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    24th May 2013, 10:05 PM
    satsumaruma replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido
    maybe your eyebrows have grown so bushy they now cover your eyes? What a great look!
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    24th May 2013, 10:03 PM
    satsumaruma replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    Based on an uninformed assumption that the US ( Iowa, Des Moines) is similar to the UK for suitable hall spaces I would suggest the follwoing are...
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  • chidokan's Avatar
    22nd May 2013, 05:29 AM
    chidokan replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido
    I get accused of never blinking, but must do so...Maybe its timed so it occurs when people don't notice? Or maybe I just wait until the kata is...
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  • Peter West's Avatar
    20th May 2013, 06:02 PM
    Peter West replied to a thread Bokuto as a Training Aid in Iaido
    My cutting improved by making 2 fundamental changes to my training. 1. do most training with a heavy sword and a balance that is difficult to...
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    17th May 2013, 09:24 PM
    satsumaruma replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    may I ask if there is any reason why you haven't started up another dojo? I am not sure how many other martial arts are going on in Des Moines but...
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  • Kokoro777's Avatar
    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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  • Peter West's Avatar
    16th May 2013, 08:43 PM
    Peter West replied to a thread Bokuto as a Training Aid in Iaido
    Are you coming to Intensive (was called squad) training next month? I think I can promise some suburi.
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  • Kokoro777's Avatar
    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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    16th May 2013, 05:52 PM
    rottunpunk replied to a thread Bokuto as a Training Aid in Iaido
    I would further add to the question above, what is it you want out of your suburi? If its the technique side then a bokuto can help try doing the...
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  • Michael Hodge's Avatar
    16th May 2013, 06:30 AM
    Michael Hodge replied to a thread Bokuto as a Training Aid in Iaido
    Another one for the pile. Not so much about suburi, but teaching, judging and focusing on fundamental iaido concepts: The Doctrine of Iaido
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  • Peter West's Avatar
    15th May 2013, 11:39 PM
    Peter West replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido
    THE REASON WE BLINK HAS NO DIRECT RELEVANCE TO HOW THE STATE OF MIND AFFECTS OUR NEED TO DO IT. (sorry about caps lock) It should be possible...
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  • Kokoro777's Avatar
    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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  • Kokoro777's Avatar
    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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    15th May 2013, 08:11 AM
    rottunpunk replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido
    just had another thought on this if you are using correct metsuke (something i struggle with myself) then the eyes should move and change focus...
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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, 06:22 PM
    still learning replied to a thread Bka; level 1 coaching course in Misc Events
    ONE MONTH TO THIS COURSE................... BOOK AS SOON AS YOU CAN PLEASE
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  • Peter West's Avatar
    14th May 2013, 05:02 PM
    Peter West replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido
    It's a simple matter of optics: the clearest image is the one through the centre of the lens, and the least clear image is the one where the frame of...
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    14th May 2013, 12:51 PM
    Ookami7 replied to a thread How not to blink during kata in Iaido
    Hey Tim. On the specs question probably most of us are guilty on that one!!!! I do it for sure!!!! In Kono Hyakuren's book he uses the same theme ie...
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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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  • Peter West's Avatar
    13th May 2013, 10:05 PM
    Peter West replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    We used to have a kind of pro forma mark sheet, but most grading panelists ignore it. the problem is we have to assess 5 people doing the same kata...
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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, 05:03 PM
    Peter West replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    From what you say it seems as though you are making progress. I have a saying: The more you know the more you realises you don't yet understand...
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    13th May 2013, 03:27 PM
    David G replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    I had it explained about two years ago why feedback is all but impossible - once explained it made sense. I just wished I'd known before trying to...
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    13th May 2013, 05:03 AM
    Andy_Watson replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    Apart from the fact that the grading sheets have to be retained by the Bu Executive for admin purposes. I completely agree with Peter's points....
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    13th May 2013, 04:07 AM
    Peter West replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    very unlikely. Its all in personal code. I might write, for example Xoxxo Meaning 3 of the kata not good enough Or X- meaning weak nukitsuke O...
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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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    13th May 2013, 01:42 AM
    Peter West replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    Having sat on many grading panels, and often been asked for feedback, i am becoming increasingly reluctant to give it. This is not due to meanness,...
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    13th May 2013, 12:26 AM
    David G replied to a thread 2nd Dan 'graveyard' in Iaido
    No "incident", I failed my sandan plain and simple. I was initially disappointed (for about ten minutes), but then I was "Right, let's find out what...
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