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    Iaido in Beijing

    Hey,

    Does anybody know if there's any iaido in Beijing? A quick search turned up that Beijing has a kendo club, but I have no idea if they do iaido or not.

    I'm here for a year and I'd rather...
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    What I have heard, though I am no longer sure...

    What I have heard, though I am no longer sure this is correct, is that rhythm naginata was originally developed as a way to get around the US occupation restrictions on practicing martial arts. They...
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    In my (admitted limited) experience, Japanese...

    In my (admitted limited) experience, Japanese martial arts tend to discourage push-cuts. Cuts are typically described as going out in an arc, reaching the person, and then coming back in....
  4. In regards to the question "How extensive?"...

    In regards to the question "How extensive?" atarashii naginata is not nearly as extensive as koryu. Koryu has more striking points and more flexibility in movement and speed. Atarashii naginata is...
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    It's my impression that the lethality of the yari...

    It's my impression that the lethality of the yari vs. the naginata has much less to do with the type of wound than with two other major considerations: Massing and armor. You can stack spearmen...
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    Heh, I'm sorry, I wasn't really asking the...

    Heh, I'm sorry, I wasn't really asking the question. I was merely suggesting a way of organizing the discussion that's already been going on in this thread, in order to make it a little more...
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    If you want a history of naginata, I highly...

    If you want a history of naginata, I highly recommend you go read the article Women Warriors of Japan by Ellis Amdur. The history of the naginata is inextricably bound up with the history of female...
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    It's good to be posting, Bruce, and to hear from...

    It's good to be posting, Bruce, and to hear from you. :)



    It's not so much about eliciting the same stress response, it's about learning to suppress the stress response. I'm going to go on a...
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    Dojo in NY/NJ Area

    Nichibukan JSS has classes 5 days a week, M-Tu-Th-F-S in iaido, atarashii naginata, and occasionally tendo ryu as well. For a more specific class schedule and locations, check out our website

    We...
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    I'd like to chime in here with some physiological...

    I'd like to chime in here with some physiological stuff; my background is in neuroscience, and I feel that much of that has strong implications for explaining the more traditionally "spiritual"...
  11. Thank you, Mr. Taylor, for those guidelines. I...

    Thank you, Mr. Taylor, for those guidelines. I can't help but feel that this discussion seems to have gotten slightly out of hand with wild assertions and counter-assertions. I've been keeping up...
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    The vast majority of naginata practitioners in...

    The vast majority of naginata practitioners in Japan are female. And I do mean vast majority. This is due largely to the history of naginata as "traditionally" a woman's weapon. Headmastery of...
  13. Poll: I don't believe we've ever done any specific embu...

    I don't believe we've ever done any specific embu together featuring the naginata. However, Meik Skoss came up with Fred Little during our last atarashii naginata Spring Seminar and Taikai and gave...
  14. Poll: I must say I'm curious; what qualifies as gendai...

    I must say I'm curious; what qualifies as gendai yari? I'm not sure I've ever heard of any modern versions.

    Oh, and I train in atarashii naginata and a bit of tendo ryu as well.
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    Physical and Floating

    I just got home from a guest class taught at our small NJIT Aikido club by Chris Jordan, who normally teaches at Bond Street. I'm also fresh from Ellis Amdur's seminar in Olney, Maryland. Perhaps...
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    Sticky: I've swung a real naginata, though I've never cut...

    I've swung a real naginata, though I've never cut with one. They're quite heavy, much more forward weighted than a shinken or a wooden naginata. Good tenouchi and body movements are thus even more...
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    Sticky: Our seminars typically focus entirely on...

    Our seminars typically focus entirely on atarashii naginata. This Spring seminar, as far as I know, will be no different.

    I believe there will be a massed demonstration of Tendo Ryu at some...
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