Do you ever use wakizashi or other shoto as a kind of "pointer"?

In today's video, I'm share a couple clips from a seminar I taught back in 2017. In these clips, I use wakizashi more like a "pointer" of sorts to show students where their focus is directed or to remind them of where their focus a...

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Is there any technique with more variations than Irimi nage? I don’t think so. Diff...

Do you sometimes feel that you’re executing a technique correctly, but it’s still not effective? Do you have an understanding of the three fundamental body positions in Budo?

Understanding and using the three fundamental body positions correctly can increase the effectiveness of your technique.

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Do you ever experience lower back pain after training? Or knee or ankle pain? Or you don’t feel stable and grounded when you’re executing certain techniques?

Of course there are many possible reasons for this but one possible reason could be how you’re turning.

For example when you pivot in pla...

Have you ever had trouble throwing your partner because you weren’t able to draw them in enough?

 Of course you don’t want to be overtaken by your partner, but in order for you to have some influence on their position, you need to bring them into your center to some degree.

In this video I sha...

Do you sometimes feel unstable when you're executing a technique and you don't know why?

Or maybe you have chronic pain and training seems to exacerbate it?

Of course, there are many possible reasons for this. But one possible reason could be that you're not maintaining The 3 Lines of Equilibri...