Elkhorn Dojo

this is an excerpt from Daniel Bacon's nikyu test essay:

"The Practical Sense of Zanshin
There is a very old Japanese saying that exemplifies this: 'When the battle is over, tighten the chin strap.' this relates to the time after battle when one would naturally want to relax (let down one's guard-ed.)--meaning that the danger may not be over, that we must keep a continuous alertness. It should be second nature to the martial artist."

while the shinai used in the sport of kendo is extremely light, making many of their techniques impossibly quick for a bokken or ken, here we see a teacher demonstrating something very similar to out kiri otoshi

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