Hoki-Ryu Iaido. This falls within the larger family of Iaijutsu, of which I am a practitioner:
Tamiya-ryu Iaido. Also within the larger family of Iaijutsu:
Yagyu Shingen Ryu, another armored style. I do not believe I have seen any armored styles in person prior to this year, and now I have seen two:
Yaguy Shinkage Ryu? Next year, I will remember to take a picture of the display:
Negshi-Ryu Shuriken Jutsu. Contrary to popular belief, throwing spikes/darts like these were just as a common as the "Ninja stars" of modern martial arts movies.
Well TB a question or two........red armor have any meaning? How long was the overall presentation of everyone? Really appreciate these brief glimpses into another culture.
ReplyDeleteNylon12 - I am no armor expert, but I can give it a go.
DeleteColours like Red or Yellow were likely uncommon during the era known as the Sengoku Jidai (Age of War, 1477-1600) in general simply because of cost. There were some very famous examples - II Naotake, for example, equipped all of his troops in Red Armor (they were known as The Red Devils) but that was just as much an exercise in the ability to do it (conspicuous consumption) as look. Red was also seen as a martial colour in general. Perhaps obviously, during the Edo period when the wars had effectively ceased, armor became much more decorative and ceremonial.
Everyone's presentation is 8 minutes. That is the time to enter the area, perform your techniques, and then leave. At least when we performed last year, we spent a great deal of time getting our presentation down to 8 minutes (well, really below 8 minutes to allow for issues). I am sure other groups do the same.
It's nothing like European fencing.
ReplyDeleteLeigh, not at all. One of the main differences is simply the nature of the weapon: for epee and foil, the point is the "threat", while the saber has an edge. In Japanese swordsmanship both the tip (kissaki) and the edge (ha) are used.
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