f.Channell »
A great deal of the movement in Iaido is pre-emptive striking.
You sense an attack and beat them to the punch.
Blocks, while seldom used, occur while turning or stepping to the rear in that system.
I think with the age of our kata, possibly as old as Iaido forms, we have to look at them as killing forms, not self defense forms.
With the kata travelling forward in Uechi, it is hard not to assume the wa-uke may be used as a preemptive sweep to expose targets, or to jam an opponents arms to strike and-or take down.
Evidence of this is seen in the Seisan Bunkai. Also in the Kanshiwa Bunkai in master Uechi's book.
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Sans Peur Ne Obliviscaris
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