No training on this coming Saturday, 27 August 2011

Dear members,

Please take note that there is no training on this coming Saturday, 27 August 2011.

It is a public holiday, voting for the new President of Singapore.

Do have a great weekends folks!

Best of regards :)

"Tachiuch no Kurai" demonstration by Esaka sensei & Hinago sensei.

Esaka Sensei's demonstrations.

Summary of our 13th-14th May 2011 MJER seminar by Andrej Sensei

We are fortunate and grateful to have Andrej Sensei (a high-ranking MJER instructor) to take his own valuable time out of his busy travel schedule to come all the way here to Singapore and teach us more about MJER Iaido.

And we also enjoyed our get together BBQ dinner with Andrej Sensei at Alfred's place at the end of our 2nd day training. 

Andrej Sensei left with a good impression of our club and will make a favourable report to Esaka Sensei and Hiro Sensei when he sees them.

Let's train harder, and keep the spirit of our Eishin Ryu Iaido Singapore club going stronger!

Cheers!

A good Samurai film to watch!

We are moving

Dear all,

Please be informed that we have change our training location this coming June.

Our Dojo will be at 324D, on the top floor in King George Building.


Every Monday training timing has changed. It is 8pm to 10pm.
No changes to training timing every Saturday.


Map of our location

Announcement: No training on the 2nd of May 2011 (Public holiday)

Dear members,

Next Monday (2nd of May) is a public holiday, so we will not be training.

Saturday training is as usual.

If there are other members whom i have missed out in the email, please help me to notify them of this announcement. And may i have their email address please.

Thank you

Regards,

Eishin Ryu Iaido Singapore

http://mjersg.blogspot.com/

Now, you can find us on facebook. 

http://it-it.facebook.com/pages/Eishin-Ryu-Iaido-Singapore/162566403760107

A nice book for reading.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samurai-Swordsmanship-Kenjutsu-Tameshiri-Eishin-Ryu/dp/0897501993

Our training sessions

We train twice every week. 
Monday night: 8pm - 10pm, and Saturday afternoon: 3pm - 5pm.

Sword Blade Terminology‏

The evolution of the Japanese Sword and it's blade terms and glossary. (source: skydive.live.com)

Hakama

The seven pleats (five in the front and two in the back) of the hakama represent the seven virtues of budo:

(front)
1> Jin: benevolence
2> Gi: honor or justice
3> Rei: courtesy and etiquette
4> Chi: wisdom, intellligence
5> Shin: sincerity

(back) Chu: loyalty & Koh: piety


And please see the following picture on how to fold your hakama (source:- http://www.shinmyoken-phoenix.co.uk/)

Basic Waza

The names of the techniques which we are training:

Seiza no Bu waza are performed from seiza, a formal kneeling position, with the general exception of Oikaze, which often begins standing.

Seiza no Bu (正座之部) contains the following techniques:

1. 前 Mae
2. 右 Migi
3. 左 Hidari
4. 後 Ushiro
5. 八重垣 Yaegaki
6. 受流 Ukenagashi
7. 介錯 Kaishaku
8. 附込 Tsukekomi
9. 月影 Tsukikage
10. 追風 Oikaze
11. 抜打 Nukiuchi

Kōno Hyakuren, the 20th sōke of Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū, added two sets of additional waza, called Dai Nippon Battō Hō (大日本抜刀法). The Battō Hō are based on techniques from throughout the system, but are performed starting in a standing position. As these waza were added in the 20th century, they are not considered to be koryū.

Eishin-ryū lineages without a connection to Kōno Hyakuren do not generally practise these techniques. Therefore, these waza are only included in some lines of transmission.

 Dai Nippon Battō Hō, Kihon (大日本抜刀法):

1. 順刀其の一 Juntō Sono Ichi
2. 順刀其の二 Juntō Sono Ni
3. 追撃刀 Tsuigekitō
4. 斜刀 Shatō
5. 四方刀其の一 Shihōtō Sono Ichi
6. 四方刀其の二 Shihōtō Sono Ni
7. 斬突刀 Zantotsutō

Dai Nippon Battō Hō, Oku (These waza begin using the Okuiai walking pattern):

1. 前敵逆刀 Zenteki Gyakutō
2. 多敵刀 Tatekitō
3. 後敵逆刀 Kōteki Gyakutō
4. 後敵抜打 Kōteki Nukiuchi