Sword Photography should be distinguished as a separate direction in the art of personal photography
Hands and weapons becoming speaking details and main parts of a composition. For this portrait stance was used Katana, a Japanese weapon which characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Many historians have considered that katana were among the finest cutting weapons in world military history.⠀
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One very important aspect of a sword fight is a combat stance. There have historically been numerous styles of fight and each of them having a unique stance for sword fighting. Different Ronins belonged to different schools of swordsmanship with their own styles and stances.⠀
On the picture you can see an improvised variation of "Ko Gasumi no Kamae" 小霞の構え stance.
This position allows you to repel any attacks and inflict any blows in almost all directions.
This position allows you to repel any attacks and inflict any blows in almost all directions.
