Yagyu Shinkage Ryu: History, Philosophy, Technique & Body Book. Busen Arakawa The back of the blade

The back of the blade is used for blocking while the sharpened edge is what does the damage to the opponent

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Yagyu Shinkage Ryu: History, Philosophy, Technique & Body Book. Busen Arakawa The back of the bladeYou can see the whole picture of Yagyu Shinkage ryu from the basics to the secrets. The Yagyu Shinkage ryu was passed down from Yagyu Genshu, the last Owari Yagyu master of the Edo period, to Director Kato Isao at the Shunpu kan dojo in Nagoya. The sword techniques of Edo samurai remain intact there. This book was written by Akabane Tatsuo, head of the Kanto branch of the Shunpu kan, as a compilation of the techniques of Yagyu Shinkage ryu that he