Dojo training has restarted with COVID restrictions in place. Training times for 2021 are Saturdays 9am to 11am, Wednesdays 6.30pm to 8pm. Beginners' course starts 27 Feb, 9am to 10am. If you feel unwell, don't come to training!
Anthony Bourdain learns Kendo in Tokyo
Get link
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps
-
A great vid of Toda sensei. I've done jigeiko with him on several occasions. Ask me at training for some stories about his kendo. b
I love Anthony Bourdain. I don't expect that the kids know him. He's from New York and he's a chef/food writer/travel writer. He has a show on Travel & Living (about the only TV station I occasionally watch). He's always adventurous (he's eaten some pretty crazy things!) and funny, yet also very respectful and informative. He's a great speaker too. What a great clip! I found the full Japan episode (I think), so I'm checking it out now.
Awesome video. I had the chance to practice with one of Toda sensei‘s students, in my own country (Ecuador) His Nito-ryu was very strong. I couldn‘t imagine Toda sensei‘s Nito!!!!
If any of you are good with your hands (or your mum or dad is!), you might like to try making this kendo dummy. I haven't made one but it looks good and the detailed plans are free to download. http://www.bestkendo.com/HowtoDummy.html b
Here are some interesting tenugui designs. Not all of these are kendo tenugui, some were souvneirs of a particular place like we have souvenir tea-towels. This is definitely a kendo tenugui. It reads from right to left and says "sword heart/mind, bright way" meaning, I think that to develop a sharp mind like a sword makes your path in life clear and bright. I think this is beautiful shuji (calligraphy). This one was a souvenir from the famous Buddhist temple "Ryoanji" in Kyoto. The design depicts the reason the temple is so famous, its stone garden. This is the club tenugui of the Ryujokan dojo in Kumamoto. It was produced as a limited edition for the 1992 Australian Kendo Championships in Melbourne. It is based on the Ryujokan joseki, the character "ken" with a long 'tail'. Here it is sideways. This tenugui is a souvenir of Kagoshima in southern Kyushu. It has two of Kagoshima's most famous sons: Okubo Toshimichi and Takamori Saigo. Bo
Some more holiday reading, this time about something that I hope everyone will be doing and thinking about regularly while they are not in the dojo – suburi! This research is by a group of researchers from Keio University in Japan, led by two 7-dan kendo sensei. They looked at the best position to swing back to, and also the best position to stop the cut, whilst doing men suburi. Click here to read the article. b *Thanks to www.miamivalleykendo.org for the article
I love Anthony Bourdain. I don't expect that the kids know him. He's from New York and he's a chef/food writer/travel writer. He has a show on Travel & Living (about the only TV station I occasionally watch). He's always adventurous (he's eaten some pretty crazy things!) and funny, yet also very respectful and informative. He's a great speaker too. What a great clip! I found the full Japan episode (I think), so I'm checking it out now.
ReplyDeleteHere's part 1 of 5:
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=iOOazYCRxdQ
Hello There!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome video. I had the chance to practice with one of Toda sensei‘s students, in my own country (Ecuador) His Nito-ryu was very strong. I couldn‘t imagine Toda sensei‘s Nito!!!!
Thanks for uploading this up.
José.
Ecuadorian Kendo