“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes th… more →
Yet another day in an insane mind~revdebi wrote 5 days ago: I finally managed to get to Iaido today after several weeks of absence. Sensei kindly let me attend … more →
Richard wrote 1 week ago: Eikenkai November 2009 This week saw my return to training after nearly two months away from regular … more →
Richard wrote 2 weeks ago: This is the third in a series of articles in which I am attempting to translate and contextualise th … more →
Monty Maxwell wrote 1 month ago: This evening, Thursday 18Nov09, I pulled myself out of my injury induced “exercise depression … more →
Richard wrote 1 month ago: Some readers may be wondering why I’ve not been updating much recently. Well, the truth is thi … more →
revdebi wrote 1 month ago: As usual, it took great effort to get home from work and be home for a couple of hours, then make my … more →
kadiphd wrote 1 month ago: Yo sueño con los ojos Abiertos, y de día Y noche siempre sueño. Y sobre las espumas Del ancho mar re … more →
kadiphd wrote 1 month ago: Yo sueño con los ojos Abiertos, y de día Y noche siempre sueño. Y sobre las espumas Del ancho mar re … more →
revdebi wrote 1 month ago: Unfortunately, a seasonal cold got me in it’s claws. Stuffed up, not the best condition to be … more →
Richard wrote 1 month ago: The following sequence of photos shows the start of the Eishin-ryu waza Oroshi, as demonstrated by m … more →
bluebabe wrote 1 month ago: We will meet at Hugh MacRae park tomorrow for iaido training instead of at Gold’s Gym. It shou … more →
enkemeniel wrote 1 month ago: “Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes … more →
bluebabe wrote 1 month ago: We will be hosting a sunrise meditation and iaido training at the “surf’s edge” at … more →
Richard wrote 4 months ago: Today budo training started at 6am, with a couple of hours of free iai practice. I began with some s … more →
Richard wrote 5 months ago: Since I first attempted to translate the Tanka of Eishin-ryū a while back, the posts I made on these … more →
Richard wrote 5 months ago: Tsuyu is Japan’s monsoon season. Starting in June, it is a long period of intense humidity and … more →
Richard wrote 6 months ago: This weekend I took a trip back to my old university in Kansai. This is where I first discovered iai … more →
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chihirochan wrote 6 months ago: I saw my sensei at the mall today. I thing he didn`t recognize me cause I think he hasn`t seen me in … more →