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- 小学生女の子による 試斬試合 藁斬り
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- Budo / Elementary School / Japanese Sword
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Shizan is one form of Japanese sword testing where a pile of straws are cut using a Japanese sword.
The sword master that appeared in front of the target is a 9-year-old girl. Although her sword is shorter than usual, it still weighs about a kilo, which is heavy enough for a young person like her.
Source: YouTube
Holding heavy weight can easily cause the sword to fall in an odd angle; yet this girl drops down the sword smooth without any tension.
This is actually really difficult to do: adults can easily fail in cutting the straw beautifully if the sword doesn't strike and pierce through the straw at a correct angle.
Although her final strike didn't work well, the way she doesn't use force to cut. That is an ideal way to use a Japanese sword.
Source: YouTube
Many people commented on her superb skills with the sword:
She had used thinner straws than what are usually used; however you still need to hone in on basic skills in order to get this right.
It's a great example of how force and strength is not everything in Budo.