Iaido Exam 1st Dan, Tokyo, Ayase, Sep 2007

Iaido Exam 1st Dan, 1st Kata, Tokyo Budokan, Ayase, September 2007

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Sports

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• iai
• Iaido

[BuddhaZenMind]

The guy at the front is all over the place...The Nukitsuke was of balance...Kiritsuke was careless...Chiburi was embarrasing...Noto was catastrophic!

[orangekush3]

are you sure this is for 1st dan...they have such a terrible form, yikes!!!!

[DarkLordRoto]

*Head desk* *Head desk* *Head desk* *Head desk* *Head desk*

[SAMANTHA755]

I have to pass 20 katas to get to 1st Dan, Araki Ryu Iaido

[nukious]

This is 1st dan. I agree that it's not very good. From what I know in Japan they'll push you up to shodan pretty quickly. They call it being big s$%t because it really doesn't mean anything. Mostly just means you won't stab yourself in the foot. But it gets really tricky after sandan.

[pythag123]

So this only takes like 30 seconds, and donèt hit me with that: No it takes a lifetime crap.

[ebalag]

That's is a 1st dan examination? I can't believe it.......

[shinken12]

That is 1st dan!!??!!....OMG the sword arts are truly dying.....

[chanm3SU]

@Azurel777 It really is dependent on how your sensei feels about you using shinken, i can see your 'sensei no sensei's' point of view. but chances are that your sensei is not a novice to martial arts, he knows how to focus and be in zanshin, even if it was his first time doing iaido, i'm sure he took different arts prior to iaido, maybe taekwondo or even aikido. i wouldn't hand someone who has no experience with martial arts or bladed weapon a shinken.

[Azurel777]

@chanm3SU my teacher started learning with sharp blade, his instructor belives that it is the best way to improve your skills. Probably due to the much higher concentration you need for them. I personally would advise to start out with a blunt weapon though.

[chanm3SU]

@Azurel777 no, i can guarantee you that a sensei will never have a beginner use a shinken. because if you lose focus (which is likely among beginners) you will either end up with a split saya, or worse a cut open hand, which I assume will generally discourage anyone from proceeding forward in iaido. honestly, even at san-dan, people still make mistakes and can cut themselves still, so to give someone with minimal sword experience a shinken is a terrible idea.

[Azurel777]

@chanm3SU or you start with a sharp sword, shinken as you said it. All depends on the teacher. Live blades are in fact the fastest way to improve since they require your full attention unlike blunt practice swords.