Basic Blocking In Kenjutsu

Narrow Minds Walk Narrow Paths There are a lot of martial arts to enjoy. There...

We should not let our mind or body or sword become contorted or controlled by...

Under the big blue sky, Walk with purpose. せいしょうにへいほうす。青空をすたすた歩く。 Move towards your difficulties (or life...

From all of us at Shinkan-ryū Kenpō to you, Have a wonderful New Year Celebration....

I heard a student say, “If I don’t do any kind of training every day,...

Training in iaijutsu (or any bujutsu) means doing the same thing over and over and...

I am often thinking about how to learn bujutsu productively. The efficiency of body and...

The koryū of Japan are not self-defense arts. Although they can be authentic and certainly...

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Kenjutsu (剣術) is the Japanese art of the sword. It is one of the four...

I train to strike correctly. I perform keiko to understand the angles of my sword....

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Please enjoy this informational budo video about sword blocking in classical Japanese kenjutsu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NfMrHpeGKM

In Japanese swordsmanship, there have been many hundreds of schools. There are, however, only a...