Musashi's Katana Sword Techniques

In the Fifth and last of Musashi's techniques he has a warrior start with his katana sword by his right side. He starts the battle by forcefully bringing his sword diagonally upward, and then directly striking vertically downward. If this strike is executed correctly, this technique alone should overcome the warrior's attacker.

As with all of Miyamoto Musashi's techniques, the ones talked about here clearly demonstrate, Musashi greatly appreciated a lightning quick battles that is focused on striking very quickly and forcefully and effectively ending the duel before an attacker can even react to the first strike.

Many ancient master warriors and swordmen's studied these techniques and used them very successfully in battles all over ancient Japan.

Katana Sword Techniques, Quick and Decisive

Then we have the second method which is intended for a quick, but decisive

battle. A warrior will bring his katana sword high above his head and direct

one decisive blow at his attacker's body. If the blow was to miss his attacker,

he would then strike from below in a scooping motion.

Now the third position requires the warrior to position his katana sword

downward, and begin the battle by striking his attacker's hands from below,

very much the same way as the end of the first technique.

In the fourth technique the warrior would get into position, according to

Musashi, this position would also begins with a lowered sword. The warrior

starts with his sword down by his left side, and he waits for his attacker to

start the battle. The moment his strike begins, one must strike upwards at

his attacker's hands.

It is likely an attacker would try to strike the katana sword down. If this

was to happen, the warrior would bring the katana sword upward in a

diagonal motion, following through and landing a strike on the attacker's

hands or his lower arms.

In our next post we will find out how one strike could over come your

attacker and end the battle, before it has a chance to start.

Five Katana Sword-Holding Techniques

These are the five katana sword-holding techniques according to Miyamoto

Musashi A katana sword is a weapon that requires commitment, patience,

and he outlined the proper holding techniques for any japanese sword. The

katana sword will be the weapon of choice for these techniques.

According to Musashi, the first way to position a katana sword is called chu-

dan, and requires the warrior to point the tip directly at his attacker's face.

When the attacker strikes, The warrior would then deflect his sword to the

right.

On the second strike attempt the warrior would strike his attacker's sword

down. When the attacker attempts to raise his sword, Musashi teaches to

strike the attacker's hand from below, as the katana sword should still be in

a lowered position.

In our next post we will find out which sword-hold technique is intended for

a quick and decisive battle.

Types of Katana Sword Techniques 2nd PT

The third main part of the katana sword techniuqes is called "Batto-Jutsu", I

believe most people are familiar with this skill. It means to attack by drawing

the sword for battle.

These skills belonging to "Batto-Jutsu" are as follows: Hi-Ryu-Sen, Sou-Ryu

-Sen, and Sou-Ryu-Sen*Igazuchi.(Igazuchi=Thunder)

The fourth and last part of the katana sword techniuqes is the most spritual,

trancending, vital, & powerful skill in which the master can be killed while

passing on this skill to the student.

This fourth main part of the katana sword techniuqes is called "Ouki Ama

-Kakeru-Ryu-no-hirameki" [Ouki=profoundness].

However, history tells us that before passing on this skill, Hiko Seijuro

showed one other skill to Kenshin called "Ku-Zu-Ryu-Sen." It is to hit the

attacker with the sword nine times. These hits come from nine different

directions at once. This made it very diffcult for the enemy to defend

against, in fact nearly impossible.

Throughout each generation's of the katana called the Hiten Mitsurugi

Ryuu, the master is always recorded as being killed by the student that is

the next in line to be the next successor. After Hiko Seijuro has passed on

his inter light, wisdom, and his skills. It's the tragic fate of Hiten Mitsurugi

Ryuu.

Types of Katana Sword Techniques

Have you ever wondered, just how many katana sword techniques Kenshin and

the others have, and what they mean? Well, if you have we have A few of them

are listed below;

Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu is the first main katana sword techniuqes;

Ancient history tells us the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu, with the pace of sword skills

as being exetremely fast. The skills can be broke down into four main parts.

The names are different for each skill and each part.

The first part is called "Ran-Geki-Jutsu", this means wield the sword to then

attack sequentially at once.

These skills belonging to "Ran-Geki-Jutsu" are as follows: Ryu-Kan-Sen,

Do-Ryu-Sen, and Ryu-Sou-Sen.

The second main part of the katana sword techniuqes is called "Totsu-Shin-

Jutsu", it means the swordsman is to attack immediately and just wield the

sword once.

These skills belonging to "Totsu-Shin-Jutsu" are as follows: Ryu-Tsui-Sen,

Ryu-Kan-Sen*Tsumuji, and Ryu-Sho-Sen. [Tsumuji=Gyrate]

In our next post we will discover the third and fourth main parts to the katana sword techniuqes;