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 [...]
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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 [...]
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, [...]
DIY: Tanto
While cleaning up the office, we came upon a tanto blank we had purchased many years ago but had forgotten. It has been a while since we built a knife. In fact, the last [...]
Tameshigiri Series : Folded Steel Katana 1
The Japanese katana, or sword, was a weapon that was perfected during centuries of, let us say, direct testing in the unforgiving fields of battle. The traditional Japanese [...]
Tameshigiri Series: The Japanese Sword
Sword movements are an important part of Aikido. Studying sword using wooden bokken and shinai, while excellent for learning the motions, is no substitute for the feel of [...]
Tameshigiri Series: Intro
For students of Aikido, the study of sword movements is a big part of learning the art. In order to practice the movements safely, students use wooden bokkens and shinai. [...]
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