Category Archives: Japan Trip

Sensei taught a lot of things related to the Chinese sword during the last day of the Taikai. This sword that we call Jian or Ken is in fact Tsurugi. This is the weapon of the high level warriors. Even though … Continue reading →

Attending a class by Noguchi sensei is always a good moment. To me it is similar in many ways in having a very nice dinner at a grand restaurant in Paris.  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx His taijutsu is full of flavors, very refined, … Continue reading →

  Today during his class at the honbu, Nagato sensei kept repeating that everything he was doing was 簡単 kantan (easy, simple). He repeated it many times during training. But watching the many practitioners in the honbu I got the impression that … Continue reading →

When a beginner attends to a class with Nagato sensei it seems that he is always repeating the same movement. When you have been training in Japan with him for over twenty years you see things differently. Nagato sensei’s movements … Continue reading →

At the end the class Hatsumi sensei came to me, took the wooden ken I got from Tanaka san* and showed me how to hold the Ken. The Ken is versatile and the many possible 握り nigiri (grips) reflect this. Sensei demonstrating … Continue reading →

Do you think Hatsumi sensei is reading my blog? we can think so because in today’s class he gave us the next level to understand the Henka article. I was asked to begin the class with some taijutsu technique. Uke … Continue reading →