Under the big walnut tree in the yard of the Hombu Dojo of “Taiyou e no Michi, this past Saturday a seminar was held on the topic of Chigiriki.
For those that are not familiar with it, this medieval Japanese weapon consists of a wooden staff with a chain and an iron weight.
The seminars with Chigirki are known to be fun, interesting and at the same time not very physically taxing, but are known to cause pain in certain parts of the body because of the weapon’s efficiency.