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Sensei Fricke, at the age of 71, still demonstrates power and speed; a sure sign that swordsmanship, taken seriously, has many benefits that will strengthen spirit, body and mind well into old age.
Tameshigiri by Hans Fricke, Kyoshi and students of the Sei Do Kan Dojo.
Tameshigiri Variations 1
18 tameshigiri action videos.
Now you can view this action packed video on
YouTube
Tameshigiri Action Videos 2006-08
Free Form Target Cutting
Power cutting 8 wara with kesa kiriage.
20 consecutive cuts on 4 targets (4 directional)
Bamboo target cutting (8 consecutive cuts)
Combined mat & bamboo target cutting
Cutting two 2" bamboo targets simultaneously
Simultaneous cutting of two targets with two katana
Pre Arranged Target Cutting (sword forms kata)
Nakamura Ryu Battodo
(individual video clips)
Seitei To-Ho Kata 1-7
Nakamura Ryu Battodo
(individual video clips)
Toyama Ryu Battodo Kata 1-8
Student's target cutting practice
Dundas student's tameshigiri practice, March 08
Dave's preparing for sho-dan, March 2008
Practicing sequential cutting, June 2008 NEW
Practicing thrusting, June 2008
NEW
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Tameshigiri is an integral part of Nakamura Ryu Battodo and unique to the Japanese sword arts. All video clips are taken during our Sei Do Kan dojo's tameshigiri training sessions and demonstrate some of the many varieties of cutting techniques with a katana*
*The Sei Do Kan dojo does not use katana of the "modern" hira-zukuri type (flat blade, without shinogi ) as they are truly un-Japanese and have no combat value what so ever. These blades are not made for serious swordsmanship and as such are mainly used for entertainment purposes only.
Individual tameshigiri video clips, some with commentary:
Warning
Swords do cut & kill.
None of the cutting sequences on this web-site should be copied or used as teaching- or training aids without having had proper training and/or instructions in Nakamura Ryu Battodo and/or Tameshigiri first.