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Ken Tai Ichi Jô

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

  In the Bujinkan there is the concept of  劒体一条 ken tai ichijô (body and weapon are one). This concept makes a lot of sense when wielding a heavy sword in 片手 katate (one hand) because the free arm is often … Continue reading →

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Ken no Sui no Kata

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

The Ken is heavy and needs a lot of circular momentum to cut into the opponent. To apply an “omote shutô-like” cut to the side of the neck and to be sure to slide the blade in between the helmet … Continue reading →

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Shiken no Ken

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

The 四賢の劒 shiken no ken (four virtues of Ken) are the 4 basic rules that I found so far in my research and training with the Chinese Ken. After giving two seminars on the Chinese Ken I have made a 私見 shiken … Continue reading →

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Ken: Sayû Changing hands

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

左右 sayû means left/right (this is the Chinese for hidari/migi in Japanese) When it comes to changing hand with the ken (from right hand to left hand) one is facing a difficulty as the Chinese blade is heavier than the … Continue reading →

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Ken is Mû Kamae

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Hatsumi sensei is developing the Ken techniques saying there are no fixed kamae for the Ken. It was the same when we began the study of Tachi waza. But we always start from a situational body posture. When you attend … Continue reading →

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Jyanen Or Jian Nen?

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

The asian astrological sign for the year 2013 is the snake (black snake or water snake). It is called Jyanen (snake year) in Japanese and the new year just began a few days ago. A few weeks before that sensei uncovered the … Continue reading →

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Hôken Is Kenpô

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

 After this first seminar dedicated to the Chinese sword I thought I could share with you some of my findings. I’m just beginning to understand the power of this fantastic weapon and I still have to train a lot to … Continue reading →

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