Striking with the Katana: What is the Monouchi?

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6 Comments

Miguel September 28, 2018 at 3:07 amLog in to Reply

Great video, interesting information.
Andrew September 29, 2018 at 7:07 amLog in to Reply

Thank you for this, Steven-Sensei. It’s good to be aware of what part of the sword I’m actually supposed to hit with. Charlie-san also reminds me of the value of aiming for an actual target–even if it’s just one I’m visualizing.
Miguel September 29, 2018 at 11:40 amLog in to Reply

I agree with Andrew, being able to properly visualize the partner is very important when it comes to proper striking, sometimes we lack of an adequeate idea of where should we aim to strike so thanks Steven sensei and thanks Charlie san for risking his life in the process of helping us learn
- Steven Radzikowski September 29, 2018 at 10:12 pmLog in to Reply
  
  In the future we will be discussing this more.
Óli Þór December 17, 2019 at 10:49 amLog in to Reply

Thank you Saneteru sensei :)
Cavan October 6, 2020 at 6:40 amLog in to Reply

Thank you Saneteru-Semsei. This was a helpful look into not only different parts of the katana but also on proper striking areas of it as well.