Thanks John et al,
I did not intend to take anything away from the seminar which I encourage people to attend. The twists and turns of styles, people, and techniques is a fascinating subject and...
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Thanks John et al,
I did not intend to take anything away from the seminar which I encourage people to attend. The twists and turns of styles, people, and techniques is a fascinating subject and...
Lady and Gentlemen,
Here is the official info for Kuroda sensei. Tamiya-ryu Iaijutsu was founded by Gon-emon Muneshige Tamiya, about 350 years ago. It comes from Hayashizaki Jinsuke, the original...
Beth,
Yes I recognize that Kanji. Here is the kanji for Kuroda Tetsuzan sensei.
民弥(tami-ya)流(ryu)
James
David,
I will forward you the kanji. It will be difficult to search I think. I find when teaching in Japan that using archaic language is frequently not understood by modern Japanese. Much of...
David,
I don't think that they are related. If you look at the kanji, I would put it up if I had the technical ability, they are quite different. It is a bit like the word katsu. There are a...
Gentlemen,
Just a note of clarification in regards to Tamiya ryu Iaijutsu. There are two schools of Tamiya ryu in Japan. The one that Mr. Alexanian is hosting and the one that Kuroda Tetsuzan...
Gentlemen,
Please excuse my delay in replying to the thread that was on this forum. I was heavily tasked in Japan and behind on a number of things when I returned CONUS on Sunday.
It appears...
Tom,
I am in Japan as we speak. I will travel to Iwai to train with Kuroda Tetsuzan for 5 days and then I will be back in Tokyo teaching JDF SOG for three days. I do however have a couple of...
Michael,
Sake. As one who prefers leather sake is one of the best ways to both get grip in the moment and condition the leather. As I just finished eating in a very expensive Japanese restaurant...
Tom,
The hakama that Bugei offers are not Kenbu hakama. You are incorrect in so stating. They are in fact Hakama that have been worn by Japanese for a long period of time including in training....
Gentlemen,
When doing iai with two swords the katana is drawn first and the wakizashi is drawn second using a hara "wedging" to keep the saya in the obi as you draw the wakizashi. The motion is...
Gentlemen,
I met General Kadochnikov in Russia a couple of years ago. He is intelligent and a very fit 67 year old at the time. I had the opportunity to see General K and Mikhail Ryabko...
Dale,
How are you doing? It has been a long time since we have had an opportunity to speak. I have stayed out of some of the threads in regards to John Denora on this forum even though I am very...
Dale,
How are you doing? It has been a long time since we have had an opportunity to speak. I have stayed out of some of the threads in regards to John Denora on this forum even though I am very...
Gentlemen,
I do not know what your experience is however I would council caution when doing tameshigiri with a naginata. They are both more difficult to cut with as well as more dangerous that a...
Ouch!
Gentlemen,
We are moving the forum as we are having problems. Keith Larman will be hosting the site and will be the moderator. Sorry for the difficulty.
Regards,
James
PS Ren, I will...
Ren,
I am going to be in Tokyo the first part of November. Drop me an e mail when you get a chance, perhaps we can get together.
Regards,
James
On another note, for those of you interested in Iai jutsu and kenjtusu, Kuroda Tetsuzan sensei will be teaching every day and giving a demonstration on Friday eveing. He is a true phenomenon and...
Gentlemen,
If you want to know if you have proper power transfer from seiza, cut from that position. The target cannot lie, it will tell you exactly what you are doing. If the teacher has...
I teach in North San Diego county www.dojoofthefourwinds.com
Tony teaches in Orange county and you can email me for dojo info.
James
For those interested in Aiki jujutsu Kondo Katsuyuki will be teaching at the Aiki Expo 2003 In Las Vegas teh 19-21 of September. It is an excellent oppotunity to train with Kondo sensei as well as...
Darren,
Excellent post, thanks,
James
This was sent to me by my friend Duane Dwyer, of Strider Knives, everyone should take a moment and view it.
http://64.177.83.63/liberty/email.htm
Jock,
Where in Japan are you located? I will be there in November for sure and possibly in July.
James