Japanese swordfighting
November 2008 Blog Posts (1)
Kanawa Goro's technique and Kata Nihon-me
There’s an interesting historical anecdote that strikes me as very similar to our kata nihon-me (#2). In the excellent biography, Miyamoto Musashi: His Life and Writings, by Kenji Tokitsu, there was a particular sword adept at the end of the Edo period who was known for this. This is during the time when samurai fought for real, and any technique that was successful counted.
Kanawa Goro won most of his duels by picking up dirt and throwing it at his opponent’s face and then strike… Continue
Kanawa Goro won most of his duels by picking up dirt and throwing it at his opponent’s face and then strike… Continue
Added by rawnshah on November 29, 2008 at 10:04am — No Comments
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Battodo Ryuseiken in Japan. Also a partial site in english.
The Kodenkan of Tucson
The UofA Ryuseiken Battodo on the ASUA site
Tameshigiri.com - where we get goza. The ordering and shipping process are given.
Hanwei/Paul Chen swords
The Knighthawk Armoury builds some interesting realistic looking goshinken. They're expensive but they claim to be pretty durable (not yet tested by us).
Folding a Hakama the proper way
Woodall's Custom Workshop makes nice cutting stands for tameshigiri.
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