Kukishinden ryu Happo Biken (English Edition). By Fernando Aixa

Kukishinden Ryū Happō Biken (Spanish Edition)

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For the first time, the author presents in a single volume the most comprehensive compilation to date of all the different Happō Biken kata from the Kukishinden Ryū school of the Bujinkan Dōjō (Masaaki Hatsumi Sensei).

Fully illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, explaining step by step every technique and kata.

• 190 mm x 260 mm (paperback)

• 274 pages

• More than 500 images

This is Volume 6 of the Bujinkan Densho Collection, in which the author will present in an exhaustive way all the kata of all the schools of the Bujinkan Dōjō—each one explained in detail, step by step, with numerous full-color photographs.

This volume includes the following content and kata from the Kukishinden Ryū:

1. Introduction to the Kukishinden Ryū school

2. Introduction to the Japanese sword:

   • Historical chronology of Japan

   • Eras of the Japanese sword

   • Types of Japanese swords

   • The forging of the Japanese sword

   • Famous Japanese swordsmiths

   • Care and maintenance of the Japanese sword

   • Parts of the Japanese sword

3. Happō Biken Jutsu

   • Kamae

   • Kihon (Happō Giri: eight cuts / eight directions)

   • Ukemi Gata (blocks)

   • Happō Biken (kata): 9 kata with two henka each (sayū gyaku)

4. Kodachi Jutsu

   • Kamae (3 kamae)

   • Kodachi Dori no Kata (3 kata)

5. Jutte Jutsu

   • Kamae (5 kamae)

   • Jutte Jutsu Hibun (5 kata)

An essential first-hand manual for any Bujinkan Dōjō practitioner, regardless of level. Don’t miss the chance to access the knowledge of the schools learned by the author directly in Japan.