I hate the long downtime between the end of Fall Session and Winter Sessions!! I am hoping this is the start of annual tradition!! Tachi Uchi no Kurai and Jodo paired sets were taught with a special emphasis on Ma Ai and leading into Riai!!! Iaido, Jodo, Jujitsu and Long sword was represented!! Awesome Sunday … Continue reading First Annual Paired Set Keiko – Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku – 29 Dec 2019 Part 2
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Terminology Pt 1 – Related to the hand – Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku 28 Dec 2019
手 Te Hand 手 Te hand 片手 katate hand (one hand, each hand) ? , 手の甲 Haishu, tenoko hand, back of 手の窪 Te no kubo hand, hollow … Continue reading Terminology Pt 1 – Related to the hand – Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku 28 Dec 2019
Confession time. – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi
With the turn of the sun in the sky, it's a great tradition (I just invented it) to confess before Sol Invictus comes closer. I am not a Japanophile. I don't want to be Japanese, I don't even want to be a Samurai. This makes me very different than most of the folks I know, … Continue reading Confession time. – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi
Kata Geikisai Dai Ichi – Kata that Seito Bugei Juku – Okinawa Goju Section Learn!! – Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku – 28 Dec 2019
New Nidan joined the Ranks of Seito Bugei Juku – Mike Chinadi Kancho Seito Bugei Juku – 22 Dec 2019
End of the Year Combo Class – Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku – 19 Dec 2019 at PMSC
Great evening of Training with Students from Chokushinkai: Jitsu Canada; and the Seito Bugei Juku! Paul Fox; Andy Dobie and myself leading the students from all three Dojo through different facets of the three schools! Gambette!!!
Shinsa Report 14 Dec 2019 – Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku
Successful day for Children of the Seito Bugei Juku Shinsa no kodomo 10th Kyu 5 Children - passed 9th Kyu 5 Children - Passed 8th Kyu 3 Children - Passed 7th Kyu 1 Children - Passed Big thank you to the Grading Board- Morgan Carl, Kristi Zeitoun, Breanna Pawchuk, and Julian Pawchuk for all your … Continue reading Shinsa Report 14 Dec 2019 – Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku
Teaching – Student expectations! Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku, 30 Nov 2019
I was teaching Taira Bunkai today. When I said this was not practice. This was a lesson and you needed to go and practice outside class to truly practice and develop the skills being taught in today’s lesson!! The look on my students was priceless, they thought this was practice!! I said no this was … Continue reading Teaching – Student expectations! Mike Chinadi, Kancho Seito Bugei Juku, 30 Nov 2019
Senior Secrets – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi
Nobody likes senior classes. Well, maybe seniors do, but they don't need them, even if they want them. I'm talking about the 25-30 year folks who have hundreds of seminars under their obi. They think they need senior classes because they just aren't getting as much as they did as a kid. Instruction! What were … Continue reading Senior Secrets – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi
The politics of complaint. – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi
Many people tell me that they are in the martial arts simply to practice, they aren't interested in the politics. I can sympathize, nobody wants to get involved in the time-suck of trying to defend the arts from those who want to grab "power". The word power is in quotes because there is no power … Continue reading The politics of complaint. – Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Iaido Renshi and Roukudan Jodo Renshi
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