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I am not surprised to see one of the groups that I was volunteered onto has become embroiled in a large discussion over whether or not we ought to be outing the fakes and denouncing the frauds of the budo world. I remembered a much more interesting discussion from the past where someone was wondering … Continue reading Legitimate First – June 12, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan

“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”

All martial arts come from a point source, Japanese arts can be traced back to China and those arts can be traced back to India. Or is that buddhism?No wait, all Japanese budo are traced back to battlefield arts, you know, you try something on the battlefield and it works so you make it a … Continue reading Creation Myths – June 13, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan

I have been down the rabbit hole once more looking at kata lists for koryu iaido, and as usual I'm amazed at just how consistent things are given how inconsistent the old densho were.Many of the old licenses hold a list of the kata that the student has learned to achieve that level. In the … Continue reading Kata Kollecting – June 11, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan

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