Teaching maai 間合い, the ideas of combative spacing and timing intervals in kenjutsu.
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Sword Grip Tenouchi Iaido Video
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Kesagiri: Anatomy of A Sword Strike
In Japanese swordsmanship, there have been many hundreds of schools. […]
Seven Points For Learning Martial Arts
I am often thinking about how to learn bujutsu productively. […]
Basic Head Strike Iaijutsu Kenjutsu
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Shu-ha-ri Budo Learning
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What Does Iaido & Iaijutsu Mean?
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I look forward to learning Sensei.
Thank you Saneteru Sensei.
Very interesting. Media has often portrayed great skill as being fast when it is often something else. Wayne Gretzky, the hockey player, only seemed fast. In reality he was not chasing the puck, instead he was going to where the puck would be and getting there in time.
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Thank you for this teaching, sensei.
Thank you, Saneteru-sensei!
Much appreciated, Saneteru-sensei.
Thank you Sensei