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Jeremy Hulley wrote:
Mark,
I know that some Ryuha have silent kiai and that in some iai styles silent kiai is encouraged when there is no audible kiai.
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I trained in a University dojo in Japan for a number of years, but we had to start practicing "otonasu kiai" (silent kiai) because some professors were complaining that when we had the windows open, our kiai disrupted their classes.