Kampai Budokai

Articles

• Introduction to Iaido
• Jodo
• Miyamoto Musashi: life, art, writings, kenjutsu
• Sven's trip to Kyushu
• Bloodgrooves and blade stiffness
• The Satsuma Biwa
• Book of five elements
• Tool to convert shaku, cm and inch
• Examples of Ju Jitsu (pdf)

Technique descriptions

• ZNKR Jodo
• Uchida ryu tanjojutsu
• ZNKR Iaido
• Niten Ichi ryu Hyoho
• Muso Shinden Omori ryu
• Muso Shinden ryu okuden tachiwaza
• Shinkage ryu iai
• Tamiya ryu Iaijutsu
• Two new ZNKR seitei iai kata
• Tachi uchi no kurai (Eishin ryu)
• Tachi uchi no kurai (Muso Shinden ryu)

Reviews

Books

• Reading list
• Decouvrir le Iai-do by J. Lobo, S. Santoro, ed. R. Habersetzer
• Pierre Delorme's Iaido and Kendo books
• Kenjutsu, the Art of Japanese Swordsmanship by Charles Daniel
• Aiki Tessen Jutsu by Hiro Mizukoshi

Videos

• The Sword of Aikido by Saotome Mitsugi
• Self Defense Aikido by Obata Toshishiro
• Nishio Aikido by Shoji Nishio

Seminars

• Amsterdam 1996 Iaido Seminar
• Lee Seminar, 1996
• Guelph 1997 Seminar
• Sittard summer seminar, 1998
• Nakakura seminar, 1998
• Amsterdam 2000 Jodo & Iaido Seminar

Events

• Community outreach
• Flower festival

Links

Amsterdam 2000
Jodo & Iaido Seminar

Jodo

The 3-day Jodo seminar was led by Ishido Shizufumi sensei. We went over the twelve ZNKR jo katas in about a day and a half. The rest of the seminar was spent on gradings and taikai.

Considerable emphasis was placed on correct dress. It was explained that the cross-like hakama knot is no longer accepted in Jodo, because it is not a "samurai musubi" but a way of making the knot developed by commoners. From now on a flat knot with the ends tucked in at the side splits is required. (for the moment this rule does not yet extend to Iaido).

There is also a change in the procedure for exchanging weapons (shi uchi kotai). After accepting the tachi, uchidachi carries it with the arm straight. Both turn right (clockwise), and the jo is NOT pointed at the floor during the turn, but kept in tsune no kamae.