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    Originally posted by John Lindsey
    Though Mr. Dean probably does not have any formal training, I think he shows good form with this fish, even though he is holding in in a gyakute fashion. Or, maybe he is getting ready to stab the fish into his belly....
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    If you will notice, his second, in the background has his blade hidden under a cloth so as not to upset his master in the committing of fishaku.

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    Originally posted by John Lindsey
    Though Mr. Dean probably does not have any formal training, I think he shows good form with this fish, even though he is holding in in a gyakute fashion. Or, maybe he is getting ready to stab the fish into his belly....
    Crappy katana kamae?
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    Originally posted by Dan Harden
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    I think you should sign up immediately. And make sure to hold the Nodachi with your finger sticking out. You need some experience with a big thing in your hand.
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    Thumbs up

    Apologies Colin, but this is one that I've always liked ...



    (As an aside to the Miami Komei Jyuku, this is a really large sword.)

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    I want one...............I have a small wee wee- that should make up for the deficient inches nicely. Then again, I'd still want it if I was hung like John Holmes!!
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    Originally posted by pgsmith
    Apologies Colin, but this is one that I've always liked ... (As an aside to the Miami Komei Jyuku, this is a really large sword.)

    Cheers,
    Gaaaa you posted me! Quick, quick I must explain before everybody laughs...... this is not a Kamae. Its a just a bit of zanshin just before noto.

    What I particularly noticed about Komei Sensei was his blades are really wide. Perhaps one of his students would be kind enough to tell us why he seems to have gone for this?

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    This is not a kamae either, but I like the strong display of determination and concentration.

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    Talking Whoa! Nice panic ...

    Its a just a bit of zanshin just before noto.
    I kinda thought that was self explanatory! That's why I've always liked that shot ever since you put it up. Noto is just about to happen, the balance and posture is damn near perfect, and you can practically feel the concentration radiating outward. It's always said a lot to me for just a picture. One of these years my posture's going to be that good too! (dammit!)

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    Default Not quite Kamae either

    Well at the risk of seeming like an egotistical a%%...



    Here's another from the "Not quite kamae, more like zanshin" corner. Yes it's me, I really don't have that many photos so it'll have to do. Couple years back in Fuji city for our anual enbukai.

    The good (or at least the OK):
    -Target is falling nearly straight down.
    -Sword is only inches away from the target.
    -I'm still on the target, not drifting my attention.
    -Target still hasn't hit the ground yet, but there's no other movement going on.

    The bad:
    -My back foot is turned out too far, hips/shoulders are a bit open/rotated.
    -That extendo-soul patch was really not the best idea I've had.
    -The shinken we were using was the dojo loaner, since none of us could get our gaijin-to into the land of the rising Yen. I think it's some kind of cruel joke to give the (relatively) tall white guy a 2-3 blade to cut with. That's like a tanto for Big Tony...

    OK Charles, you're next. I'd post a pic of Scott Irey, but he's so fast that only Ninjas can even see his waza! Luckily since he studies the unfathomable art of Iai, they have no idea what they have seen...
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    Have I ever demonstrated my empty-handed-de-soul-patching technique? Amazing really...a de-soul-patched chin is something to behold...much like a shorn scrotum...truly breath taking....
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    Originally posted by Martyn van Halm
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    Originally posted by Saitama Steve
    Riiiiight.
    Hey Steve, don't ya think there is something wrong with that picture? I mean, I don't see a kodachi on the floor anywhere....

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    Hee hee hee. You devil you. Don't remind me.

    Tanaka does a lovely nukiuchi, then noto, and then PLOP! feckin' kodachi falls out of his belt on to the floor like a dead trout.

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    Originally posted by A. Bakken
    This is not a kamae either, but I like the strong display of determination and concentration.
    That's a great picture, Aage. Artful and powerful.

    He appears to be preparing to insert the sword into his obi while in iaigoshi. Can I assume he is not an exponent of MSR or ZenKen Iai? (TSKSR maybe?)
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    Thumbs up Re: Not quite Kamae either

    Originally posted by chrismoses
    Well at the risk of seeming like an egotistical a%%...
    That looks pretty good to me, as an uninformed outsider that is.

    The motion blur of the falling chunk of goza shows that it was shot at a fairly slow shutter speed, and yet there's not a hint of ghosting on you or your sword. You must have been rock-steady.
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