tameshigiri

According to well known tameshigiri legend a well sharpen sword should cut through seven bodies. Regardless of sword sharpness without a proper technique cuttting through many targets will not be possible. Yokonarabi combination puts cutting angles to the test. In the case of technique being...

Tameshigiri practice allows you to train various aspects of a cut - its precision, speed, correct distance and continuous cutting movement. Techniques combination featured in this video put aforementioned aspects to the test quite effectively. As for the cuts combination itself I was...

Hi guys!, In this month’s video I am taking a closer look at Nami Gaeshi. The combination consits of three cuts and it is executed on two mats. While performing the cuts it is important to stop the sword after the first cut and to rotate your hips in order to add more power to the third...

Hi. Thanks to your feedback guys I wanted to do something different. This time I focused on my own mistakes. I hope you will find it educational since progress in martial arts is often done by learning not only from own mistakes but also from other people mistakes too. Nuki Waza – sword...

Hi, This month's combination is little bit more advanced. Returning Water technique consist of two cuts – upward and horizontal. The key to mastering this technique is precise Kiri – Age (upward cut). The second move should come naturally without too much thinking. As always I am looking...

Hi, After short pause tameshigiri videos are back. This time we are going to look at Daruma Otoshi. The technique conists of one single handed cut and several horizontal cuts. Due to mat length I performed 3 horizontal cuts. The combination's name refers to Japanese game which purpose is to...

Hi, First of all I apologise for self promotion, however I would like to let you guys now about a small project I am currently running. Every month (starting from February) I am going to post a video showing various Tameshigiri techniques combinations along with the cut patterns. It is quite...