Shiro Hayashi – Mastery of the japanese sword

Shiro Hayashi – Mastery of the japanese sword

Language: Japanese
English subtitles
Duration: 00:56:54

Demonstrated by Shiro Hayashi
(a master known for being a fight director and understudy in many samurai action films).

Main content

Kata, approved by the Japanese Kendo Federation.

Shoden, tuden (demonstration)

Okuden (virtual enemies: description and ‘drawing’ when chopping)

Independent sword work:

– Kihon happon (eight basic directions)
– Maeushiro no teki (enemy in front and behind)
– Hidarimigi no teki (opponent from left and right)
– Shiho no teki (opponents on four sides)
– Special sword use
– Muto dori (disarming/grappling the sword)
– Tameshigiri giho (test chopping forms)
– Jiu kenpo.

This is a ground-breaking film which colourfully presents fencing techniques on real swords of different schools, which have survived to our peaceful era from the Samurai era. The master teaches sword etiquette, sword basics (kihon kenpo), proper distance (maai), angles of attack, proper muscle tension and relaxation, ki flow, etc.