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This seems like excellent practice for people who have difficulty staying within the shiaijo :D

And congrats David.. a whole hour without getting shot! There's hope for terrorists ;)

I wonder with all the paranoia going on in the UK (sword ban, photographers being arrested for being 'too tall', etc) how long it will take before 'that guy with the weapon' is shot and taken of the...

I was thinking the same thing. That guy must really trust the skill of the archer a lot to be sitting there... or... have enough zanshin and speed to draw his sword and deflect the arrow if something...

But vaccins cause the body to make antibodies against in this case the H13N666 virus. That only means you won't get sick or at least not very sick. It doesn't mean you won't be carrying the disease...

Because we need more masters :cool2:

How do you define 'mine' in this question?
I'd say at this point my iai is 100% mine as sensei still fails to see any proper seitei or koryu in what I do.
So... it starts as 100% mine, then...

Those are sharp according to the description. Now I do not understand Japanese, but I do wonder why those are called 'iaito' at all. I mean I hear Japanese sensei ask: iaito or shinken? with wich...

So.. how are they holding their pants up then without belts?


Do they have a grading system then? :p

Oh my... and they didn't even include covers from Japanese blockbusters like Machine Girl or KIRÂ PUSSHÎ (Apparently an even sicker mind than Satsurama's exists out there :p ), Tokyo Gore Police,...

I think the humidity level is an important factor. After living in Melbourne for 6 months and the temperature climbing towards 40c I thought it was ok actually. Hot, but not very humid and not...

Thought i'd update the list a bit (based on links posted in this thread):

Austria
Brazil
Denmark
The UK:
- Kendo
- Iaido
- Jodo
Luxembourg

'k then... but favourite? I like most of it. Ministry of Silly Walks, lumberjack song, Argument clinic, etc.

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprjmoSMJ-o

Those dudes must be pretty rich of you can afford to screw up your shinken with this sort of stuff.:rolleyes:

For your sake, let's hope the delivery guy doesn't carry the virus. :D

Gosh, I would have thought you brits were already quite protected due to your large alcohol intake habits or does that only work against germs?
Anyway, the EU council is already taking measures to...

175cm and 2-5-0. Although in my koryu it is usually recommended not to go too long because it will make koryu more difficult. But then sensei (the Japanese one who is half my size) told me he uses a...

That might be one of the reasons senseis keep going on about proper tenouchi... well.. this bird flew away :D

drat.. stupid time limit...
anyhoo... That way you get this sort of thing: pic1 pic 2

You might also try setting your exposure settings first. The dojos (usually a sports hall over here) are most of the time very evenly lit. From a photography standpoint there's also very little...

Well... the good thing is, people who are worthy of proving Darwin was right usually take care of that themselves and we sword folks even have the proper tool for it increasing he odds for early gene...

You need viagra with that??? :D :wink:

Exactly :D

If you're looking for a definition, or a description of what iaido is, then to me Peter's description is the best so far. The other descriptions go to much into the means we use to do our thing. The...

Yvonne from Rokushinkan organises this training every year.
and every time the goal is 1000 kata of course, meaning about 84 seitei rounds.
A good number of people (or masochists) show up for it...

So.. the difference between sword arts?
er..

Kendo = noisy folks playing tag.
Kenjutsu = scary folks wanting to bash each others brains in
Iaido = introverted musashi wannabe's with imaginary...