Kendo Fundamentals & Waza to Win Book by Nobuo Hirakawa Ray Ellingsen including low-line kicks

including low-line kicks

are both highly qualified instructors hailing from 10th Planet HQ in Los Angeles who know how to break techniques down into all of the small details that really make them work

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and insightful interviews with respected Brazilian masters who share the history

Kendo Fundamentals & Waza to Win Book by Nobuo Hirakawa Ray Ellingsen including low-line kicksOriginally published in Japanese in 1993, Hirakawa sensei's book has been a consistent best seller and has been through several editions. The book starts with a brief history of kendo and its current state before focusing on the basics in Chapter 2. Hirakawa sensei provides guidance on how to stand, move, swing the shinai (bamboo sword), put on bogu (protective armour), as well as basic strikes and defensive moves. Chapter 3 delves deeply into shikake