What iaido is for – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido and Roukudan Jodo

Friday was a class of two, the Pamurai and I. She wanted to do some iaido so away we went. I can still see, and let's face it, you don't get in there and mix it up when teaching iai, you just point and grunt so I was of some use. Seitei and Omori Ryu … Continue reading What iaido is for – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido and Roukudan Jodo

Political Avoidance – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido and Roukudan Jodo

One of our senior folk remarked to me yesterday "I stay out of the politics". I remarked that you can ignore the politics, but you can't avoid it. Politics is, and somebody has to do it. If you ignore it, someone else has to do it. Politics at the dojo level is simply the negotiations … Continue reading Political Avoidance – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido and Roukudan Jodo

Teaching what can’t be taught – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido and Roukudan Jodo

Jiki Tsu, Mushin, Kigurai, I've been talking about wanting to pass those things along to my students. The problem is how to teach it. Do we just repeat the kata for years and assume that somehow deeper understanding will appear? Emergent properties do exist, but no matter how many kata I've added to a curriculum, … Continue reading Teaching what can’t be taught – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido and Roukudan Jodo