Dual Opponent Iai Kata with Wakizashi and Katana
⛩️ Source
This excerpt comes from the YouTube video "How to Throw Your Wakizashi to Fight (Miyamoto Musashi Style)" on the Let's Ask Seki Sensei | Online Katana Lessons channel.
🔖 Technique Notes
This is an Iai Kata performed against two opponents: one in front (Uke 1) and one behind (Uke 2).
As Uke 1 attacks with Shōmen Uchi, Tori steps to the inside while drawing his Wakizashi and simultaneously cutting Uke 1’s wrists in a single motion (as in Iai). During this movement, Tori also evades the Shōmen Uchi from Uke 2, raising his Katana to deflect the incoming cut downward using the handle. Afterward, Tori drops the Wakizashi to free his hand, draws his Katana, and executes a thrust toward Uke 2. He then turns back to face Uke 1 and finishes the Kata with a Shōmen Uchi cut.
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