This is a 30-minute video that provides a detailed overview of traditional Japanese sword work.

It is a DVD, which explains well to the neophyte, the forms of the Toyama-Ryu Batto-Jutsu style.

Its author is Dana Abbott, a well-known American practitioner.

In his script you can find;

– Eight Basic Fighting Forms (Las ocho formas básica de combate). Using Shinken (using a real sword)

– Eight Basic Fighting Forms (Las ocho formas básica de combate). Using Iai-To (using a sword for blunt Iai)

– Eight Basic Fighting Forms (Las ocho formas básica de combate). Using Bokuto (using a wooden sword)

– Drawing and sheathing the sword. The act of drawing and re-sheathing the sword.

– Eight Fighting Postures (The eight combat guards)

– Eight Cutting Techniques and Directions

– Eight Methods of Sheathing

– Foot Placement