Gratitude for our swords and training equipment, and those that made them. To our teachers and those that came before us. To our students. To ourselves. To all those that make learning possible. Towards friends and enemies and opponents. We should have gratitude for many things in a single bow.
ラジカスキー真照
館長Saneteru Radzikowski is the head sword instructor of Shinkan-ryū Kenpō. He lives and teaches Iaijutsu and Kenjutsu from Nara, Japan.
Basic Head Strike Iaijutsu Kenjutsu
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Martial Arts Breathing
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The Sword of Kamma
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A Disease of the Swordsman
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The End of Training & Boredom In Martial Arts
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Iaido Tachi & Seiza Waza
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You With Sword In Hand, Calm Yourself
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Greed And Martial Arts
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Learning Koryū Kenjutsu & Iaijutsu Traditionally
Saya no uchi
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