Having the katana on the left side of the waist was not a choice for the samurai, but it was a government-defined law. That’s because if the samurai randomly had their katana on their left or right waists, they would easily clash the Saya sheaths against each other. This could lead to fights among samurai, because the katana were called the soul of the samurai, and they were symbols that you were a nobility. Therefore, the katana was generally drawn with your right hand. But does that mean there are absolutely no techniques where you draw with your left hand? The answer is no.
So today, Seki sensei, the 22nd headmaster of Asayama Ichiden Ryu with 400 years of history, will introduce 3 Kata, drawing the katana with the left hand from Shinkage Ryu Hogan Ha, which he is also a master of. This video will completely change your image of fighting with katana, as we show left-hand drawing and the unique Zanshin method.
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