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From the Teacher’s Corner 30: Secrets – August 2013, Douglas Tong, MA Ed., CI Tokumeikan, GTA
I was looking around the Internet and found some YouTube videos on Katori Shinto Ryu. Now, there are hundreds of videos on KSR of all varieties from professional ones to homemade ones and almost everything in between. One in particular stood out from the rest because it dealt with gogyo no bo. In other words, … Continue reading From the Teacher’s Corner 30: Secrets – August 2013, Douglas Tong, MA Ed., CI Tokumeikan, GTA
From the Teacher’s Corner 33: You Reap What You Sow… – January 2014, By Douglas Tong, MA Ed., CI Tokumeikan, GTA
One of my students went to a large gathering, a gasshuku (intensive training session), of practitioners of a particular style of kenjutsu. There were many groups present from all parts of the country and from the US too. The sensei running the event broke down the kata into pieces. Basically, he isolated the various engagements … Continue reading From the Teacher’s Corner 33: You Reap What You Sow… – January 2014, By Douglas Tong, MA Ed., CI Tokumeikan, GTA
Demonstration of Chinese Stone Lock Exercises (石锁 Shi Sou)
Tell me a Story – May 5, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Iaido has a large portion of embu in it, or so I was once told by a hanshi, and I believe it. The first iaido my mother ever saw was from Mitsunari Kanai sensei and her comment to me was "I could see the blood flying when he cut".There are a couple of useful concepts … Continue reading Tell me a Story – May 5, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Chasing Rabbits. – April 29, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Last weekend we had a few folks from other dojo in for a seminar. Since I was not their sensei I of course had to go into a talk about how you ought to pick a sensei and stick with him. This seems a pattern with me, do anything I can to undermine myself.The idea … Continue reading Chasing Rabbits. – April 29, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Stop Helping – May 2, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Combined the iaido and aikido classes last night because there weren't many in either class. It worked out well since I am currently working on a set of sword kata for aikido, the second set I've developed actually, this one on empty handed entries. (The first set is about entries with a sword in your … Continue reading Stop Helping – May 2, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
The Boot camp
The Boot campThis weekend course provides an opportunity for students of all styles to train and socialize together in a co-operative and non-competitive manner. The majority of participants and instructors come from the Chokushin Aikijujutsu Kai and Jitsu Canada. Training is mostly in two styles of jiu jitsu although a variety of other martial arts … Continue reading The Boot camp
Choji vs Camomile vs Baby Oil – May 1, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
"Hey sensei, what should I be using on my shinken?" says one of my students.Steel is steel, so anything that protects steel should protect a sword. Having said that, bluing or browning is likely not a good thing to put on a sword....Then you get into "what's SUPPOSED to be used" on a Japanese sword.I'm … Continue reading Choji vs Camomile vs Baby Oil – May 1, 2014, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Seito Bugei Juku 