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Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 The small comb ====== The spirit of the small comb dispels confusion. If your opponent confuses the situation in any way, you should hold a small comb in your spirit and untangle the confused parts one … Continue reading Musashi: Sanjugokajo-21 – Kim Taylor, Feb 8, 2015

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 Mobilizing the visible shadow ====== Here the actual visible, positive shadow (“Yang”) is meant. If your opponent holds his sword behind himself, so that you can only see his body, you should hold the hidden sword … Continue reading Musashi: Sanjugokajo-19 – Kim Taylor, Feb 6, 2015

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 How do we get really good at what we're doing? I mean how do we develop the ability in our martial arts to move with mushin (with? with a label, but the label means without excess, … Continue reading I am a mirror – Kim Taylor, Feb 5, 2017

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 Treading down the sword ====== This is the strategic intention of treading on the point of your opponent’s sword with your foot. More precisely it is the intention of treading on the sword of your opponent … Continue reading Musashi: Sanjugokajo-17 – Kim Taylor, Feb 4, 2015

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Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 The two feet ====== The two feet are the teaching that in a sword stroke you should make two footsteps. When you push down the opponent’s sword with your own or evade it, or when you … Continue reading Musashi: Sanjugokajo-16 – Kim Taylor, Feb. 3, 2015