Ten To ryu seminars in Paris

[Nagi David]

I'm not sure if the exact spelling is Tendo or Ten to ryu. I'm use to Tendo ryu, but the brochure of the seminar says Ten To ryu.
Anyway this is the first European seminar of it, under sensei Kimura and sensei Tamaki.

It will be held in Paris the week end of the 3rd of April from 9 am to 17pm and 4th of April from 9am to 16pm.
at the " Palais des Sports", 4 rue E. Herriot at Maison Alfort 94700

It's open to any Atarashii Naginata practiser who has reach second dan.

It cost 45 € + 20 € for the different lunch, it does not include hotel accomodation.

You can have more data by calling this number : +33/(0)1/48.81.09.14
or at this Email address : hamot@netcourrier.com

Jacob I hope to see you there ! :)

[kendophx]

...
Anyway this is the first European seminar of it, under sensei Kimura and sensei Tamaki. ...

A piece of advice that helped all of us newbies at my first Tendo Ryu seminar was ... Bring kneepads!

If the instructors allow them, they might come in handy if/when studying the Shodan series.

[Jakob Ryngen]

A piece of advice that helped all of us newbies at my first Tendo Ryu seminar was ... Bring kneepads!

I notice that you are obliged to bring a bokken as well. If so, you should probably bring a pair of kote too. I thought bokken was only for advanced students of Tendo Ryu but that was what the note said.

[R A Sosnowski]

I notice that you are obliged to bring a bokken as well. If so, you should probably bring a pair of kote too. I thought bokken was only for advanced students of Tendo Ryu but that was what the note said.

And that would be Naginata-style Kote. :D

And you are right about Uchitachi too - at least as we are taught in the USA.

Usually a student has learned most if not all of the four set of Ko-Naginata no Omote -- Shodan (8 kata), Chudan (7 kata), Gedan (5 kata) and Shodan no Ura (8 kata) -- before Uchitachi training begins.

However, I have seen some accelerated training in other arts during seminars, so don't be too surprised if you get some training as Uchitachi.

Make that a Bokken with a Tsuba too. The Tsuba on a Tendo Ryu Bokuto is the biggest and thickest piece of leather I have seen on any Bokuto.

[Jakob Ryngen]

And you are right about Uchitachi too - at least as we are taught in the USA.

You Americans! Always so spoiled when it comes to bujutsu :)

Make that a Bokken with a Tsuba too. The Tsuba on a Tendo Ryu Bokuto is the biggest and thickest piece of leather I have seen on any Bokuto.
You can attach a shinai-stuba to a bokken. Works fine (I am told...)!

[R A Sosnowski]

A piece of advice that helped all of us newbies at my first Tendo Ryu seminar was ... Bring kneepads!

If the instructors allow them, they might come in handy if/when studying the Shodan series.

One works on the knees for the last two of eight Kata in Shodan (Seishi Iwakuzuchi, Onajiku Hidari), and the second and third Kata of Chudan (Surikomi Oridome, Tanto Dome [generally not taught until you are training as Uchitachi]) out of seven. Fortunately there is no knee work in the five Kata of Gedan.

[Jakob Ryngen]

One works on the knees for the last two of eight Kata in Shodan (Seishi Iwakuzuchi, Onajiku Hidari), and the second and third Kata of Chudan (Surikomi Oridome, Tanto Dome [generally not taught until you are training as Uchitachi]) out of seven. Fortunately there is no knee work in the five Kata of Gedan.
As this is the first Tendo Ryu seminar in Europe I doubt we will get any further than Shodan. But Onajiku Hidari not listed for Shodan in my papers - is it the same as Seishi Iwakuzuchi Hidari?

[R A Sosnowski]

As this is the first Tendo Ryu seminar in Europe I doubt we will get any further than Shodan. But Onajiku Hidari not listed for Shodan in my papers - is it the same as Seishi Iwakuzuchi Hidari?

In our syllabus, when we have a form that is done on the left side, mirroring the right-hand side form, it is listed as "Onajiku Hidari" which makes it a generic term as well as a relative term (relative to the preceding Kata). As such, the term "Onajiku Hidari" occurs three times in Shodan for the 4th, 6th and 8th Kata (as they mirror the 3rd, 5th and 7th Kata, respectively). We understand it to mean "same thing on the left" or "repeat on the left side."

However, the use of "Seishi Iwakuzuchi Hidari" is also technically correct for Hachihonme in Shodan.

I have some footage taken in the Seibukan of Mitamura-s, et al., circa 1993; the Go-rai (verbal commands) include the use of "Onajiku Hidari."

HTH.

[xvikingx]

At the shubukan we always say "onajiku hidari" during gorei. And knee pads are a very good idea, especially since you will most likely be practicing in a place with out a sprung floor. Seishi iwakizushi can hurt start to hurt after after a couple of trys.

[mingshi]

It's open to any Atarashii Naginata practiser who has reach second dan.
Does anyone know if they welcome spectators... or someone like me who isn't really doing atarashii naginata...? :( I only scratched a bit of koryu but mainly its kenjutsu...