Mutodori is the skill of evading an opponent with a katana sword while unarmed.
It involves not being there when the strike arrives
it involves movement in one of the 8 directions to evade
... it involves closing the gap to counter
Though we are unlikely to encounter a samurai weilding a sword these days, it is the principles of this training we are interested in.
Mutodori means defending yourself against an attacker with a 3 foot razor blade - and this attacker is an expert
If you perfect mutodori then any modern weapon attack
blade, stick, flexible, projectile
machete, bat, chain, gun
is going to be achievable
as with the other ninpo kata the physical example practiced is just a way to learn and understand the concepts
Hira
Ichimonji
Jumonji
It involves not being there when the strike arrives
it involves movement in one of the 8 directions to evade
... it involves closing the gap to counter
Though we are unlikely to encounter a samurai weilding a sword these days, it is the principles of this training we are interested in.
Mutodori means defending yourself against an attacker with a 3 foot razor blade - and this attacker is an expert
If you perfect mutodori then any modern weapon attack
blade, stick, flexible, projectile
machete, bat, chain, gun
is going to be achievable
as with the other ninpo kata the physical example practiced is just a way to learn and understand the concepts
Hira
Ichimonji
Jumonji
