Teaching maai 間合い, the ideas of combative spacing and timing intervals in kenjutsu.
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Maai; Combative Space-timing
Teaching maai 間合い, the ideas of combative spacing and timing intervals in kenjutsu.
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The mental issues involved with subscribing to someone you dislike, hate, have anger towards, desire...
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The car at the bottom of the hill needs a sustained gas pedal to move...
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I train to strike correctly. I perform keiko to understand the angles of my sword....
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鬼は外! 福は内! In our house we dont use beans to chase out the demons, we...
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Sword Grip Tenouchi Iaido Video
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In #budo as well as life, in general, we should avoid wasting time. We need...