http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/blog.php/124-Kim-Taylor This is a discussion forum about the martial art of kendo, or Japanese fencing. For more information, visit www.kendo-world.com en Fri, 24 May 2013 21:48:38 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/blog.php/124-Kim-Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/91-The-Big-Question-17-(lineage) Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:37:07 GMT is: What value is a "true lineage" to martial arts practice.

There is much concern these days on the net about proper lineage, about who has the papers and who has broken away. What is the value of a true lineage to the actual practice of the martial arts? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/91-The-Big-Question-17-(lineage) http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/90-The-Big-Question-16-(obscure-koryu) Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:38:00 GMT is: Why am I worried about remembering koryu sets?

A couple of days ago I began making plans to get the partner into the gym and practice up a couple of new koryu sets that I still don't have worked into my bones. I don't have a lot of time for this and it suddenly occurred to me that I don't really have dozens of students waiting anxiously for this material. ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/90-The-Big-Question-16-(obscure-koryu) http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/86-The-Big-Question-15-(family-matters) Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:56:55 GMT is: Why do people think it's appropriate to comment on koryu they aren't part of?

Having watched people discuss the legitimacy of this or that teacher of this or that koryu and whether or not they had permission to do so over the years, it has always fascinated me that people feel they have the right to opine about what is essentially a family matter.

Is it a Brangelina Jenn thing where it's just fun to muck into the gossip? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/86-The-Big-Question-15-(family-matters) http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/79-The-Big-Question-14-(pre-conceptions) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:54:57 GMT is: Why don't people just start their own arts/sports?

Why do people on the net set pre-conditions to their study of kendo or other arts? For instance a fellow on swordforum is asking about kendo but doesn't want to study it if it is just points, instead he wants to know if it counts "kills". ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/79-The-Big-Question-14-(pre-conceptions) http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/78-The-Big-Question-13-(koryu-grade) Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:28:51 GMT is: How do I get my Menkyo Kaiden while being in the IKF?

I can't think of a single koryu iaido or jodo line in the IKF that is also giving out koryu grades, so how will I ever get my Menkyo Kaiden? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/78-The-Big-Question-13-(koryu-grade) http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/74-The-Big-Question-12 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:59 GMT is: How do you practice everything? Hang around long enough in the arts and you tend to accumulate a lot of kata in one or several arts. Given a limited amount of time for you and your partners, how do you practice all of it? is: How do you practice everything?

Hang around long enough in the arts and you tend to accumulate a lot of kata in one or several arts. Given a limited amount of time for you and your partners, how do you practice all of it? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/74-The-Big-Question-12 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/73-The-Big-Question-11 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:22:44 GMT is: Just how long do you need to practice before you get the brass ring anyway?

In the old days they'd hand someone a menkyo kaiden with 8 or 10 years training, now that we make folks go through 20 years before hitting a measly 7dan we've got a bunch of cripples heading things up. Just how long should we expect the top guys to practice before we make them one of the top guys? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/73-The-Big-Question-11 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/72-The-Big-Question-10 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:08:47 GMT is: How do you go forward and back at the same time?

Iaido and Jodo can be done well into our old age, but how do we keep going forward when our bodies are breaking down? How do we feel we're giving 100% when our knees won't let us get into seiza any more or our shoulders won't let us cut straight any more? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/72-The-Big-Question-10 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/71-The-Big-Question-9 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:19:38 GMT is: How do we get more students into iaido and jodo? Assume you have your entire national organization behind this effort, what steps do you take to increase membership? is: How do we get more students into iaido and jodo?

Assume you have your entire national organization behind this effort, what steps do you take to increase membership? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/71-The-Big-Question-9 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/69-The-Big-Question-8 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:24:38 GMT is: How do I convince all my students to start their own dojo.

In order for the arts to grow we need more dojo, which will bring in more students. So how does one convince one's students to go and start their own dojo? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/69-The-Big-Question-8 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/66-The-Big-Question-7 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:30:15 GMT is: How do you know when you've had too much study?

I have practiced or read or thought about the martial arts for every day of my life since 1980, almost 30 years straight and I still seem to be not much further along from where I was 27 years ago. When do we know it's time to hang it up?

Kim Taylor ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/66-The-Big-Question-7 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/65-The-Big-Question-6 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:35:32 GMT is: Where does the steel come from for iaido students? I was the rag doll (attacker for demonstrations) for my aikido instructor for years, I ran cross country until I threw up, did TKD and boxing to collect some broken noses. I know that I can go well beyond serious injury and continue to fight... is: Where does the steel come from for iaido students?

I was the rag doll (attacker for demonstrations) for my aikido instructor for years, I ran cross country until I threw up, did TKD and boxing to collect some broken noses. I know that I can go well beyond serious injury and continue to fight if necessary and now I can drive my body to that same injury while exercising normally if I'm not careful.

Where does that kind of practice come from for the iaido-only student? No problem with kendo where sensei beats the crap out of you as a child making you cry and attack at the same time for hours on end but how do we do that for iaido?

Kim Taylor ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/65-The-Big-Question-6 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/64-The-Big-Question-5 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:04 GMT is: How much of a koryu kop should we be?

When we're on the forums should we be keeping our eyes open for those who, in our opinions as outsiders, are giving incorrect information about a school? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/64-The-Big-Question-5 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/63-The-Big-Question-4 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:28 GMT is: Should beginners be practicing on their own?

It's the holidays and the students are all home for the holidays, should they be practicing on their own? Should I have assigned homework in the form of suburi or kihon? Or should they only practice under watchful supervision? ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/63-The-Big-Question-4 http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/62-The-Big-Question-3 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:00:29 GMT Is: what does one do without a sensei? If one reaches a high rank, moves away from the area and starts a new dojo, what does one do without access to sensei? Kim Taylor Is: what does one do without a sensei?

If one reaches a high rank, moves away from the area and starts a new dojo, what does one do without access to sensei?

Kim Taylor ]]> Kim Taylor http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/entry.php/62-The-Big-Question-3