Saturday, March 8, 2014. Thank you to everyone who has dropped by here,. Expressing myself and entertaining you. Thursday, March 6, 2014. Putting Down the Sword, For Real This Time.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Iaido in Austin - Araki Mujinsai Ryu. Interested in the art of the Japanese sword? In south Austin there is a group training in the art iaido, drawing of the sword. It is essentially an art of drawing and cutting with the sword in a smooth and deadly manner. Mike Ross - head instructor. We are holding classes on Sundays 10am-12pm. At Rising Sun Aikido in South Austin.

Kai - the Full Draw. Yugamae - The Stance of Holding the Bow. Overcoming the Desire to Hit the Target. Hikiwake - Drawing the Bow. The closer we can get to 1 the better. And yet we live within 10,000.

Tensho 天正 - A Blog on Iaido and Kyudo Training. Monday, February 16, 2015. From the archers standpoint, he watches as the arrow launches towards the mato in somewhat of an arc, landing purposefully into the black and white circle. Thinking back, the launch pad is actually the bow, with the left arm steady and unmoving. The string leaves the mete sharply though and the body tends to keep pretty vertical. Which path should I take? Which I .