Move Jutsu » iai http://www.movejutsu.com Movement Technique Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:56:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Good Wooden Weapons in the UK http://www.movejutsu.com/ju-jutsu/good-wooden-weapons-in-the-uk http://www.movejutsu.com/ju-jutsu/good-wooden-weapons-in-the-uk#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:42:55 +0000 admin http://www.movejutsu.com/2009/01/good-wooden-weapons-in-the-uk/ If you live in the UK and want good quality bo, hanbo, jo,etc then take a look at Nine Circles. I recently bought a white oak hanbo from there and its fantastic quality. Very good grain and very solid. I’m planning on restocking on their white oak bo.

Visit NineCircles.

]]> http://www.movejutsu.com/ju-jutsu/good-wooden-weapons-in-the-uk/feed 0 New Koryu Schedule http://www.movejutsu.com/ju-jutsu/new-koryu-schedule http://www.movejutsu.com/ju-jutsu/new-koryu-schedule#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:27:42 +0000 admin http://www.movejutsu.com/2009/01/new-koryu-schedule/ koryu_yudansha_certificate.jpgMy ju jutsu organisation is now running a revised schedule so we get to use more weapons throughout the month:

Week 1: Ken/Iaijutsu – Currently using bokto and practicing kata.

Week 2: Jujutsu & some hanbo.

Week 3: Bojutsu – I really like the 6 foot staff. Its powerful and useful. When you get good at it then it looks great too. :)

Week 4: Ken/Iaijutsu again.

]]> http://www.movejutsu.com/ju-jutsu/new-koryu-schedule/feed 0 Fitness Goals of 2009 http://www.movejutsu.com/news/goals http://www.movejutsu.com/news/goals#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:58:35 +0000 admin http://www.movejutsu.com/2009/01/goals/ utthita hasta padangusthasanaNew Year resolutions are silly.  Everyone breaks them, but I do believe in planning my year ahead and setting goals – something I recommended in a previous post.  Well I thought I’d put up my physical goals on here…

Skills

  • Learn fencing – Booked and starting on the 8th January.
  • Ju Jutsu – Attain green belt by December.
  • Iai & Ken Jutsu – Continue practice throughout the year.
  • Yoga – head stand (forget the proper name).
  • Yoga – A proper “Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana” (see pic)

Strength

  • 5 Pull Ups – By February.
  • 10 Pull Ups – By March.
  • 15 Pull Ups – By July.
  • 1 Handstand Push Up – By December.
  • Single Leg Squat – By March

Endurance

Events

  • Action Heart 5 mile run – A simple, but hilly, road run in the West Midlands of the UK.
  • Running – At least 2 other 5 mile runs
  • NJJC Kumite Competition – My clubs kumite competitions.  I think these happen in spring.
  • Grappling Competition – October I think.
  • Fencing – One fencing competition!

I’m sure I’ve forgotten loads – I’ll be updating this tomorrow so stay tuned and subscribe to the blog!!

So what are your goals for 2009?

]]> http://www.movejutsu.com/news/goals/feed 0 Day 41: Core, Forearms and the Iai http://www.movejutsu.com/programme/day-41-core-forearms-and-the-iai http://www.movejutsu.com/programme/day-41-core-forearms-and-the-iai#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:46:36 +0000 admin http://train.straw-dogs.co.uk/?p=303 I really need to learn to do these posts daily cos by the time I get round to it I’ve forgotten what I did.  So I’m sorry but I THINK I did the following…

Core

  • Ab Roller – 5 x 2 sets
  • Sit Ups – 10 x 2 sets
  • Back Extensions – 10 x 2 sets
  • Plank – 1:20

Forearms

  • Wrist Roller – 3 + 2 + 1
  • Wrist Dips* – 10 x 2 sets

Iai Jutsu

Being a Wednesday it was my usual Iaijutsu and I got to practice a couple of new katas.  I can feel my reishiki and first kata coming together really nicely now.  I can’t wait to graduate up to a proper steel iai (Japanese sword) because I’m still using a bokuto (wooden sword) at the moment.  In a few weeks though I hope to get my hands on the real thing!

* This is a new exercise I’ve started to use.  Not sure of its proper name but I’ll do a post on it at some point.

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