3/11/2024 0 Comments Iaido guard stance![]() ![]() ![]() Also, we (the West) think Asia is some exotic, mystical place full of mystical people so we ascribe these traits to every traditional thing that comes from there. Unlike many parts of Asia (who did not adopt the gun until the West sorta forced them to), Europe embraced firearms and pretty much vowed to never look back. We, as a society, know more about Asian martial arts because ours (er, descendants of Europeans) were lost to us when the gun was widely adopted. Super special/secret techniques don’t exist in Asian sword arts OR historical European martial arts (of which most are swordy in nature). And both fighting styles/systems are AS SOPHISTICATED AS THE OTHER. There are no special “super-duper” techniques that I’ve hidden from you fine folks. ![]() So, as you can see… we’re not that different. ![]()
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