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Repetitive strain injury in Japanese sword arts. Some arts are a pain and some are not. Some of the reasons that I have noticed over the years. This is not a scientific study, it's entirely anecdotal so take with a grain of salt. First, repetition, as in doing the same movement many times a practice … Continue reading RSI in JSA Kim Taylor Aug 9, 2017 – Re-posted 10 Aug 2023

When we talk about riai (the principles behind the art) in iaido we generally talk about what the invisible opponent is doing (the meaning of/in the kata), and of course this is the first step. So how, being good students, do we figure out what's going on without having sensei take us by the hand … Continue reading Rules and Riai Kim Taylor Aug 5, 2013 – Re-posted 7 Aug 2023

Memorex being a casette tape of course. The ad was meant to imply that Memorex tape was so good it sounded like the real thing. This automatically implied there was a real thing of course, and everyone knew this. When the first movie of a train was shown the audience ducked. When the first photographs … Continue reading Is it Real or is it Memorex? Kim Taylor Aug 5, 2016 Re-posted 6 Aug 2023

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