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

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

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, shouldn't I just use my Iaito or is there something...

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 is dry then evaporation from the surface of the...

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

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

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 kata....that must be tough!

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 to question', 'error of fact', 'error of...

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 you might decided in the future. I can understand...

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?

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 enthusiasm too?

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 found out it was on from someone up there. Are these...

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

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 that). It really helps especially when someone...

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.

Well apparently, Brynner's co-star in Westworld, Richard Benjamin, says Brynner taught him the technique and who loaded a single blank into their guns and spun the chamber so they wouldn't know if a...

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 eyes slightly, I notice my Sensei does this. It...

Performance-related pay? :)

I think you've nailed it, enkorat, truly excellent! Now can you tell us how to overcome these issues.....please?

So the idea that Jo ha kyu is 'steady acceleration to the final point where everything dramatically stops' is pertinent but of course this acceleration can low as in Seitei or high as in Oku? That's...

Its interesting that the term Jo Ha Kyu is borrowed from Noh theatre, an aesthetic pursuit.

'Stemming' does not mean 'is'. Satanic progressive doom death metal stems from the blues, as all rock...

If you were faced with an enemy (I don't think we have 'opponents' in Iai) surely you'd just cut them down without even the slightest hint of your intention, an intention that jo ha kyu might give...

Numbers do increase when they show 'The Last Samurai' on telly. When the new Keanu Reeves '47 Ronin' comes out, we'll be busting at the seams!

<round of applause> Well done on the analysis, Michael. If you can get funding and a research assistant there's a PhD project in there somewhere!

Could it be that life begins getting in the way after nidan? I've experienced a notable increase in the amount of time I'm training for sandan (sometimes feel like I'm living in my hakama at the...