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Is that the same group that hosted that Sengoku Classic tournament?

Yep they are, in a way if this is your world then I can understand that you think "never touched me".
Apart from the bad footwork and unwielding swings, I can understand why some people would prefer this to Kendo, Iaido or legitimate Koryu Kenjutsu. It's a bit like those role playing fights or the club where one hits each other on a parking lot with shinai's.
It's a league on its own would be my most positive comment. But for god's sake don't call it Shinkage Ryu or anything else for that matter. If they named it Kilgore Ryu then there wouldn't be problems and you could do whatever you want with any weapon that there is. You could even wear your tare over your do. The part where the fencer is having troubles is interesting to see. I would have thought that he would lunge, strike and that's it. But according to the text the fencer should be quite able to do his thing. Furthermore the bokuto "Ji Geiko" has I think nothing to do with the real thing. It is being treated as something casual. I don't think that this would be the case when both of them are holding a 1 meter long razor. I think that it would look different. But then again I never saw a death match, so I wouldn't have a clue what to look for. I have a feeling that the stuff that our good friend Scott from the UK is going to post here anytime is more of this.