ShotokanKid Posted November 21, 2004 Posted November 21, 2004 I have a katana and a wakisashi but i dont know how to practice with them. What should I do to learn how to use them? "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."
Shorin Ryuu Posted November 21, 2004 Posted November 21, 2004 Well, I'm going to go out on a limb and say "get a teacher". There are some basic fundamentals that apply to the katana, but a teacher will be able to, well, teach you how to use it properly and give you the constant feedback in your learning. It would be like posting (and it has been done before) "I have a car and a set of keys, but I don't know how to practice driving. What should I do to learn how to drive?" There are many ways to drive, and there are even combative ways to drive (defensive driving, offensive driving, driving one-handed while shooting...I'm not actually being facetious or making this up, by the way), but you'd best find a teacher or you'll end up in a heap on the side of the road... Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/
Shito Ryu Posted November 21, 2004 Posted November 21, 2004 https://www.bugei.com Has a good tutorial video there, for about $40. Or just go to somehting like, https://www.martialartssupermarket.com and get a sword video from there. But I would sugest something from bugei as I think they actually show how to use the Katana, instead of a Boken. A video will give you different stuff to learn but, you will prolly be better off going to a kendo school if there is one in your area. Oh and if your Katana and Wakizashi are sharp tehn I would suggest getting some NONE sharp swords and train with them for awhile. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate....
battousai16 Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 ...or you could just dull them... that said, i have a huge dogma against learning sword from a video. i just don't think it can be done, there are to many little things that go along with it that you really need someone else to catch for you, especially in the very beginning. find an instructor. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
47MartialMan Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 I feel vids are not going to replace a instructors feedback and wisdom. I feel that vid have a commercial agenda, not a total instructional.
username4 Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 i twirled dual shords about 26 inches long and i was good with them(then i sold them) i could flip them around in my fingers i could bring one of them around for a block i could flip the other in for a very crushing blow but this is all because im partially crazy and i am very strong in my arms but when i was doing all this stuff i was going very slow ly and then after i felt confedent about it i would do it faster and faster. i could even flip the handle around my hand and catch the blade (i practiced on dull ones mind you) when i did this stuff everybody around me tended to take a few steps back it was fun i miss my blade i need to get some more.
Sauzin Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 For God's sake frakis & ShotokanKid, before you start (or continue) swinging katana’s around find an instructor. Like Shorin Ryuu said, the Japanese sword is unique among weapons in that it's not like a stick. You can't just practice swinging it around and learn anything. There are subtleties like timing, correct arcs, safe motions, even how to sheath the dang thing is important and cannot just be learned from a video. Please don't mess with katana's unless you can find an instructor. The only two things that stand between an effective art and one that isn't are a tradition to draw knowledge from and the mind to practice it.
Shito Ryu Posted November 23, 2004 Posted November 23, 2004 Although I agree that videos are mostly for commercial use. I also think that the basic use and exercises can be learned form a video. I learned the basic Sai and Nunchaku movements nad exercises. From videos that I got of the net and the library. I got a video on Kendo and Iaito, but it only showed how to use the boken so I stopped watching it. But it did give good exercises on how to strengthen your body. Plus if there are no kendo\iaito instructers in their area then getting a video will at least show them moves that hey can copy and have fun with. Instead of making moves up that might not only look stupid but have absolutly no point in sword fighting at all. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate....
47MartialMan Posted November 23, 2004 Posted November 23, 2004 But if it is basic, how do you advance? How do you know that it is true. A couple of flashy moves proves that anyone, with practice, can achieve. So you want to achieve flashy or real skill?
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