David,
thank you for the link! I was unaware that UMI renamed, thinking Dr. Hall´s dissertation could not be purchased anymore. I will order a printed copy!
Yours
Sven
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David,
thank you for the link! I was unaware that UMI renamed, thinking Dr. Hall´s dissertation could not be purchased anymore. I will order a printed copy!
Yours
Sven
Hi All!
I found the dissertation of David A. Hall ," Marishiten:Buddhism and the Warrior Goddess" on a website as a pdf. I think many people here will like it and find it most...
Hi all!
From time to time i am receiving requests for leather tsuba. I am very sorry to tell you that I am not manufacturing them anymore. Thanks for your interest!
Greetings!
Sven
Hi everybody!
Please look this:http://www.shintairyu.nl/Martial%20arts%20cv%20of%20Mark%20Sterke.pdf
Could anybody verify Mr. Sterke´s claims?
Kind Regards!
Sven
Hi Nathan!
I heard this a bit diffrent. If i remember it correctly Karl Friday posted here (or maybe in the Iaido-mailing-list, didnt find it yet!) that both types of montings, Katana and Tachi are...
Hi Fred!
The bojutsu of the Katori Shinto Ryu works well with a sword or two at the side. We hold the bo very high over the hip when in sha no kamae, which is the basic kamae in TSKSR bojutsu....
Hi all!
Yes it was Tôgun ryû not Tôgo ryû. Thank you for the correction Ellis! Mr. Kakus theory about the origin of "ki" sounds indeed very dubious.
Thanks
Hi All!
I just ordered Kozô Kakus book "The Mysterious Power of KI". Mr. Kaku was not only a pupil of Morihei Ueshiba but is also 17th Soke of the Togô ryu. I did not found lot information about...
Hi Hyaku!
Thanks for your replie. Do you have more information about the story behind these NIR bokken?
Thanks!
Hi All!
I recently heard something about a type of NIR bokken that ist not in use anymore(afaik). Its called the fukuoka style niten ichi ryu bokken. Its straighter than the typical ones and has a...
Hi George!
Many Thanks. I missed to chek my copy of Serge Mols jujutsu book! Thanks for the link!
Best
Sven
Hi Chuck!
Thanks for posting here! I hope you will be back on your feet soon!
All the best for you!
Sven
Hi All!
I received today the new cultura martialis, the best martial art magazine in German language(actually the only worth buying!). There was a preview for the next magazine on the last page....
Hi Josh!
A very good question!! Actually bamboo, or better how to get good bamboo is my biggest problem. I live in northern Germany so there is no bamboo available in the area. I use imported...
Hi Chuck!
Thanks for your kind words. Good to hear that you managed to fix the cracked bamboo. I hope the bamboo will do its work now for a long time. I started thinking about something i called...
Its my opinion that the principle of the fukuro shinai could also be used in other martial arts, for example historical fencing or escrima. A friend of mine is runnig a school for historical fencing...
As i said before in this thread i could make shinai in almost any size. This one was more a joke but maybe someone of you feels the need for something like this. Its like the big thing, laquered...
Here a modification i figured out for the classical YSR-fukuro shinai. In made the wrapping of the handle longer( you normally have a "tsuka" of ca 21 cm an alway grip a bit of the fukuro!) and fixed...
I also made Kashima Shinryu fukuro-shinai but i am not at the point where i could say they are 100% or at least 90% traditional. The main problem here is the bamboo, but I am working on it. I made...
Hi All!
It’s now almost two years ago that I started offering fukuro-shinai here at e-budo.
Time to start a new one because my shinai does not look like the shinai you see on the pictures of the...
Hi All!
Today i recieved a copy of Kenji Tokitsus book on Musashi Miyamoto. Just strated reading but my first impression is very good. Are there any critical opinions about this book here in the...
Hi David!
Yep your right! Taisha-Ryu and Tenshinshô Jigen(stems form TSKSR) are the two main influences on the Jigen Ryu.
Best
Hi there!
I guess there is a error in the chart. Jigen Ryu stems from Maniwa Nen Ryu?
I dont think so. TSKSR would be more correct!
Best
Sven
To be fair, Ratty and Westbrooke doing there best. If you check there bibiography you see how desparetly they struggle for information. At the time "Secrets...." was published the only book by...
I use my copy to press the leather when i make my laminated leather tsuba.
I like heavy books! :)