Jiun · 自運 · VD3B
Jiun (自運) is the calligrapher's word for writing from one's own invention. As a Shihan, Master Takase has a hand of her own, and these designs are that hand: she draws freely on the classic scripts to create exactly the look she wants.
一撃必殺
ichigeki hissatsu
One Hit Certain Kill
One strike, certain kill.
Master Takase creates this beautiful scroll when your order is placed, personally preparing the ink and brushing your art, which proudly bears her signature and seal. This is an original work of art.
Description
One Hit Certain Kill in Japanese is 一撃必殺 which is read ichigeki hissatsu
一撃必殺 (ichigeki hissatsu): one strike, certain kill.
一撃必殺 names the ideal of the single decisive technique: the whole self committed to one strike, and the spirit that trains for it. The karate teachers who use it are plain that killing is not the aim. The aim is to end a fight in the shortest time with one decisive technique. One attack is rarely enough against an equal, which is why one trains for the one that is.
The close cousin of 一撃必殺 is 一拳必殺, ikken hissatsu, which names the fist and is sold here as its own design.
一撃必殺 is first found in print in 1936, in a university karate club's manual that calls it the so-called doctrine.
We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 一撃必殺.
Delivery
Your scroll is brushed when you order it and completed within 1 to 3 business days. It ships by USPS Priority Mail from Master Takase's studio in Washington State, boxed and ready to hang, with a printed page giving the art's English, romaji and Japanese.
Sending it as a gift? Add your message at checkout and we will include it.
Shipping is calculated at checkout from your address; within the United States it is $13 to $23. We ship worldwide, and any import charges for your country are shown at checkout before you pay.
Every order is covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee. If your scroll arrives damaged, or we made an error, we replace it or refund you in full, including shipping. Refund policy
About Our Scrolls
Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase brushes your scroll by hand when you order it. Each scroll bears her red seal, 英利, and her signature.
The scrolls are 12 1/4" W × 43" H (31 × 109 cm), with woven damask borders and layered Japanese paper, designed to last generations. The scrolls themselves are made by a scroll maker in Gifu, Japan, and we have worked with them for over two decades.
Eri Takase was born and raised in Osaka, Japan, and holds the rank of Shihan, the highest rank in Japanese calligraphy, from the Bokuteki-kai and the Bunka-shodo. About Master Takase
