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jmarsten
25-05-2007, 06:19 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0KI6-Lf21Y&NR=1
No Comment, just interesting
Ralutin
25-05-2007, 06:50 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0KI6-Lf21Y&NR=1
No Comment, just interesting

I agree Marsten sensei...very interesting, but I have no comment also.
Bokushingu
25-05-2007, 07:04 AM
that was beautiful! I wish my back could support the stances. I wouldn't mind trying Iado or kenjutsu. I'm starting to really enjoy the nihon kendo katas.
Pugtm
25-05-2007, 07:13 AM
the link goes to a kumdo school though. Curious. They claim to be kendo...
Paikea
25-05-2007, 07:36 AM
Looks very much like the ZNKR Seiteigata tape (studio and lighting-wise). No pretty-sounding young miss telling me to cleave my opponent through the temple though...
shred_lord
25-05-2007, 08:16 AM
http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11732
rainmaker
26-06-2007, 04:37 AM
Actually, he is the sensei from Sungmookwan, New Jersey. He holds 7th dan in Kumdo.. I had a chance to geiko with him and he is pretty strong. During 15 min. geiko, I couldn't even touch him.. Then again, I am not high rank enough to judge anything..

http://kendoacademy.com/

His dojo movie..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoSqsxhSf3Q

He seems to teach sword technics to his students. I cannot comment since I don't have any clue about Iaido...

cheers,



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0KI6-Lf21Y&NR=1
No Comment, just interesting
Ignatz
26-06-2007, 06:11 AM
That's Old Warrior's dojo isn't it? (The nito geezer:laugh:)
verissimus
26-06-2007, 07:01 AM
Actually, he is the sensei from Sungmookwan, New Jersey. He holds 7th dan in Kumdo.. I had a chance to geiko with him and he is pretty strong. During 15 min. geiko, I couldn't even touch him.. Then again, I am not high rank enough to judge anything..


I had a chance to practice with him too, a couple of years ago, when he visited us. Our (then) instructor was his student in Korea.
verissimus
26-06-2007, 07:02 AM
the link goes to a kumdo school though. Curious. They claim to be kendo...

That's because they are.
ahmed61086
26-06-2007, 05:13 PM
Last time I checked, Kendo was Kumdo, Kumdo was Kendo, but maybe that has changed.
Frame
26-06-2007, 07:49 PM
yeah notice in the class section of the video you can see a whole bunch of armour in the back

eitherway.. he dodges his head out the way in one of those kata! now no one can complain when i do it!
Kenshi
26-06-2007, 08:02 PM
"kendo is kendo and kumdo is also kendo"

I think the movie is pretty cool and would have certainly attracted me to kendo and iai had I seen it years ago. Whether its iai/batto with a tradition behind it I will leave up to your imagination.

If I was running a commercial dojo I would want as many people paying dues as possible..... who cares what the people think it is they are doing.

p.s. and the teacher is obvious pretty handy.