A more correct 座頭市 pose. Or " Zatoishi " pose, if you or/and your computer can't read Japanese. Zatoishi is a fictional anti-hero, a former Yakuza (gangster) turned masseur/gambler wandering around 1840's Japan trying to redeem himself by protecting defenseless people against the many warlords, rent-a-sword samurais, corrupt government officials and other evil-doers. Which usually ends in slicing through many opponents and racking up an impressive bodycount.

Important detail : Zatoishi is blind. Hence the special defensive fighting style which I will try to represent in a few typical poses.

To begin with I watched the opening credits (bodycount : +/- 13) of this movie :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COCkVzBnVCw

 

There are many more to watch ...

 

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