Muso Shinden Ryu Part 3

[@Kroxboy]

This is truly beautiful....Its sad that only 28,000 people have viewed this. Thank You Japan....

[@kienergiaeterna]

Hola estos kata estan muy buenos!!!!! felicitaciones!!!!

[@Souky2]

daaaaym... beautiful. Thats all I can say

[@squarerigapprentice]

I have been learning Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido for six years now within the Canadian Iaido Association. Trust me when I say, it is impossible to learn ANY martial art without a qualified teacher, especially any form of Iaido, Iaijutsu, or Kenjutsu. Everything from your footwork to your cuts has to be very precise, and without a teacher to correct you, or teach you the correct footwork in the first place there is no way anyone could become proficient at iai.

[@MicPowell]

Seiza is important because Iaido became popular after Unification, but the sub rose point is Unification was a time of Coupes, disbandments, depositions, assinations and varioue other intrigues that made understanding Iaido a must.

[@MicPowell]

I learned Muso Shinden and Shinto Munen Ryu from the Japanese Swordsmanship society here in New York but now practice on my own. As for sensei I have had many but none I hold above Hwang Mutsoo, and he and any Sensei that I value respect the critiques of anyone interested in discovering the truth beyond ritual and dogma!

[@ravenmerisi]

i thought that is not alowed to film shinden ryu because it is secret....anyway....beautiful

[@MicPowell]

This is an old film and the reason for Kasumi being in the other clip is probably just editing! As for closing the sword, the kata should technically end noto with the Habaki still loose, as you come to attention then the swordhand is shifted to gently ease the habaki into the Kouiguchi, those who don't do this weaken the wedge fit, and That failing is also why you see many hold the sword when preparing to sit because otherwise their sword will fall out!

[@MicPowell]

You should take a look at Ogawa Ryu's Suwari waza which is a nice contrast in understanding floor technique, and in fact you can if properly trained move farther and faster on the floor than standing beleive it or not. Standing you can turn faster but the floor master is quite a serious accomplishment!

[@MicPowell]

Muso Shinden is a distortion, btu at any rate the Advanced Kata are called Okuden, often translated as Deep but I prefer 100,000,000 Transmitions, that's what it's like to really master these kata.

[@kyledc6402]

I saw these videos pre youtube. His noto is quite fast.

[@chuckleary8609]

From my understanding and teachings the Jo-Ha-Kyu is supposed to pick up in pace as you progress through the schools. You should see most Omori Ryu noto is a touch slower/tempered than Eishin, as is Okuden (okuiai)quicker than Eishin..each leaving a progressively larger gap between your koiguchi and hand-

[@Erkynar]

The first, and I know glib, reply to your question is: move closer to a dojo... I think it would be exceptionally difficult to learn iai without someone to teach you. However, having said that, I think the only other thing you can do is to read, look and practice as much as you can and always keep in mind that you might do everything fundamentally wrong, all the time. When you get the chance: find a teacher and prepare to "unlearn what you have learned..." :) Oh, dear... Strangely apt, though.

[@seishin48]

lol my bad :P but yea that makes sence. he is very good. the one thing i don't like about iaido is how much more simple to get shodan than others it normaly takes about 6 odd years in other martial arts e.g judo jujitsu but in iaido you can get shodan in 1 year if good but its fun :D.

[@MicPowell]

Kusumi is in another clip I think just because of the way his grandson edited the film.

[@MicPowell]

In short I really don't care what is held as ritual, dogma or rhetoric just stict to the facts and what is the best way to teach the truth!

[@MicPowell]

What i regret most about people who present themselves as experts in Iaido is tha they all too often as here have no real Ido or mobility, and almost as bad could never be allowed to sit down in court the way they do here without serious admonishment!

[@MicPowell]

I f I am sure abut anything in Iaido I am reasonably sure that if you sat in front of the Emperor, Shogun, Gokyuro or Daimyo like that you might not live to see another day. To say that it is correct practice in contemporary Muso Shinden is dogma from a school that has no true transmission to begin with.

[@MicPowell]

I am quite aware of the Kanji thank you, and if you check deep is the most common translation, secret may be one sub-text as is mysterious, but the problem with that is Muso Shinden is nothing secret and Shinkage ryu and half a dozen other schools could and or do claim to be hidden secret and so forth.

[@kyledc6402]

that's xaedmon is ridiculous. he has sat in contemplation for a long while. And judging from his tippy art and type of music I can only guess what his choice of inebriated former activities entails. but I can see what he's trying to say about training the mind. the fact is the body has to be trained and a quality dojo is where one can find a master. and u can train till the water buffalo come home the guy doing the same thing under a master would kill the other guy

[@nicolasartheau822]

Who?

[@MicPowell]

The piont isn't a question of Seiza which became standard after the Muramachi Period. The isssue is holding the saya and leaning over while preparing to sit. In other words the whay he seats himself is not respectful and even more it's aggressive and actually inferior to corect praxis.

[@seishin48]

no!, this is muso shinden ryu..

[@MicPowell]

The only thing embarassing here is the usual retort of certian individuals who confronted with theory an praxis resort to personality attacks and ego trips.