Chủ Nhật, 3 tháng 8, 2008

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Issue 2.1
Contents: Harai waza, foot injuries, Hanshi says, Bogu manufacture, bogu survey responses, sWords of Wisdom, The Winning Edge, 1st Otsu Cup women's kendo tournament, Kendo in Poland, Breathing and kirikaeshi, Unlocking Japan, OCB Kendo Dojo in California, Iaido World, Naginata World, Jukendo World, Martial Aids, Jodo World.
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Issue 2.3
Contents: 51st All Japan Kendo Champs, Belgrade seminar report, Hanshi Says, Nuts and Bolts - Debana waza, 41st All Japan Women's Kendo Champs, Kobori-ryu Tsouijutsu - the art of swimming, Refereeing in the World Champs - Louis Vitalis, Breath Control - Kakarigeiko, Kendo Clinic - Elbow Injuries, Dojo Files - Szigetkozi Junior Kendo Club, Hungary, Part 2 of Far Far East - Don Trent, IBU report, sWords of Wisdom, Zodiac Zone, Unlocking Japan - The Crying Game, Jeff Marsten - The Wrong Warmup, By The Way - keiko-gi, Iaido World - collecting swords, Naginata World - Jikishinkage-ryu's Sonobe Hideo, Book Review - Ellis Amdur's Old School, Jukendo World - Dattotsu, Martial Aids and more kendo fiction from Charlie Kondek.

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Issue 2.2
Contents: Judges in Court – Intensive referees seminar, 12th WKC Report, Boffa at the 12th WKC, Hanshi Says, Nittaidai, Ni & san-dan waza, Fumikiri, Zodiac, Suio-ryu, Far Far East – Adrian Jones talks to Don Trent, Kendo, Iaido & Jodo – A Comparison Between Japan and Europe, sWords of Wisdom, Online Overhaul, Unlocking Japan, At the Cutting Edge, Iaido World, Naginata World, Kendo in Scotland, A Godan Experience, Jukendo World – hsing-i chuan and jukendo, Kendo fiction by Charlie Kondek, Martial Aids. Some of our video content compliments of Gerard Egerton and the Rembuden Kendo Club, NZ.

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Joke of the Day
"Nine Months...." Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. So they loaded up Jack's minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. So they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered he door if they could spend the night."I realize it's terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I'm recently widowed," she explained. "I'm afraid the neighbours will talk if I let you stay in my house.""Don't worry," Jack said. "We'll be happy to sleep in the barn. And if the weather breaks, we'll be gone at first light." The lady agreed, and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the night.Come morning, the weather had cleared, and they got on their way. They enjoyed a great weekend of skiing.But about nine months later, Jack got an unexpected letter from an attorney. It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally determined that it was from the attorney of that attractive widow he had met on the ski weekend.He dropped in on his friend Bob and asked, "Bob, do you remember that good-looking widow from the farm we stayed at on our ski holiday up north about 9 months ago?""Yes, I do." said Bob"Did you, er, happen to get up in the middle of the night, go up to the house and pay her a visit?""Well, um, yes," Bob said, a little embarrassed about being found out "I have to admit that I did.""And did you happen to use my name instead of telling her your name?"Bob's face turned beet red and he said, "Yeah, look, I'm sorry, buddy. I'm afraid I did. Why do you ask?"
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Zazen...how to use it for Kendo
My wife was telling me yesterday that my Skill level improved dramactically but mentally I had regressed. This really confused me.She said that my mind was too noisy & kendo was about Silence. anyway she went on to explain that a quiet mind can hear his opponent speaking. And that Kendo from a noisy mind tends to be quite ugly. this also confused me because i thought you needed to be threatening to create doubt.when I asked her what she thought I should do all she said was Zazen. She said that most Americans she see doing kendo has very noisy minds & have left out a very big part of discipline training. I know that Zazen has something to do with Zen, but isn't that what Mukuso is for?I will probably google some information on zazen, but does anyone here know how to use it in training? How do you be aggressive while having a silent mind? And how does doing Zazen help that?

"Fight For the point! Want the point! Then once you've taken it, be greedy & want another!" -- My Sensei