You simply can’t wave the katana around without using your muscles. That’s what makes training with a katana fun and also makes you work on your fitness. The use of the katana, in its basics, differs very little from what the ancient Samurai would have practiced and B. Whether you are a practitioner of the purer, formal kata techniques found in Kenjutsu or the more modern style of Kendo or belong to any of the literary hundreds of modern styles of Japanese swordsmanship that came into popularity in the 20th century there are two things which are the same: A. Throw a one-kilogram weight with your entire body and suddenly not only do you have to take into account the way muscles work when they are unbalanced but also how your mind works when your body is augmented in this way.Ī katana is a weapon with a history that dates back almost a thousand years and there is a deep tradition that inevitably has grown around its use. The katana, in keeping with most swords is just over a kilogram in weight (just over a bag of sugar) which doesn’t sound like it’s very much and yet it is sufficient to generate the force necessary to slice through most things. The combination of all this determines style, technique, power, speed and efficiency when faced by one or more opponents. Is it curved or is it straight? Is it a long weapon meant to be used to outfight or a short one that needs your opponent to be within grappling distance? Does it have one edge which requires deft handling when changing directions or two? Is it designed to be used with one hand or does it require both? In function you look at the primary use of the weapon: Is it meant to thrust first or slash? Is it heavy-bladed and used to crash through things or is it razor-thin and meant to cut with precision? The way an edged weapon works is always determined by function and form.
0 kommentar(er)
