What exactly does it mean to cut off in the Japanese knife stream?

Cutting into the knife stream is an attack in this kind of fencing. Refers to the process of chopping a knife from the top of the head. One-knife stream is a kind of Japanese fencing, which was spread from the Chinese and Western Dojo opened by Japanese Ito Yidaozhai in Edo. In single-knife fencing, swordsmen usually use bamboo knives when practicing. What are the main points of the split attack? Cut off? This is the most orthodox inheritance point in Japan's one-knife stream, which really embodies the essence of one-knife stream. From the weapons used in daily fencing practice, it can be seen that the sword flow shows that Japanese fencing schools are more inclined to fighting.

Most swordsmanship that emphasizes fighting is to learn fencing with real swords or wooden knives and bamboo knives. Wooden knives are heavy, hard and inflexible. If you use a little force, the sword snatcher may lose his hand and foot, or even be disabled for life. The key point of cutting is simply the angle and speed of holding the knife. In the first step, the swordsman should hold the knife high, and use the basic strength of his arm and the flexible rotation of his wrist to make the knife reach the highest speed when it is over his head and above his back anticline. At this time, we should pay attention to other details. Arms fully extended, sword head pointing directly above, and then holding the hilt with both hands. Using the inertia of the object, the arm feels like a knife. Relax your arm and let the knife fall naturally. There are three aspects to distinguish specific actions. The first one is behind your head and behind your back when the knife reaches the high-speed section during cutting. The other is that the joints are not locked during wrist stretching, which depends on the specific situation of the fight. One is that after the knife goes over the head, the wrist should be tense enough to make the knife stand upright, and the improvement of speed needs the help of strength. Until the knife falls. When you put down your hands and arms, the wrist uses the least force.

Cutting has a very high position in the one-knife stream and is an important technical source of the one-knife stream in Beichen.