The Way of Air

Air lets us breathe, it is flowing and omnipresent and invisible, it chooses the path of least resistence, and can blow us over into immobility.  Its volume can be as gentle as a summer breeze, or as violent as a Hurricane.

Mobility is critical in fencing.  Proper control of our mobility will make the fencer unreachable, or allow the fencer to close with tremendous speed..

As a fencer, gaining the aspect of Air in our mobility allows us to move like the wind, it supports our attacks, and can corrupt an opponent's strikes against us.  We do so with omnipresence, undetectably due to little projection,  and in complete synchronicity with our stance.

Musashi on the way of Air

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