Top Hiko Ryu Hiko Ryu Taijutsu Shiraha Dori / English subtitles
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Hiko Ryu Taijutsu Shiraha Dori / English subtitles

Protecting yourself from real dangers! Koshiro Tanaka teaches how to deal with knife attacks.

Incidents involving daggers and knives continue to occur today. Asked for techniques to protect himself from violent incidents, Koshiro Tanaka wanted his martial arts to be widely publicised on film so that many people could use them for self-defence. 

The ultimate depth of knowledge taught by Koshiro Tanaka, who knows all about the characteristics of blades.


About the Instructor

Koshiro Tanaka
Master of the Hiko-ryu

Born 1940, Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He began studying various martial arts, starting with karate at the age of 12. Between 1985 and 1990, fought with the Afghan guerrilla 'mujahidin' against the former Soviet forces, He was hailed by journalists around the world as an 'Afghan Samurai'. In 1991, he succeeded as the second head of the Soke of the Fuji-ryu Taijutsu. In 2009, he took on a new name, Hiko-ryu, in order to transmit and preserve his own martial art and spirit.

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Course content

Total 1 hours 26 minutes
1 About Shiraha Dori 5:34
2 Kihon Sabaki Chudan Zuki 22:26
3 Kihon Sabaki Furi Oroshi 8:22
4 Kihon Sabaki Migi Gamae Tsuki Kiri 6:14
5 Junbi Undo (Warming Up) 18:07
6 Mokuroku Waza 11:41
7 Idori 2:37
8 Sensu (Folding fan) 1:22
9 Muto 2:01
10 About Japanese Short Sword 7:42