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When in Sendai Japan - get on ...
When in Sendai Japan get on the #Sendai #loople, a cable car styled bus that loops many miles with many #Japanese #historical locations to visit like #hachiman, #miyagi museum of art, #destroyed site of #sendai #castle, #zuihoden #japan … https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjp3TOsHRkP_jqTKN30POs6FmrscftMaS
Nakamura Sensei on Choosing a ...
Nakamura Sensei on Choosing a Sword. When he wrote Tameshigiri no Shinzui in 1980 (now translated as The Spirit of the… Posted by Japanese Japan on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 剣を選ぶ中村先生。彼は1980年に「魂の魂」と書いていたときに、彼の推測では、日本のIaidoとBattodoの実務者の70％以上が体格が不適切にバランスしていた剣を使用していたと嘆いていました。その結果、その技法は必然的に歪められ、危機一髪の知れない道は切り離された。彼は後の本でこれを繰り返した。 Enkeisen。 Nakamura ryu、enkeisen（刀振りの完全な円形軌道）の重要な原理の1つは、刃のバランスを構成するものを理解するための鍵です。この運動は、中枢と下肢に大きな力、大きな弾性と上肢の運動範囲、および腹部の「脳」または原の関与による2つの統合を必要とする。  Nakamura Sensei on Choosing a Sword. When he wrote Tameshigiri no Shinzui in 1980 (now translated as The Spirit of the Sword) he lamented that by his estimation, over 70% of the practitioners of Iaido and Battodo in Japan were using swords that were inappropriately balanced for their physique and, as a result, their technique was inevitably distorted and the road to kikentaiichi cut off. He reiterated this in his later books. Enkeisen. One of the key principles of Nakamura ryu, enkeisen (the full circular trajectory of the sword swing) is key to understanding what constitutes balance in a blade. This movement requires great strength in the core and lower limbs, great elasticity and range of motion in the upper limb and an integration of the two through the engaging of the abdominal ‘brain’ or hara. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcaBjsRrNX32a3RaBwfkow
Tokyo, 東京, Tōkyō, "Eastern Cap...
Tokyo, 東京, Tōkyō, “Eastern Capital”, Japan Japanese: [toːkjoː] ( listen), English /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/), officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 Tōkyō-to), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, and is both the capital and largest city of Japan. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.[7] It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kantō region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Formerly known as Edo, it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters. It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府 Tōkyō-fu) and the city of Tokyo (東京市 Tōkyō-shi). Tokyo is often referred to and thought of as a city, but is officially known and governed as a “metropolitan …read more
History of Sendai, 仙台市, Japan
History of Sendai, 仙台市, Sendai-shi is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku region, and the second largest city north of Tokyo, Japan. Edo period Although the Sendai area was inhabited as early as 20,000 years ago, the history of Sendai as a city begins from 1600, when the daimyo Date Masamune relocated to Sendai. Masamune was not happy with his previous stronghold, Iwadeyama. Iwadeyama was located to the north of his territories and was also difficult to access from Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Sendai was an ideal location, being in the centre of Masamune’s newly defined territories, upon a major road from Edo, and near the sea. Tokugawa Ieyasu gave Masamune permission to build a new castle in Aoba-yama (Mount Aoba), Sendai after the Battle of Sekigahara. The previous ruler of the Sendai area had used a castle located on Aobayama. At this time Sendai was written as 千代 (which literally means “a thousand generations”), because a temple with a thousand Buddha statues (千体 sentai) used to be located in Aobayama. Masamune changed …read more
21 Good Rules to Life
1. Do not turn your back on the various Ways of this world. Do not turn your back on the various ways of the world. The world will ask you to behave in a certain way – to conform to a certain way – you don’t have to. You have to live your own life but don’t turn your back to the ways of humanity, peace and fighting injustice. The world has many ways that you can and must take into account as you walk this path. There are truths on this world like compassion and justice that you must use on this way 2.Do not scheme for physical pleasure. There is not point in scheming just for physical pleasures. Never forget that you will die – if you admit it you will appreciate it much more. To be fearless in the face of the enemy – in your daily life – you have have to do what you have to do to get things done. 3.Do not intend to rely on anything. 4.Consider yourself lightly; consider the world deeply. …read more
Musashi establishes a "no-nons...
“It is important for the warrior to constantly meditate upon these things: 1. Think honestly within yourself in your dealings with all men. 2. Constant training is the only way to learn strategy. 3. Become familiar with every art you come across. 4. Understand the way of other disciplines. 5. Know the difference between right and wrong in the matters of men. 6. Strive for inner judgment and an understanding of everything. 7. See that which cannot be seen. 8. Overlook nothing, regardless of insignificance. 9. Do not waste your time idling or thinking after you have set your goals.” Miyamoto Musashi (1584 – 1645) “When you take up a sword, you must feel intent on cutting up the enemy. As you cut an enemy you must not change your grip, and your hands must not cower.” Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 – 1645) The Book of Five Rings (五輪書 Go Rin No Sho) is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. There have …read more
A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS, Go Rin N...
A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS “Go Rin No Sho” by Miyamoto Musashi INTRODUCTION I have been many years training in the Way of strategy, called Ni Ten Ichi Ryu, and now I think I will explain it in writing for the first time. It is now during the first ten days of the tenth month in the twentieth year of Kanei (1645). I have climbed mountain Iwato of Higo in Kyushu to pay homage to heaven, pray to Kwannon, [God(dess) of mercy in Buddhism. – Slaegr] and kneel before Buddha. I am a warrior of Harima province, Shinmen Musashi No Kami Fujiwara No Genshin, age sixty years. From youth my heart has been inclined toward the Way of strategy. My first duel was when I was thirteen, I struck down a strategist of the Shinto school, one Arima Kihei. When I was sixteen I struck down an able strategist Tadashima Akiyama. When I was twenty-one I went up to the capital and met all manner of strategists, never once failing to win in many contests. After that I went from …read more
Miyamoto Musashi’s Dokkōdo
“It is important for the warrior to constantly meditate upon these things: 1. Think honestly within yourself in your dealings with all men. 2. Constant training is the only way to learn strategy. 3. Become familiar with every art you come across. 4. Understand the way of other disciplines. 5. Know the difference between right and wrong in the matters of men. 6. Strive for inner judgment and an understanding of everything. 7. See that which cannot be seen. 8. Overlook nothing, regardless of insignificance. 9. Do not waste your time idling or thinking after you have set your goals.” Miyamoto Musashi 1. Accept everything just the way it is. 2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. 3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling. 4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. 5. Be detached from desire your whole life long. 6. Do not regret what you have done. 7. Never be jealous. 8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation. 9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor …read more
Musashi describes and advocate...
Musashi describes and advocates a two-sword style (nitōjutsu): that is, wielding both katana and wakizashi, contrary to the more traditional method of wielding the katana two-handed. However, he only explicitly describes wielding two swords in a section on fighting against many adversaries. The stories of his many duels rarely reference Musashi himself wielding two swords, although, since they are mostly oral traditions, their details may be rather inaccurate. Some suggest that Musashi’s meaning was not so much wielding two swords “simultaneously”, but rather acquiring the proficiency to (singly) wield either sword in either hand as the need arose.[citation needed] However, Musashi states within the volume that one should train with a long sword in each hand, thereby training the body and improving one’s ability to use two blades simultaneously, though the aim of this was only for training purposes and wasn’t meant to be a viable fighting style.
