[QUOTE=kcaj;2292550]Hey guys,
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And so now thanks to this site I can see through the BS it all was, and sought to find Koryu Bujutsu. Success! I’m now practicing Muso Jikiden Eishin-ru and am enjoying it. The instructor is a down to earth guy, and laid back. He’s critical of my poor technique as he bloody well should be, and so seems like a good instructor. I recognise the uselessness of iaijutsu in a street fight, and the criticism of kata, but imo it’s fun to learn. There is however a kenjutsu component, and although the curriculum itself I believe is composed of kata, he has a few shinai in his bag and has talked about us using them so fingers crossed for sparring!
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cheers,
Jack[/QUOTE]
I’m only a couple of years too late, but I believe I’m the MJER instructor Jack talked about in this post… thanks!
[QUOTE=battlefields;2728786]Hi Scotto and welcome. We’d love to hear more about you and your school, straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak. I’d suggest starting your own thread in newbietown.
Also, you can get a judo Black Belt tag from the moderators, it can lend a certain weight to your posts in some areas, as people would be more than happy to take advice from someone verified as a Black Belt.
Once again, welcome.[/QUOTE]
Hi and thanks too. I’m in MJER Komei Juku, in Australia [Newcastle obviously] - website is easily searchable but I can’t post it as I don’t have 5 posts on here.
I’m on Facebook as well, Newcastle Komei Juku Classical Japanese Swordsmanship, or something similar. While I’m at it, I should advertise the upcoming seminar with Sekiguchi Sensei, Soke, in Townsville for four days straddling the last weekend in November 2012. All swordsman or aspiring people welcome!
Black Belt? Sorry, I had a bit of a look around but have no idea what this is!
Hey, I’m new here and just saw your post. I hope this went well, we do some naginata in Komei Juku and most of us find it a great - and really different to our usual sword work!
Great topic. One of the points to hold in mind here is that after getting a school curriculum down fairly well [my own school being MJER Komei Juku], then there are endless henka that can be done based onthese techniques. One way that a technique may be varied is by a different hand position on drawing. Many, if not all basic waza, can be performed this way. School soke Sekguchi Sensei frequently demonstrates such variations at seminars around the world, including Australia.
[QUOTE=scotto;2729047]Great topic. One of the points to hold in mind here is that after getting a school curriculum down fairly well [my own school being MJER Komei Juku], then there are endless henka that can be done based onthese techniques. One way that a technique may be varied is by a different hand position on drawing. Many, if not all basic waza, can be performed this way. School soke Sekguchi Sensei frequently demonstrates such variations at seminars around the world, including Australia.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=scotto;2729144]Okay… too bad for you guys I guess.[/QUOTE]Every post so far from you has been thread necromancy and basically plugging your school. You’d have more success here if you contributed something to a current conversation. Also, MJER not so much around here. If you want to talk iaido kendo-world is probably the most active forum right now, you could also try swordforum or e-budo.
[QUOTE=scotto;2729479]can’t see that you were contribution much except for a poor attitude; my turn to be not interested.[/QUOTE]Oh look, contribution troll. I can see you are a whiner, I am interested.
Oh I guess it is time to point out, you were butt-hurt and reported Bodhi’s post to the moderators. Yes, don’t lie and say you weren’t interested.
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Oh I guess it is time to point out, you were butt-hurt and reported Bodhi’s post to the moderators. [/QUOTE]Wait, my post wasn’t reported? I need to work more on my insulting tone if I want to hang around here.
[QUOTE=NeilG;2729525]Wait, my post wasn’t reported? I need to work more on my insulting tone if I want to hang around here.[/QUOTE]
bummer, dude! yeah i thought the initial reply was stupid and pointless… but now i understand the zeitgeist on here more. whatever. Still can’t see the problem with what I said, and in fact it was a new contribution to the discussion. So initially I was interested in the first smartarse reply, but not the subsequent one. Still waiting for an on-topic reply, too.
[QUOTE=scotto;2729579]Still can’t see the problem with what I said, and in fact it was a new contribution to the discussion.[/QUOTE]Stop being offended for a half a sec, read the replies and figure it out.
[QUOTE=scotto;2729579]bummer, dude! yeah i thought the initial reply was stupid and pointless… but now i understand the zeitgeist on here more. whatever. Still can’t see the problem with what I said, and in fact it was a new contribution to the discussion. So initially I was interested in the first smartarse reply, but not the subsequent one. Still waiting for an on-topic reply, too.[/QUOTE]The problem? Someone posted a single sentence AND YOU OVERREACTED. This makes your current complaint hilarious.
Oh and since it went way over your head, do you remember what you sent in your complaint?