This week’s video blog is all about sword basics. While there are lots of different Japanese sword schools, there are some foundational basics that are common across most arts and this includes aiki-ken. Here I discuss how to hold the katana correctly, some commonly found kamae (postures), moving between kamae, and some common grip and cutting mistakes. I used a bokken (wooden sword) in this video since that’s what most people studying sword work in the context of Aikido will be most familiar with.
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