Showing posts with label Iaido. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iaido. Show all posts
Monday, 23 November 2009

With respect to swords

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I have enjoyed my fencing beginner's course with Cambridge Sword but something I find amazing, shocking and at the same time fascinating...
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Friday, 8 May 2009

Saya construction

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The saya is the scabbard of a sword in Japanese. The saya has a beautiful finish to it and is very often so highly lacquered that one might ...
Thursday, 23 April 2009

Iai-hiza hurts. It's Official!

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Anyone familiar with iai will know that kneeling in seiza for long periods hurts like hell. Yes ok we all use knee pads but it still hurts t...
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Sunday, 5 April 2009

Martial Arts Festival - iai

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This demo was lead by Hanshi Mike Selvey and as well as some iaido kata the guys treated us to some iai-jutsu kata and koryu kata as well as...
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Martial Arts Festival, Leicester

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as I pulled up at the Parklands leisure centre, Leicester, I realised the MAF-UK was going to be quite a big festival! There was a shuttle ...
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Friday, 25 January 2008

Mirror polishing (Meikyo)

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Well the past few sessions of iaido have brought me turmoil and seen me agitated somewhat. Last night I was determined to concentrate on the...
Saturday, 19 January 2008

Ouch. Iaido hurts....

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Hurts my ego, that's what Iaidio hurts. I find it difficult being told my iai is poor. I don't feel angry or aggressive towards the ...
Friday, 11 January 2008

Chiburi

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Taken at Xmas Embu, 2007.
Wednesday, 9 January 2008

The Sword

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I'm reading a book about signs and symbols. This is an are which fascinates me. For me it's linked to the development of communicati...
Wednesday, 12 December 2007

Japanese Sword Art FAQ

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http://www.kendo-sask.com/swordfaq.htm#_Toc422549457

Why a sword ban could be beneficial to Martial Artists

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Ok, so I've just scanned through this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7139724.stm which outlines that that the ban is on cheap ...
Tuesday, 30 October 2007

Uke nagashi

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I worked a lot on this form (Uke nagashi, seitei #3) and picked up some good tips from the teachers. Firstly start drawing the sword before ...
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Friday, 20 July 2007

Kesa Giri - Tough Iaido training

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Well it was a tough training session yesterday. My mind is exploding from it. You think you've nailed a form (haha) and then the teacher...