Iaijutsu - Inazuma - BUNKAI

INAZUMA (稲妻 - Lightning) is the 3rd move of the Chuden or intermediate set of techniques taught in Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu and Muso Shinden Ryu Iaijutsu.

BUNKAI is the practical application of a technique, its essence. And there may be several Bunkai for each technique. Practicing a technique without understanding its Bunkai is more Dance than Martial Art. There is nothing wrong about dance, but you have to decide what you want to do.

This video is part of a series about the curriculum taught in Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu (MJER) and Muso Shinden Ryu (MSR). They are performed by 20th centuries masters.

Muso Shinden Ryu Master Hakuo Sagawa Sensei (1917 – 2004) demonstrates this bunkai.