Taijutsu

Many of the arts transmitted within Masaki-ryu Nakajima-ha involve short arms in which taijutsu (the use of the body) accounts for 70%, and the specialized use of the jutte 30%.

In juttejutsu for example, one teaching transmitted from long ago states "The jutte should be rotated in a large circle when striking". Swinging the jutte in large, correctly-defined movements with one's entire body enables its innate properties to be fully utilized.

The woodblock print this time is a famous scene from the story, Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. Nawa-sensei loved the Kabuki
theater, and we trust it may be of interest to you.

正木流中島派に伝わる術技の多くは短物を利用しますが、体術が７割、十手独特の運用法が３割を占めます。ひとつの例ですが、
十手術の場合、「十手を大きく巻いて打つ」という教えが昔から伝わっています。体全体を使って十手を大きく、正しく振ることによって
十手本来の力を発揮できます。今回の版画は南総里見八犬伝の名場面です。名和先生が歌舞伎が大好物で参考になると思います。