Tameshigiri Series: FirstCuts
In recent posts to our Tameshigiri series, we showed the carving of the cutting post and the rolling of the tatami mats. With those tasks completed, the remaining two tasks [...]
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Tameshigiri Series: Rolling the mats
In the previous installment of the Tameshigiri Series, we showed how we made the post for holding a rolled-up tatami mat for cutting. In this installment, we will detail [...]
Tameshigiri Series: Cutting Post
In 2012 Gleason Sensei briefly considered adding a “live blade” session to Shobu Aikido’s program. His intent was to give his students the opportunity to [...]
Candle Training: exercises for soft, smooth, connected power
Solo practice is nothing new to the RainyDaySports folks, who think of training as a means to an end—be it for darts, ping pong, or the martial arts. During this strongly [...]
YMAA Boston @ ICMAC
We went to the 8th New England Chinese Martial Arts Championship organized by ICMAC last weekend. We went because YMAA Boston, where some RainyDayMagazine folks go to study [...]
International Chinese Martial Arts Championship – Boston
We attended the 8th New England Chinese Martial Arts Championship organized by ICMAC over the holiday weekend. It was our first kung fu tournament and it was a pretty amazing [...]
Tameshigiri Series: Japanese Katana tear-down
We put the Windsor workbench in the office so we can work on various projects without having to go down to the shop. One of those projects is learning how to maintain the [...]
Tameshigiri Series: Folded Steel Katana 3
This is the third and last katana we will be reviewing for the Tameshigiri series. Like the other two blades (katana #1, katana #2), this blade from Knight Swords is also [...]
Shobu Aikido of Boston: 35-year Anniversary Gasshuku
The weather was perfect, the energy was spirited, and the classes over the three days were all taught by Saotome Shihan. What a wonderful weekend of training with all the [...]
Tameshigiri Series: Folded Steel Katana 2
We had taken a FirstLook at one of the three folded-steel katana in July. That katana was from HanBon Sword. As we had stated at the time, for the Tameshigiri Series, [...]
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