After years of diligent practice and developing technical prowess, advanced students in the Japanese sword arts need to cultivate a strategic mind if they are to advance to the rarefied level of master swordsman. To cultivate the strategic mind, students must determine exactly what they wish to accomplish in each encounter with an opponent, and everything they do while training should move them closer to that goal. Rather than passively absorbing the sword techniques, an ambitious student should establish in his or her mind the two specific goals of the art??to cut the opponent while avoiding being cut, and to move toward perfection of character.In Strategy in Japanese Swordsmanship??the third volume in his invaluable series on Japanese swordmanship??Nicklaus Suino, one of the most respected swordsmen in the United States, clearly and concisely presents a tactical approach to training. He provides a framework for learning strategy in swordsmanship, and demonstrates techniques and drills that help put the strategies into practice.Some of the topics that Suino covers include:
the nature of strategy, timing, and distance
sword handling
the importance of vision and state of mind
reading an opponent’s intention
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