Kansuke Yamamoto's kendo lies in not moving like a mountain?

After Li Xiao heard Kansuke Yamamoto say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously looked at the other party's lame right leg. Yes, Yamamoto, who is disabled and strong, estimates that 'fast as the wind, Xu like a forest, and aggression like fire' can't do these three things, and the only thing left to do is 'immovable like a mountain'.

Suddenly, Li Xiao remembered that Masatoshi Hoshina had mentioned that Kansuke Yamamoto had studied swordsmanship under Tsukahara Bu Ling, and was praised as the first swordsman of the Takeda family by the current No. 1 master of swordsmanship. Li Xiao knew that Tsukahara Bu Ling said that Yamamoto Kansuke was the first in swordsmanship, not because of how strong his actual combat ability was, but because of his comprehension and application of kendo.

At that time, it was generally believed that the art of war was a part of the way of the sword, and the two were interconnected, and an excellent master of swordsmanship was also a master of war, and the two were combined.

In Miyamoto Musashi's "Book of Five Wheels", there is a saying that the technique of defeating one person is no different from defeating 100,000 people, and that a master of war can see the big from the small, just as a huge Buddha statue can be carved from a wooden figurine one inch high.

Therefore, a person who only knows fencing but does not know the art of war can only become a swordsman, not a grandmaster. It is just like the three major schools of swordsmanship, such as the Nian Stream, the Shinto Stream, and the Yin Stream, which are also known as the three major streams of the art of war.

For example, Tsukahara Bu Tsuka, Miyamoto Musashi, they became masters of war from swordsmanship, and the disciple of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, the originator of Yagyu Shin-Yin Ryu, Yagyu Soyan, and his descendants later became the Tokugawa shogunate's guide to the art of war.

Similarly, as a master of military strategy and the art of war, Kansuke Yamamoto has integrated his understanding and application of the art of war into his own kendo.

"To comprehend what is the harmony in the way of the sword, you must understand the true meaning of 'immovable as a mountain', Lord Li Xiao, you can now attack me with the spear in your hand." Kansuke Yamamoto said indifferently.

Li Xiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord Yamamoto, the sword and gun have no eyes, why don't we change the wooden knife and gun." ”

Yamamoto Kansuke shook his head and said: "Only when life and death are fighting, and the surname is instantaneous, is the time for a samurai to comprehend the way of the sword, Lord Li Xiao, if you can't even avoid this sword of my Yamamoto, and die here, then the result of your duel with Shioka Kazuha is the same, because his swordsmanship is only above me, not below me." ”

After hearing this, Li Xiao stared at Kansuke Yamamoto, and at this moment he finally understood a little bit what Iai Kendo was.

Li Xiao took a horizontal stance, while Yamamoto's assistant held the handle of the knife and still did not pull the katana out of its scabbard. Li Xiao stabbed straight with his spear, but Kansuke Yamamoto remained motionless and used his scabbard to block Li Xiao's blow. Li Xiaocai will not use all his strength to stab Yamamoto Kansuke to death with one shot, he must pass this competition to understand what is Iai Kendo from Yamamoto Kansuke's body, and improve the odds of winning a duel with Shioka Kazuha.

Therefore, Li Xiao has been cautiously keeping a distance of more than two meters from Kansuke Yamamoto, always staring at the opponent's right hand holding the sword, as well as the katana hidden deep in the scabbard.

After a shot, at this time, Li Xiao felt Kansuke Yamamoto's chest together, and seemed to take a deep breath in an extremely fast time, and held this breath in his chest. After completing this process of accumulating momentum, suddenly, Kansuke Yamamoto took two steps forward with his right foot, which was extremely fast, and it was difficult to believe that the other party was actually lame.

The distance between the two instantly shrank, and Yamamoto Kansuke lowered his body to avoid Li Xiao's spear edge, while the thumb of his left hand holding the scabbard pushed upward, and his right hand pulled out the hilt of the sword smoothly and forcefully.

After a moment of breathing, Kansuke Yamamoto let out a loud shout, the katana was unsheathed, and the shiny blade moved slowly at first, becoming faster when it slid to the middle section, and when the tip of the knife was about to come out of the carp mouth, the speed of the knife was already as fast as lightning in an instant.

At this moment, Li Xiao saw the resoluteness in Yamamoto Kansuke's eyes, and felt the fierce murderous aura. As he said, this knife really wanted to kill himself, without the slightest hesitation or hesitation. There is no room for delay between the knives, and Kansuke Yamamoto is planning to win or lose under this knife, either you die or I live.

The so-called Juhe was a sword drawing technique at that time, and the core was to kill with one hit.

In the ancient Nara Dynasty or early Heian period, when a samurai was fighting on the battlefield, when weapons such as spears, spears, and razors were broken or shot down, they suddenly pulled out their swords and killed their enemies, turning defeat into victory.

The practice method of drawing the sword is also different, the normal sword technique practiced by the samurai is standing and fighting, while the sword drawing technique is always practiced in the kneeling posture.

It is often seen that in this movie, a samurai goes to the other party's house as a guest and kneels at the table opposite the host. Chatting and chatting, the two parties did not agree on a word, the warrior suddenly pulled out the sword from the sheath, and before the master had time to take precautions, he directly killed the other party in a kneeling position, and blood was splashed within five steps.

The so-called unsheathed knife is precisely to make the opponent unable to estimate the length of the knife, but he knows it, and then has the upper hand in the first move of the knife unsheathed. So as to kill the opponent at the moment of drawing the knife, and the winner will be determined in one move.

At the moment when Kansuke Yamamoto pulled out the knife from the sheath, Li Xiao felt that his back was wet with sweat and cold.

Under Yamamoto Kansuke's sword, there is no doubt that he is really going to kill himself. At the moment when his life was handed over, Li Xiao really made a decision, that is, to abandon the gun and retreat.

Yamamoto Kansuke didn't expect Li Xiao to retreat, for a samurai, the sword or gun in his hand is his second life, and if he discards it, he will lose the honor of a samurai.

However, Li Xiao is not a samurai, and he has no concept at all, so he saw Li Xiao pull out his feet and suddenly dodge behind him, which can avoid Yamamoto Kansuke's life-and-death sword. Then Li Xiao followed with a backward leap and rolled in the snow, completely jumping out of the range of Yamamoto Kansuke's katana attack.

After regaining his footing, Li Xiao pulled out the ribs on his waist at the same time, preparing to deal with Yamamoto Kansuke's next blow. The core of Kendo's kendo is to kill with one blow, Li Xiao understands that although he is a little embarrassed to dodge, but Yamamoto Kansuke did not kill himself with this sword, and his advantage is also lost.

However, in fact, Yamamoto Kansuke did not pursue, but shook his wrist and slowly retracted the knife back to its sheath, with a calm posture.

Kansuke Yamamoto looked at Li Xiao, smiled slightly and asked, "Lord Li Xiao, do you know what it means to be in the house now?" ”

Li Xiao laughed: "Isn't it, when you don't move, it's as stable as a mountain, and when you move, you will kill with one blow." ”

Yamamoto Kansuke nodded and said, "Yes, when ordinary people practice the way of the Kendo, they only see the swiftness and suddenness of the sword when it is drawn out of the sheath, but they ignore the momentum before drawing the sword, as well as the inner meditation. When dueling, you should look directly at the opponent's sword and sword, and if you blink because of fear, you will shake your will, and you will not be able to reach the state of not moving like a mountain and pointing directly at your heart for the rest of your life. This is my Yamamoto Kansuke's kendo. ”

After saying this, Kansuke Yamamoto put the scabbard on the ground again, turned around and limped away.

And Li Xiao stayed where he was, thinking about Yamamoto Kansuke's words, and the benefits of this duel were really immeasurable for Li Xiao.