The second section of the Miyama Kata works with gliding movement, like a mountain range with climbs and plateaus, transitioning between long, intermediate, and close range. Hanshi Juchnik focuses on the shuto and how it functions as both a strike and a parry, and demonstrates timing and gliding motion that allows a practitioner to cut into an opponent's movement before it completes. The tape covers block and takedown applications, the connection between the form and bladed work, transitional postures, and the way the same hand motion can serve as defensive parry or power strike depending on which hand carries the intent.
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Miyama - Three Mountain #1
The Miyama no Kata was developed by Hanshi Juchnik to teach the practitioner more about hand positioning, routine, movement, and fluidity. This first section emphasizes the rolling hand movements and the principle that the body moves the hands, not the other way around. The tape covers the three ...
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