Subtle Movements in Iai and Hakama-Sabaki Every Iaido practitioner knows the ‘special’ moment when you realize that even the ‘simple’ movements need to be practiced carefully. For example, without proper […]
The elemental approach in chinese martial arts encloses five elements – 木 (Wood), 火 (Fire), 土 (Earth), 金 (Metal), and 水 (Water) – each of them associated with specific qualities.
Here in an interesting combination of two different versions of the same Kata Shohatto from Omori Ryu are presented. The parallel arrangement of the demonstration (enbu) makes it easier to
Comparison Kata Shohatto Hakuo Sagawa vs. Toshihiko Kawaguchi more »
Haruna Matsuo 春名松男 (Hachidan Kyoshi) performs in Hakone. He was born during Taisho 15 (1926) in Okayama Prefecture. Haruna Sensei passed away in 2002 at the age of 76. This
The provision of videos on Muso Shinden Ryu, consisting of three stages, runs with 10 forms of Hasegawa Eishin Ryu (middle stage, Shuden). The katas are shown and explained by
The provision of videos on Muso Shinden Ryu, consisting of three stages, begins with 12 forms of Omori Ryu (first stage, Shoden). The katas are shown and explained by Kawaguchi
The 17th iaido match for 8th dan was held at Hakone Shrine. 8th Dan iaidokas show iaido kata in enbu form (i.e. performed solo). Here is an outstanding enbu by
Iaido Hakone 8. Dan Finale Muso Shinden-ryu Okuden 2021 more »
Muso Shinden-ryu Okuden kata (= forms) belong to the later learned and possibly more demanding forms of Muso Shinden-ryu due to sorting in the form canon. The good news is
According to Google Translate sensei Hatanaka Atsumi, 8th Dan will perform five katas in 2019. The location cannot be reconstructed. Once again it is nice to study the different versions
The title of the YouTube channel can be missunderstood: here we can watch a small Iaido special demonstration 2021/4/4 on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the 61st Tokyo
