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https://videopress.com/v/zLD3ni8j?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FzLD3ni8j%2F1-video-8-jul-2023_mov_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Instruction and Embu - Kim Taylor and Pam Morgan Kim Taylor's SEMINARS and EMBU: Sei Do Kai Summer Seminars https://www.thepamurai.com/other-seminars/summer-seminars Here's everything we've got going on this summer! Please spread the word. The website includes more information and links to registration for each event in chronological order, here's a summary by type: Guelph Studio … Continue reading 8 Jul 2023 Niten Ichi Ryu Kenkyukai – Hosted by Jim Wilson Kenshokan Peterborough ON

"Hakkama. Why aikido, some, folks got so tightly wound up in em. (Notep: Katori [old] fashion ala Otake senior, made the MODERN blue kendo gi and hakkama de rigor.) Questions!" Hakama certainly are an interesting question in the budo. Why use them in the Japanese arts? They are the "pants" of that dress style. The … Continue reading Hakama – Kim Taylor July 11, 2023

That was the question. Which waza? I'm assuming we're talking about ZNKR iaido or jodo. The answer is that it depends on the level of the grading, and the waza being assessed. For the Kendo federation there are places you can look. The points for Grading and Refereeing (pages 35-39 in the 2009 edition) sometimes … Continue reading Assessment points in Waza – Kim Taylor 11 Jul 2023

Great Practice organized by Jim-Wilson Kenshokan and his Kenshokan Students!!! A big thank you to Jim and the Kenshokan students for their hard work organizing yesterday's event!! Big Thank you to Kim Taylor Sensei and Pamela Morgan Sensei for the great instruction and clear demonstrations!!! Looking forward to the next Niten Ichi Ryu Workshop!!!! For … Continue reading Niten Ichi Ryu Workshop with Kim Taylor and Pamela Morgan – 8 July 2023

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