Today I show a technique from the Korean sword manual Jedok Geom in Muyedobotongji. This is the technique called Hwigeom Hyangjeokse which translates to swinging the sword at the enemy. It is a technique to wind onto the inside line of the opponent's blade to cut them.
Hwigeom Hyangjeokse involves throwing a rising cut (usually from the left low guard to the right, here I happened to start in right low guard so had to do an odd rising cut to the right) to displace their sword, then turn the sword on their blade to take the inside line and step through and cut them down. There are a few more nuances which make this work, but once you've got them down its a great move to have in your arsenal.
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