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単独動作しか稽古しないの場合は確かにそうです。 技の上りに相対動作の稽古も必要です。

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Congratulations to all who advanced in their practice! May they all enjoy a fruitful martial arts career!

Hello my friend from Malaysia, yes it is a very good idea to keep your body moving and staying active in both mind and body. I am grateful you like this liking exercise. It is the basics of all the jodo kata and also the most practical techniques too. No need to think about complex forms as we are not trying to impress anyone but only to strengthen our body and mind. You can use the slow motion to reduce the play back speed and analyze the movements and learn it one by one. Please keep in touch and I would be happy to help if you shall need any advice.

Alas no.... A few of my friends failed. For 5th Dan the failure rate is a lot higher.

Yes. They did.

@@EdUmeyamathanks

有り難うございます。あきちゃん今は中学一年生です。まだ未練者として毎週頑張って稽古しています。

Thank you. The lad is still waiting for his eligibility to grade for 1st kyu next year. Let’s hope he keeps it up.

@@EdUmeyama he looks capable of doing it now-well above standard required

No.... My friend failed again. :(

@@EdUmeyama no shame in not passing, it’s a difficult and exacting exam

Nevertheless still a very good embu. Many Congratulations

@@EdUmeyama thank you

Yes they all did well. Showed good 4th Dan quality at the grading.

@@EdUmeyama thanks , any possibility of seeing next group?

@@Alanhock75 Yes. We have 2 cameras rolling on the day. Camera A which was set up for jodo will have a better shot. Camera B for iaido was filmed by the young lad who was doing the sheets., which explains the lack of stability. I will wait for the jodo grading officer to decode his video footage and upload group 2 of the 4th dan West Midlands grading. Please bear with us for a little longer. In the mean time I have produced an interim grading officers report with statistics. Please check BKA facebook page or my own facebook page. Regards Ed

@@EdUmeyama look forward to that thanks

@@EdUmeyama I thought one of us failed, but look forward to the next group as I'm in it. And passed 🙂

Hello Brad unfortunately I wasn't able to get a good shot of the grading at the Northern Seminar. Also being the grading officer I cannot go and fiddle around the camera. So the grading video was not well focused and people are out of the frame half way through their kata. T_T The higher grades did not do that well as no body passed the forth Dan and 3rd Dan pass rate was 75%. So I am assuming they might not be amused to see their performances made public. I will upload the higher grade videos next time round when more people passed.

@EdwardLeeUmeyama All good points, completely understand. Have a good Christmas and perhaps see you at the Spring seminar. Thanks.

ええ 古流居合中伝の英信流もよく稽古していますよ。 古流武術によって体と精神を続けて鍛えます。 そして英国で生まれた二世にも我々らの民族精神を伝えてもらいます。

Yes we were so happy that we were all jumping up and down to see him back. It has been a hard journey to restart the dojo, but so far we seem to be doing it right. (Touch wood)

Thank you my friend.

Beautiful koshirae

お褒めの言葉を頂き有難うございます、明憲くんに伝えてあげます。今からも精進を目指して続けて稽古します。　どうぞ宜しくお願いいたします。

@@EdUmeyama 生意気な口を叩いてしまい失礼しました。 若いうちに杖に出会って続けてくれる人間は貴重なので、是非とも永く永く続けてほしいです。

有難うございます、今からもどうぞ宜しくお願い致します。

I should add to all the successful candidates as well.

You look awesome to me. By the way there is another clip from a different camera angle which I have also uploaded.

Yes me too. I think he was really awesome at the grading.

同士の武道家として応援してくれたのは誠に有難う御座います。今からもどうぞ宜しくお願いします。

@@EdUmeyama ご丁寧にもお返事頂きありがとうございます。動画の投稿をこれからも楽しみにしております。