The first principle is to collapse and fall away with an aggressor’s pushing motion. This content is only available to members.
6 Principles of Modern Zan-to no Kata Interpretation
A cryptic teaching of the Togakure Ryu, the Zan-To Tonko no Kata, or So-To Tonko no Kata, makes use of techniques for escaping capture. Taught to Japan’s original intelligence operatives, these principles are for confusing an attacker and making an escape, not for triumphing in battlefield combat. In the modern 2020s, obscuring your face from those who would later try to identify you, seemingly blundering into successful defensive technique, and leaving your attacker blinded and confused are the goals of the Zan-To Tonko no Kata.
Lessons
Principle 2
The second principle is to collapse and fall forward with an aggressor’s pulling motion. This content is only available to members.
Principle 3
Third principle is to “cam” elliptically circle outward away from the aggressor’s center and move back in for leverage. This content is only available to members.
Principle 4
Principle four is to “cam” elliptically circle into the aggressor’s center and move away for leverage. This content is only available to members.
Principle 5
The fifth principle is to prompt a distracting attack and then capture the defending limb. This content is only available to members.
Principle 6
Sixth principle is to use “receiving body” uke-mi to escape an attack This content is only available to members.
Review
Looking at the kanji for Zan-To Tonko no Kata, we see that Zan means “to hide or conceal”. Zan is made up of the kanji for Ana, or hole, and So, or mouse, meaning “mouse in a hole”, translated as hiding or concealing. This content is only available to members.
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