iaido videos

[kumakage]

I was wondering if anyone can tell me where i can find some videos on iaido. I trained in kendo and iaido for about 2 years butnever formally ranked in it. Plus I had a falling out with my sensei mainly due to his wife controling the dojo. Because of that I have not been able to join the kendo federation. I am tring to get back into training by myself but I would like some videos to look at with my training. If anyone can help please let me know. Thank you,
Manuel

[Ian Russell]

*pimp* THE SEI DO KAI - TRAINING VIDEOS (http://sdksupplies.netfirms.com/cat_video.htm)I don't mean to sound presumptuous, but, are there no other iaido dojos/sensei in the area? Even a little travelling is worth it for some good instruction. You could always try the iaido-L or e-budo and ask around (if you haven't already)...

Cheers,

[Jerry Wellbrock]

There are some excellent iaido videos available through the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin Kai International.....these are done by Masayuki Shimabukuru from California......he is a student of Takayuki Miura Hanshi recognized as the 20th Master of Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai....Shimabukuru Sensei is the head of the Jikishin Kai International....you can find these wideos at their website...Shimabukuru is also the author of the book on Muso Jikiden Eishin ryu titled "Flashing Steel"...the All Japan Kendo Federation also has a video tape on the ZNKR Seitei Kata....Good Luck

[kumakage]

Thank you for the info

Manuel

[stevemcgee99]

Has anybody seen the ZNKR iaido video in english? Or, anything else published by them in english?

[R A Sosnowski]

Has anybody seen the ZNKR iaido video in english? Or, anything else published by them in nglish?

I have seen the old one with the 10 Seitei Iai Gata and the new one with the 12. The former is well done; the latter is rather poor IMHO. My personal recommendation is "All Japan Kendo Federation Seitei Iai Kata 1-12" by Kim Taylor (Rokudan/Renshi) from Mugendo Budogu (http://budogu.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page18.html) for the 12.

For the MJER curriculum, I also recommend the Seidokai videos along with Ian Russel.

If you are going to be testing within the ZNKR, I would not recommend the videos by Shimabukuru-s. as he is not part of ZNKR and does his Kata just different enough to be problematic.

HTH.

[Confound]

Has anyone seen the ZN Seitei Iai BOOK? I'm sure I've hijacked more than one thread looking for this blasted thing, but if ANYONE has seen it, I would desperately like to know.

c

[R A Sosnowski]

Originally posted by Confound
Has anyone seen the ZN Seitei Iai BOOK? I'm sure I've hijacked more than one thread looking for this blasted thing, but if ANYONE has seen it, I would desperately like to know.

Check out New Edition Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei Iai (reference no. I122) at Mugendo Budogu (http://budogu.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page16.html). I know that Peter Boylan has contacts with the distributers in Japan.

HTH.

[Confound]

Thanks very much. I shall immediately.
c

[chidokan]

try Iwata Norikazu sensei's videos on Muso Jikiden Eishin ryu from kendo nippon magazine, nicely made and not too badly priced....
Tim Hamilton

[lucian]

Hey Tim any idea where I can get Iwata sensei�fs books? I could not find any in Japan none of my mates could find any either,
I have been reading hyaku�fs website that�fs cool, but I would like them in print (that�fs just me being a sad bookworm) are they still in print?

Gregg

[chidokan]

Go to the Kendo Nippon website, you can get them there...slightly expensive but not too bad.
Started training again by the way?

Tim Hamilton

[lucian]

hey-up Tim lad
yeah I have done a little bit of training but not much just some suburi, kata& seitei at home; I have done some kendo and iai while I was bumming around Japan I even got to do some kendo with Fukuoka police :) but just the once after that my foot was black and blue :eek:

I will be coming back �ghopefully�h this year & joining you for some MJER if you don�ft mind? That�fs if I can afford all the licences but at the moment I�fm paying off the last of my student loan only 8k left to go
Gregg

[chidokan]

you're welcome anytime, just send me a note when you can make it over. Practise days are Mon, Tues, Wed, with a possibility of a weekend depending on where I am....

Tim

[Richie224]

Just to add a good link for books direct from Japan (a little late I know) is http://www.buyubooks.com they also have videos and a small selection of english books.

I also found www.amazon.co.jp a good place too considering I picked up Mitani Sensei's wonderful book: Shokai Iai Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu (isbn: 4789920216) (a must have for anyone practicing Eishin-Ryu) for half the price.

[roar]

Just to add a good link for books direct from Japan (a little late I know) is http://www.buyubooks.com they also have videos and a small selection of english books.

Oh, no! My creditcard is going to die! Just the link my finances didnt need!
:ko:

[Richie224]

gomen! I will try to live with the guilt ;)

[Raígma]

Nice to see that there are buyable books and videos, but are there any more videos on the net for free?
I´m a kendoka but I like to watch those videos.
Thanks for helping.

[chidokan]

heres one although there are not many about. I was posting one tachi uchi no kurai waza at a time on mine, but as I have 55Mb of space and each waza is 36Mb, it would be sometime before all of them were up.... its probably why you dont see many...

http://www.shobi-u.ac.jp/~tnagae/iai/iai.html

[stevemcgee99]

That's a pretty extensive resource. Best I've found, and it's MSR! A bit suprising to me, at least, it seems there are far more MJER practitioners out there.

The Nishi Kaigan (sp?) website used to have a few kata up.

[Richie224]

If I was to recommend abook for seitei gata I would recommend this one
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4884581881/249-6647251-9338714
(Sorry about the link but I don't know if the forum supports kanji)
Videos for MJER
I would recommend
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4789950123/249-6647251-9338714
and
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4789950131/249-6647251-9338714
Both are the videos made by the Great Iwata Sensei (I think Chidokan would vouch for him
As for books I would recommend
Iwata sensei's book
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/478992081X/ref=sr_aps_b_/249-6647251-9338714
and Mitani Sensei's
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4789920216/249-6647251-9338714
This book is fabulous and comprises of about 2000 photographs that illustrate the techniques brilliantly.

I wouldn't like to dictate where to buy your Japanese imports but I think you might find buying them from Amazon.co.jp or another Japanese company such as buyubooks.com might actually save you quite abit of money.

[rottunpunk]

iwata sensie is top man

get anything by him especially the videos

he never ceases to amaze when he comes over

how can a 90 yr old man bend that far back in uke nagashi when i cant do it at the age of 20?

he really likes toffees too

:p

[chidokan]

He also 'acquired' a large quantity of fudge from me while we were at Keswick...hmm, perhaps I have found a culprit for the missing cream egg...
Rottunpunk, You WON'T bend that far, not CAN'T, idle students, mutter, mutter, moan, moan... I will not accept the fact that you have broken your legs while younger, they should have healed by now....;)

Tim Hamilton