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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
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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.
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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?
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Some meaningful Pell-work (Training)...
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