Discover the essence of true martial arts with Nakamura Hisashi, head of the Takeda-ryu Nakamura school, in this comprehensive instructional video. Spanning various disciplines including Aikido, Iaido, Jukenpo (Kenpojutsu), Kendo (Tachiuchi no Jutsu), and Jodo (Jojutsu), this series transcends mere technique to reveal the full potential of combat arts once mastered by samurai.

Contents:

Aikido / Aiki no Jutsu
- Etiquette, tegatana (hand blade), thrust, kick, catch, goku (lock), mowari (wrap), kotegaeshi (wrist twist), push-back, sumi-gaeshi (corner reversal), kote-ori (wrist grasp), yoku (side), tsume (claw), etc.
Iaido / Drawing the Sword
- Sheathing the sword, zanshin (awareness), keshi (quick draw), kiritsuke (cutting), nukedo (drawing), thrust, kesagi (shaving), Walking meteor, gale-flying swallow cut, etc.
Jukenpo / Kenpojutsu
- Kibaku (explosive technique), vertical fist thrust, horizontal fist thrust, ura-ken hit (back fist strike), horizontal fist strike, attack kick, sweep kick, neck strangle, elbow Todo, Nio Zanshin, etc.
Kendo / Tachiuchi no Jutsu
- Uta (song), Uke (receiving), Tobikomi Koshiguruma (flying hip wheel), Tsubakyo Uchigari (inside reap), Hasso (eight sides), Uchiraku Gaeshi (strike reversal), Mikiriha, etc.
Jodo / Jojutsu
- Uta (song), Uke (receiving), Chokei Todo, Yoke Todo, Kote Neji Gaeshi (wrist twist reversal), Tsurikomi Gaeshi (pulling reversal), Ashigaraku Gaeshi, etc.

Additional Techniques Include:

Techniques for Toriwaza Randori matches and Jiyu Randori matches in each martial art
Takeda-ryu Kobujutsu techniques
Temokujutsu (hand throwing techniques)
Shurikenjutsu (throwing blade techniques), etc.

Instruction and Supervision: Nakamura Hisashi
Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1932, Nakamura Hisashi began his journey in Takeda-ryu Aiki-no-jutsu shortly after World War II under Oba Ichio in Fukuoka Prefecture. After founding the Takeda-ryu Nakamura school in 1977 to preserve these ancient arts, he has dedicated himself to evolving and promoting Takeda-ryu through competitive formats, achieving significant success.

Language: Japanese

Run time: 60 min.

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