Tag: Ken

Shikan-ken (指環拳) is a fist formation used in several Japanese martial arts traditions, especially in schools connected to the Bujinkan, Genbukan, and related lineages. Most commonly, it refers to the four-knuckle fist. The fist is formed normally, but emphasis is…

Uke Nagashi 受け流し, which means “receiving and flowing,” is a classical sword movement where you receive an incoming cut on your blade while letting it glide/flow off, combined with evasive body movement (tai sabaki). As the archetypal deflection in many…