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**Cengaeas** · 12-26-2009, 08:22 AM

I have said this several times and people don't seem ever to believe me but ideally I would like to cut back on the arts I practice.

I study and teach: Muso Jikiden Eishin ryu iai, Shindo muso ryu jodo (tanjo and shintoryu as well), ZNKR iai and jo, Hyoho Niten Ichiryu, a couple other small iaido schools (keshiryu and shindo munen from Mitsuzuka s.) and the U. Guelph women's self defence program which I helped create back in 1987.

I have practiced for several years, in the past, Aikido (including aiki ken, aiki jo), Muso Shinden ryu iai, and a variant of TKD.

I have practiced briefly but seriously: Boxing, Do Pi Kung fu, a mixed tradition that a bunch of us created in the mid '80s and even a local version of ninja.

I have been exposed to excellent instruction in: Kashima Shinryu, Katori Shinto ryu, Western medieval longsword, Western medieval grappling, Shotokan karate, Hoki ryu iai, Mugai ryu iai, and probably a bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting about.

All of it taught the same basic things. All of it. Just different directions, different paths to the same place.

Now, as I get older, like I said I would like to concentrate on less than I do now so that I can maybe get closer to where I should be.

My wish would be to have the stamina and ability to do mae (first MJER iaido kata) for a week straight to see if I could do a good one. No "old sensei" bullshit about that, I'd really like to do one I'm happy with before I die.

To answer the question, I can't think of anything else I'd like to study.

Kim.

12-26-2009, 08:22 AM	#5
Cengaeas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 344 Senior Member	I have said this several times and people don't seem ever to believe me but ideally I would like to cut back on the arts I practice. I study and teach: Muso Jikiden Eishin ryu iai, Shindo muso ryu jodo (tanjo and shintoryu as well), ZNKR iai and jo, Hyoho Niten Ichiryu, a couple other small iaido schools (keshiryu and shindo munen from Mitsuzuka s.) and the U. Guelph women's self defence program which I helped create back in 1987. I have practiced for several years, in the past, Aikido (including aiki ken, aiki jo), Muso Shinden ryu iai, and a variant of TKD. I have practiced briefly but seriously: Boxing, Do Pi Kung fu, a mixed tradition that a bunch of us created in the mid '80s and even a local version of ninja. I have been exposed to excellent instruction in: Kashima Shinryu, Katori Shinto ryu, Western medieval longsword, Western medieval grappling, Shotokan karate, Hoki ryu iai, Mugai ryu iai, and probably a bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting about. All of it taught the same basic things. All of it. Just different directions, different paths to the same place. Now, as I get older, like I said I would like to concentrate on less than I do now so that I can maybe get closer to where I should be. My wish would be to have the stamina and ability to do mae (first MJER iaido kata) for a week straight to see if I could do a good one. No "old sensei" bullshit about that, I'd really like to do one I'm happy with before I die. To answer the question, I can't think of anything else I'd like to study. Kim.
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