Monday was a digression from continuing to explore irmi-nage / no ura concept I had been flirting with. Because I was not feeling well and didn’t want to sweat over everyone, I moved back to kimusubi/ the 6th kumitachi. I tried to show both roles independent of each other – as simple kata, then to pairContinue reading “ROKU NO TACHI (6th Kumitachi)”
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THRUSTING TRIANGLE
In an earlier discussion of the eight universal lines I had alluded to the “thrusting triangle.” This requires a brief reminder that the 8 universal lines are a basic representation of the lines of motion – both on the vertical as well as the horizontal planes. I have provided examples from European fechtbuchs (links below) asContinue reading “THRUSTING TRIANGLE”
THE TRUE TIMES
In our lineage, weapons training derives from Kazuo Chiba Sensei (February 5, 1940 – June 5, 2015) who learned the systematized forms from Morihiro Saito Sensei (March 31, 1928 – May 13, 2002) at Iwama (see below). The details of the connections are better kept as kadensho, but suffice to note that others have influenced theContinue reading “THE TRUE TIMES”
Protective Arts 