Handle parry and counterattack with Ōdachi

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This excerpt comes from the YouTube video "How Samurai Used Giant Katanas in Real Battles" on the Let's Ask Seki Sensei | Online Katana Lessons channel.

🔖 Technique Notes

As Uke attacks with Shōmen Uchi, Tori parries using the tip of his handle, which transfers momentum to deliver a cutting strike to Uke’s throat. The parry absorbs and redirects Uke’s energy into the cut, with the sword functioning as a lever.

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