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I've sent Mr Wright a mail asking about his rank in the relevant Japanese arts.

It would be nice to know what actual rank the gentleman recieved from Yokohama. Always happy to know there's a schoolteaching Nakamura ryu somewhere- however, just because you did some training...

I haven't seen the pic of Hohan Soken holding kama mentioned but I would imagine that it's pretty hard to conclude much from a still pic or pics. One tech where the user punches, using the blade...

Tatsumi ryu and MSR- no mention of the rankings. He also thinks that batto jutsu means "cutting practice". The film clip just shows his total lack of understanding of the weapon.

Avoid.....

Sensei is just a term of respect. It doesn't actually mean "teacher"; it means something like "who has gone before". It is used as a title for all sorts of people [as has already been mentioned],...

I attended a seminar recently in which Komei juku MJER and rouen ryu naginata were taught. Shimizu sensei taught the naginata section. It was interesting and Shimizu sensei was a patient and keenly...

Plagiarising another site is a bad indicator- not conclusive but not a good start. I don't know of any TSKSR in Oz- maybe someone else knows of their whereabouts. I'll ask the instructor of the...

LOL - I bow to your superior manga reading history! Perhaps from an anime or just someone's overactive imagination......

I think it probably comes from an amime or manga. Never heard of it either......

Also as a side note- randori at least as I learned it is a practice to bring on the skills of both practitioners. It is not a "win" thing. Winning is not the purpose- honing skills is; much the...

yep- gyo is what I was thinking of- thanks for that. Nighty night. I'm off to bo-bos myself....

Of course they are a danger- that's what a weapon does- it gives the idiot more capability. It doesn't mean that you should necessarily give up in the face of an armed opponent. The first course is...

Is that the same as gyou Rob? In karate they generally use the term yakusoku kumite because of it's pre- arranged nature. I didn't want to cause a problem in responding to Mike's post- I thought my...

It's OK fellas. Good luck Mike- keep at it! As for Adrian, he has created the classic "mountain from a molehill". Is he possibly Tony Kehoe's love child?? I will not intrude on the SK forum again-...

Adrian- the post I responded to used the term randori . I was not responding to your post. It was a response to Mr Kirgans post, which was general, as was my reply to him.
I suggest you get out...

A sword is a weapon same as any other- it's only as dangerous as the man wielding it is skillful. Nobody has claimed that tachidori/mutodori would be easy. That some groups do a unrealistic kind of...

I gave a couple of points, general enough to be from just about any fighting art, Japanese or otherwise as far as "free sparring" goes. If randori in SK is not free sparring but a kind of drill- that...

Yep- they aint stupid. They were training to do it for real, hence padded arrows, 'cos they are gonna shoot at you real fast and there is a very likely chance you won't deflect it. Most yumi tend to...

As Paul said, you're likely to get as many answers are there are systems. Start with a dojo first, then worry about the minutiae later.

Brian Gallon was "elected" a member in 1996- that says it all for me. I knew that gent quite well- not in a good way. I am suspicious of "Halls of Fame" in general. I usually wouldn't have a clue who...

I don't do Shorinji kempo but I imagine the best approach to free sparring is the same as any other martial art.

1] Do lots of it, with as many different partners as possible. Lowers grades will...

What are you on Majutsu, and where can I get some?

Quite a few times in Japan I had to diplomatically inform my gracious host/ess that invertabrates were not part of my normal diet. The only reason that really holds any water for the eating of such...

Great clips Russ- especially the lil' tackers with shinken. I've got my guys doing the Nakamura ryu kumitachi with their shinken now- totally new level of awareness shown!

Good to know you are...

I have to agree - last ditch effort to make it out alive- or at least take the sunafabitch with you. The worst thing is that people who aren't that good tend to cut short- which makes it even harder...