AUSKF
Iaido Camp Sign up Sheet available, please see Geoff for
additional information
PLEASE BRING IN THE PAYMENT FOR AUSKF IAIDO CAMP!
5/18/08
Special pre-Iaido camp seminar.
5 hours (11:00am-4:00pm) Dojo will provide Lunch and Dinner
after class. 5/31/08
2:30 pm - 6:00 pm Joint Practice
with Yu Sensei 8th Dan Kendo-ka!!! 325 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19283
Princeton Kendo & Iaido Schedule
Classes are held every Sundays and Tuesdays
Today is
Please check back every Saturdays
night, schedule may change without notice!!!!!
Date
Time
Class
Date
Time
Class
5/11/08
Sunday
9:30 -11:00pm
11:00pm -2:30pm
Iaido
Special
Iaido Seminar for Shinsa!
6/10/08
Tuesday
8:00 - 8:45pm
8:45 - 9:30pm
Kendo/Iaido kata & Kihon
Kendo keigo
5/13/08
Tuesday
8:00 - 8:45pm
8:45 - 9:30pm
Kendo/Iaido kata & Kihon
Kendo keigo
6/15/08
Sunday
10:00-11:15pm
11:15-1:30pm
Iaido
Kendo
5/18/08
Sunday
9:30
-11:00 pm
11:00-3:00pm
Kendo
Special
Iaido Seminar for Taikai!
6/17/08
Tuesday
8:00 - 8:45pm
8:45 - 9:30pm
Kendo/Iaido kata & Kihon
Kendo keigo
5/20/08
Tuesday
8:00 - 8:45pm
8:45 - 9:30pm
Kendo/Iaido kata & Kihon
Kendo keigo
6/22/08
Sunday
10:00-11:15pm
11:15-1:30pm
Iaido
Kendo
5/25/08
Sunday
10:00-11:15pm
11:15-1:30pm
Iaido
Kendo
6/24/08
Tuesday
8:00 - 8:45pm
8:45 - 9:30pm
Kendo/Iaido kata & Kihon
Kendo keigo
5/27/08
Tuesday
8:00 - 8:45pm
8:45 - 9:30pm
Kendo/Iaido kata & Kihon
Kendo keigo
6/29/08
Sunday
10:00-11:15pm
11:15-1:30pm
Iaido
Kendo
5/31/08
Saturday
2:30
- 5:30 pm
Jointed
Practice with Yu Sensei 8th dan
West Chester Kendo Club (Ken
Wa Kan)
7/1/08
Tuesday
No
Class
No
Class
6/1/08
Sunday
No Class
Regular
Class Cancelled, please come to the 5/31 joint practice!!
7/6/08
Sunday
No Class
4th
July Weekend - NO CLASS
6/3/08
Tuesday
8:00 - 8:45pm
8:45 - 9:30pm
Kendo/Iaido kata & Kihon
Kendo keigo
7/8/08
Tuesday
8:00 - 8:45pm
8:45 - 9:30pm
Kendo/Iaido kata & Kihon
Kendo keigo
6/8/08
Sunday
Auskf
Event
Bryn Mawr, PA
No
Class (AUSKF Iaido activities)
7/13/08
Sunday
10:00-11:15pm
11:15-1:30pm
Iaido
Kendo
Video of the Week...
Kendo,
is
composed of two kanji: "ken", meaning sword, and "Do", meaning 'the
way/path of'. Together the term is literally the "way of the sword". It
is a martial arts tradition spawned by the traditional school of
swordsmanship (ryu) of ancient Japan, and was practiced by and large by
the bushi, or samurai class of the era. As practice with real blades is
inherently dangerous, the schools developed a dummy sword called a
shinai, and a set of protective equipment called bogu which protects the
head (men), wrists (kote), chest (do), and groin (tare).
Kendo training is based on a variety of movements of attack and defense
know as waza. Most fundamental are stance, footwork, cuts, thrusts,
feints, and parries. Though is it a highly strenuous activity, kendo is
also a means to strengthen the mind and the will to to improve oneself.
It is this aspect of kendo that attracts many of its most devoted
practitioners. A Kendo bout with skilled opponent is an intense
experience. For a moment in time concentration is absolute, conscious
thought is suppressed, and action is instinctive. Such training develops
in the serious student powers of resolution and endurance under pressure
which frequently affects his or her life beyond the confines of the
training hall.
Iaido,
In the beginning Iai-jutsu was a part of Ken-jutsu. When time passed and as a result of the relatively peaceful
Tokugawa period many masters saw in Iaido an excellent way of developing spiritual, mental and physical discipline.
Iaido was born.
Iaido does not actually mean overcoming an enemy, but overcoming one's own self. The only and the most dangerous opponent in
Iaido is the iaidoka themself.
"Kendo and Iaido Exist
together and relate to each other like Yin and Yang."
- Ueno Satanori Sensei, Iaido Hanshi 8th Dan ZNKR
Think you are too old to start Kendo?
Mochida
Moriji Hanshi Kendo 10th Dan
1885-1974
Mochida Sensei wrote:
There are many people who practice
kendo that believe that they have
completed their practice of the
kendo fundamentals during the
beginner stage and only attempt to
relate to them theoretically
thereafter. However, this is a
big misconception to the pursuit of
true kendo.
Until you are 50
years old, you must endeavor
to practice the fundamentals
of kendo and make it a part
of you.
It has taken me 50 years to
learn the fundamentals of
kendo by body.
It was not until I became 50
years old that I started my
true kendo training.
This is because I practiced
kendo with all my heart and
spirit.
When one becomes 60
years old, the legs are not
as strong as they once were.
It is the spirit that
overcomes this weakness.
It is through a strong
spirit that one can overcome
the inevitability of the
body becoming physically
weaker.
When I became 70 years
old, the entire body became
weaker. I found that
the next step is to practice
the concept of not moving
ones spirit (immovable
spirit) when practicing
kendo. When one is
able to achieve the state of
an immovable spirit, your
opponent's spirit and will
manifests itself to you.
I tried to achieve a calm
and immovable spirit at this
stage in my life.
When I became 80 years
old, I achieved the state of
the immovable spirit.
However, there are times
when a random thought will
enter my mind. I am
striving to eliminate these
random thoughts at this
state in my life.
It would be absurd in modern
society to use a sword as a weapon of self-defense. So why train at
all??
During the Kendo match, one must remember battle between swordsmen is a
life and death situation and every cut may be the last. In order to
deliver a successful cut, you must overcome fear, panic, fright and
confusion before, during and after a cut. It is through this, Kendo can
improve your focus, insight and complex decision making and hopefully,
you will improve yourself.
Simplify put it, Kendo and Iaido provides an opportunity for you to have
an insight into your true self.
"The purpose of today's training ... is
to defeat yesterday's understanding."
- Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
Cherry Hill Ken-yu Kai Loosely translated as "Cherry
Hill, friend of swordsman"
is an organization dedicated to traditional Japanese
Swordsmanship, with following affiliated dojos
New
Jersey Kendo Iaido Naginata
Special thanks to Ms. Susan Winter and her
ATA Tae kwon do Federation for the use of her training facilities.
Tel: 609-430-0200
Email PrincetonATA@aol.com
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