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i recommend japanese iaito.

i can sit in seiza for 20 minutes...

the real question is how long can you sit in tatehiza?

for me 3 minutes.. anything after that , im toast.

aww c'mon , you can do it! , i drive 2 hours to and from my dojo every week. 4 hour trip total.. besides , the solitude during the drive is relaxing.

woops ,mis-interpreted what you said. my bad,
noticed on your profile that you also do iaido , which dojo do you attend? there is so much budo going on in the pacific northwest. if i lived a little...

I also forgot to ask, is Muso Shinden Ryu not a koryu? , my dojo did a demonstration there and am curious as to why it's not considered a koryu.
if the question sounds dumb, forgive me as I'm still...

I was gonna attend that event, I wish I had, my dojo did a demonstration there.

Brian, you mean to say that Relnick Sensei is located in Seattle? if so... wow. Washington really IS the mecca for JSA.

I see your point Aage , I'm thinking of purchasing one just to see what they're all about, but I'll probably stick to my regular obi for a while when I train. I've seen one person use a velcro obi...

what are your thoughts on quick tie obi's? like the one they sell on tozando's website. are they commonly used? or is it unappropiate. I'm thinking of purchasing one.

well it's one teacher for all four styles in one class.

thanks for the link, hopefully some shinkendo members will reply.

ulvulv , i do train at that dojo, but i am still really new to the budo world. I've only been training for 5 months and I am still very naive to judge any kind of sword activity in my opinion. but i...

What are your thoughts on dojo's that practice a variety of styles? Styles being Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu and Muso Shinden Ryu , Toyama Ryu and Shinkendo? I recently visited a dojo in my local area...

here are the photos, plastic imitation "same" is terrible, the ito wrap is terrible, the plastic menuki is terrible. .. well i got what i paid for .. a chinese reproduction. i purchased this thing...

I'm ashamed to say that i own a pprok. i've broken it down and have pictures of it broken down, if you'd like to see them sunny let me know and i'll post them.
i'm an iaito man all the way. (the...

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation. did you ever catch the thief?

I hear Konno Sensei is starting a Forge in Washington? is that true?

By the way do you study at musokai ?? if so,...

i purchased this iaito from my dojo , (musokai in bellevue WA ) i don't know the exact origins all i know is our sensei bring these iaito from japan.
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