Month: December 2009

kendo

Practise may ingrain bad habits

Post author By George
Post date December 18, 2009
15 Comments on Practise may ingrain bad habits

From “Living with ambiguity” by Sydney J. Harris. Published by Nan’Un-Do You probably know the chestnut about the stranger in New York, carrying a violin case, who stops an old lady on the street, and asks, “Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?” With a glance at his violin case, she replies, […]

theory

Sinister Swordsmanship

Post author By guestpost
Post date December 7, 2009
5 Comments on Sinister Swordsmanship

(Note this is a guest post from Josh Reyer) It’s a not uncommon sight on sword-related forums these days. An aspiring student of the Japanese sword arts, left-handed, joins the forum and asks about studying ken (be it kendo, iaido, or aiki-ken) with a left-handed grip. He is quickly informed that no, Japanese swordsmanship is […]