tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post7061992744954999770..comments2024-02-25T12:49:53.561-05:00Comments on The Budo Bum: How Can Iai Be InterestingThe Budo Bumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17829768452637120001noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-14442145651677475082015-08-13T12:03:26.700-04:002015-08-13T12:03:26.700-04:00"How Can Iai Be Interesting"?
At one po..."How Can Iai Be Interesting"?<br /><br />At one point, forget about your moves only. Check teki moves and act accordingly. <br />And in time make him better than you. I am not a person who swings the sword for therapy. I swing it because I want to understand. Understanding the consequences of what you do, will make you aware of the beauty of life and you will avoid to cut it short for someone - that is why a high rank sensei said that you failed your iai training if you took out the sword. But first you have to understand that when you draw the sword out, your life and the opponent' life is at stake. And accept the consequences. I am trying to train like this and iaido is not boring at all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463820592382433497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-23540054843092808802014-10-23T21:24:19.788-04:002014-10-23T21:24:19.788-04:00Flemming Madsen,
I agree with you. A lot of peopl...Flemming Madsen,<br />I agree with you. A lot of people talk about the mental aspects of budo and say that we develop our minds through training, but I find that in most dojo this is primarily lip service. In iai practice, it is one of the fundamental things we train. Not that this isn't available in other budo, but that most teachers and most dojo don't really spend time doing things that will specifically develop focus and calm and concentration. Without a live opponent to distract us, we can really work on things like manners, humility and etiquete that are so often forgotten in the rush to learn to defeat our opponents, forgetting that our own self is always our most difficult challenger.The Budo Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17829768452637120001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-13086732969078937602014-10-22T13:08:38.678-04:002014-10-22T13:08:38.678-04:00Great blog! One of my own observations about what...Great blog! One of my own observations about what Iai practice has given me is exactly the actual method of practice applied in Iaido. The very intense focus on minute details within a universe of a relatively limited number of waza, makes Iaido special. In my own space and time I can carefully study, analyze and try to improve the most effective and rational body mechanics. The waza have been perfected by masters for centuries, and what has been passed to us can be considered the 'DNA' of past generations’ great wisdom. Iaido is a true treasure in that regard and has helped me in my other Budo practice in such arts as Aikido and Karate-do.<br /><br />Seen in the context of a single art by itself, Iaido is of course a precious art. It helps bring calmness in the midst of the rush and stress of modern life. It has taught me a great deal about manners, balance, humility, etiquette, focus and concentration – many relevant attributes which help me be a better person, and which too often are ignored or completely forgotten in the modern times we live in.Flemming Madsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978834559711297985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-38718086529276025522014-10-21T09:13:36.896-04:002014-10-21T09:13:36.896-04:00Philosophy practiced is the goal of learning. - Th...Philosophy practiced is the goal of learning. - ThoreauRick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.com