TETSUZAN KURODA – DISAPPEARING MOVEMENT

TETSUZAN KURODA – DISAPPEARING MOVEMENT

黒田鉄山を極める！

DVD – Mastering Kuroda Tetsuzan!

This is true godlike speed in martial arts. A culmination of demonstrations by a modern master.

Demonstration / Supervision: Kuroda Tetsuzan

Runtime: 64 minutes

A body that is there, yet not there. Movements that vanish.

“The speed of martial arts is not a matter of visible slowness or quickness.” — Kuroda Tetsuzan

Praised as embodying “divine speed” and “disappearing movement”, Kuroda Tetsuzan of the Shinbukan. This DVD carefully records his latest and highest-level techniques— a true culmination of his art. Through multiple camera angles and smooth slow-motion footage, it approaches the pinnacle of martial movement.

Contents

○ What is martial speed?

【Iaijutsu Section】

• 切附 — Kiri‑tsuke — Cutting Attachment
• 向掛 — Muko‑gake — Forward Engagement
• 陽之剣 — Yō no ken — Sword of Yang
• 真之太刀 — Shin no tachi — True Sword
• 声抜 — Koe‑nuki — Voice‑Release

【Kenjutsu Section】

• 切返 — Kiri‑kaeshi — Returning Cut
• 目附 — Metsuke — Gaze / Eye‑Fixing
• 足切 — Ashi‑kiri — Leg Cut
• 附込 — Tsuke‑komi — Entering Attachment
• 利當剣 — Rito‑ken — Advantage‑Striking Sword

【Jūjutsu Section】

• 七里引 — Shichiri‑biki — Seven‑Ri Pull
• のど打 — Nodo‑uchi — Throat Strike
• 剣切 — Ken‑kiri — Sword‑Cutting
• 向詰 — Muko‑zume — Forward Compression
• 甲落 — Kabuto‑otoshi — Helmet Drop

【Bōjutsu Section】

• 戻刎 — Modori‑bane — Returning Snap‑Cut
• 牛之臥 — Ushi‑no‑se — Lying Ox

【Naginata Section】

• 勝色 — Kachi‑iro — Victory Color

Instructor Profile

Demonstration / Supervision: Kuroda Tetsuzan (くろだ てつざん / 15th‑generation head of the Shinbukan)

Born in Saitama Prefecture, 1950. From childhood he studied his family’s five classical martial lineages under his grandfather (Kuroda Taiji) and father (Kuroda Shigeki), eventually becoming the 15th‑generation head of the Shinbukan. With the understanding that kata are theory, he teaches and practices the methodology of movement found in old‑tradition techniques that reject muscular force. He is highly regarded in the martial arts world. Author of the book “Ki‑Ken‑Tai Icchi no ‘Kai’” and many DVDs including the Gokui Shinan Series (BAB Japan).