The Swordlady in motion

[Don Roley]

Is the noto you did standard? It looks a bit unusual to my eye. And I have to keep my reputation up as a pain in the posterior by pointing out that the last draw seemed to be almost in two stages. (But I bet you already know that. It is a lot harder to do it than spot it.)

 

[The Kai]

I figured the humidity sometimes causes the sheath to "stick"

 

[MisterMike]

Very interesting. I always enjoy seeing different kata. I have done similar MJER kata and noticed slight differences in the chiburi and noto, which to me, are just as important in expressing the beauty of the art. Good work!

 

[Swordlady]

Is the noto you did standard? It looks a bit unusual to my eye. And I have to keep my reputation up as a pain in the posterior by pointing out that the last draw seemed to be almost in two stages. (But I bet you already know that. It is a lot harder to do it than spot it.)

As The Kai pointed out, the blade was a bit stuck to the saya. I was using a new iaito, and the blade got a little stuck a couple times.

Todd: I've been studying Yagyu Shinkage Ryu for the past six months. I actually started nine years ago, but my sensei moved to New Jersey. I finally caught up with him last December. I have about a year's worth of training, including my brief stint back in 1996.

 

[Kempogeek]

Really enjoyed the tameshigiri clip. Unfortunately i couldn't load the other clip. According to Web Tv, it had too much information for it to use. I guess too many MBs for its system. Boy I can't wait to upgrade to a notebook. Anyway, I did dabble in Iaido as part of my training in Kosho Ryu Kempo and enjoyed it alot. I hope to continue when I return to my training later this year. Hopefully by then I can move from a practice wooden bokken to a real one, not to mention purchasing the proper attire. Continued success and good luck......Steve