There's one other point that should be considered in regards to this questions & is relationship to Test Cutting for Historical Swordsmanship.
Anyone who has been involved in even a minor amount of free swordplay understands everything happens quite quickly. So one's responses need to be simple & direct, fancy moves that might look cool in wushu performance forms aren't going to work in full speed combat. Likewise, a swordsman would want to cut in one manner, the manner that was effective in all situations. No one has the time to train so much that he or she is able to apply different cutting angles from one target to the next. Therefore, one needs to be practiced & be proficient at the angle that cuts both hard & soft targets. That angle is the edge & cutting plane parallel angle.
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hmm..
good replies, and thanks for taking the time to look at the link I posted.
I think I have come to the conclusion that this technique is most likely a modern developement for soley cutting tatami matts. Would you agree?
I know it is hard to see the different chisel angles of the cutts, but they are there. When you are down next April, maybe I can get Mike Femal to come by and do some cutts and we could have a good indepth discussion it.
You can see the chisel angle most prominently on the cutts in which a lower cut is used to pop the top part of the matt upwards, and another cut is done to that free falling piece of matt. They play with the chisel angle to make the top part of the matt go where they want it to.
I think I have come to the conclusion that this technique is most likely a modern developement for soley cutting tatami matts. Would you agree?
I know it is hard to see the different chisel angles of the cutts, but they are there. When you are down next April, maybe I can get Mike Femal to come by and do some cutts and we could have a good indepth discussion it.
You can see the chisel angle most prominently on the cutts in which a lower cut is used to pop the top part of the matt upwards, and another cut is done to that free falling piece of matt. They play with the chisel angle to make the top part of the matt go where they want it to.
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Re: hmm..
That was my feeling from the beginning, but I didn't want to speak about something outside my training (i.e. Japanese swordsmanship)Chris Fields wrote:... come to the conclusion that this technique is most likely a modern developement for soley cutting tatami matts. Would you agree?
This is what makes me think of it as a pallor trick. In other words, it has no practical application in swordplay. I mean no disrespct in saying this. Such cutting is a real skill, just not one that has interest to me. My focus is on understanding cutting to improve my understanding of swordplay. I have no interest in cutting as a skill in & of itself. Never-the-less, I repect the skill required to cut in such a fashion.Chris Fields wrote:... see the chisel angle most prominently on the cutts in which a lower cut is used to pop the top part of the matt upwards, and another cut is done to that free falling piece of matt. They play with the chisel angle to make the top part of the matt go where they want it to.
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