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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Tachi Tips & Tricks (8)
When you get attuned to the tachi, you discover that it is using the specificities of all the other weapons. The tachi is a hanbô, a jo, a bô, a yari, a naginata … and sometimes a sword… You lock … Continue reading
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Tagged tachi, hourglass, knight, kishi
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Errors are Correct
The more important things we learn through training in the bujinkan is that it is ok to make mistakes. By accepting that we are not perfect we can improve our skills. The errors we make in the dôjô are our … Continue reading
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Tachi Video
Drawing the tachi with the legs by using footwork. Filmed during the tachi III workshop right after the April trip to Japan. If you are a member of KOI Martial Art you can download a small tachi movie filmed during … Continue reading
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Paris Taikai July
Yûro Shi Tennô Taikai – Paris 2010 July 9th to 11th Join us
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Enter the Dragon (2)
On Facebook one friend wrote: “without understanding what juppô sesshô is and its relation to the dragon and the tiger, you will stay forever in the mechanic world and never understand what is biomechanics” and another friend commented: “any movement you … Continue reading
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Enter the Dragon
Asian martial arts often refer to the opposition/unity of the tiger and the dragon. In 2003, the first year of the juppô sesshô cycle, we learnt that the dragon is in the sky or ten and the tiger on the … Continue reading
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Ryûha: Homework Required
The last section of the Kukishin Bô is called “keiko sabaki gata” and consists in a series of 25 techniques. As always if you do not look at the kanji but only at the sounds, many meanings can be found … Continue reading
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Tagged bô, gata, jutsu, keiko, kukishin, sabaki
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Flexibility?
Too many bujinkan practitioners are not flexible enough and they should spend some time outside the dôjô to improve their body. The dôjô is where you learn the waza, everything else is your responsability and should be done on your … Continue reading
Taikai Paris July 2010
Watch the YSTT2010 trailer and register to attend the 8th edition to train with Peter, Sven, Peter and Arnaud in Paris.
Kaeshi Waza: the Ura of the Omote?
When we train the techniques of the different weapons or ryûha we often skip this important part of the training which is the kaeshi waza. Kaeshi waza is for me the essence of our budô as it is vital to … Continue reading
