I find this whole "internet warrior" thing weird. Firstly, what is fraud? Maeda studied Judo, but back then it was much closer to Kito/Tenshin...
The real question though is why is it the quote of the week? I love it how people use Rogan as some kind of measuring stick of MA, it's like...
I've read that, I believe that's Amdur sensei's writing. @Wayde... yes, it kind of is in a literal sense. The thing is though, Iwama style (as I...
That depends. In kihon-waza, it's static resistance. In kaeshi-kara-oyo-waza it becomes anywhere from active resistance to deploying kiaijutsu...
You had me at "sword". The tsurugi (Japanese straight-sword) differed from the katana. It's a little known fact the Grandmaster of my art...
CLARIFICATION on last post (apologies for double post): Takayasu sensei used to say "we train to become martial artists" as opposed to being one...
It's a little hard to explain. If you know katate-dori (one hand held) we use tai-no-henko (body turn) to rotate around the axis. If you cannot do...
Ha. I've lived at several of the Mad Max film sites. I find ice/meth a huge battle. We call them whitewalkers here, zombies who don't think or...
Very true (at home, on comp now). The teacher must have had a reason to eliminate the resistance training. How curious. According to one of my...
Re: link above to an Iwama syllabus. I briefly looked at the site on my comp, but now I'm on my phone and either my stupidly huge fingers or my...
@Wayde, there's quite a lot of splayed finger stuff in Daito-ryu, but to a lesser extent than Aikido. The splaying is part of the somewhat...
Oh, it just fell off. Nah, it shattered. I lost my career as a bass player. Considering what I played back then, the "big man" did me a favour!...
Wayde. I was last involved in Iwama Aikido (in a dojo) in '06-07. Iwama style doesn't have randori, but it does have jiyu-waza. For ease of...
Indeed. I have lost both the ring finger of my right hand (I was formerly a bass player, but still left handed) and have had my shoulder ripped...
Arigato Wayde-san. Dame dame. I'm afraid you've fallen victim the the good old reason why the Nidai Doshu (Kisshomaru) kicked his dad out. "My...
Wayde (I'll call you Wayde, I dislike internet pseudonyms). An interesting point. I'm not very interested in combat sports, but since I started...
Nice blow for blow analysis, proper diction etc. Sorry, I was in a foul mood last night, and the internet is a bad place to vent. @Sixteen...
"Dead_pool" I had to think a little in order to write a correct response to what I initially considered a "micky take" by someone who doesn't...
Hello. Firstly, thanks for the reply. I'm of a somewhat "activist" mindset regarding mental illness, and welcome any kind of discussion as it's...
Here's an interesting thing. Like I said, I'm a diagnosed schizophrenic. When I studied directly under Saburo Takayasu Shihan (which I did for...
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