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Richard Stevens · 10-07-2011, 08:10 AM

If your sword work doesn't require the tsuba for specific techniques or protection I don't see the need for it. From the Aikiken I've observed it doesn't seem particularly necessary. However, in the arts I practice, if I were to remove my tsuba prior to kumitachi I would have broken knuckles.

10-07-2011, 08:10 AM	#36
Richard Stevens Location: Indianapolis Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 165 Offline	Re: Why no tsuba? If your sword work doesn't require the tsuba for specific techniques or protection I don't see the need for it. From the Aikiken I've observed it doesn't seem particularly necessary. However, in the arts I practice, if I were to remove my tsuba prior to kumitachi I would have broken knuckles.