It's wrong. It's not training. It developes bad habits. It does nothing for the art.
It's just an excuse for people to get to play with their sharps :roll:
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Trying to antagonize me huh
Eastern Martial arts (Japanese esp) have a use for it - Testing the Sword. Way different from "learning to cut". And it usually involved something other than mats.
Actually we use mostly the Japanese tatami mats and they been used for centuries, rolled up like that they closely mimic a human neck. I agree those dudes using those Euro swords sucked and so did their form, but check this out:
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Is it just me or did the embedded youtube clip in the last post disappear?
ChrisK Wrote:Is it just me or did the embedded youtube clip in the last post disappear?
The youtube button / embed is giving me fits right now too.....gotta look into that as well as the recent "cropped picture" issue that a couple people have voiced.
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Some meaningful Pell-work (Training)...
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