Showing posts with label Samurai Spirit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Samurai Spirit. Show all posts

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Samurai Spirit Party !




This is some footage from the party to celebrate our program winning a prize! Some of the directors kids are here to celebrate. They are really cute! And then of course there is the live performance using the traditional Japanese flute and Koto(lying down guitar kind of looking thing)

今回英語のレポートです、同じサムライ スピリットのパーティーからの動画ですが?日本語バーションはアメブロで見れます。よろしくお願いします。。。

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Samurai Spirit

My show Samurai Spirit won a great prize at the 27th. Milan
international sports program festival. And last night we had a small
party to celebrate it. I think it is awesome to have been part of
something like that, and look forward to shooting the rest of the
episodes.

第27回ミラノ国際スポーツ映像祭「SAMURAI SPIRIT」奨励賞受賞
のお祝いパーティーを昨日やりました!みんなの力を合わせた結果ですの
で、本当に嬉しいです。来年はシリーズが続きますので、頑張ってもっと
もっといい番組を作りたいです!皆さん、に感謝の気持ちで胸がいっぱい
です!本当におめでとうございます。

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

Samurai Spirit on location in Shizuoka



今回はサムライ スピリットの静岡ロケーションでイメージカットを海側で後ろに富士山が見えます、上のレポートは日本語です、したのレポートは英語版です。。。どっち見ても楽しいかも?


This was shot yesterday when I was on location with my program Samurai Spirit, we were in Shizuoka to film with a master of Ko-budo, ancient style of martial arts originating on the battlefield of the Samurai. It was just such a beautiful location I wanted to show what Mt. Fuji looks like from the sea side. I even have an English report for you guys too...

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Samurai Spirit

Today we are going down to Shizuoka to shoot on the next episode of my
NHK International program Samurai Spirit. It is about Kobudo, which is
the ancient martial art originating on the battle field all about
surviving! And I am about to find out what real fighting is all about.

今日は静岡まで行ってきます!静岡で古武道の撮影をします!今回はサム
ライ スピリットの古武道分をとって来ます。古武道は本当の武道
です、現代のスポーツ武道と違うところを今回撮影してきます。実は僕も
いろいろと勉強したいと思っています。。。

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Samurai Spirit Kobudo


We started shooting on the part of Samurai Spirit, and this time it is all about the ancient art form of martial arts now called Kobudo. Having it's roots on the battle field, most of the techniques are based on true survival. Now the first part we shot last year about Kendo, was nominated at the international sports program festival in Milan and won a prize!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Stewart and Marik


I finally got to meet the Uchi Deshi at the Aikido Honbu, and they were all I expected them to be. They were full of life and energy, they loved their position in life and truly seemed happy doing what they were doing. We had a great interview about our mutual experiences with both coming to Japan and dealing with the culture shock, and various details in our lives that have meant something to us all. I must say that when I finally asked for a picture, Stewart was no where to be found? So I am only able to show you Marik. And through our experiences our talk soon became very real to all of us. I had a great time, and felt that I was able to connect with fellow martial artists even though our styles were so different. I was inspired and I hope that our paths will cross again.


やっと合気道の内弟子との対談はできました!今日はマリック先生とStewart先生との対談っていうか、取材をしました。やはり、お互いに同じような内弟子経験があるから話はすぐに盛り上がりました。やっている武道は違っても気持は一緒です、ぶつかっている壁も同じでした。この写真はマリック先生ですが、写真をお願いした時はStewart先生は探してもいなかったので。。。残念ですが今回はマリック先生の紹介しかできないです。自分はとても楽しくって、本当にいい話ができて会えてよかったと思いました。

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Last shoot on SAMURAI SPIRIT

Do you remember that I was supposed to interview a couple of foreign Uchi Deshi(living Students) last week ? Well, it kept getting pushed back, and although it took a while to get there it is finally happening today. I also need to shoot the final cut on the show today, and I have been trying to frame out the words in my mind during this last week. It is a very important cut, that is always set up real good and I need to sit there and just get into character and then let my mind tell me exactly how I felt about the whole experience with Aikido. There is a lot of pressure on me during that cut, but I like the pressure and love it when I really nail.

少し時間はかかりましたけど、やっと今日になって外国から来ている内弟子との対談ができます。僕も昔内弟子を3年間やりましたけど、もう15年前のことです。。。本当に15年前です、早いですね!今日はどんな話は出るのがかなり楽しみです。やっぱり同じ外国から日本まで来て武道の修行をしている同しでしか話せないことが絶対にあると思います。それと今日は番組の収録の最終日ですので、最後のしめコメントを撮ります。これは番組内での一番難しいシーンです、僕は座ってそのままで自分の気持ちを素直に伝えます。一人でコメントを今週の月曜日から考えて、約2分間でおさまるように全体的に番組を占めなきゃいけないのでかなりプレシャーを感じます。しかし、そのコメントは決まるとき本当に気持ちいいです、今日はかなりいいコメントを用意しましたのであとは本番で頑張ります。

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Wonderful Aikido

We went deep into the world of Aikido yesterday, it was like doing a scientific experiment or something like that. All movements got broken down and put up on a computer, and then I got analyzed. It was very informative and interesting to see my movements compared to a real master, once slowed down you can really tell where the difference is.
昨日は大学でハイスピードカメラで大森先生と自分の動きを分析しながら、合気道の強さの秘密を探しました。今回は科学的に何で合気道は相手の力をうまい具合に利用できるかと説明されましたけど、ここは自分としてグレーゾーンにしてもらいたかったです。ま、わかっててもそれで強くなるっていうわけじゃないので、それはそれ、これはこれでって感じでした。格闘技で強くなるのに何年も何年も毎日の稽古をこなさないと自分のものにならないので、つでに自分の武器や自分を磨かないとうまくならないとおもいます。武道を歩んでいる方は人生そのものは武道ですのでそれは一つの生き方です。

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Aikido

OK! Let me just say that I was supposed to get grabbed and thrown on the floor, I was prepared to do that. What I was not prepared for was the pain that shot up though my arm when I was on the floor. The only way to escape that pain was by going down on the floor but then I was still totally immobilized, there simply was no escaping the iron grib of the Sensei. It was unreal! I never even realized that there are almost 3000 basic techniques in Aikido, it is a lot to master. I must admit that I must have looked a bit down on it as a Martial Art, but now I have nothing but respect for them. And I feel that I need to learn more, luckily for me I am shooting on the program tomorrow too, and next week again...I can just see that there is more pain coming.

さー!合気道は素晴らしいです、僕は最初から負けるって言うよりもレポーターとしていくので番組を見る人の気持ちになってレポートをしなければならないですけど。いきなりあんなにいたいと思わなかったです!本当にひとつ目で決められた時は半端じゃなかったです、床の上で僕は泣いていました!それからしばらく右手に全く力入らなかったです。いや~、合気道は昔すごいやりたかったけど空手バカになっていたので始める機会はなかったのです、でも少しでもやってればよかったです。それから先生は僕に基本の動作を教えながらゆっくりやってくれたので急にすごい面白くなりました。来週また行きますのでかなり楽しみにしています。

Monday, February 9, 2009

Samurai Spirit !

Today I am up at the crack of dawn, gotta go and shoot on my program Samurai Spirit! And today I will be experiencing Aikido. There are some foreign Uchi Deshi, Living in Students, right now here in Japan and I am going to interview them about their life and choices for why they ended up over here like that. It is going to be fun to talk to them about all the things they have been through.

今日はサムライスピリットの抄録があります、今回は合気道を体験することになった。僕は合気道経験全くないですので楽しくってしょうがないです、指一本で僕はギブするのか、それとも空手の経験をいかせるのか?今日の収録に海外から来ている内弟子との対談をして、いろんな話をするけどその内弟子って言うのはかなり懐かしい感じがします。僕みたいに厳しかったのかな~?納豆は食べれているのかな~。。。いろんな面白い話ができそうな気がする!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Samurai Spirit !

On NHK international division I have my own program called "Samurai Spirit", and from next week I will be shooting on the next episode of the series. We are scheduled to shoot a minimum of 10 episodes over the next year, and it honestly feels good to have something regular on TV like that. It is good work and the staff are great, we all get together really well and it makes it so much better to work on location. I went for a small shoot and talk about the series last night and they told me that the programs are going to be aired online! So that means you will be able to see the shows from anywhere in the world!

“サムライ スピリット”は僕が初めて本当のNHKレギュラー番組を持つようになりました。今まではNHKの料理番組でマイコーナーだったので、今回は本当にNHKでのレギュラーですのでうれしくってしょうがないです。それで、打ち合わせに行きましたら、これからネットで見れるようになりますとのことで、皆さんは近いうちに世界のどこからでも見れるようになります!これから一年間少しかかりますが、もうこの番組のスタッフとこれから長~く仕事をしていくのは本当にうれしく思っています。現場でお互いに安心していい画が撮れるので本当にやりやすいかんきょうで僕も皆さんのきたいに答えができるように頑張ります。そして、来週は何と合気道を体験します。

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Samurai Spirit !



I have my own program on NHK, which is the national Japanese TV channel. It is called "Samurai Spirit" and although we are filming on the second episode it will eventually become a full series. Last time I shot on location with various masters of Kendo, and this time the story line of more or less the same, although it is about Kyu-Do. Do you know Kyu-Do? Japanese archery. It has been around for centuries, originating from the ancient Samurai Warriors. The most obvious thing you notice about Kyu-Do is, the very long bow. It is more than 2 meters long, and not something you just swing over your shoulder. Then there is the special way of shooting the arrow which is very unique to Kyu-Do. I have never done a Martial Art until now that has not required an opponent, but Kyu-Do still gave me something I had not expected. It gives you an inner peace and calm that takes a hold on you, even though it seems simple, the more you know the less you get. It is truly a Martial Art.





NHKのマイ番組はやっとシリーズとして取ることに決まりました!僕は本当にうれしく思っています、スタッフの力と僕のキャラを合わせて本当にいい番組が作れると思っています。前回はいきなり剣道の試合から始まったけど、今回は弓道です。今までやった格闘技と一番何が違うかというと、相手がいない武道です。ゆみ、やりそしてターゲットです。このシンプルなものはないと思いながら、実際やってみるとこれはどれだけ奥深い武道かと感じました。収録はまでありますので、次回をすごく楽しみです。

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