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OUTLINE FOR SHIHONAGE FROM THE EIGHT SUBURI

The eight basic sword forms are a set that provide a frame work that can be translated for empty hand. In this regard, the sword forms are concepts that inform the empty hand techniques, specifically shihonage. Form 1. Gyakuhanmi katatedori, step back – bone lockForm 2. Gyakuhanmi katatedori, step forward – bone lockForm 3. GyakuhanmiContinue reading “OUTLINE FOR SHIHONAGE FROM THE EIGHT SUBURI”

JOINT CONTROL

Any martial artist must study the use and limitations of the body; its structure and mechanics – and specifically its joints. (The banner image shows the major synovial joints of the skeletal system.) In Aikido, we are principally concerned with the control of the opponent’s “center” but the techniques achieve this by working from theContinue reading “JOINT CONTROL”

Bill Bagwell

Japanese swords and smiths have an aura of the exotic, but the truth is a master smith in every culture is a wizard. The skill to transmute and forge raw materials into something beautiful and deadly is marvelous and magical. Bill Bagwell was an American mage of blade craft. He died February 17, 2021. TheContinue reading “Bill Bagwell”