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In the martial arts, it is a sickness if you do not leave the mind of the martial
arts behind. In archery it is a sickness
if you do not leave the mind of archery
behind. If you will only use your Ordinary
Mind and take up the sword or draw the
bow, archery will not be difficult and
the sword will be used with freedom. Not
being surprised by anything, the Ordinary
Mind will be good for everything.
Yagyu
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NEW YEAR
TRAINING & SEMINARS
Training
in Japan & Sekai Kendo Butoku Washin Kai New Year Keiko
in Tokyo
January 04 - 08, 2011
Kendo Seminars in Pusan, South Korea
January 11 - 18, 2011
JAPAN TRIP
Uegaki Sensei and another Sunrise dojo member recently travelled to Japan for
the New Year's holiday and for some extended kendo training in both Ibaraki ken
and Tokyo.
Training in Ibaraki ken was at the dojo of Shiina Kazue Sensei, headmaster
of Hokushin Itto Ryu. I was also very pleased to practice with one of our members
who is training with Shiina Sensei this year. The training was intense
and exhausting, with several practices occuring each day. For my fellow clubmate,
this is his normal, daily training regimen. It was quite unbelievable.
Our daily schedule consisted of the following:
5:30am - Wake up & prepare for morning practice
6am - 8am - Morning practice: fundamentals
9am - 12pm - 2nd practice with a local high school kendo team (gruelling drills)
Afternoon practice: consisting of tameshigiri (cutting practice with a live blade)
using both bamboo and rolled tatami mats
7pm - 9:30pm - intense evening practice (inc. leg sweeps and other take downs)
11pm - 12am - late night practice: fundamentals
KOREA TRIP
After the training in Ibaraki ken and Tokyo, Uegaki Sensei, Shiina Sensei and
our member who is currently living in Japan travelled to South Korea to deliver
a series of kendo seminars in Pusan and Jecheon. They were also able to visit
and practice with three former Sunrise members who have returned to their
respective hometowns
in Korea. A great time was had by all.
Photos
Click the link
below to view photos from one member's trip to practice with
Shiina Sensei and to participate in a New Year's keiko with members
of the Sekai Kendo Butoku Washin Kai (January 2011):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunrisekendo/sets/72157625877106426/show/
Click the link below to view photos of Uegaki
Sensei's trip to Pusan, South Korea to run a series of kendo
seminars with Shiina Sensei and to meet ex-Sunrise dojo members
who have returned to Korea:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunrisekendo/sets/72157625751720205/show/
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