Two Sword Kata

While I don't know a whole lot about the style being shown in the video above, I do think the two sword, wakizashi & katana, kata is interesting. I received my wakizashi tsuba yesterday and can't wait to finish mounting my wakizashi to use during kata.

Cutting with Wakizashi

My last post made me start thinking about Wakizashi, and here's an interesting video showing wakizashi Tameshigiri! Enjoy

Wakizashi Tsuba

This week I've been searching for a wakizashi sized tsuba and was totally surprised at how difficult it was to actually find a reasonably priced item. You see, since my Kenjutsu teacher started letting me wear two swords (katana & wakizashi) during kata I think it's time to finish my old Kris Cutlery Wakizashi blade and start wearing it! I'll be sure to post some pictures of the final mounting and one of me wearing the whole rig once it's all finished.

Yoshinkan Aikido

I just watched this video on Yoshinkan Aikido and found it quite interesting. Having spent my aikido experience among the ASU crowd, seeing another style of aikido such as Yoshinkan was a lot of fun. Check out the video, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

It may be time for a trip!

With the weather getting colder in the North a trip to a warmer locale is starting to sound better and better every day. While this post may just be a "wish list" or dream trip for me, I still would like to share the details on the Accor Hotels 3-Day Super Sale Asia Pacific. Accor has quite a few destinations included as part of their 3 day promo. One destination that caught my eye was Japan, a land I've wanted to visit since I got involved with aikido, iaido and ken jutsu.

Anyhow, as I perusing the Accor hotel list I saw that they're offering a one hundred and twelve dollar (US) per night rate on a hotel room! That seems quite affordable to me, I would love to visit hombu dojo, maybe even take a class! I'd also, on my dream vacation, love to just see Japan. Destinations such as Edo Castle, Mount Fuji, and SENGAKUJI - Shrine of the 47 Ronin - would have to be on the queue of places to visit! Especially if I could actually afford to stay for a short period of time.

If you're thinking about traveling abroad, check out the Accor 3 day deals, it might make your trip a bit more affordable.

Two Sword Style

I wanted to share the results after I tried wearing two swords during kata in ken Jutsu. Two sword practice is something that is very rarely performed, at least in the dojo I have been a part of. Wearing a wakizashi changes noto and the body mechanics of cutting. If you haven't tried performing kata wearing two swords, I recommend you take is very easy and go super slow at first.

I went a little too fast I think and there were a few unpleasant "thunks" where mune met kashira during noto. Other than that, I enjoyed the practice! Good luck and feel free to post your results.

What a month! Web Design is really picking up!

As some of you may remember, I perform quite a bit of web design for a wide variety of clients. Like most of us, in the beginning they had little to no knowledge of web hosting termsor how to spot which companies offer the best web hosting solutions at the best price.

I've found that I often rely on subtle hints when suggesting a web hosting company to one of my clients. Especially when a client is getting ripped off by their existing web host. So, do your homework and compare web hosting companies before you dive in!