This is aiki-ken. It assumes coherence: both players recognize initiative, distance, and line. Real encounters do not grant that clarity. Entries will be broken, timing will be stolen, and the first mistake will often be the last. The 4th kumitachi teaches a specific response to a thrust. A straight thrust can be decisive, but itContinue reading “4th KUMITACHI”
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JO v BOKKEN
Cautionary Reminder This is aiki-weapons theory. It is designed to teach harmonious action, ki-musubi, not the full spectrum of combat efficacity. The emphasis on sequential action and clean initiative exchange presumes an encounter between near-equals, where both partners participate in the developmental logic of the drill. Actual combat is rarely so orderly. Real engagements fractureContinue reading “JO v BOKKEN”
STRONG SIDE BACK 2
I owe the allocentric framing entirely to Mark Hatmaker. In his most recent post (The Orthodox Fighting Stance, part 2), he introduced the neurological language that gives shape to a phenomenon fighters adopt reflexively; the preference for placing the dominant side to the rear when the stakes rise. Hatmaker wrote that this posture “turns offContinue reading “STRONG SIDE BACK 2”
Protective Arts 