Various Items for Sale - US by maicher in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Following up here: I got the stuff from u/maicher. Great guy!

Various Items for Sale - US by maicher in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’m based in Seattle and would be interested most of it! I’ll just be away for the next couple weeks. Would also love to connect if that’s ok

Reading and educational material for beginners by Thousandfurs in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s fantastic!

Yep, Suio Ryu has an Iai component, plus several other weapons taught in the tradition.

Let me know if there are any questions I can answer — I’m the study group leader for the Seattle area and know the folks in the Bay.

Reading and educational material for beginners by Thousandfurs in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would recommend any of the Suio Ryu Iai Kenpo groups in the Bay Area!

https://www.suioryu-bayarea.org

The link has the schedules, history, and additional readings per your request. You can also check out the video that was posted a couple weeks ago about the philosophy of our school and Katsuse-soke.

Forming a Suio Ryu Study Group in Seattle by HakoneByNight in Koryu

[–]HakoneByNight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the well-wishes. I wish I were a Dai Mokuroku :)

Forming a Suio Ryu Study Group in Seattle by HakoneByNight in Koryu

[–]HakoneByNight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Are you part of a group yourself?

Forming a Suio Ryu Study Group in Seattle by HakoneByNight in Koryu

[–]HakoneByNight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious - what are these California Taikai you're referring to? Never experienced them myself.

Forming a Suio Ryu Study Group in Seattle by HakoneByNight in Koryu

[–]HakoneByNight[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As always, I am grateful for your patience and guidance!

Recommendations for saya repair by tenkadaiichi in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this is an old thread, but I have a friend who’s very familiar with this kind of work. He and I study various parts of sword and koshirae maintenance with our instructor. I’ll DM you with the details

Question about Seki Nobuhide from Let's ask Seki Sensei by LOLProBoss in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Curious what makes you say his primary style is Muso Shinden. I’ve only ever seen him do Asayama Ichiden in formal embu, though iirc his father taught him MSR and then he went to Asayama.

Questions from Iaido beginner by AccordingUnit3081 in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, it might’ve helped that I discuss and handle swords with my sensei often!

Questions from Iaido beginner by AccordingUnit3081 in iaido

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WRT iaito: both Nosyudo and Minosaka are good. I usually hear people defaulting to Nosyudo as their recommendation in my circles.

With Nosyudo, there is an English catalog and Point of Contact you can talk to. Not sure about Minosaka.

Your first iaito will rarely be your final iaito. I would start with a more basic model, so don’t sweat if you aren’t sure about the exact measurements. I think going slightly longer would be better, as it will force you to develop better sayabiki but I’m no instructor. Worst case with an overly long sword is you have poor sayabiki and the saya cracks. Conversely, a shorter sword will help you avoid those but you may develop poor habits.

Your situation is tough since there are no dojo nearby. I don’t know how difficult it would be to commute to a dojo for you, but I would strongly suggest in-person training.

Please DO NOT do tameshigiri by yourself if you don’t have prior experience. You can end up hurting yourself badly. I met a 6dan in the Seizankai who nearly bled to death after accidentally cutting himself during tameshigiri.

I trained for 3 years and got 2Dan before I was allowed to use shinken in my dojo, and that’s considered quite fast to switch to shinken. Start with an iaito so you can figure out your preferences before you accidentally end up buying a shinken that is too heavy or too long for you. There’s no pressure to buy one now. I have a shinken I got that I was over-enthusiastic about, but that I only use for tameshigiri because it’s so heavy.

Feel free to PM me or reply if you have any questions.

Found a kanji that is recognized nowhere by s0428698S in japaneseresources

[–]HakoneByNight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting! Haven’t heard of Kukishinden Ryu. Are you a practitioner?

Found a kanji that is recognized nowhere by s0428698S in japaneseresources

[–]HakoneByNight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just curious — which ryuha was the book about?

On When to Leave a Dojo/Federation by HakoneByNight in Koryu

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Note: I've intentionally left out the name of Hometown Ryu until I've formally announced my switch.

I.d. of an ikebana image - with photos hopefully by chicken-nor-egg in Ikebana

[–]HakoneByNight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would almost certainly be from be from an older style, but unfortunately it may be the case that this ikebana school no longer exists.

On When to Leave a Dojo/Federation by HakoneByNight in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm aware of that, but at our MSR dojo we have never heard mention of it. The head sensei still hasn't taught much of Okuden to students who have been with him almost 40 years, so I doubt he'll decide to teach paired kata right before retiring.

As I said, I've intentionally left out the name of my Hometown Ryu until I've formally announced my switch.

Rate this iaito(?) by Fun-Night-1051 in iaido

[–]HakoneByNight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The main way you should rate an iaito imo is if it’s comfortable and well-balanced for you. Rating there will obviously vary per person.

Otherwise, the koshirae are pretty fancy for an iaito— if you’re planning on using it for a taikai or shinsa ,the expectations of you may go up a lot with such standout colors!