Guides Suburi

Following Kamae - Basic Postures in Katori Shinto Ryu, Andrea Re turns his attention to suburi: the practice through which individual postures, strikes and movements begin to flow together.Starting from the fundamental kamae, this volume explores how the body and sword move from one position to another, gradually combining the strikes and footwork that recur throughout the kata of Katori Shinto Ryu. Detailed explanations and carefully constructed image sequences allow each movement to be studied on its own before it becomes part of a continuous action.Designed above all for individual practice, Suburi - Fundamental Exercises of Katori Shinto Ryu offers a method for refining coordination, balance, distance, timing and control of the sword. The aim is not simply to repeat movements, but to understand what makes them work and to develop the precision and freedom needed to bring them naturally into kata.Written for practitioners of Katori Shinto Ryu, the principles explored in these pages will also be familiar and valuable to martial artists from other traditions.Andrea Re holds 7th Dan and Menkyo Okuden in Katori Shinto Ryu and is one of the school's most active European KSR instructors. Among the leading figures under whom he studied was Goro Hatakeyama Sensei, whose teaching had a profound influence on his understanding and practice of the school. Published by The Ran Network https: //therannetwork.com