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Old 06-08-2006, 09:32 AM   #1
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Iaido and Aikido

So how many people practice both? I know lots do.

In the UK if you're looking for an Iaido class you probably would be better off either looking for either an aikido or kendo dojo in your area and asking them

Speaking of which does anyone know of any Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido teachers in Scotland?

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Old 06-08-2006, 11:27 AM   #2
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Re: Iaido and Aikido

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if you're looking for an Iaido class you probably would be better off either looking for either an aikido or kendo dojo in your area ...
And it's certainly not just the UK where that is true.

I've done both, and simultaneously for some time, and I'm inclined to broaden the question a bit. It's always struck me that doing a gendai art like aikido, with a prominent and modern philosophical content, is a bit of a contrast to training in a koryu art (assuming your iai is koryu, I suppose). The kendo folks always had a clear rationale for including kendo no kata and iai training - the old fogies (reasonably) observed that the uppity youths weren't real clear on the handling of a sword after all that shinai work (and enrollment in their koryu dojo was declining, too). I know lots of people like to talk about how "aikido came from the sword" and all, but I wonder what folks perceive they take out of such dual training.

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Old 06-08-2006, 02:05 PM   #3
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Re: Iaido and Aikido

mike in response to your query re muso shinden ryu in scotland.my instructor mike flynn 6th dan shihan(formerly of alameda aikikai usa and long term student of tk chiba shihan) teaches muso shinden ryu .mike is also a shihan within the sanshinkai iaido institute and studied directly with mitsuzuka shihan in japan.mike is holding an iaido seminar in glasgow soon and if youd like i will forward details as soon as they become available
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Old 06-09-2006, 05:15 AM   #4
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Re: Iaido and Aikido

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mike in response to your query re muso shinden ryu in scotland.my instructor mike flynn 6th dan shihan(formerly of alameda aikikai usa and long term student of tk chiba shihan) teaches muso shinden ryu .mike is also a shihan within the sanshinkai iaido institute and studied directly with mitsuzuka shihan in japan.mike is holding an iaido seminar in glasgow soon and if youd like i will forward details as soon as they become available
That'd be really great, thanks! I'm missing my Iaido while I'm stuck up here in Aberdeen, so I'll take as much as I can get

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Old 06-09-2006, 08:18 AM   #5
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Re: Iaido and Aikido

Ki-Aikido since 1993

Muso Shinden Ryu since 1994.

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Old 06-15-2006, 05:59 PM   #6
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Re: Iaido and Aikido

I learned Omoriryu from Nishio shihan.Finally Nishio Shihan created TohoIai for Aikidoka.

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Old 07-01-2006, 02:43 AM   #7
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Re: Iaido and Aikido

i got into iai first (i study mjer iaido)

then i got into aikido after i couldnt do kendo anymore and was getting unfit.

as for iai dojos in scotland. theres an mjer one in glen isla.
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