The esoteric aspects of martial arts training are beyond my expertise. I am a boring rationalist wearing a square hat. But the mysteries of martial arts run deep. I have seen masters perform minor miracles so – skeptic that I am – my mind remains open to the potential. Kuji-in is not directly within theContinue reading “KUJI-IN, MUDRA, and MANTRA”
Category Archives: Manuals
PROGRESSIVE ATTACKS – SINAWALI
This covid-constrained summer of 2020, Master Keating published Comtech Developmental Training, Vol. 1, Sinawali which is an explication of the solo drills that cultivate development, the “IBB Progression.” There are eight drill patterns best learned by using double sticks: BBB III BBI IBB BII IIB BIB IBI (I)nward and (B)ackhand strikes Each pattern is aContinue reading “PROGRESSIVE ATTACKS – SINAWALI”
SUEMONOGIRI
Tameshigiri, test cutting, is typically done using rolled straw mats that have been soaked in water to add density. The term “tameshi-giri” emphasizes the test of a blade’s sharpness – tameshi “to test” + giri “cut.” The older form was suemonogiri which focuses on the target; suemono “fixed/still object” + giri “cut.” A good explorationContinue reading “SUEMONOGIRI”
Protective Arts 