Originally Posted by
kdlarman
...And don't get me started on blood -- that can create nasty rust patterns on steel.
So, from an historical point of view (obviously), not only should we not be touching the mune when performing noto, we should, under no circumstance's, allow the mune to come into contact with blood...oh wait that wouldnt very useful for killing...hmm!
And a serious note though, there only seems to be talk here of noto, I know in MJER there are a few cases where the hand contacts the mune during kata other than the noto.
If from an historical point of view touching the mune during noto is incorrect, and I know there has been comments here questioning the practical application of noto (historically), how would you explain touching the mune during a tsuki or in a kata like Iwanami where the hand first guides the tsuki and then aids the dragging to the floor?
John Ranford
兵法二天一流剣術 - 無双直伝英信流居合
Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu Kenjutsu - Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iai