Nakamura Sensei on Choosing a Sword

Nakamura Sensei on Choosing a Sword. When he wrote Tameshigiri no Shinzui in 1980 (now translated as The Spirit of the…

Posted by Japanese Japan on Wednesday, April 4, 2018

剣を選ぶ中村先生。彼は1980年に「魂の魂」と書いていたときに、彼の推測では、日本のIaidoとBattodoの実務者の70%以上が体格が不適切にバランスしていた剣を使用していたと嘆いていました。その結果、その技法は必然的に歪められ、危機一髪の知れない道は切り離された。彼は後の本でこれを繰り返した。
Enkeisen。 Nakamura ryu、enkeisen(刀振りの完全な円形軌道)の重要な原理の1つは、刃のバランスを構成するものを理解するための鍵です。この運動は、中枢と下肢に大きな力、大きな弾性と上肢の運動範囲、および腹部の「脳」または原の関与による2つの統合を必要とする。

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Nakamura Sensei on Choosing a Sword. When he wrote Tameshigiri no Shinzui in 1980 (now translated as The Spirit of the Sword) he lamented that by his estimation, over 70% of the practitioners of Iaido and Battodo in Japan were using swords that were inappropriately balanced for their physique and, as a result, their technique was inevitably distorted and the road to kikentaiichi cut off. He reiterated this in his later books.
Enkeisen. One of the key principles of Nakamura ryu, enkeisen (the full circular trajectory of the sword swing) is key to understanding what constitutes balance in a blade. This movement requires great strength in the core and lower limbs, great elasticity and range of motion in the upper limb and an integration of the two through the engaging of the abdominal ‘brain’ or hara.

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