Scythe School is a spiritual descendant of Musashi’s strategy—Niten Ichi-ryū in principle: posture that doesn’t break, footwork that doesn’t donate balance, and a mind that stays calm when leverage gets ugly. The scythe is uneven force. If you chase big swings, it will take your spine and wrists. We don’t “swing.” We cut with structure.
Musashi Rules (Applied to the Scythe)
- Posture first: head up, spine long, shoulders settled, hips under you.
- No overreach: don’t chase cuts; keep your center and make distance do the work.
- Both feet move: step to stay balanced while cutting, guarding, and withdrawing.
- Own the weapon: if you can’t stop it anywhere, you don’t control it yet.
- Mind like a mirror: calm under fatigue; no panic corrections, no ego swings.
Weapon Psychology
Musashi’s strategy isn’t “technique collecting.” It’s timing, distance, and spirit. With a scythe: stay composed, keep the blade honest, and refuse the urge to lunge.
Calm Distance TimingStructure Psychology
The body lies when it’s fresh. The scythe tells the truth when you’re tired. We train so your posture holds when your arms want to “wing it.”
Integrity Brakes Control“Everything is difficult at first.”
Note: “Descendant” here means lineage of principle—strategy, posture, and discipline— not a formal claimed transmission.
“Stillness first. Breath second. The blade last.”