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Originally Posted by GoddeBPM  Secret to any business is honesty, dedication and good advertising. There's a dude who does loads of sword tricks, YouTube - Neoteric Swordsman - Sword Tricks He may not do proper forms or what not, and it probably won't be similar to anything you'd teach, but stuff like that really attract public attention. |
That video is pretty cool. I, however, prefer my techniques to be a bit more controlled. Spinning stuff like that is good for training and helps you warm up, but in combat it needs to be more solid to be effective. There
is a spinning tecnhique in Yumedo called Eienken (Infinity Blade) which focuses more on successfully causing damage rather than looking flashy.
I like Yumedo to be one of the most practical kenjutsu. Kendo is a bit too watered-down for me; some of Yumedo's techniques are brutal and ruthless, but only so that they are effective. I have "one" technique which is designed both excruciatingly painful and lethal. How much pain is caused is defined by how the swordsman decides to excecute the technique. I only would use this against an opponent I truly despise, because it can be the most malicious of Yumedo techniques. There's a way to make it cause less pain, and I usually would prefer that. I prefer to use the less painful techniques whenever possible, because it simply isn't my style to cause suffering.