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That's not exactly what Ohmi sensei told us at the May seminar, but I'm afraid that writing the whole word will get me on a list somewhere. He said that he had not done much practice in the last few months but had read a lot of books and his own notes. His conclusion? He … Continue reading My Sensei Said: It’s all Bull-puckies! Kim Taylor May 28, 2018 Re-Posted 1 Jun 2023

Jodo last evening, we started with the partner kihon and got about a third of the way through. Not really technical correction, but "mindly" correction. Mostly it was to re-emphasize the importance of tachi in jodo. I seem to remember a story that at Shiriashi Hanjiro's dojo there was a fellow who did all the … Continue reading Uchidachi again Kim Taylor May 30, 2018 – Re-Posted 31 May 2023

At the recent jodo grading one of the judges declared himself pleased because we saw a real difference in level between the grades. This is as it should be, if you didn't improve there would be little reason to continue grading. The judging requirements in our organization are more or less like this: For the … Continue reading What do you see? Kim Taylor May 28, 2016 – Re-posted 30 May 2023

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