Releve assuree en Alabama

Mission accomplie !

Felicitations a mes deux eleves George Hill et David Marteney qui ont passe avec succès leur examen de 2eme Dan (Niddan) en Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu en Octobre dernier. Le test a eu lieu au Big Green Drum Dojo a Pensacola en Floride. Carl Long Hanshi était l’examinateur. 

 

David Marteney et George Hill

 

George et David ont repris l'activité Iaijutsu de Mokurai Dojo a Dothan en Alabama aux Etats Unis après mon départ en 2021.

J'espère les retrouver pour m’entrainer (et partager quelques bières et hot wings ) avec eux en Alabama ou en Pennsylvanie avant l’ete 2024. 

 

 

 

TENSHO DAI

Tensho Dai, a tonfa kata, was created by Master Yuki Koda (1944- 1997) the late head of US Yoshukai Karate.

Tonfa were originally handles used to turn the top stone of a traditional Okinawan rice grinder.

Okinawan Rice grinder with its Tonfa wooden handle

Here the kata is demonstrated by Shihan Mike Lilley at the World Yoshukai Karate &  Kobudo organization summer camp in Eufaula, Alabama, USA on June 17, 2017.

 Enjoy and practice...

MJER Tatehiza - Renzoku Waza

A very clean and smooth demonstration of  the Tatehiza (half sitting) Waza of the Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu (MJER) Iaido by Noboru Kataoka Sensei - Instructor of the New York City Kendo club.

Kataoka Sensei performs the waza of this series  in a continuous (Renzoku) sequence at different angles.

The Waza of the Tatehiza no Bu (立膝之部) series are :

1. 横雲      Yokogumo
2. 虎一足    Tora no issoku
3. 稲妻      Inazuma
4. 浮雲      Ukigumo
5. 颪        Oroshi
6. 岩波      Iwanami
7. 鱗返      Urokogaeshi
8. 波返      Namigaeshi
9. 瀧落      Takiotoshi
10. 真向      Makkō

Their full description with pictures is detailed in the book Flashing Steel by Masayuki Shimabukuro Hanshi

To practice MJER Iaido in Dothan, Alabama at the Yoshukai Dojo contact Frederic Lecut