Mastering Eishin Ryu Iaido Samurai Sword, Volume 5
Learn the 10 Tachi-Uchi no Kurai exercises on this DVD taught by Masayuki Shimabukuro. These two man exercises feature the wooden sword, or bokken, to teach techniques used with a Samurai Sword. These various techniques are pre arranged sparring techniques essential to applying and defending against a Samurai Sword attack. Once again shown in regular and slow speeds for easy learning, while also providing different camera angles of each technique.
Masayuki Shimabukuro was born in March 1948 in Osaka, Japan. He studied Judo, Karate-do and Okinawan weapons as a teenager. His sword training began in 1975. Master Shimabukuro received the rank of 8th dan in Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido and Shito-Ryu Karate-do, and holds the coveted title of Hanshi in both Iaido and Karate-do. Digitally remastered from the original Century/Panther Productions instructional video.