http://classicbudoka.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/75-te-no-uchi-skill-at-arms/

Inevitably, if you are doing some kind of traditional Japanese martial arts, you will encounter the term te no uchi. In its narrowest context, it means how you grip your weapon. In a larger context, it means a kind of overall skill level for a craftsman.

~ Wayne Muromoto

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