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Sword fighting was popularized by the movie Kill Bill. Learn sword fighting with wooden katanas along with the samurai code of bushido & honor. Explore the ancient art of Japanese warriors the Samurai. At CATS Mumbai we teach this art in a systematic & scientific manner
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Kenjutsu, (剣術) is the umbrella term for all (koryū) schools of the Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. The modern styles of kendo and iaido that were established in the 20th century included modern form of kenjutsu in their curriculum, too. Kenjutsu, which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan, means “the method, technique or the art of the sword.” This is opposed to kendo, which means “the way of the sword” and uses bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armour (bōgu). This is available in Mumbai
The exact activities and conventions undertaken when practicing Kenjutsu, vary from school to school, where the word school here refers to the practice, methods, ethics, and metaphysics of a given tradition, yet commonly include practice of battlefield techniques without an opponent and techniques whereby two practitioners perform kata (featuring full contact strikes to the body in some styles and no body contact strikes permitted in others). Although kata training was always the mainstay, in later periods, schools incorporated sparring under a variety of conditions, from using solid wooden bokutōto use of bamboo sword (shinai) and armor (bōgu). In modern times sparring in Japanese martial art is more strongly associated with kendo and is mainly practiced by students or the police force. Although kendo is common in Japan, it is also practiced in other countries around the world. To learn Sword Fighting contact our Mumbai center
Weapons
One of the more common training weapons is the wooden sword (bokuto or bokken). For various reasons, many schools make use of very specifically designed bokuto, altering its shape, weight and length according to the style’s specifications. For example, bokuto used within Yagyū Shinkage-ryū are relatively thin and without a handguard in order to match the school’s characteristic approach to combat. Alternatively, Kashima Shin-ryū practitioners use a thicker than average bokuto with no curvature and with a rather large hilt. This of course lends itself well to Kashima Shin-ryū’s distinct principles of combat.
Some schools practice with fukuro shinai (a bamboo sword covered with leather or cloth) under circumstances where the student lacks the ability to safely control a bokuto at full speed or as a general safety precaution. In fact, the fukuro shinai dates as far back as the 15th century. We teach this in our Mumbai center
Nitōjutsu
A distinguishing feature of many Kenjutsu, syllabi is the use of a paired katana or daitō and wakizashi or shōtō commonly referred to as nitōjutsu (二刀術 two sword methods). Styles that teach it are called nitōryū (二刀流 two sword school); contrast ittō-ryū (一刀流 one sword school).
The most famous exponent of nitōjutsu was Miyamoto Musashi (1584 – 1645), the founder of Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū, who advocates it in The Book of Five Rings. Nitōjutsu is not however unique to Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryū, nor was nitōjutsu the creation of Musashi. Both Tenshin Shōden Katori Shinto-ryū were founded in the early Muromachi period (ca. 1447), and Tatsumi-ryufounded Eishō period (1504–1521), contain extensive two-sword curricula while also preceding the establishment of Musashi’s school. At CATS Mumbai we follow the scientific methodology of teaching Sword Fighting