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Old 07-30-2012, 11:02 PM   #14
Michael Hackett
Dojo: Kenshinkan Dojo (Aikido of North County) Vista, CA
Location: Oceanside, California
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Re: Traditional beheading in old Japan.

Again, this would be a good point for Keith Larman to speak to, but I think there were major differences between the seppuku strike and an execution strike. From my reading it was perfectly fine to behead someone being executed, but certain skills as described above were expected with seppuku. Ugly to contemplate, but a part of history.

Michael
"Leave the gun. Bring the cannoli."
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