Tenshin-ryu Hyoho — Sword Method (also used as a training method): Rensetsu-hō

Tenshin-ryu Hyoho — Sword Method (also used as a training method): Rensetsu-hō Tenshin-ryu Hyoho’s sword method (which is also a method of training): Rensetsu-hō. This is a continuous series of cuts to the kote (forearm). In formal practice we normally use a tachigi—a slender round log set into the ground—but this time we are using a substitute. You’ll be stunned by the sheer speed—so fast your eyes can hardly follow. Arakawa Sensei and Tōka Kenshi. I told them “one hundred cuts,” and then had them do nearly twice that. It is speed beyond sight. 天心流兵法 刀法（稽古法でもある）の連截法。 これは小手切りの連続。 本来稽古では立木を用いますが、代用として。 目にも留まらぬ速さに度肝を抜かれることでしょう。 荒川先生と冬霞剣士。