You're picking it up quickly.

10:55 Most people cannot do this movement at first.

10:59 It's a strange movement, even to me.

11:04 Am I doing it right? -Yes, you are.

11:13 But it's tough.

11:14 Once you get used to it, it's better to move without twisting your body.

11:20 Right now, you're doing it like this.-Yes, I'm doing it.

11:23 It's good to keep your core facing forward while moving.

11:31 This isn't working.

11:33 Okay!

11:41 This is tough.

11:42 Why is it so tough?

11:43 Ultimately, you want to coordinate your whole body, but right now, we're deliberately moving only that part.

11:53 We've finished the shoulders.

11:56 Now we'll move on to the chest area.

11:57 Put your hands in front of you and move your chest forward and backward.

12:02 Forward and backward.

12:05 Right now, your hips are moving, but try not to move your hips.

12:12 And move only your chest.

12:15 Please hold my body between your hands.

12:18 Move the chest forward and backward.

12:23 It is moving vigorously.

12:24 Next, move it like this.

12:26 Wow, it's like a wave!

12:31 Would you like to touch it?

12:31 It's completely different.

12:34 Move forward and backward.

12:37 Place your hands on my waist.

12:40 My hips are moving, but my chest isn't.

12:44 Chest, chest, chest, chest—move the chest like this.

12:50 I just did this rotation, but please try this direction as well.

12:55 I don't think I can do this.

12:57 This is how it moves.

12:57 Yes, you understand the image, right?

12:59 So, the chest moves forward and backward.

13:02 This kind of rotation.

13:03 This kind of rotation.

13:06 I understand what you're saying, but I don't think I can do it.

13:12 I might be able to move forward and backward.

13:13 Imagine this.

13:14 When moving forward, open the ribs.

13:18 Close the back.

13:20 When moving backward, close the ribs and open the back.

13:23 That's the image.

13:24 Can you understand the image of rotating one at a time in order?

13:30 I understand the image, but...

13:32 The ribs move one at a time along with the muscles, and that creates the movement.

13:43 First, let's try moving forward and backward.

13:49 Forward, backward,

13:50 forward, backward.

13:53 I can understand just by you touching me a little.

13:56 That's good.

13:58 OK.

14:02 This is tough.

14:03 You're doing it right.

14:06 My hips are moving.

14:08 Next, move in this direction.

14:12 For example, when you drink alcohol,

14:15 you sometimes throw up, right?

14:17 The motion of vomiting naturally moves in sync with your internal organs.]

14:25 You don't drink in this position, do you?

14:29 Instead, move your waist like this.

14:31 Moving from the bottom up might be easier at first.

14:50 I feel like I'm going to throw up.

14:53 You'll probably throw up with that movement.

15:00 I feel like throwing up.

15:03 You too?

15:04 Now in the opposite direction.

15:08 This makes my neck move.

15:11 That's right.

15:12 At first, you can't do it,

15:13 so to make this work, you move your neck like this.

15:20 Start with this,

15:22 then move your chest.

15:30 Ah, I understand when you touch me.

15:33 I can tell when you touch me, but...

15:41 You look weird.

15:44 But I guess I do too.

15:50 Your hips are moving in sync right now, so let's try to stop that as much as possible.

15:54 Right.

15:55 You have a habit of moving from your hips.

15:58 I think that's a good thing.

15:58 It means that this part moves well.

16:03 Next, move like this.

16:07 Please touch my body again.

16:14 This is incorrect.

16:15 It is the movement of the hips.

16:18 I can feel that this area is moving significantly.

16:26 It is easier to understand with the eyes closed.

16:40 It moved like this, right?

16:42 Yes, big movements.

16:45 Would you like to try it, Director Nishi?

16:47 It's easier to understand if you touch it yourself.

16:51 This is the area.

16:55 This is the movement of the waist.

16:58 This is the chest.

17:07 Moving the waist like this is not correct.

17:11 Move the chest.

17:13 Then move it sideways.

17:18 What a huge wave!

17:20 Move like this.

17:22 But this is still just exercise.

17:23 Practice with large movements.

17:25 Wasn't it time for the technical part yet? -No.

17:28 It's still exercise.

17:35 Now that we're done with the chest, next is the stomach.

17:39 Around this belt area.

17:41 Move it like this.

17:46 This is the motion of a hula hoop.

17:47 Unlike that,

17:49 move it vertically.

17:53 It's not that kind of movement.

18:01 You'll understand better if you touch it.

18:05 This is the movement of the feet.

18:08 Touch here.

18:12 It feels like you're moving very large.

18:17 Yes, I am moving large.

18:21 But it moves within the width of your body.

18:23 Yes, I'm moving inside my body.

18:25 I don't move like that.

18:28 Why does your body move so much internally?

18:36 Press harder.

18:42 It's the movement inside your body.

18:44 That's right. Inside.

18:45 So squeeze both sides harder.

18:50 This is the movement of the body's surface.

18:52 Instead, move the inside.

18:58 I like your impression!

19:06 Place both hands here and guide them around your body.

19:27 It's not moving.

19:29 Can you see that it's moving?

19:33 The tension and slack on both sides are alternating like this.

19:40 Yes, I understand.

19:41 Move within the pelvic frame.

19:55 Loosen this.

20:14 In karate, there are two ways to tighten your abdominal muscles: pushing them forward and pulling them back, right?

20:24 I think it's similar to manipulating your internal organs.

20:28 Right now, we're practicing controlling them in a circular motion rather than forward and backward.

20:48 You guys suddenly got quiet.

20:52 Did you give up?

20:53 Yes, I'm sorry.

20:54 You can't give up yet.

20:55 I gave up for a moment.

20:58 Next, move your pelvic area.

21:01 First, move the right side.

21:10 Rotate from back to front like this.

21:15 Do not raise your legs like this.

21:19 Keep them as they are.

21:25 Please hold both sides of my body with both hands.

21:29 Move without lifting your feet.

21:35 Do not twist and return.

21:39 Try to move while keeping your body facing forward.

21:46 We'll do the opposite direction too.

21:50 From front to back.

22:01 Hold it firmly.

22:02 For example, use your feet to rotate it.

22:08 Or twist your waist.

22:11 Instead, move the area you are touching from back to front, from front to back.

22:18 It is difficult to do with your legs stretched out, so bend them naturally.

22:27 But don't lift your heels.

22:46 This is easy to understand!

23:04 This part is stiff.

23:06 You're stiff there!

23:16 Do you understand? -Yes.

23:17 I can't help looking at your face.

23:24 Let's do the opposite as well.

23:27 Let's assume that you can do it.

23:31 The pelvis also has joints, so like the shoulders, you should be able to move each side separately.

23:48 In theory.

23:50 In theory?

23:54 Here is what it is.

23:56 Wow, that's strange.

23:59 That means you can do it.

24:04 From back to front.

24:07 From front to back.

24:09 It's moving, right?

24:15 It's moving.

24:16 This means that you will be able to move each part of your body in this way.

24:22 That's enough now.

24:28 So, the exercises we did today are the basic principles of Daito-ryu body manipulation?

24:38 That's right.

24:39 However, these are not official Roppokai exercises, but rather my own analysis of what I learned from my teacher.

24:59 Even though I'm only moving the inside of my body, it feels like I'm using my whole body.

25:06 It warms me from the inside.

25:09 But I found that I stopped breathing while doing it.

25:14 I was concentrating too hard.

25:16 Yes, concentrating too hard causes you to stop breathing.

25:20 So, rather than doing this exercise for a long time while concentrating hard,

25:25 it is better to do it for just a few minutes while relaxing.

25:31 If your body starts to feel tense, it is better to do other exercises.

25:36 This is because continuing for a long time will cause your muscles to stiffen.

25:40 In the previous series, you were thrown around violently even though Yamamoto sensei wasn't moving.

25:45 Did you understand why during today's exercises?

25:50 Yes, I understood that he was moving his body like this.

25:55 That's why we practice in a limited position, sitting still and without moving our legs.

26:06 You're doing that on purpose, right?

26:07 Yes, I think we're doing it on purpose.

26:11 I see.