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Op, what about bugei.com or swordstore.com ? A bit on the wrong pricetag maybe.

Exactly my thoughts. The little you can learn from books you can learn through personal contact with sensei, just better, faster, and stronger, with the confidence you get through actual human...

But then again you probably is a different person than your sensei and you end up on a different path anyway. :)

Exactly, you dont wait for the other to turn or twist the blade, you run him through at the moment.

The thing is if you dont belive it will work, dont do it. If you ar confident in it, you will do it.

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/katori+shinto/video/x4vbca_kobudopartie1_travel

At around the end 11:10 min.

The whole koryu 'system' works that way, not just Katori shinto ryu.

Two videos i find interesting.

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/katori+shinto/video/x4vbca_kobudopartie1_travel

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I totaly agree. But there is a big diference with a student in a dojo looking at a video or reading a book and say a person 'learning' from a book or video solely. Someone should tell him that what...

Joe logs on a forum in the JSA section. He asks about books in JSA, with lots of kata picture, lots of wise words, and the reason that he asks us is that he does not want to stumble blind in all the...

So what can you learn from a book then?

My iaito is from swordstore and I am very pleased. And several of my student with me also have there iaito from swordstore and I have not heard any complains.

But still, as long as he doesn’t proclaim real swordsmanship but showmanship why would we care? If he likes it why talk down on his hobby? Sure he sucks as a dedicated traditional swordsman. But I...

Sure, he would never impress us. But I don’t think that’s what he tries to do either. What he do I would never be able to do without many hours behind me.
I just see the problem if he encourage...

Not bad. I would never be able to do that.

Sounds logical.



I feel that since we aren’t planning to use what we learn, like the real business, suddenly a big part of what we do is taking responsibility in maintaining a tradition. I am...

As those that train in two or more ryu advocates, keep them separated, do not mix them, since the two most likely will be two different beasts so let’s keep them that way.

But then again, inside...

I have not read the book yet, but still it is just one way to hold the sword. If you are learning Kashima Shinryu kenjutsu then follow your sensei words, not a book from another style.

What about you contact those clubs and ask the sensei just to come and watch. That way you will get a general idea about what iai is, get to know the different peoples and stuff. Just sit quiet in a...

How can you know what to start? It is not possible to know if you are unsure. Attend a class or two on both of them, then pick.

I would go for koryu, but that’s me.

I am no representative for Norway and the koryu that exist here. The only one I know of is TSKSR Sugino-ha. Not to heavy on the iai part but some it is. If my memory serves me right it is one more,...

http://www.koryu.com/guide/ryuguide.html
This is a list of styles, and a lot of them do kenjutsu.

EDIT: Fred beat me to it.

I didn’t know. But now I know…:laugh:

I guess I am the weird one then. :ko:

Cant say I do. :)