Kobujutsu Taisabaki (Body Movement) DVD by Tetsuzan Kuroda

Body Movement in Traditional Martial Arts

Universal Principles Across Iaido, Kenjutsu, and Jujutsu!

This video focuses on the culmination of ancient wisdom: "kata". It reaffirms the difficulty of moving in accordance with the sequence of kata, while wielding a sword and dropping one's hips.

Under the guidance of Kuroda Tetsuzan, a treasure of the Japanese traditional martial arts community and headmaster of the Fushukan Dojo, meticulous manipulation of each part of the body and a series of movements devoid of unnecessary actions are explored. By circulating awareness throughout the body and sensing subtle changes, participants learn the essence of body movement in traditional martial arts — known as "itchōshi no ugoki".

Contents:

• Arm Withdrawal - Shoulder Separation

  • Slowly and in one continuous motion, lifting the body, and withdrawing in a standing position.

• Leg Internal Rotation & External Rotation

  • Internal and external rotation of the legs, lifting the legs in a supine and prone position.

• Arm and Leg Suppression for Arm Withdrawal

• Arm Suppression Throw

  • Techniques executed in supine, prone, and lifting positions.

• Arm Flexion - Forearm Flexor Muscles to Biceps Brachii

• Single Motion Kata

  • Minyaryu Iaido (Kiritsuke, Mukae-kake), Komagawa Kaishinryu Kenjutsu (Hi-hen, Ashi-giri), Shishin Takumaru-ryu Jujutsu (Isu-ashi, Kirioroshi)

Instructor: Kuroda Tetsuzan

Kuroda Tetsuzan was born in 1950 in Saitama Prefecture and learned his family's martial arts from his grandfather, Taisei Tetsushinzai. He is the headmaster of five schools: Minyaryu Iaido, Komagawa Kaishinryu Kenjutsu, Shishin Takumaru-ryu Jujutsu, Tsubaki Kotengu-ryu Bojutsu, and Seigyoku Koguri-ryu Sakkatsu-jutsu. He continues to pursue the true movements of martial arts with his disciples at the Fushukan Dojo. Tetsuzan Kuroda is his real name. In the modern competitive martial arts world, he is a star-like figure for many martial arts fans who are not satisfied with contemporary martial arts.

Language: Japanese 

Run time: 50 min.

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