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Chiru no Chan Chan – γƒγƒ«γƒŽγƒγƒ£γƒ³γƒγƒ£γƒ³ – Fast “springy” movement. – Mike Chinadi – Yodan Essay

Chiru no Chan Chan - γƒγƒ«γƒŽγƒγƒ£γƒ³γƒγƒ£γƒ³ - Fast "springy" movement.  The body’s muscles are as strong as steel, yet flexible in this condition.  The feeling is cat-like. The best example of this is seen in Kururunfa (δΉ…η•™ι “η ΄) when dropping into Koshi Dachi (腰立け) and then immediately spring up into Zenkutsu Dachi (ε‰ε±ˆη«‹γ‘).  Development of fast … Continue reading Chiru no Chan Chan – γƒγƒ«γƒŽγƒγƒ£γƒ³γƒγƒ£γƒ³ – Fast “springy” movement. – Mike Chinadi – Yodan Essay

Vocabulary is not Knowledge – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi

At one point I'm sure I was fully conversant with the jargon, but now, while I'm teaching, I often search for such esoteric budo terms as "arm" and "elbow". I mean arm and elbow in English, not Japanese. It just occurs to me, budo jargon is often just the language of origin, if we have … Continue reading Vocabulary is not Knowledge – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi