12 forms of Omori Ryu (Muso Shinden Ryu)
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 […]
Bokken vs. Iaito—which is better for learning?
Jump Start As a beginner you are gret a wooden sword or bokken and make your first turns in the wide dojo air. After understanding the training environment, the complicated
Iaido Hakone 8. Dan Finale Muso Shinden-ryu Okuden 2021
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
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Tameshigiri-VR game
Impressive how development of ›Virtual Reality‹ is progressing. Also for tameshigiri practice (trial cutting with a sharp sword) one no longer has to go to the trouble of procuring (and
Okuden-Kata Enbu
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
Xmas buy—Amazon Katana vs. Paul Chen
What panic buying for Christmas? The big festival is approaching threateningly. Haven’t thought of a present for yourself yet? How about a cheap katana for cutting exercises? Can you quickly
$700 Aliexpress Katana — A real Katana from China?
Cheap sword purchase with the same benefit? Anyone who comes up with the idea of buying a real katana from Japan will be impressed by the extreme prices. If you
Speed of technique
Quick drawing of the sword There is the erroneous assumption that Iaido practices drawing the sword as quickly as possible. The katana has to be used. As long as is
Always kihon!
Simple means not easy Learning the ›basics‹, technical term Kihon, translated: the basic technique or elementary school, will not come to an end, that said in advance. In learning Iaido,
Iaido-Enbu Hatanaka Atsumi
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