Iaido Kata Seitei 03 Sanbon-me - Ukenagashi - High quality

[anarchyfever]

My school taugh on the reverse grip to clean the blood groove between the free arm before

sheathing the blade, I'm guessing it's just a difference in schools?

[TheSamuraiWorkshop]

@anarchyfever

Actually this type of noto is derived from the Kaishaku-waza - which is an assisted suicide. In this case a 3rd person would pour water over the blade to clean it.

In the case of Ukenagashi it's more than natural that one would wipe a cloth over the blade to clean it. Some styles indeed have a piece of cloth in their keikogi for this reason.

[MrJabber22]

more lessons are needed, upload more videos at once!

[TheSamuraiWorkshop]

@MrJabber22

I would strongly advise to seek a dojo in your neighborhood to start your sword training. While these are great videos to demonstrate how the techniques are done, it is impossible to capture all the details for an untrained eye. Once your body gets used to an improper technique its very difficult to correct that afterwards.

[orhideea95]

which year was this filmed?

awesome quality!