Pic of your sensei

[ben]

Why not post a picture of your sensei? Let's see who inspires you to continue walking along Ken Road. ^_^

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[ben]

I'll start. I've been training lately with a new sensei. He's really strict. He lives in the dojo. He's always waiting for me when I get to training. He's humble. He's got "kihaku" in spades, in fact he never shies from any attack. He's a little round shouldered and not very muscley (that's because he doesn't know the meaning of the word "cross-training", actually he doesn't know many words at all), but he has amazingly straight posture. Just looking at him makes me think "ippon, ippon, ippon." He doesn't care for flashy RBSO bogu. And all his teaching is exemplary: he never bangs on about this-and-that. If you're not doing it, it's not happening.

I'm really starting to admire him. In some ways I hope I become more like him. But then again I do like my creature comforts (like living indoors, eating, sleeping...)

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http://img232.exs.cx/img232/5816/sebonesensei.jpg

[Andoru]

Bwahahahahahahahaha!

Indeed you're right. That sensei is always there, always waiting rain, hail or shine. It's not happening unless you do something.

That sensei has taught me many things and continues to do so...maai, kihon, semete-men, sayumen etc. The sound of a good men cut is tremendously satisfying.

[rainmaker]

This is my sensei's bio... 6th dan and second US citizen who practiced at Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Keishicho !!!

http://www.mushinkankendo.com/uch_bio.html

[rainmaker]

This is my sensei from San Jose, Arnold Matsuda at 12th WKC. Arnold and Eiga..


http://www.auskf.info/Temporary%20pages/12th_WKC_Album/12thWorldKendoChampionships%20version%201/images/DSC00097%20(2).jpg

[Taek]

These are my senseis at Sydney Kendo Club.

http://www.sydneykendoclub.org/Sensei.html

[kendokamax]

This is my sensei's bio... 6th dan and second US citizen who practiced at Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Keishicho !!!

http://www.mushinkankendo.com/uch_bio.html

woah cool story! After reading that I thought I should cherish more the chance I had to go train at keishicho (was only once but still!)

However that was like 20 years ago!! crazy dream

[D'Artagnan]

Here are my Kendo teachers -

http://kendo.fotopic.net/p662840.html

[Fonsz]

Here are my Kendo teachers -

http://kendo.fotopic.net/p662840.htmlWonderful Dojo you got there. Nice shiny wooden floor. You guys are really priviledged with such a Dojo. Could you enlighten me what you are doing with the tenegui on your lap and your hands in front of you? Just curious.

[nalogg]

Here are my Kendo teachers -

http://kendo.fotopic.net/p662840.html
What are they doing with their hands?
praying? in the dojo?
I've never seen that done before.

[nalogg]

What's hilarious is that this started out as a joke post... possibly as a satire of "the pic thread" or the "post pictures of your bogu" thread but people are starting to actually post legit pictures of their sensei!

I'm not going to out of respect for my sensei....

on second thought okay I will...


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Nalogg/kakashi_04.jpg
Here he's teaching me the value of dairy in my diet.
he reads romance novels and he's often late to practice.

[ben spain]

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[Neil Gendzwill]

Miyaoka-sensei (http://www.kendo-sask.com/ken.html), at our 20th anniversary party in 2001. Here's an older photo (http://www.kendo-sask.com/kenhaga.jpg) of him with Haga-sensei when he visited us a few years ago.

[Inouye02]

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[DCPan]

Meet Fred Sensei (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dcpan2000/detail?.dir=6dc9&.dnm=3748.jpg&.src=ph)

[t3k1lla]

here' (http://users.skynet.be/fudobukan/photos/fudobukan010.jpg)s my sensei...

[Musha]

I thought that thing actualy had a face DCPan :normal:, hope your club isn't into grave robbing lol.

[DCPan]

I thought that thing actualy had a face DCPan :normal:, hope your club isn't into grave robbing lol.

That's because it's a TARGET PRO. I got it as a swap with some equipment I didn't need years ago.

My wife thought Fred looked too scary...besides, he was taking up too much room, so I sold it on e-budo last year.

That men on Fred has been donated to a guy in Russia.

The doh on Fred is the famous duct-tape doh that died 2 practices ago.

The tare is the only original piece of bogu that is still from the first set that I started with.

FWIW.

[D'Artagnan]

Wonderful Dojo you got there. Nice shiny wooden floor. You guys are really priviledged with such a Dojo. Could you enlighten me what you are doing with the tenegui on your lap and your hands in front of you? Just curious.

Before putting on the men we place the tenegui on our lap and put our hands as per the pic, then as soon as the 'men-tsuke' is called we clap twice and proceed to put on the men.

Don't exactly know why, put it's pretty cool

[nalogg]

Before putting on the men we place the tenegui on our lap and put our hands as per the pic, then as soon as the 'men-tsuke' is called we clap twice and proceed to put on the men.

Don't exactly know why, put it's pretty cool
that's kinda strange!
however if there's something the world needs, it's more spontaneous claps.

[rainmaker]

Never heard such cermony prior practice. I have seen sensei clap while we doing Mookseo so senior can yell "Yame." But I have never heard or seen such thing. But I guess different does not mean wrong, only different. I guess I learned this today. Would it be praying ??? Maybe your sensei learned from Christian ??




Before putting on the men we place the tenegui on our lap and put our hands as per the pic, then as soon as the 'men-tsuke' is called we clap twice and proceed to put on the men.

Don't exactly know why, put it's pretty cool

[Neil Gendzwill]

Maybe your sensei learned from Christian ??

I think the clapping is shinto but I may be wrong.

[D'Artagnan]

Would it be praying ??? Maybe your sensei learned from Christian ??


ummm no it's definately not that.

I have seen it before on some video somewhere, but thats it. I am fairly sure we do it 'cause it looks and sounds cool.

[Nabeshima]

Whoooooooaaaaaaaaaah

well, im looking forward to find sensei photos

Regards!!!

[kendokamax]

I think the clapping is shinto but I may be wrong.

ya
when you make a wish at a shinto temple you throw a 5 yen coin and clap your hands twice.

[ukenagashi]

yeah and then you can put bit of paper with writing on or something else that you can buy from the stalls

[Nishi]

I think the clapping is shinto but I may be wrong.

Correct.

I was at the dojo when it was added. It was added to awaken the spirit before performing keiko. Aikido use this in some dojo as well for the same reason, or to ward off negative spirits in the dojo.

This little ritual does set you in a different mood before keiko, it is wonderful...i miss it.

[taganahan]

holy crap....i can't help but wonder, is that a face inside the bogu?

~taganahan

[Alex_McGrady]

I think the clapping is shinto but I may be wrong.mokusou is more of the buddhism variety related to the zazen rather than shinto. Has anyone ever done a zazen session at a temple? the hands are held in the same position but the legs are set in non-seiza. in a dojo, clapping is just one method of commanding a stop. others just say "yame".

the clapping in shinto is at the shrines, right? where in order to get the attention of the kami, you clap your hands and ring the bells.

it is interesting the different factors of shinto and buddhism in dojos that I have been to. I have heard many times, and recently from an actual buddhist priest in Nara, that the "dou" in the martial arts is stemmed from Zen Buddhism. But of course, you used to bow to the shinsen (shinto shrine) in the dojo rather than the shomen of the dojo.

imagine that...

Alex

[rainmaker]

I guess this concludes it.. There is no meaning. I guess they are doing it because it is cool.... I would love to check out though..




mokusou is more of the buddhism variety related to the zazen rather than shinto. Has anyone ever done a zazen session at a temple? the hands are held in the same position but the legs are set in non-seiza. in a dojo, clapping is just one method of commanding a stop. others just say "yame".

the clapping in shinto is at the shrines, right? where in order to get the attention of the kami, you clap your hands and ring the bells.

it is interesting the different factors of shinto and buddhism in dojos that I have been to. I have heard many times, and recently from an actual buddhist priest in Nara, that the "dou" in the martial arts is stemmed from Zen Buddhism. But of course, you used to bow to the shinsen (shinto shrine) in the dojo rather than the shomen of the dojo.

imagine that...

Alex

[DCPan]

Has anyone ever done a zazen session at a temple? the hands are held in the same position but the legs are set in non-seiza. in a dojo, clapping is just one method of commanding a stop. others just say "yame".

Hmm...yame is usually single clap though.

From what I understand, the double-clap done in some kendo and aikido dojo are shinto based rituals.... There's a particular speed in the double-clap that makes it rather cool....

[Alex_McGrady]

Hmm...yame is usually single clap though.

From what I understand, the double-clap done in some kendo and aikido dojo are shinto based rituals.... There's a particular speed in the double-clap that makes it rather cool....Sorry to confuse you, I meant that in my dojo, there is no clap... only the sempai yells "yame". I am very sure that there are many, many different ways that different dojos handle their formalities and commands. Not saying what is better or what is not, just writing from my experience. I am also sure that some dojos have perhaps "mistakenly" adopted their own systems as well.

Whatever floats your boat :-) Oh, and I have no clue about the double clap thing that you are talking about. Is that in kendo, or just a dojo thing?

Alex

[Infinity]

here is a pic of a typical kendo class with our sensei, he is the one without a men on...

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/heatho/Images/wc14.jpg (http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/heatho/Images/wc14.jpg)

[isi]

wow--very nice!

[rainmaker]

Wow beautiful drawing.. I am going to steal this...




here is a pic of a typical kendo class with our sensei, he is the one without a men on...

http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/heatho/Images/wc14.jpg (http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/heatho/Images/wc14.jpg)

[grasshopper_r2]

In most traditional schools (Buddhist/Shinto) the opening of class is performed in seiza, has the double clap (to wake the spirit of the dojo in the shinza/kamiza) then a zarei to show respect.

[Infinity]

Wow beautiful drawing.. I am going to steal this... what do you mean 'steal'?

[Alex_McGrady]

In most traditional schools (Buddhist/Shinto) the opening of class is performed in seiza, has the double clap (to wake the spirit of the dojo in the shinza/kamiza) then a zarei to show respect.I have heard this too, grasshopper-san. But even in Japan these days... the use of the Shinto shrine in the dojo is not so common. Even if a shrine is in place within a dojo, they say "Shomen ni rei", a bow to the front of the dojo rather than the shinzen because it may offend others of certain religious beliefs...... There are a growing number of buddhist religions that do not allow Shinto "worship". The largest sect is called Sokagakkai. They will not even enter a Shrine garden....

Alex

[grasshopper_r2]

Very interesting Alex McG, thanks for the update.

[Alex_McGrady]

Very interesting Alex McG, thanks for the update.No problem...Hey, how goes practice for you these days?

Alex

[grasshopper_r2]

Goes well, I'm a little blue though. (I'm breakin in a new set of bogu! haha) Its getting cold down here so I'm a little slow to hit the Suburi in the mornings, sometimes it has to wait till the afternoon and get thrown in with the other basics.. how 'bout u?

[rainmaker]

I will use it for my desktop decoration if it is okay with you.... Did you paint this yourself ???




what do you mean 'steal'?

[joekc6nlx]

I can't post pics without his permission, but if you want to see several pics of my sensei, Koki Ariga-sensei, 7th dan, kyoshi, here is a linK:

www.pittsburgh-kendo.com/seminar0104.html (http://www.pittsburgh-kendo.com/seminar0104.html)

Ariga-sensei is also VP of Education for AUSKF, as well as President of ECUSKF.

I feel very fortunate to have such a distinguished sensei to guide me through my training.

[Infinity]

I will use it for my desktop decoration if it is okay with you.... Did you paint this yourself ??? oh ok. on you desktop is fine.
yes this in one of my creations.
i have more up on the pic thread in multimedia (i think thats where it is).

[Alex_McGrady]

Goes well, I'm a little blue though. (I'm breakin in a new set of bogu! haha) Its getting cold down here so I'm a little slow to hit the Suburi in the mornings, sometimes it has to wait till the afternoon and get thrown in with the other basics.. how 'bout u?Ahhh... I remember those blue days. How is the bogu doing you? Broken in yet? My practice could be better.... My work seems to take up most of my time these days leaving me less time to train. Ah well, that comes in phases sometimes. Stay warm!!!

Alex

[Jearom]

Here is a pic of my sensei, the greatest sensei of all times.

http://www.yodajeff.com/multimedia/images/pictures/0000/a/000014.gif

And look at his little stick.
It`s not the size of the sword that counts, it`s how you use it. :smiley:

[Andoru]

"Do or not do, there is no try"

[kuzu70]

I can't post pics without his permission, but if you want to see several pics of my sensei, Koki Ariga-sensei, 7th dan, kyoshi, here is a linK:

Ariga sensei used to be my sensei when he was in Los Angeles.

[joekc6nlx]

Ariga sensei used to be my sensei when he was in Los Angeles.
Kuzu, I'll be happy to pass along your regards when I see him next. He will be off this week, so it will be the Saturday after this coming weekend.

For Nalogg, and the rest of the Etobicoke dojo members, Ariga-sensei founded your dojo because there was no facility on the west side of Toronto, and JCCC was a bit further than he thought you should have to go. This was in the days when Toronto was rapidly growing.

For all of you who have been students of Ariga-sensei, I am extremely honored that he has opened a kendo dojo in our area, and that I am a member of a select group of people who have benefited from his instruction.

[grasshopper_r2]

Ahhh... I remember those blue days. How is the bogu doing you? Broken in yet? My practice could be better.... My work seems to take up most of my time these days leaving me less time to train. Ah well, that comes in phases sometimes. Stay warm!!!

AlexThis is the best set I have ever owned, got it from e-bogu, it is breaking in well. Seems like it fits better every time I put it on. Work-work-work, Ahh yes I understand!

[iam_pk]

the one on the right~
http://chidokan.tripod.com/index.html