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Post by mindfulloffire on Feb 19, 2015 0:29:09 GMT
right on i saw that on my google search today. got that about an 115 north and another 50 min south
not nearly as nice as a 15 min driive but. i will def re think this situation after my paid time is up. for now there is def. plenty to learn and use the space and work with others on bokken still good stuff i'll take advantage of.
also it seems like all these other places i will get significant amount of dojo time. thats what i want.
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Post by jam on Feb 19, 2015 12:27:58 GMT
uh oh. looks like my dojo is fuk.asa ryu which according to the internet is not a thing. Ouch. That explains the extortionate fees.
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Post by jam on Feb 19, 2015 12:57:08 GMT
That's unfortunate. You're in Eastern Pennsylvania correct? Sakura Budokan of the Kokusai Nippon Budo Kai is in Kingston. www.SakuraBudokan.com/ It'd probably be a bit of a drive but they teach very high-quality legitimate Japanese martial arts. It'd be well worth it if you would be able to figure out transportation. That place looks ok, they've got dvds out, which *can* be a bad sign. I have some familiarity with the arts being taught there, the iaijutsu and jojutsu ryu are the same as my dojo for instance, but I was not aware that koryu dan gradings are given in them, I associate dan gradings with the modern -do suffix. They are under a different organisation than the one I am a member of and I am not really much interested in dans, so I could be totally wrong on that. All of that is academic, of course, if they teach the schools well. It looks a million miles better than fuk.asa ryu, if what is online about that "ryu" is true. It sounds like a long drive from where you are so it's not a decision to take lightly. Another thing to remember Mindfuloffire is that when one is a beginner there is a mistaken belief that one requires a master sensei to teach one the art, and then when the new student goes to the dojo they find they are being taught by 1st or 2nd dans primarily for the first 12 months. The sensei is overseeing matters more than actually teaching individuals. So if there is a 1st or 2nd dan iaidoka near you, maybe even one that you meet attending the dojo in question, you could easily learn the first 6-12 months basics from them before commiting to attend a dojo that is quite some distance away. In any case, good luck.
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Post by mindfulloffire on Feb 23, 2015 20:51:36 GMT
definitely there is things to learn at my current place. the sensei who teaches my class is good and has a lot of knowledge and help for me that i will certainly take advantage of in the youth of my JSA training.
anyway, here is a kata i designed. four attackers front left, front right, back left, and right.
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