Shugyo

My blog for tracking my training progress in Iaido and Jodo.

Friday, 10 April 2026

The Arse End of the Kata Part 2 - More in the pipe!

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 Continuing on with the discussion concerning what happens after the final, decisive "kiritsuke" movement in an iaido kata, I was ...
Sunday, 5 April 2026

OMFG, I just found my autobiography!!!

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Well, not exactly. But I did discover a document that I started in 1997, about a year after I moved back to the UK from Japan. I have pasted...
Sunday, 14 September 2025

The Arse End of the Kata

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I was once told during a written examination of iaido in Japan, that the four "columns" of iaido consisted usually of nukitsu, kir...
Saturday, 21 June 2025

The Mindset of the Learner

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It can sometimes be very rewarding to teach beginners as they have few expectations and biases and are a mostly empty cup to fill. Putting y...
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Thursday, 6 February 2025

Ask a Squirrel Wrangler Episode 1

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At the trusted radio programme “Ask a Squirrely Wrangler”, we received the following question from avid listener, Simon… -------- “The quest...
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