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Summary: Defending an overhead Samurai sword strike is easy with these tips, get expert advice on samurai techniques in this free video.
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Tom Cohen Tom Cohen is chief instructor of Makoto Dojo in Charlotte, NC. As part of Mint Hill Martial Arts, Tom has been teaching classical and traditional martial arts... read more
Hi, my name is Tom Cohen, martial arts instructor at Makoto Dojo in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our website is www.martialartsnc.com. This technique will demonstrate seiza, or seated defense against an overhand strike with a dagger into an arm bar. When defending against an upward strike with a dagger, first we're going to block with both hands, rising up on one knee we're going to turn our entire center to entangle the arm in an arm lock. At the same time we're pushing the wrist toward the head as we break the elbow.