Not quite on-topic, but not completely off-topic either: Anybody ever notice that some of the Takamatsu-den, most especially those of questioned provenance (Gyokko, Koto, Togakure...) have taijutsu kamae that look more like they came from Chinese arts?
Just as an example, outside of Okinawan/Japanese karate, has anyone ever seen anything like Gyokko-ryu 'hicho no kamae' in any other koryu Japanese close-quarters fighting system? What about Koto-ryu "hoko no kamae'? Or any of the Gyokko-/Koto-ryu kamae for that matter?
And that's just the kamae...what about the movement? Circles and lines? Generating power from the foot, knee, hip, spine?
Makes ya wonder...
Eric Baluja
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