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maybe your eyebrows have grown so bushy they now cover your eyes?

What a great look!

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 possibilities.

Church Halls ( Churches often have...

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 maybe you could start afresh by inviting people from...

Maro; I was just trying to understand the point you were trying to make. Nothing more than that.

I was curious about the narrowing of the eyes idea.

I am not sure how this would be effective during the kata in not giving away ones intentions. To do this requires the muscles to hold the...

I think there are some basics that will lead to a good dojo.

I would suggest the following;

- A good dojo leader/administrator who keeps things in order so that the club can get on with the fun...

Yes, Quite strange isnt it. But how many stick around after the initial few weeks. We shall see.



As Peter noted previously, the opponent is basically yourself and you have to defeat this...

May I ask if it is strictly only MSR or are MJER also welcome to come and practice?

All,

I was thinking the other day about all the people who have trained at our club and it suddenly dawned on me that most ( not all) people either leave at two points in their training.
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You little name-dropper you!!

Lol

Tim, I agree with you but also think that perhaps the whole cutting action might need looking at.

I would also say that if you hands are getting sore then, up to a point, it may be just part of...

Further to Anil's thread about Sou Giri Ishido Sensei also mentioned that we are not doing standing Toh-rei correctly.

I like many others had always done it by pushing the left hand forward from...

I think we in Europe tend to forget just how big the US is and how far away towns are from each other when they seem so close on a map!!

Perhaps they are getting it ready to be available as an App?

:-D

Just add it to the list of your wrongdoings!!

I have always done it as you outline at C.
whilst I can do the version B ( as you denoted) I prefer the feel of doing it with the left foot stepping...

Nope. You can always keep adding to any thread you wish to and keep it back on track. That is allowed.

at your age I think this is wise advice......just in case!! lol

A japanese sensei noted fairly recently ( Morita Sensei I think) that there seem to be two distinct wrong ways of using the Japanese sword.

The Japanese tend to have this ultra faith that it is...

Hi Bill,

I suspect that this event may divert some people who would normally go to the Western seminar.

Do you know to what level gradings will be up to?

And who will be invited/required...

did you hit the W key instead of the P?

lol

Well,

all over for another year.

It went without a hitch....well almost.

Bloomin' website server went down with a week to go. So massive thanks to Bill 'still learning' Davison for emailing,...

Tozando are great.

If you can get to Japan, Nosyu blades are very good too.

Not sure what Nine Circles or Custom Katana in the UK sell but might be worth checking both out.

Do they? Do you know this for a fact? Or have they just done what we are doing and listened to their teachers. Copied what they saw; corrected what they were told to correct and then ultimately they...

What has taken me a while to remove is the Ding-dong noto which is what JHG terms the effect when there is a stopping of the sword whilst the saya is moved over the boshi to allow the sword to be...

Ayup. Hope you enjoy