Sword Fighting - Not what you think it is!

[Gary]

Not Wado (rather European medieval swordsmanship), but as it's quiet here, I thought I'd share this: -

http://io9.com/5918644/swordfighting-no ... hink-it-is

This bit particularly struck a chord: -

You don't attempt to be passive or stay defensive. The sources tell us in particular to be aggressive, audacious, and take the initiative.

Talk about parallels!

Gary

[T. Kimura]

It makes sense; I mean a blade is a blade and a killing blow is a killing blow

[Gary]

It makes sense; I mean a blade is a blade and a killing blow is a killing blow

Agreed, and this is very familiar also:

"The secret to all this we're told is not difficult and it is not a matter of having a repertoire of techniques nor just good reflexes and coordination with decent conditioning. It's about knowing and applying a handful of key principles. It's about adversarial perception, timing, distance, leverage, and technique, all used in good martial spirit"

Gary

[T. Kimura]

go no sen, sen no sen and tai sabaki.