I think we can consider that a minor variation depending on sensei. My own taught us to do the return strike like a kirioroshi, shifting it to almost perfectly vertical like Ogura sensei did here. Given Iai's emphasis on form, the kesa line idea sounds like a nicer alternative. Can't say I practice Seitei much, but I figured I'd add something.
That said, I've had it drilled into me by all my teachers out here that the sword should not move toward the center of the body before the return cut. Both draw cut and return cut should be made on the kesa line, the line made by the upper flap of the practice gi. It's more natural to bring the sword back to the center, since it opens up your vision, but the return cut should come so fast that your vision is never really blocked.
I hate critiquing someone this good, because I'm nowhere near as skillful as Ogura-sensei, but if anyone is using these videos as reference occasional spots deserve mention. What I'm saying comes from the established, published guidelines of the 全日本剣道連盟, so it's not just me being nitpicky about differences between my teacher (Furuhashi 8-dan) and this teacher. No one does it all perfectly, which is why the 7-dan sensei are regularly getting corrected at tournaments out here.
My perspective of this may be wrong, but that cut doesn't look diagonal at all. But i must say, the technique is definitely phenominal.
hitmanification 2 years ago
Wow... this guys technique is phenominal!
swordoflucifer6 2 years ago
The meaning fo the name is "corte diagonal" or Kesa Giri...
Muy buenos los videos :) !!!
matunuad 3 years ago
Actually, while Kesagiri is a diagonal cut, the meaning of the name might best be translated as "Priest's robe cut."
A kesa is a robe or surplace worn by Buddhist priests, and "kiri" or "-giri" means cut.
SeikiBrian 3 years ago
I think we can consider that a minor variation depending on sensei. My own taught us to do the return strike like a kirioroshi, shifting it to almost perfectly vertical like Ogura sensei did here. Given Iai's emphasis on form, the kesa line idea sounds like a nicer alternative. Can't say I practice Seitei much, but I figured I'd add something.
Schwertfechter 5 years ago
That said, I've had it drilled into me by all my teachers out here that the sword should not move toward the center of the body before the return cut. Both draw cut and return cut should be made on the kesa line, the line made by the upper flap of the practice gi. It's more natural to bring the sword back to the center, since it opens up your vision, but the return cut should come so fast that your vision is never really blocked.
yakaji 5 years ago
I hate critiquing someone this good, because I'm nowhere near as skillful as Ogura-sensei, but if anyone is using these videos as reference occasional spots deserve mention. What I'm saying comes from the established, published guidelines of the 全日本剣道連盟, so it's not just me being nitpicky about differences between my teacher (Furuhashi 8-dan) and this teacher. No one does it all perfectly, which is why the 7-dan sensei are regularly getting corrected at tournaments out here.
yakaji 5 years ago
Sensi name is Noboru Ogura, 8. Dan, Kyoshi.
pipercub1 5 years ago
do you know what is this man name?
hitokirii 6 years ago