So we're going to start the day off by learning some kendo techniques

所以我們今天要開始學習一些劍道技巧

and trying them out

並試行

Then we're going to be going to a kendo themed bar for lunch

然後我們要去劍道主題酒吧吃午飯了

And then we're going to finish the day off at a traditional kendo factory

然後我們將在傳統的劍道工廠結束今天的活動

where we can talk one on one with a master craftsman

在那裡我們可以與大師級的工匠進行一對一的交流。

who is hand-making kendo armour

誰在手工製作劍道盔甲

Which I am really looking forward to, it sounds super interesting

我真的很期待，聽起來超級有趣。

So let's get started on the lessons!

那我們就開始上課吧!

And learn some moves, because I have no idea what I'm doing!

還要學一些動作，因為我不知道自己在做什麼!

All right, it's time to put on our kendo wear

好了，是時候穿上我們的劍道服了

Ok so kneel with my left leg down first

好吧，那就先用左腿跪下來吧

Yes

是的，是的

All the staff that helped me out were super friendly

所有幫助我的工作人員都非常友好。

And they also had English speaking staff

而且他們還有會說英語的員工

So no worries if you don't speak Japanese

所以不懂日語也不用擔心

Cross these ones in the back

後面這幾條都要劃掉

The first part, the right one goes to there

第一部分，右邊的那個去了那裡

You can finish it right here

你可以在這裡完成它

Okay

好吧，我知道了

What about girls with big boobs?

女生胸大怎麼辦？

Do they make special ones or do they just have them really loose?

他們是做了特殊的還是真的鬆了？

I can see that being a problem, I feel like that would get in the way

我看得出這是個問題，我覺得這會妨礙到我的工作。

Usually this thing is smaller

通常這個東西比較小

Oh smaller? So it'll stop down here?

哦，小一點？那它會停在這裡嗎？

This part is about a cm smaller so it's easier for them

這個部分大約小了一釐米，所以對他們來說更容易。

Okay?

好嗎？

Okay! Awesome!

好吧！厲害！

And then you make a triangle

然後你做一個三角形

Modern kendo it's flat

現代劍道是平的

But traditionally, it's like this

但傳統上，它是這樣的

Kind of rounded

有點圓潤

Yeah! The reason is that you're supposed to put your nose right there

對！原因是你應該把你的鼻子放在那裡。

Oh really?

哦，真的嗎？

So if somebody actually steps on your head when you're bowing

所以如果有人在你鞠躬的時候踩到你的頭了

So you can protect your nose from being hurt

這樣你就可以保護你的鼻子不受傷害

Why would somebody step on your head when you're bowing?

你鞠躬的時候為什麼會有人踩到你的頭？

Because you see...

因為你看...

It used to be a samurai culture, with the lord and everything

以前是武士文化，有主有次，什麼都有

The lord would come by and hit you

主人會來打你

So they would come by and smack you?

所以他們會過來打你？

When you're bowing and they would smack you from the top

當你鞠躬的時候，他們會從上面打你一巴掌

Remember to leave that nose gap, very important

記得要留出鼻子的空隙，非常重要

From here the left side, make an L

從這裡的左側，做一個L

Okay. Then twist again, on the balls of your feet

好吧，那就再轉一轉然後再扭一次，在你的腳球上。

For the left side

左側

Okay

好吧，我知道了

From here just lift a little, your heels

從這裡抬起一點，你的腳後跟。

Just like that

就是這樣

So you're standing on the balls of your feet together with your toes

所以你要用腳趾頭站在腳球上

Push, pull!

推，拉！

Push one step, pull

推一步，拉一步

Okay

好吧，我知道了

Okay?

好嗎？

Maybe

也許吧

Don't worry about making mistakes

不用擔心犯錯

And don't worry about hitting me

你也不用擔心會打我

Okay lift up

好，抬起來

Now pull!

現在拉！

Okay good!

很好！

Strong strong strong!

強強強！

Okay good!

很好！

Ok now you're cutting here, try to cut here

好了，現在你在這裡切，試著在這裡切吧

Uhhh the tip

呃，小費

Yeah

是的，是的

Maybe I should go further back

也許我應該再往前走走

Yes yes

是的 是的

Move forward

前進

Good good! This is good

很好很好！這很好

Okay, again!

好吧，再來一次！

Strong strong strong!

強強強！

Good good, this is good!

很好很好，這很好!

Lift up

舉起

Good okay, last one!

好的好的，最後一個!

Lift up

舉起

Okay good! Good

好的好的！好，好！

Okay, now we'll do "dō"

好了，現在我們來做 "dō"

Is this way correct?

這種方式是否正確？

Yes yes very good

是的是的很好

Kote!

Kote！

Strong strong strong!

強強強！

Okay last one!

好吧，最後一個！

Dō!

Dō!

Okay good!

很好！

It's time for the smelly part

是時候到了臭氣熏天的時候了

I'm going to put it on now

我現在就把它穿上

You put your chin in first

你先把下巴放進去

From my chin? Okay

從我的下巴？好吧，我知道了

Oh it doesn't smell at all actually! (kendo gear is known to be smelly)

哦，其實一點都不臭!(劍道裝備以臭著稱)

Yeah it's a nice one

是啊，這是個好東西

It doesn't smell!

它不臭！

Yeah it doesn't!

是的，沒有！

So this is what they're like... this is my first time wearing one

所以這就是它們的樣子... 這是我第一次穿上它們

Are you okay?

你還好嗎？

Yeah

是的，是的

Okay, it's okay!

好了，沒事了！

And the gloves

還有手套

I guess I'm gonna spar now?

我想我現在要去打拳了？

Okay!

好吧！

Start!

開始！

One point!

1分！

Yaaaaay

Yaaaaay

Start!

開始！

Start!

開始！

One point!

1分！

He's good!

他很厲害！

2nd round

第二輪

Last round!

最後一輪！

Ahhh I'm tired

啊，我累了

That was really tiring

真累啊

This is so heavy

好重啊

This is really what makes you tired

這真的是讓你很累的原因

Carrying around this weight on your head

頭上帶著這個重物

Oh my god

我的天啊

I think I won!

我想我贏了！

I think I won!

我想我贏了！

Thank you! Thank you!

謝謝你！ 謝謝你！謝謝你！

We have come for lunch now, I'm getting really hungry

我們現在來吃午飯了，我真的很餓了。

The place we're at now has a few different options meal wise

我們現在所在的地方有幾個不同的選擇，飯菜方面。

They have halal options, they also have a couple vegan menu items

他們有清真食品的選擇，他們也有幾個素食主義者的菜單項目。

So I'm gonna have a really yummy looking salad

所以我要吃一個看起來很好吃的沙拉。

And I am so looking forward to this! This is aburaage

我很期待這個！這是aburaage

Thick, deep-fried tofu, and they've got some ginger to dip it in

厚厚的油炸豆腐，他們還準備了一些薑汁來蘸著吃呢

I forget what these are called but they're some kind of pepper and I friggen love them

我忘了這些叫什麼，但它們是某種辣椒，我非常喜歡它們。

Let's dig in because I'm really hungry!

讓我們開動吧，因為我真的餓了！"。

Itadakimasu!

板達基瑪斯！

It's so yummy

好吃啊

It's so fluffy, and the outside is nice and crunchy. This is delicious

很鬆軟，外面又香又脆。這個很好吃

While you're sitting down and enjoying your meal you can watch some kendo tournaments on TV

當您坐下來享受您的飯菜時，您可以在電視上觀看一些劍道比賽。

Right now is Korea vs Japan, womens

現在是韓國對日本，女裝。

And this man is standing right in the way, get out of the way man

而這個人就站在這裡，讓開，夥計

They brought us yuba!

他們給我們帶來了尤巴！

It's so cute!

太可愛了！

This is yuba! Tofu skin

這就是Yuba!豆腐皮

It's really delicious if you're obsessed with tofu like me

如果你像我一樣對豆腐情有獨鍾的話，那就真的很好吃了

It looks like they've got some wasabi on top

看起來他們在上面放了一些芥末。

Delicious!

好吃！

So they've got a gift shop inside the restaurant

所以他們在餐廳裡開了一家禮品店。

And you can buy things like this!

而且你還能買到這樣的東西!

It's not just your regular water bottle

它不是普通的水瓶

It's got a long, bendy straw on it so that you can stick it through your kendo mask

它上面有一根長長的，彎曲的吸管，這樣你就可以通過你的劍道面具把它插進去。

and drink while you're practicing and have your mask on

一邊練功一邊喝酒，還戴著口罩。

What are these?

這些是什麼？

This is the tsuba

這就是刀鐔

Ah tsuba! Of the sword

啊 鐔劍的

For shinai? (bamboo practice sword)

對於神奈?(竹練劍)

Yes for shinai

對神奈來說是的

Cool you can get pink ones!

酷，你可以得到粉紅色的！

This is a tsubadome, the one that you use behind to stop the thing from moving

這是個椿樹，你在後面用它來阻止東西移動的那個椿樹

Oh okay, so you need one of each

哦，好吧，所以你需要每個人的一個

This kote, this is very interesting

這個kote，這是非常有趣的

This is a new material they use, made of polyester

這是他們使用的一種新材料，由聚酯製成的

Synthetic leather

合成革

You can use it and you can wash it

你可以用它，也可以洗它

Oh wow!

哦，哇！

It's a washable kendo kote

這是個可清洗的劍道手。

One of the gripes of being a kendo player is that you can't wash it

做劍道選手的一個弊端就是不能洗衣服

and it smells so bad

而且聞起來很難聞

These are all the shinai

這些都是神奈

There's a lot of different design

有很多不同的設計

One you can have it like this, slim

一個你可以擁有它這樣的，苗條的。

You can also have

你也可以有

Oh there's thicker ones!

哦，還有更粗的呢!

So just whatever you're comfortable with

所以，只要你覺得舒服就可以了

Depends on your style, depends on a lot of things

要看你的風格，取決於很多東西。

Oh that's sake!

哦，那是緣故！

That's really cute

真的很可愛

Where does it pour from? Oh the head?

它從哪裡倒出來的？哦，頭？

That's awesome

好厲害啊

Aww cute!

啊，可愛！

You know the kendo gi?

你知道劍道技嗎？

After they dye with the aizome

在他們用aizome染色後

And after you use it for a very long time it creates this hue

而當你用了很久之後，它就會產生這樣的色調。

Yeah this nice pattern

是啊，這個圖案不錯

This is what people do with it nowadays

現在的人都是這樣做的

That's really neat, I like that

這真的很整齊，我喜歡這樣

And this is one of the Japanese players

這就是日本選手中的一員

He actually lost to this guy

他居然輸給了這個人

He lost one game, it was a really nice game

他輸了一場比賽，那場比賽真的很精彩。

You know so well!

你知道得很清楚！

This match was incredible, because he had always lost to that guy

這場比賽太不可思議了 因為他總是輸給那個傢伙

This was the first time he actually won

這是他第一次贏

Wow

譁

Oh here's some foreign players!

哦，這裡有一些外國球員！

Chile, Canada, Turkey

智利、加拿大、土耳其

All right we have arrive at Yamato Budo Seisakujyo

好了，我們已經到了大和武道清修所了

Where they're hand-making the kendo armour

他們在哪裡手工製作劍道盔甲？

Let's go inside and check it out!

我們進去看看吧!

This bamboo, and this side is leather

這個竹子，這邊是皮的

So when you come inside the kendo armour studio here

所以當你來到這裡的劍道盔甲工作室時

they're going to teach you about the really old armour that they used to use, which is super neat

他們會教你關於真正的老盔甲 他們曾經使用，這是超級整齊的

You don't get to see these kind of things on a regular basis

你不可能經常看到這種事情的。

This is a traditional armour piece called a dō

這是一種傳統的盔甲，叫 "dō"。

Goes on your abdomen area here

放在你的腹部這裡

This is a really old one, they used to make it out of slabs of bamboo, like this

這個真的很老了，他們以前用竹子板做的，像這樣的

and sew them together

縫合

And then it evolved over the years

然後經過多年的發展

This is one a little more down the line

這是一個更多的線下

It's got the bamboo on the inside here and then a layer of leather on the outside

這裡面有竹子，外面還有一層皮子。

to hold it all together

凝聚人心

They say that this one really hurts

他們說，這個真的很痛

You don't really want armour that still hurts

你不會真的想穿上還很疼的盔甲吧？

But nowadays

但如今

It's made from mostly plastic

它主要是由塑膠製成的

and it looks a lot different

貌合神離

So they've just passed me over a really fancy dō here

所以他們剛給我過了一個很好的東東。

This is Japanese lacquer

這是日本漆器

How much would one of these go for?

這些東西能賣多少錢？

It's about $3000 USD

大約3000美元

Just for this one part!

就為了這一個部分!

Wow

譁

It's beautiful

好漂亮啊

The samurai from the Sengoku period

戰國時代的武士

Would dress up in fancy gear

會穿上漂亮的裝備

to go to fight

出征

First with a helmet

先是帶著頭盔

Incense, do you know incense?

香，你知道香嗎？

They would burn incense inside their helmet before battle

打仗前，他們會在頭盔裡燒香。

This is how they would show the individuality of their personalities and armour

這樣才能顯示出他們的個性和鎧甲的個性。

Even nowadays that is still continuing

即使在今天，這種情況仍在繼續

With fancy armour like this

有了這樣的花哨盔甲

It's been really interesting so far

到目前為止真的很有趣

You get a chance to look around the factory they have here

你有機會去看看他們的工廠吧

And seeing all the old equipment is really neat

而且看到所有的老設備真的很整齊。

I wasn't expecting them to use old machines as well

沒想到他們也會用舊機器了。

You can really tell that they're committed to using the traditional ways of making the armour here

你真的可以看出他們致力於使用傳統的方法來製作盔甲。

And you can watch him at work

你可以看他工作

How often do you get to see something like that?

你多久才能看到這樣的事情？

Apparently 90% of kendo armour is created outside of Japan

很明顯，90%的劍道盔甲都是在日本以外的地方製造的。

So to find somebody who is making it here, by hand, in Japan is really neat

所以能在日本找到一個親手製作的人，真的很不錯。

and really rare. And I feel really excited that I get to experience this

而且真的很難得。我覺得真的很興奮，我得到的經驗，這

All right that concludes our kendo experience

好了，我們的劍道體驗到此結束

I really hope you guys enjoyed watching that, I had a blast today

我真的希望你們喜歡看這個，我今天很開心。

If you guys would like to sign up for this tour yourselves I will leave the information down in the description box

如果你們想自己報名參加這個旅遊團，我會在描述框裡把資訊留下來。

So go check it out

那就去看看吧

And please leave a comment down below and let me know what you thought

請在下面留言，讓我知道你的想法。

Thanks so much for watching, bye guys!

謝謝大家的觀看，再見了各位!