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Blade Angle Visual

No matter how soft the mat that you're cutting or the sharpness of your sword, if you scoop, you'll get stuck (or make a very horrendous cut if it goes through). It is difficult to fix as well because it's hard to see yourself what angle your blade is during the middle of a swing. When I first started, I had a problem scooping on one side as most do and I was trying to find ways to correct myself. I would get hasuji sometimes but not consistently.  When I was trying to practice at home in my garage or outside, I didn't have a mirror so I had to find a way to see my blade angle. When I was taught, I was told that the blade angle is correct if you only saw the mune (back of) the sword whether you're watching someone do it or from your own view.  Well, we didn't have as many Kotetsu's or Paul Chen XL's back then so it was hard to see whether your blade was turned or not. So I found some cardboard in my garage to make a wider "profile"

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