I know the faces and if you would say who it is, I would remember it. I just know the other 2 by face and not the name. Can't ... realy... remember... maybe I should do some less kendo... no, talk to our Skill Splinter... yeah...
Vic Cook, yeah, he was one of my adjudicators. Oshita Sensei, Hopson Sensei and Ishido Sensei did together with Morita Sensei and Kishimoto Sensei 2e dan and up. That was easy to remember, because Ishido was Sensei of my Sensei, now Morita Sensei and Oshita Sensei are my Sensei ^.^ and Jock Sensei, my God his humor is great XD
Nope, not this year :P But his humor was realy striking, like always ^.^ His iai is awsome, his examples are great and his humor fantastic! Ever since I first met him ^.^
how many years/months had you been practicing when you obtained Shodan? Yamuchi-ha (branch of Eishin Ryu) is a bit flimsy on the testing side and prefers we don't, but out of curiosity I'd like to know if I could/should myself :P
I've been practicing seitei iaido for 1.5 years befor I obtained Shodan. I wanted to do it earlier, but I couldn't do that because I didn't had my iaito back then. I did the Shodan with a 3.5 month experiance in Iaido with iaito, that was the fastest I could, because of the 3 months of waiting time in between the examinations. I had my iaito for 2 weeks as I did the first examination.
It doesn't mather much how long you train befor you go for Shodan, it's your level that's the most important. I needed more or less 1.5 years to obtain the level. Some people need less, some more time. It depends on how much you train and if you train with effort or no motivation.
heh...I took 1st Kyu at that Seminar and am taking 1st Dan at the Darlington Seminar this weekend, which I am mightily looking forward to. I am part of Hakagure Dojo [under Bean Sensei]. Are you going to Darlington?
Your Iai is really graceful and controlled. Well done you!
^.^ Thank you very much and good luck for your examination! Gambatte! I can't go to the seminar, it's a bit difficult for me to get there. I live in the Netherlands, so a weekend UK isn't that easy... I hope that I can be at the Masamune Cup next year, but that's only possible if I don't have class then and that my parents allow me to go =P
Great Sensei you got there =P He's realy Realy REALY good. No doubt then that you'll pass your examination! Film it, always good to see your Iai after all the stress ^.^ =P And let me know when you had the examination!!!! Please tell me how it went!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!! Indeed =P having a 7th Dan Sensei realy pays off. Fay Goodman is realy good. I saw her in Brighton during the Koryu seminar... MY GOD, she's so good!
The Maseamune Cup is a Iaido tournament in the UK, I thought Birmingham...
Yes, you go for the nationals! Everything you can enter in, is something to learn from!
Congratulations on your passing. BTW, what were you grading for? This hall brings me good memories. Last time I was there was for my yondan grading in 2004. I also do Jikiden but I live in Brazil. I still keep in contact with Gavin Threipland and I hope to be there next year and see all the Jikiden people (Peter West, Fay Goodman, Oshita Sensei, etc.)
Thank you, thank you, thank you ^.^ Yondan, wouw. So you'll be there next year for your Godan? You've mised a great seminar and even a better koryu seminar with Oshita Sensei and Morita Sensei. Where were you? :P It was realy great to 've been there. It was my first time there... can't wait till next year XD
Oh, well... I 'should' be there. The problem is that it is difficult to get a godan panel here in Brazil, which means I have to travel a bit. BTW, where do you practice Iai?
Isn't there a place closer to Brazil then Brighton, where there's a godan panel? I practice Iai in the Netherlands, at Rokushikan Holland, under Yvonne Jordan (Godan). My Japanes Sensei are Morita Sensei and Oshita Sensei. Oshita Sensei is also your Sensei, I guess (acording to your first post)?
I know Yvone. She probably doesn't remember me but you could mention the Brazilian guy who got everyone drunk rinking 'caipirinha' in 2004 :)! Please send her my regards.
Oshita Sensei is also my teacher, indirectly any way. My teacher is Gavin Threipland (who lives in Scotland, though I haven't seen him in three years. We still keep in touch over the net.
That's awsome :P I'll defently tell about you after training Saterday. Maybe it would be eazy if you give me your name, so I don't have to call you just "The Brazilian Guy" and will see if she realy remembers you (I think so :P). It's realy kind of funny, that I post my examination and *pooof* there is someone who knows my Sensei, even many miles away from here ^.^ Long live Iaido XD
Yes, she remembers you :P Just not the name, but you and the drinking for sure :P She even enjoyed it hearing that you've 'contacted' her by my video :P
Hope you passed and congratulations in Advance. I can clearly see that you are Muso Shinden Eishin Ryu and Using Saeti Iai exams.. Some differences I found when I trained with a Shinden group when I was in Germany this summer as I train in Muso Jikiden... But really nice technique well done...
It is a lot different to what I am taught... Maybe there are sub schools in MJER....... But this really looks like the shinden group i trained with... I will look into this matter and talk to my Sensei...
There is always the own interpertation of a styl and the differens is also: how do you make a styl your own, so it will fit your body? And apperantly you see my iaido as Muso Shinden and I see it as Jikiden, 'cause I know that that's the styl of my Dojo. But I'm curius: throu whichs points in my iaido did you thought that my styl was Shinden in staid of Jikiden?
The First thing is that we don't take the step in the ippon mae. Secondly, in the chiburi when moving the sword from the cut to the side of your head, our Sensei told us the tip of the blade is to point downwards. However, your blade tip faces upwards then you perform the chiburi. Also the Ukenagashi is performed differently than I was taught. And all these differences I saw are exactly the same ones I found with the Shinden group I trained with for a while. I will have to talk to my Sensei
Is it maybe possible that you just train Koryu in your dojo. That would explane the differens. This, because what i'm doing was showed as correct during the seminar. Ishido sensei, Jock Hopsons sensei and Mansfield sensei all did the same as I do, and they have a different style then I have. Morita and Oshita sensei, my sensei, are doing also that what I do. So that is not a thing about we can discusse. What I did during the examination was correct.
I think that you do koryu, cause those points you tell me are good for the koryu in Jikiden, but no good in seitei. And the Ukenagashi is different in koryu then in seitei, which is done in the examination. The koryu Ukenagashi is done more block like and has a *funny* stamping whille making the cut. But please talk to your sensei. Can you give me the link to your dojo site? ^.^ Maybe on the site the differens will be more cleare :P
who were your adjudicators?
Shogunmiyuchan 4 years ago
Fay Goodman Sensei
Mansfield Sensei
Bean Sensei
(and now my memory strikes)
I know the faces and if you would say who it is, I would remember it. I just know the other 2 by face and not the name. Can't ... realy... remember... maybe I should do some less kendo... no, talk to our Skill Splinter... yeah...
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
Vic Cook? Jock Hopson? Mazakazu Oshita? Ishido Shizufumi?
Shogunmiyuchan 4 years ago
Vic Cook, yeah, he was one of my adjudicators. Oshita Sensei, Hopson Sensei and Ishido Sensei did together with Morita Sensei and Kishimoto Sensei 2e dan and up. That was easy to remember, because Ishido was Sensei of my Sensei, now Morita Sensei and Oshita Sensei are my Sensei ^.^ and Jock Sensei, my God his humor is great XD
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
I heard Hopson Sensei had quite a reputation and didn't take any prisoners...
Shogunmiyuchan 4 years ago
Nope, not this year :P But his humor was realy striking, like always ^.^ His iai is awsome, his examples are great and his humor fantastic! Ever since I first met him ^.^
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
how many years/months had you been practicing when you obtained Shodan? Yamuchi-ha (branch of Eishin Ryu) is a bit flimsy on the testing side and prefers we don't, but out of curiosity I'd like to know if I could/should myself :P
BerserkerHawk 4 years ago
I've been practicing seitei iaido for 1.5 years befor I obtained Shodan. I wanted to do it earlier, but I couldn't do that because I didn't had my iaito back then. I did the Shodan with a 3.5 month experiance in Iaido with iaito, that was the fastest I could, because of the 3 months of waiting time in between the examinations. I had my iaito for 2 weeks as I did the first examination.
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
It doesn't mather much how long you train befor you go for Shodan, it's your level that's the most important. I needed more or less 1.5 years to obtain the level. Some people need less, some more time. It depends on how much you train and if you train with effort or no motivation.
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
heh...I took 1st Kyu at that Seminar and am taking 1st Dan at the Darlington Seminar this weekend, which I am mightily looking forward to. I am part of Hakagure Dojo [under Bean Sensei]. Are you going to Darlington?
Your Iai is really graceful and controlled. Well done you!
abrasax23 4 years ago
^.^ Thank you very much and good luck for your examination! Gambatte! I can't go to the seminar, it's a bit difficult for me to get there. I live in the Netherlands, so a weekend UK isn't that easy... I hope that I can be at the Masamune Cup next year, but that's only possible if I don't have class then and that my parents allow me to go =P
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
Great Sensei you got there =P He's realy Realy REALY good. No doubt then that you'll pass your examination! Film it, always good to see your Iai after all the stress ^.^ =P And let me know when you had the examination!!!! Please tell me how it went!!!!
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
yay! I passed. That's what you get for having a 7th Dan Sensei!
it was a brilliant weekend. Fay Goodman took the Mudan group and I really enjoyed it.
What is the Masamune Cup? Is that in the UK? I might go in for the nationals next year....
abrasax23 4 years ago
Congratulations!!!!!! Indeed =P having a 7th Dan Sensei realy pays off. Fay Goodman is realy good. I saw her in Brighton during the Koryu seminar... MY GOD, she's so good!
The Maseamune Cup is a Iaido tournament in the UK, I thought Birmingham...
Yes, you go for the nationals! Everything you can enter in, is something to learn from!
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
Congratulations on your passing. BTW, what were you grading for? This hall brings me good memories. Last time I was there was for my yondan grading in 2004. I also do Jikiden but I live in Brazil. I still keep in contact with Gavin Threipland and I hope to be there next year and see all the Jikiden people (Peter West, Fay Goodman, Oshita Sensei, etc.)
gusgouveia 4 years ago
Sorry. I've just read the title of your video! Congratulations on getting your shodan.
gusgouveia 4 years ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you ^.^ Yondan, wouw. So you'll be there next year for your Godan? You've mised a great seminar and even a better koryu seminar with Oshita Sensei and Morita Sensei. Where were you? :P It was realy great to 've been there. It was my first time there... can't wait till next year XD
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
Oh, well... I 'should' be there. The problem is that it is difficult to get a godan panel here in Brazil, which means I have to travel a bit. BTW, where do you practice Iai?
gusgouveia 4 years ago
Isn't there a place closer to Brazil then Brighton, where there's a godan panel? I practice Iai in the Netherlands, at Rokushikan Holland, under Yvonne Jordan (Godan). My Japanes Sensei are Morita Sensei and Oshita Sensei. Oshita Sensei is also your Sensei, I guess (acording to your first post)?
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
I know Yvone. She probably doesn't remember me but you could mention the Brazilian guy who got everyone drunk rinking 'caipirinha' in 2004 :)! Please send her my regards.
Oshita Sensei is also my teacher, indirectly any way. My teacher is Gavin Threipland (who lives in Scotland, though I haven't seen him in three years. We still keep in touch over the net.
gusgouveia 4 years ago
That's awsome :P I'll defently tell about you after training Saterday. Maybe it would be eazy if you give me your name, so I don't have to call you just "The Brazilian Guy" and will see if she realy remembers you (I think so :P). It's realy kind of funny, that I post my examination and *pooof* there is someone who knows my Sensei, even many miles away from here ^.^ Long live Iaido XD
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
My name is Gus (Gustavo) Gouveia, but she might remember my teacher better, Gavin Threipland.
gusgouveia 4 years ago
Yes, she remembers you :P Just not the name, but you and the drinking for sure :P She even enjoyed it hearing that you've 'contacted' her by my video :P
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
Hope you passed and congratulations in Advance. I can clearly see that you are Muso Shinden Eishin Ryu and Using Saeti Iai exams.. Some differences I found when I trained with a Shinden group when I was in Germany this summer as I train in Muso Jikiden... But really nice technique well done...
iaido4ever 4 years ago
Thank you very much. But my styl is not Muso Shinden Eishin Ryu, it's Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu :P
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
It is a lot different to what I am taught... Maybe there are sub schools in MJER....... But this really looks like the shinden group i trained with... I will look into this matter and talk to my Sensei...
iaido4ever 4 years ago
There is always the own interpertation of a styl and the differens is also: how do you make a styl your own, so it will fit your body? And apperantly you see my iaido as Muso Shinden and I see it as Jikiden, 'cause I know that that's the styl of my Dojo. But I'm curius: throu whichs points in my iaido did you thought that my styl was Shinden in staid of Jikiden?
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
The First thing is that we don't take the step in the ippon mae. Secondly, in the chiburi when moving the sword from the cut to the side of your head, our Sensei told us the tip of the blade is to point downwards. However, your blade tip faces upwards then you perform the chiburi. Also the Ukenagashi is performed differently than I was taught. And all these differences I saw are exactly the same ones I found with the Shinden group I trained with for a while. I will have to talk to my Sensei
iaido4ever 4 years ago
Is it maybe possible that you just train Koryu in your dojo. That would explane the differens. This, because what i'm doing was showed as correct during the seminar. Ishido sensei, Jock Hopsons sensei and Mansfield sensei all did the same as I do, and they have a different style then I have. Morita and Oshita sensei, my sensei, are doing also that what I do. So that is not a thing about we can discusse. What I did during the examination was correct.
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
I think that you do koryu, cause those points you tell me are good for the koryu in Jikiden, but no good in seitei. And the Ukenagashi is different in koryu then in seitei, which is done in the examination. The koryu Ukenagashi is done more block like and has a *funny* stamping whille making the cut. But please talk to your sensei. Can you give me the link to your dojo site? ^.^ Maybe on the site the differens will be more cleare :P
bayernfreakcopycat 4 years ago
please open your messages. I sent a long message that couldn't be added here
iaido4ever 4 years ago
Nice! Congratulations!
MrTvolaCZ 4 years ago