Hengest: Nice! I really love how the Japanese turn every single thing into a formal art for study
By the way, is the kabutowari by any chance the forerunner to the jutte? I remember you telling me something of the sort a while back and, now that you mention it, they sound really similar. Also, I think Kukishinden-ryu kenjutsu includes saide training, but I couldn't be sure - a friend of mine mentioned 'grappling while swordfighting' in relation to it, but looking at some of the tricks he's used on me before (like thrusting at my face and then stepping on my foot while I take a step back
), it seems likely. What's Takenouchi-ryu saide like?