Aiki-ken Japanese sword-work clips and some fun

[arnheimsdomain]

I can't do any real sword practice at the moment, but have resolved to study my footwork:

One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practise the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.
Morihei Ueshiba

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[arnheimsdomain]

woo! *tackledinavirtualmanner* :-)

That would be wonderful!

It is easier than we sometimes think to write, be it in-jokes on T-shirts, poems on walls or manifestos on beermats: of all these possibilities, one sort of story rather than another is a minor difference. We might not write what we imagined we would write, but then would it be as exciting if we did? :-)

[arnheimsdomain]

Ueshiba remains a controversial figure, who claimed enlightenment through his art, but this lends many of his words a poetic beauty :-)

Free swordwork like some of these clips is great cardiovascular exercise which builds upper body tone and strength steadily, without adding bulk like weight training and is very relaxing and empowering. I can recommend it! I can advise more if you are interested :-)

[moonriddler_mim]

oh wow! that kendoka, like you said, so awesome. at my club where I used to train we had a guy like that, but with the bo, he was so good. that guy there, though, reminds me of Kenshin. ^_~

and Brendon Huor's clip had my Ash sitting up and going: "oh! oh! that's what I do!" ^__^

and that last quote? soo true! ot how about just 'live'.

[arnheimsdomain]

oro! - Kenshin was the first anime I watched properly: I was drawn to it because they managed to capture some of the attitude and movement. BH and those other extreme weapons guys just amaze me!

:-)