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A woman in seiza performing a Japanese tea ceremony. Prior to the Edo period, there were no standard postures for sitting on the floor. [1] During this time, seiza referred to "correct sitting", which took various forms such as sitting cross-legged (胡坐, agura), sitting with one knee raised (立て膝, tatehiza), or sitting to the side (割座, wariza), while the posture commonly known as ...
Suwariwaza (座り技) is the generic name for techniques performed in the seated stance in traditional Japanese martial arts.The word waza means technique. In aikido and judo, suwariwaza techniques are performed by practitioners seated opposite to each other in the seiza position, the formal style of sitting in Japanese culture.
Sitting kneel: where the thighs are near horizontal and the buttocks sit back on the heels with the upper body vertical - for example as in Seiza, Virasana, and Vajrasana (yoga) Taking a knee: where the upper body is vertical, one knee is touching the ground while the foot of the other leg is placed on the ground in front of the body
Vajrasana (Diamond Pose) is a yoga posture similar to seiza. The lotus position involves resting each foot on the opposite thigh so that the soles of the feet face upwards. The Burmese position, named so because of its use in Buddhist sculptures in Burma, places both feet in front of the pelvis with knees bent and touching the floor to the ...
Seiza (a kneeling posture using a bench or zafu) It is not uncommon for modern practitioners to practice zazen in a chair, [2] sometimes with a wedge or cushion on top of it so that one is sitting on an incline, or by placing a wedge behind the lower back to help maintain the natural curve of the spine.
The zabuton is generally used while sitting in a seiza or agura position [4] [5] and may also be used when sitting on a chair. Zabuton are used during meditation such as zazen . [ 6 ] In a more casual setting, the zabuton can be used in conjunction with a zaisu , a type of Japanese legless chair, with or without an accompanying kyōsoku ...
Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū (無双直伝英信流 or 無雙直傳英信流) is a Japanese sword art school and one of the most widely practiced schools of iai in the world. [citation needed] Often referred to simply as "Eishin-ryū," it claims an unbroken lineage dating back from the sixteenth century to the early 20th century.
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