INTENSE Jigen ryu Hyo ho Ken jutsu 42nd Japanese Kobudo Demonstration (2019)

Jigenryu (示現流 lit: revealed reality) is a school known for its very powerful first strikes and just as powerful series of kiai. Quite specific too is its tonbonokamae (蜻蛉構 lit: dragonfly stance), a sort of low hasso kamae with the sword held vertically (such as in the vignette of this video. Pretty intense stuff Demonstration of Jigenryu Hyoho Kenjutsu during the 42nd Nihon Kobudo Embutaikai held at the Nippon Budokan on February 3rd, 2019. The event also commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Nih