Embu: Shinmuso Hayashizaki-ryu

[Fred27]

In my experience: a very rare (filmed) demonstration of Shinmuso Hayashizaki-ryu (http://www.koryu.com/guide/hayashizaki.html).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBGhGzP2l3Q&feature=channel
(part 1. Actually mislabelled as part 2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb2jtXcnyks&feature=channel
(part 2)

[Joshua]

Wow interesting,

especially the swords they are using,
Long sword without tsuba?
2 handled kodachi? It must be a ko-katana then I think.

[Langenschwert]

That was very nice to see. Thanks for sharing them. :)

Best regards,

-Mark

[Fred27]

Wow interesting,

especially the swords they are using,
Long sword without tsuba?
2 handled kodachi? It must be a ko-katana then I think.

From the little info available to me, (Skoss-books), this particular ryu is indeed "famed" for using fairly long kodachi.

[Chidokan]

look again... the tsuba are there, but small...

Nice find by the way...nicely done, although the 'starting place' of each waza comes across as looking for trouble!:D