RichardHangHong Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I was just wondering if anyone here practices Iaido. I have been training for a little over a year now. I started training under Tom Grogen Sensei, through him I had the opportunity to train in seminars with Dave Ansell Sensei, Dave Hart Sensei, Okimitsu Fuji Sensei, 4th Dan and Mano Sensei, 8th Dan. I reached 1st kyu last summer at an open grading with Mano Sensei which I was quite surprised at considering I had not been training for very long.I now train in North Stifford with Steve Boyle Sensei, 4th Dan, who is also a former Essex Judo champion. I just got a new iaito for christmas and am trying my best not to give myself a haircut when I train, thankfully it's not a shinken!Does anyone else train in Iaido? If so, where do you train and with who?Regards,Richard Richard Hang HongChief InstructorSeitou Ryu KarateFind me on Facebook!Seitou Ryu Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbu Alex Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I dont study iado per say but it is apart of the Bujinkan curriculum also with Kenjutsu, and ninpo Biken i was studying it for a month strait (since we swich weapons all the time) White belt for life"Destroy the enemies power but leave his life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armanox Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I know a little Iai, due to my classmates who take Iaido under Doctor William Dvorine at the Baltimore Judo Club. I practice using two bokkens, a katana length and a kodachi length, and would have hurt myself had it been with an iaito at times. "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardHangHong Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 It's good to train with a bokken at first. Better to have bruises on the back of your head instead of cuts and gashes. I used one for the first 4-5 months of my training then a fellow student lent me his old one which I used for the next 6 months, it worried me a bit because it always wobbled at the handle when I performed noto. Now I have my own iaito which feels much better. Richard Hang HongChief InstructorSeitou Ryu KarateFind me on Facebook!Seitou Ryu Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armanox Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 The sword should only wobble if your applying too much force. "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardHangHong Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 It was wobbling because the handle wasn't fitted properly. When I went to Mano Sensei's seminar in Crawley last year Dave Ansell was kind enough to take a look at it for me. He took the whole thing apart, stuck some wedges in it and hey presto! It was all fixed and no more wobble! Richard Hang HongChief InstructorSeitou Ryu KarateFind me on Facebook!Seitou Ryu Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armanox Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Ahh..ok.....didn't think of that possiblity....Sorry.... "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Shogun Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I do Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido, Shinto Ryu Kenjutsu and Uchida Ryu Tanjojutsu. I've been at it for almost 3 years.We use iaito(as in not sharp) for iaido, we use boken(long and short) for kenjutsu and we use a tanjo for Tanjojutsu(obviously!).Have fun with the sword training, I know I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Fisher Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 I have been taught a little I had a instructor willing to teach me but the price was unreasonable especially since he was only a shodan and he really wasn't that good of a teacher. Plus other things surfaced about him later. Brandon FisherSeijitsu Shin Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armanox Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 That's never a good thing to hear.....Always know your instructor ahead of time. "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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