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Saturday, October 31, 2009

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.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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.

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Monday, October 26, 2009

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.

 
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