The Physiology and Strategy of Respiration in Japanese Swordsmanship: An Analysis of Kokyu in Iaido The study of Iaido, the traditional Japanese martial art of drawing and cutting with the sword, is fundamentally anchored in the mastery of kokyu, or breathing. While external observers often focus on the precision of the blade’s trajectory or theContinue reading “Iaido Breathing: How, Why, When”
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