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<blockquote data-quote="Trainz" data-source="post: 1508062" data-attributes="member: 2122"><p>Indeed.</p><p> </p><p>I think I studied the same school as you did for 2 years. I did simultaneously Aikido and Kobudo, and the 3 weapons we were taught were boken (wooden katana), Bo (6 ' long staff) and Jo (about 3 ' long stick).</p><p> </p><p>I was delighted to recognise some of the teachings in your descriptions (which are core japanese swordsmanship), especially the one where you draw the blade with the hand reversed on the handle. </p><p> </p><p>I'd like to add that the main kata that uses that technique switches the hand grip to the standard two-handed hold after the initial upward strike, which supports the fact that, yes, while quite cool in movie scenes, someone keeping that grip forever in a duel would be probably cut down very quickly. I can't imagine you being able to keep control of the blade after the initial contact, it would move sideways in an uncontrollable manner, which would leave you quite open for a follow-up strike, making one's guts quite displayable for everyone to observe and admire.</p><p> </p><p>Which is not to say that such techniques should not be used in movies. Equilibrium features super-warriors (the Clerics) whose skill border the inhumane. It is quite delightful to see such choregraphies.</p><p> </p><p>But that's all they are really, wonderful choregraphies.</p><p> </p><p>Speaking of which, The original Star Wars movies (AnH, ESB, RotJ) use classical japanese sword techniques. I even recognised some successions of moves that I practised in Kobudo (in ESB, when Luke slowly advances twice on Vader with his saber pointed at his throat). </p><p> </p><p>However, in the newer movies (PM and AotC), the lightsaber techniques had little to do with classical japanese swordsmanship. While quite flashy and well choregraphed, if one pays attention, their sword weilding is quite sloppy and erratic, especially when deflecting laser-bolts. If anything, any skilled swordsman would look at these scenes and feel like they're swinging baseball bats (IMHO of course, that was MY feeling at least).</p><p> </p><p>So I guess that's another strike against the newer SW movies. But that's veering a tad off-topic, so I'll stop now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trainz, post: 1508062, member: 2122"] Indeed. I think I studied the same school as you did for 2 years. I did simultaneously Aikido and Kobudo, and the 3 weapons we were taught were boken (wooden katana), Bo (6 ' long staff) and Jo (about 3 ' long stick). I was delighted to recognise some of the teachings in your descriptions (which are core japanese swordsmanship), especially the one where you draw the blade with the hand reversed on the handle. I'd like to add that the main kata that uses that technique switches the hand grip to the standard two-handed hold after the initial upward strike, which supports the fact that, yes, while quite cool in movie scenes, someone keeping that grip forever in a duel would be probably cut down very quickly. I can't imagine you being able to keep control of the blade after the initial contact, it would move sideways in an uncontrollable manner, which would leave you quite open for a follow-up strike, making one's guts quite displayable for everyone to observe and admire. Which is not to say that such techniques should not be used in movies. Equilibrium features super-warriors (the Clerics) whose skill border the inhumane. It is quite delightful to see such choregraphies. But that's all they are really, wonderful choregraphies. Speaking of which, The original Star Wars movies (AnH, ESB, RotJ) use classical japanese sword techniques. I even recognised some successions of moves that I practised in Kobudo (in ESB, when Luke slowly advances twice on Vader with his saber pointed at his throat). However, in the newer movies (PM and AotC), the lightsaber techniques had little to do with classical japanese swordsmanship. While quite flashy and well choregraphed, if one pays attention, their sword weilding is quite sloppy and erratic, especially when deflecting laser-bolts. If anything, any skilled swordsman would look at these scenes and feel like they're swinging baseball bats (IMHO of course, that was MY feeling at least). So I guess that's another strike against the newer SW movies. But that's veering a tad off-topic, so I'll stop now. [/QUOTE]
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