Braided Cords Master Craftsman: Kawashima Takeichi | Incredible Ancient Techniques & Tools in used.

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  • čas přidán 15. 11. 2019
  • Hello Everybody,
    many people who loved my previous videos have asked me to show them the skills of the great master artisans (very few people alive) and even older but they’re still trying day-by-day to pass on traditional values to the next generations.
    #braidedcords #mastercraftsman #ancienttechnique
    To thank and honor them, we decided to create a series of video shows about them and their work from the footage available from my friends and myself.
    Everything has been redone. I have edited the script, rewrote the content, new effects work, new music, and a new creation is created as follows: "Edo Braided Cords "
    Today, this video will probably be more appealing because of the appearance of Master Craftsman: Kawashima Takeichi (川島武一さん)
    If you enjoyed this video please subscribe & check out to my channel:
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Komentáře • 151

  • @SomeoneCommenting
    @SomeoneCommenting Před 3 lety +67

    You know, even when this has a priceless traditional value to be maintained and every piece made has a unique spirit in it, you have to admire how mechanical engineers were able to replicate all these movements into bolts, gears and pins, and now you have machines that can make the most complicated brading endless yards long in seconds.

    • @shiftyeye5061
      @shiftyeye5061 Před 3 lety +2

      You sound dumb as fuck

    • @aurawastaken7251
      @aurawastaken7251 Před 3 lety +19

      @@shiftyeye5061 nah, that's your comment

    • @theepicpeguin
      @theepicpeguin Před 3 lety +1

      @@shiftyeye5061 LOOOL

    • @v.stated8719
      @v.stated8719 Před 3 lety +4

      You know. It is a wonder that machinery can be made as such to create patterns like these. Though, i do hope that machines will not erase the art of human-made craft entirely,

    • @s3rg10_92
      @s3rg10_92 Před 3 lety +1

      @@shiftyeye5061 You don't sound dumb, you are dumb, as fuck.

  • @Doellimann
    @Doellimann Před 3 lety +30

    I’ve own a handmade silk Haori himo for some years and now my appreciation for this kind of craftsmanship is even greater.

  • @KatherineUribe-1
    @KatherineUribe-1 Před 3 lety +8

    I love traditional Japanese art and design. And the Japanese traditional attention to perfection, detail, and quality is especially needed in this world. Thank you for posting this and sharing it with the world!👍😊

  • @NO2G
    @NO2G Před 3 lety +4

    I just hope there's young people interested in this beutiful art, so this craft keeps getting passed on to the next generation

  • @rockfossil9006
    @rockfossil9006 Před 4 lety +20

    I didn’t know braiding is such a complex art... Kudos to the Japanese

  • @Robert-xp4ii
    @Robert-xp4ii Před 4 lety +14

    My head would completely explode. Just incredible!!

  • @jdoutpost476
    @jdoutpost476 Před 3 lety +14

    Thank you for this. These skills are an expression of the human passion for applying themselves to work that is essentially creative. This is something more than the applied skills of use. This is the practice of preserving what is believed to be important. Every thread binds us closer together. Thank you for this.

  • @treewisps4085
    @treewisps4085 Před 3 lety +9

    3:10 thats some pretty good puppeteering

  • @mariskavh8724
    @mariskavh8724 Před 4 lety +5

    So much respect for this man and culture.... amazing

  • @carolinaparedesdiaz52
    @carolinaparedesdiaz52 Před 3 měsíci

    Pasión con voluntad y deseo en el desarrollo de este delicadísimo y bello arte que provee de mucha paz al alma, al corazón y permite una actividad mental constante, mejorando cada dia la perfección en cada una de las piezas creada 🌺🙏

  • @AEvans36977
    @AEvans36977 Před 2 lety +1

    It's always a humbling experience to witness a master at his craft. I've wanted to see a braiding master in action. This was extraordinary. Thank you.

  • @TimeLady128
    @TimeLady128 Před 3 lety +2

    Things like this make me wish I was born in Japan, just to apprentice under such a master of art. Simply beautiful.

  • @loudfast1261
    @loudfast1261 Před 4 lety +7

    timeless skill, at a high level.

  • @christyann
    @christyann Před 3 lety

    Bless your heart for your patience. If not for people like you these old crafts by hand wouldn't exist anymore. It's very relaxing to watch even though your working so intensively.

  • @janiehelms4895
    @janiehelms4895 Před 4 lety +4

    Simply extremely extraordinarily beautiful

  • @sandramara3766
    @sandramara3766 Před 4 lety

    Tahnk you Awesome a Art and Design Kawashima Takeechi

  • @richardgladle3853
    @richardgladle3853 Před 4 lety

    That was nice to watch. Mister you are a magnificent human being.

  • @raeannuria5691
    @raeannuria5691 Před 4 lety +1

    Amazing!

  • @changogogo
    @changogogo Před 4 lety +3

    EL AMOR Y LA PASIÓN QUE SIENTE POR SU TRABAJO ES ADMIRABLE.

  • @enoecrof
    @enoecrof Před 3 lety +1

    best thing ive watched allll day!

  • @paulomeyer3900
    @paulomeyer3900 Před 4 lety +1

    Really incredible!!!

  • @lucillepowell2119
    @lucillepowell2119 Před 4 lety

    What an awesome art.

  • @skaterslife6305
    @skaterslife6305 Před 4 lety

    Beautiful and amazing technique .

  • @MsPakir
    @MsPakir Před 4 lety

    Wow😍just wow🥰

  • @roguepaul
    @roguepaul Před 4 lety +1

    Unintentionally ASMR... very peaceful to watch :)

  • @Kimhaas007
    @Kimhaas007 Před 3 lety +1

    I really need to see more of this guys talents, and feel he has a plethora of knowledge that many could learn from including myself. I wish for a more in depth tutorial from his works. I find him fascinating!

  • @dharmadoodles
    @dharmadoodles Před rokem

    WOW.......!!!!!

  • @mutiyangpilingbabae9207
    @mutiyangpilingbabae9207 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow it's so cool I want to experience that someday. Good thing the movie Kimi no Na wa showed this craft because of it many people including me got interested.

  • @chesneymigl4538
    @chesneymigl4538 Před 9 měsíci

    This are the people I wish I could just sit at their feet and learn

  • @clearandbright2685
    @clearandbright2685 Před 4 lety

    Tremendous!

  • @MsOscara
    @MsOscara Před 4 lety +1

    Each one of those braiding tools requires a different set of movements and procedures. He handles them all with such proficiency, I'm seriously impressed.

  • @BackPageBanter
    @BackPageBanter Před 3 lety +8

    If one day we are unable to run machines for any number of reasons, it’s people like him who will carry the civilisation forward. Simply awesome

    • @WoodworkingEnthusiasts
      @WoodworkingEnthusiasts  Před 3 lety

      WOW, Thank you very much!

    • @colwem
      @colwem Před 3 lety

      Eh... if one day we can’t run machines we’ll starve. Like 6 months later 10% of us will be left so let’s just hope this guy is one of the ones who made it.

    • @KatherineUribe-1
      @KatherineUribe-1 Před 3 lety

      @@colwem We're lazy, not stupid. If all the machines suddenly became defunct for some reason, humanity would continue. We're resourceful and creative when need be. This man is testimony to the fact.

    • @colwem
      @colwem Před 3 lety

      Katherine Uribe yes we would certainly survive as a species. But the only way we are supporting 8 billion people is with industrial agriculture. If all the machines that produce fertilizer and herbicide and pesticide and ship that stuff and the machines that do irrigation and planting and spraying and harvesting and then shipping the food around the world. If they were to suddenly stop... like 90% of us starve within the year. And of those that survive almost all of them will be farmers and especially subsistence farmers. Not skilled craftsmen or any of us city people.

  • @user-hl1gb8zp9b
    @user-hl1gb8zp9b Před 4 lety

    Фантастика !!!

  • @knatt405
    @knatt405 Před 3 lety +2

    He is a talent and definitely worth the coin he ask for.

  • @HelloKitty-ed5cy
    @HelloKitty-ed5cy Před 3 lety +1

    Wow.....
    What awesome skill, just beautiful...

  • @SamSam-jd9nn
    @SamSam-jd9nn Před 3 lety +1

    Simply amazing...

  • @MemeKing44
    @MemeKing44 Před 3 lety

    amazing

  • @redrufus444
    @redrufus444 Před 4 lety

    To much patience for myself., bravo for the outstanding craft....

  • @kovanova9409
    @kovanova9409 Před 3 lety +1

    This music is once again giving me some bitter sweet memories of playing monster hunter

  • @DeejKelley
    @DeejKelley Před 3 lety

    How exquisite!

  • @melody3741
    @melody3741 Před 3 lety +1

    Doing a braid upwards like that instead of downwards through a hole is really smart. Ive made these braids before and this guy is FLYING. So fast and the tension and angles are perfect. I literally cannot believe i thought i was pretty fast.

  • @MadebyaBEAutifulqueenBea
    @MadebyaBEAutifulqueenBea Před 4 lety +2

    I'm supposed to be SLEEPING, but I am stuck on your video. Lol great video 💙🐝💙

  • @Kimhaas007
    @Kimhaas007 Před 3 lety

    I pray this rope making tradition never ever dies……Really!!!

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme Před 4 lety +1

    I can see why that is a dieing or dead art
    Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @kukukachu
    @kukukachu Před 3 lety

    look at that craftsmanship....

  • @manuterae9377
    @manuterae9377 Před 4 lety

    Good artist!

  • @robertschaeffer2196
    @robertschaeffer2196 Před 2 lety +1

    Love this man for his talent.
    Definitely over qualified for basket weaving 101.

  • @IvanKolicic
    @IvanKolicic Před 3 lety

    Veri,veri najs💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖📣

  • @franciscoalberto6658
    @franciscoalberto6658 Před 4 lety

    Congratulation

  • @dr.nat.veliaslan2301
    @dr.nat.veliaslan2301 Před 4 lety

    N egüzel bir iscilik altay kültürü altay disiplini ,,,Thank"s for the wonderful work that we can see
    ,,,Altay culture Altay discipline and Altay people, we Turks, are proud of our Japanese family
    ....

  • @galliance
    @galliance Před 3 lety

    There is a master for everything in Japan

  • @drteddy2609
    @drteddy2609 Před 3 lety

    9:28 .... wow... nice

  • @octowuss1118
    @octowuss1118 Před 3 lety +4

    You can buy kits to make these yourself. Very relaxing :)

  • @robgoald
    @robgoald Před 3 lety +1

    Imagine going camping with this guy!

  • @Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk

    紐の世界こんな深いのかよ 日本すげぇ

  • @tehlolercaust
    @tehlolercaust Před 4 lety

    What's the name of the music at the "Thanks for Watching" part of the video at the end?

  • @feYslYa
    @feYslYa Před 3 lety

    no idea what I just watched
    thumbs up

  • @rockwashburn8895
    @rockwashburn8895 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow, before I wouldn’t have known where to even begin making cordage and I still don’t think I could do it to save my life

  • @RustyShackleford_
    @RustyShackleford_ Před 4 lety +1

    Does anyone know the name of the music the video starts with? I really like the flute.

    • @tristanlapoint1798
      @tristanlapoint1798 Před 3 lety

      Reception by Jincheng Zhang
      EDIT: JK, dunno the original title or artist. Jincheng Zhang is apparently just a guy that manipulated shazam into saying a bunch of royalty free music is his, but you can look that up if you just want to listen to the audio.

  • @happypanda5521
    @happypanda5521 Před 3 lety

    Whats the title of the starting music

  • @galinilivanov3660
    @galinilivanov3660 Před 3 lety

    My hobby is making something similar. I'd love to do that as a job

  • @voicesoftheoutworld3617

    English subtitles please!!

  • @phoenixdk
    @phoenixdk Před 3 lety

    Is the original video available somewhere? I'd love to see it at normal speed, with audio, and without the looping music.

  • @pixpusha
    @pixpusha Před 4 lety +12

    I wonder how him doing that all day affects his spatial awareness.

    • @Girl95szia
      @Girl95szia Před 3 lety +1

      Great thought! I hope you are in behavior sciences, or cognitive psychology, because this would be a great topic for an article. :)

    • @warriormaiden9829
      @warriormaiden9829 Před 2 lety

      If there is an article published on this, I'd love to read it! :)

  • @kathleenhensley5951
    @kathleenhensley5951 Před 2 lety

    He reminds me of my mother... she couldn't teach me tatting (a kind of Italian lace-making) because she couldn't explain what she was doing and she couldn't slow her hands slow enough for me to understand what she was doing. I had to teach myself after finding a good video on the craft. I'm a decent enough tatter but I'll never be up to her standards. I follow patterns.

  • @Vb-fy4sv
    @Vb-fy4sv Před 4 lety

    BEAUTIFUL! But,must get a bit MONOTONOUS after a while.

  • @deano43
    @deano43 Před 4 lety +1

    And for our next video, how to tie your laces.

  • @edwardvonaderkas7893
    @edwardvonaderkas7893 Před 3 lety +2

    I love this video, but I have some mild criticism bring up.
    It's a shame that we can't hear the craftsman describing (through subtitles) how the craft is carried out. The piano music is nice and all, but I can't help but I kind of wanted to hear his voice.
    Also, on a more practical level, if his voice is audible, that means a kind Japanese speaker might be able to provide translation, and then we'd have a lot more details to work with.
    Just something to think about. I really enjoyed the video otherwise.

    • @WoodworkingEnthusiasts
      @WoodworkingEnthusiasts  Před 3 lety +1

      I would love to see this criticism, Thanks for setting me straight, I’m going to make my best effort to get the hang of it

  • @rhuugh6438
    @rhuugh6438 Před 3 lety +4

    why is the video sped up?
    also no ne of the commentary that was clearly there is there

    • @WoodworkingEnthusiasts
      @WoodworkingEnthusiasts  Před 3 lety

      my bad!!

    • @kiradynrhiode2231
      @kiradynrhiode2231 Před 3 lety

      I’d be interested to hear/read a commentary of his process. It looks really interesting, but I feel I’m only getting a fraction of his mastery and the skill he has to share. Would love to rewatch with the original audio, or some subtitles! :)

  • @alexds8452
    @alexds8452 Před 4 lety +3

    when you've a WHOLE lot of time... oh, wait, now is stay home quarantine time & US parents are looking for things to do for their kids! ;)
    OK, but while it's amazing he has this knowledge & I thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful attention to detail, I feel this type of repetitive task is better suited to machines. I mean once human has created the knowledge, then program some machines to do the the repeat, repeat, repeat part!

    • @Renville80
      @Renville80 Před 3 lety

      Alex DS I went to an old tractor show out here in flyover country and one of the exhibitors had a late 19th century machine that does what this guy does. It could be cranked by hand but it was fitted to a small motor.

  • @stephany9454
    @stephany9454 Před 3 lety +1

    Did anyone else get interested in this from Your Name?
    I'm sorry if this isnt the thing in my name it just looks similar

  • @carolnorton2551
    @carolnorton2551 Před 3 lety

    So the tassel at the end has a "weave".......who knew? @10:51
    Actually I assumed braided cords were made by machine, I am impressed !

  • @kenmatheson5794
    @kenmatheson5794 Před 3 lety

    I think this guy is really a spider :)

  • @hdckdsadd
    @hdckdsadd Před 3 lety +1

    Thank god for the steam engine!

  • @jimphubar
    @jimphubar Před 4 lety

    If you're interested and assuming it is viable, I would much rather hear the original sound than the desperately soulless 'music' accompanying this video. Canned laughter might even be better.
    Great video.
    Four and one half stars.
    Edit: Exception: The first piece.

  • @thickschmeat7560
    @thickschmeat7560 Před 3 lety

    kimi no na wa

  • @Quantum-Omega
    @Quantum-Omega Před 3 lety

    This would require a lot of patience.

  • @yukowuebken9536
    @yukowuebken9536 Před 3 lety

    一度解けたら素人にはとても修復できないぃぃぃ(汗😞💦

  • @ezepolpizza5609
    @ezepolpizza5609 Před 4 lety +4

    spiderman

  • @Regolith
    @Regolith Před 3 lety +1

    Your Name anyone?

  • @axsdnyd2989
    @axsdnyd2989 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing! But braiding is now being done by machines yet the Japanese are still braiding by hand. Impressive. Am just concerned at the impact this has on his knees, knelt like that all day everyday.

  • @roguerangerroger
    @roguerangerroger Před rokem

    I wished they just teach us all the different ways of kumihimo braids on youtube rather than keeping it a secret. I do the 7 strand to make rope for rock sling

  • @spooky3669
    @spooky3669 Před 4 lety

    Why are these videos played in fast forward???

  • @WhiteDragon689
    @WhiteDragon689 Před 3 lety

    An old guy making braided chords the hardest and most difficult way that few can afford does not a master make.

    • @69mickswagg
      @69mickswagg Před 3 lety

      Next up: master janitor uses 1000 year old technique of poop removal. Takes 100 years to properly clean toilet.

    • @alligatormonday6365
      @alligatormonday6365 Před 3 lety

      Let's see you do it then, you fucking clown.

  • @JordiNavasDiaz
    @JordiNavasDiaz Před 3 lety

    Japanese people are so tecnologically advanced and so traditional they use an Ark reactor to knit. 😂 (7:40)

  • @Doc_89
    @Doc_89 Před 3 lety +12

    Something as banal as twisting strings together, the Japanese will have a way to do it better than you.

    • @theepicpeguin
      @theepicpeguin Před 3 lety +3

      Not sure about better, but a more dignified and complex way that inspires beauty, I would say yes.

  • @diGritz1
    @diGritz1 Před 3 lety +1

    Apprentice: When do I get to make a cord?
    Master: First you'll spend the next 20 years learning how to make the equipment. Then another 20 learning how to make the thread. If your still alive then you get to spend the next 20 learning how to make the cords......... From this first book.

  • @henryrollins9177
    @henryrollins9177 Před 4 lety

    Ho Lee Fuk...!

  • @femanvate
    @femanvate Před 3 lety

    If you're a kid with an untied shoelace, don't ask this guy to help

  • @dasMordschaf
    @dasMordschaf Před 4 lety

    More commercials!

  • @SerpentineSilk
    @SerpentineSilk Před 3 lety

    All that for a shoelace.

  • @onecuet
    @onecuet Před 3 lety

    The music is annoying imho

  • @pollywanda
    @pollywanda Před 3 lety

    Dreadful background music