Correct movement of the shoulders, pulling of the knees, irimi movements -and more!

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Detailed explanation of the superb, not reliant on muscle power, sword techniques that our Japanese martial arts ancestors refined incessantly!

Regain the uniquely Japanese classical martial arts’ way of using the body that has been lost in modern times.

Isokai is a classical martial arts’ organization exploring the art of the sword through research of the writings of Mugai-ryu and its founder, Tsuji Gettan.

In this video, headmaster Kouga Sekido introduces and teaches in detail the finely honed martial arts’ movements that have been praised by enthusiasts from all over the world.

Mugai-ryu is a classical swordsmanship (kenjutsu) school that was founded in Edo in 1680 by Tsuji Gettan. It boasted over 1000 students and also had a presence in Himeji and Tosa Province but became extinct in the closing years of the Tokugawa Shogunate (mid-19th century).

Direction/supervision◎Kouga Sekido, Iso Mugai-ryu Headmaster
Began practicing Mugai-ryu Iai Hyodo in 2002, Since 2004 he started researching classical swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and in 2005 he founded Isokai to further explore Mugai-ryu. Since then he has been working diligently to research and disseminate classical iai and kenjutsu through Iso Mugai-ryu.