Sensei’s Blog

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 If you know how to do Seitei Iai, be happy and skip this essay. Seriously. I continue to be stunned at the ability of folks to comment on video demonstrations of Seitei Gata iaido. I shared … Continue reading My opinion – Kim Taylor, Feb 20, 2020

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 The teaching of the general and soldier ====== The general and soldier is a teaching that you should always see yourself as general and your opponent as your follower. However, this teaching is only then completely … Continue reading Musashi: Sanjugokajo-32 – Kim Taylor, Feb 19, 2015

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 The teaching of the folding door ====== Viewing the body as a folding door is a basic principle of hand to hand fighting. If you stick to your opponent’s body, you should make your body wider … Continue reading Musashi: Sanjugokajo-31- Kim Taylor, Feb 18, 2015

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 Or should that be More On Uke? Perhaps it depends on what uke is doing today. I don't think we pay as much attention to our "opponent-self" in our arts as we might. OK it's probably … Continue reading Moron Uke – Kim Taylor, Feb 17, 2017

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 Comparing heights ====== Comparing heights is the teaching that, if you are clinging to the body of your opponent, you should do this in such a manner as if you were wrestling for size, that is … Continue reading Musashi: Sanjugokajo-30 – Kim Taylor, Feb 17, 2015

The "We Survived Day 2" photo from the 5th Annual March Port Credit Iaido, Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Seminar, led by Ohmi Goyo sensei (7dan, kyoshi), Carole Galligan sensei (7dan, renshi), Kim Taylor sensei (7dan, renshi) and Eric Tribe sensei (6dan, renshi).

Added with permission from Kim Taylor Nanadan (CKF) Iaido, Rokudan (CKF) Jodo and Niten Ichi Ryu Shidoin, January 2023 The body of an autumn monkey ======The teaching of the body of an autumn monkey says: if you try to stick to the body of your opponent, you should imagine that you have no arms. Without … Continue reading Musashi: Sanjugokajo-29 – Kim Taylor,