Learning Yagyu Shinkage Ryu: Body Control of Edo Samurai Book by Tatsuo Akabane (Preowned) William Cheung gives a rare and precious

gives a rare and precious glimpse into samurai arms and armour

Mastering Blocking:

Detailed examination of blocking techniques: Inward blocking (disadvantages of large blocks

Variations of katate dori

LAN SAO (Lifting Block)

Learning Yagyu Shinkage Ryu: Body Control of Edo Samurai Book by Tatsuo Akabane (Preowned) William Cheung gives a rare and preciousShinkage ryu was founded by Kamiizumi Ise no kami Nobutsuna during the Warring States period. After receiving the inka, Yagyu Sekishusai Muneyoshi devised the secrets of "Muto", and at the invitation of Tokugawa Ieyasu, his son Munenori became the military tutor for the second and third shoguns, Hidetada and Iemitsu. From then on, Yagyu Shinkage ryu firmly established its position as the shogun's family school, and Munenori's "Heiho Kadensho" and