Tag: todome
Consider defeat …
“In Iaido we always win against enemies” performing a kata slowly or quickly, result is the same … We win. Of course we are alone fighting against imaginary opponents and the scenario (Riai) says we win. How could we loose ? I did not deeply thought about this but writing it down suddenly gave me […]
Posted: January 28th, 2012 under Article, Iaido, Kendo.
Tags: Defeat, Kasso teki, Metsuke, todome
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Do nothing which is of no use
Watching one more time the Hakone taikai embu we just could not get tired detailing sensei’s kata interpretations and styles. All the sensei are rendering the kata’s riai (story) so perfectly and in such a way that even on TV you can feel/see the kasso teki. Of course all the presented sensei are Iaido’s top […]
Posted: February 18th, 2011 under Article, Iaido.
Tags: Hakone taikai, kigurai, Sato sensei, seme, todome, Tora no maki
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