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17th May 2013, 03:45 AM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread Bokuto as a Training Aid in Iaido

In Bristol?I can't make that one Im afraid. Im in Solihull this weekend though....

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16th May 2013, 08:11 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread Bokuto as a Training Aid in Iaido

I simply want to improve my cutting and general sword handling in a way that is transferable to my Iai.

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15th May 2013, 08:58 PM

Kokoro777 started a thread Bokuto as a Training Aid in Iaido

I often hear that Iaidoka don't do enough suburi. So to address, this I decided to use my bokuto for some suburi practise but then I thought,...

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15th May 2013, 07:28 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido

I think blinking is to smear an anti-bacterial solution (tears containing lysozymes) over the cornea and to keep it moist. If the ambient atmosphere...

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14th May 2013, 08:09 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido

Hey! I've been shaving my hands more regularly.

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14th May 2013, 08:08 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido

Not just in your job....At seminars, I've heard people talking about you... in darkened corridors....:dead: :grin:

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14th May 2013, 12:26 AM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido

We did a little 'judging' this weekend at the Intensive course and just looking at two people doing one kata was really hard. So five doing five...

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13th May 2013, 08:53 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido

The only experience I have of this is as a University lecturer where marking symbols have been standardised to say things like 'material not relevant...

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13th May 2013, 03:54 AM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido

And you too, David. It sounds to me like you could be persuaded to practise with 'no particular aim' but for pleasure and then....well who knows what...

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13th May 2013, 03:46 AM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido

Could it be possible to hand the grading mark sheets back to people who have 'deferred their success'? Is there any info on there that might help?

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12th May 2013, 06:24 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido

I wondered what had happened to you David. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you have a 'grading incident' at Bideford as well? Did that sap your...

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11th May 2013, 03:54 AM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread BKA; Intensive Training opportunity - - yes, another one! in Misc Events

Thanks for this. I managed to find out by phoning the venue (I guessed it'd be there). Whilst I was talking to them, my Sensei texted me that he'd...

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9th May 2013, 10:35 PM

Dervish replied to a thread What makes a dojo successful? in Lounge

I like this list. I would also add a regiment that stresses strong and solid basics. Having a good foundation of kendo basics ensures that each...

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7th May 2013, 08:49 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread BKA; Intensive Training opportunity - - yes, another one! in Misc Events

Any further details on where exactly this is taking place and how to booking a place?

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7th May 2013, 06:53 AM

Dervish replied to a thread Failed Shodan in Gradings

I think that at some point I failed so many times in shodan that I stopped getting attached to results. Perhaps because of that, when I took the...

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7th May 2013, 12:22 AM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido

I actually do that with longer kata like Seitei Shihogiri, to burn in the directionality of the various moves (solo practice of course h&s and all...

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6th May 2013, 07:20 PM

Dervish replied to a thread Failed Shodan in Gradings

Once you learn to strike properly, particularly, men and small men (easier said than done), speed will improve. Basics are so important.

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6th May 2013, 05:48 AM

Dervish replied to a thread Failed Shodan in Gradings

After the third time I failed shodan, I questioned my perspective and how I was compatible with my environment, so I opted to visit other dojos. Very...

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6th May 2013, 01:50 AM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido

I tried that once but they ended up crossed-eyed. It did help with my zanshin though since I was looking in two different directions simultaneously.

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5th May 2013, 09:37 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido

Well apparently, Brynner's co-star in Westworld, Richard Benjamin, says Brynner taught him the technique and who loaded a single blank into their...

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5th May 2013, 05:01 PM

Kokoro777 replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido

I wasn't aware that not blinking during a kata was an aim since it lasts on average 200ms it seems inconsequential. Anyway, how about narrowing the...

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