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Mae Jikiden -Nuki Tsuke higher, across the throat -hands come up together so they come on left right -transfer to kiri tsuke should be more vigorous -make chiburi be more smooth, and wider Migi/Hidari -hands start to move, then rising as grasping Ushiro -all the previous, don’t lean forward, move from the hara not the … Continue reading Notes Jan 31, 1988 Ohmi Sensei – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi

Okinawa Goju Ryu is a fighting art with a unique heritage in that it has absorbed the characteristics of two cultures Chinese and Okinawa.  The environment it was created in was a trading culture, which looked to the outside world for economic survival and cultural adaptation.  Being a trading center Naha village was a transit … Continue reading Four Characteristics of Okinawa Goju Ryu By Michael J Chinadi Kancho Seito Bugei Juku Part 1 Yodan Essay – Muchimi

These notes imply that I was relying on my previous instruction in Shinden Ryu. 1-4 Shohatto to atarito are the same as I was taught 5. Inyo Shintai, straight back 7. Junto- draw completely to the side and come up to hasso gamae facing 45 degrees to the right, then cut. (goes to the front … Continue reading June 29, 1987 Mitsuzuka Takeshi seminar in Montreal Muso Shinden Ryu, Shoden – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi

Time to get back to the history of the arts practiced in Sei Do Kai. Today I will start on Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu or MJER, yes I know I don't like acronyms but I also don't like typing all that much. Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu is a school of iaido. The deep history as … Continue reading The History of Sei Do Kai: Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi

This is not an accurate history, it's the type of thing that I would tell a class, absent any notes. There are plenty of resource materials listed on the https://seidokai.ca/ website so I would invite you to visit there. Here is the story of the origin of Shindo Muso Ryu jodo, the one I tell … Continue reading The history of the Sei Do Kai: Jodo – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi

There was a long discussion about Seitei Iai at class yesterday and last evening. Here is the upshot of all that. First, there are two kinds of Seitei Iai out there. There is Seitei the martial art, a precise, compact art form that is practiced by many people all over the world. An artform that … Continue reading Two types and three reasons – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi

Having promised to write something on the histories of our club, here is the dojo version of the history of Hyo Ho Niten Ichiryu. The dojo version is not fact checked, it's what I might say when asked during a class, so pay attention to what I say about sources. In the late 1500s Japan … Continue reading The history of the Sei Do Kai: Niten Ichiryu – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi

Dojo Started by me 1988 – 1992 Taki Dojo DWMAA Niagara Falls 1993 – 1994 Taki Dojo IOGKF Niagara Falls 1995 – 1999 Peterborough Budokan 2001(?) – 2005 Peterborough Shudokan (Name Change) 2005 – 2007 Kingston 2007 – Present Seito Bugei Juku (Name Change) Students received Rank from me - Seito Bugei Juku Nidan - … Continue reading Setting the record Straight – 1 Jan 2020 – Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku