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Representing Iaido, Jodo and Kendo Number Two 2017 2017 TWO NUMBER REPRESENTING IAIDO, JODO AND KENDO BRITISH KENDO ASSOCIATION BRITISH KENDO ASSOCIATION BOKKEN • IAITO • SHINAI • BAGS • BOUGU • KEIKOGI • HAKAMA • TENUGUI • HIMO • PROTECTORS • DOJO DISCOUNT SCHEME www .ninecir cles.co.uk THE OFFICIAL BRITISH KENDO ASSOCIATION’S MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATION Contents NUMBER TWO 2017 This issue contributors: Thoughts from Fay Goodman, John Howell, Chris Mansfield, Health & Safety Clive Sinclaire, Nigel Kettle, Donald Gordon, 03 the Chair Yuki ko Ayres, Hugh Darby, Will Heal, Accident/Near miss Ed Lief-Marshall, Stojanka Vidinic, Hasuji 49 Reporting and why Jon Fitzgerald, Garance Watford, John 06 Seitei Gata Honisz-Greens, Alan Lee-Nash, Karl Gibbons, Goodmedia, Fraser Biscomb, Mike Reilly- Injury issues Fountaine, Claire Vilday, Derek Hart, Around the Bu Christopher Grainger, Dick Grainger, Five tips to... Neil Clark. avoid tennis elbow Kendo 51 Cover photo: 07 Goodmedia Deadlines Iaido Copy and images: 09 Please submit copy and images anytime by email. We CANNOT accept copy by post. Jodo Images should ideally be sent as 300dpi jpegs 15 or psd files and labeled appropriately. Image files larger than 10MB should be sent as compressed files via WeTransfer, Hightail The sword or similar. A brief history of the Copyright development of the The magazine follows international 17 copyright and Fair Use law. Images taken Japanese sword by contributing photographers remain their property and are stored electronically in Kihaku’s photolibrary. Re-usage of images Articles without permission of the photographer is strictly forbidden. Images taken from the A moral dilema! public domain are not credited, as the original 24 A student question owner can not always be verified. Images supplied by BKA members and external Just how bad is sources must either be labeled with source a seminar for you? 17 details or have permission (accreditation) 25 given for re-use. The 10th Kodokan In these circumstances, Kihaku cannot be held responsible for copyright breaches, 29 Ladies Kendo Seminar and if required, the source will be named if requested by the authorities. Sanma no kurai The copyright of all written text remains the 33 The three stages of property of the author. Reproduction in any development way or by any means requires the authors permission. Bushi or goshi – 35 Purchased samurai status Do – We need your help. 39 A kanji explained We want to make this a membership publication for all your questions and Chonmage curiosities. 41 Hairstyling for warriors! 29 We’d like info on your teacher(s), their teacher(s), dojo stories and experiences; Zen your thoughts on the arts, philosophy, 43 What is it? concepts, the whys and wherefores, trivial or not so trivial. Your feedback and The art of warming up questions, so they can be addressed in to maximise training time one place for the good of our Association. 45 For this publication to work, it needs to be Xxxxxxxxxxxx current, accurate and informative. 4X Xxxxxxxxx So, if you have something to say, please say it here. 45 © Copyright British Kendo Association 2016 KIHAKU | 2 THOUGHTS FROM THE CHAIR Dear Member Wishing you all the a very healthy, happy, successful and peaceful 2017! During 2016 we conducted a Survey Monkey always good to review and keep moving forward within the questionnaire to hear the voice of our members – YOU! remit of a quality monitored organisation control to achieve I was delighted with the response with over 520 replies high levels of customer/member satisfaction. and some excellent feedback. Over 50 members have Other suggestions include dojo visitations and even a joint offered to help in some capacity. This shows that we gathering so we can be more inclusive – all good ideas to do have an active membership and YOU do want to be consider and hopefully implement in the future. more involved. When we asked the question about suggestions for attracting new members’ comments, these included a ...many of you realise that for wide range of useful suggestions summarised as: the BKA to move forward we • More promotion such as TV/Press and social media e.g. YouTube and Twitter need to continue improving our • Start advertising with fliers, posters and branding e.g. professional image... car stickers • Organise more outreach programs, public demonstrations in a variety of venues There were some common themes across all three bu with some specialist suggestions. For example, • Invest in juniors and support universities more there were recommendations to ensure seminars can • Nurture a feeling of belonging within the association accommodate the number of people attending, not just • Introduce free Introductory Session Vouchers to to warrant safety requirements but also to ensure good encourage new students quality training. Equally that more care should be given in seeking centrally located venues to accommodate • More brand promotion regionally and nationally those travelling from distant parts of the UK. For a more comprehensive list of comments and the report When asking how the BKA could support you and please visit the BKA website. your dojo more, suggestions were put forward such So thank you again for the great feedback. It is appreciated as making people feel welcome unconditionally and that many of you realise that for the BKA to move forward impartial to gender, culture, race or ability. As we are in we need to continue improving our professional image the process of preparing a new membership pack the through what we produce such as the website, social time is good for all suggestions to be submitted – so media and the magazine. please contact us. As in any successful enterprise it is 3 | BRITISH KENDO ASSOCIATION BRITISH KENDO ASSOCIATION I trust the BKA Magazine is something we can use wisely as an agent of communication and comradeship as well as a snapshot to record special moments in time which will be captured for many years to come! BRITISH KENDO ASSOCIATION Fay Goodman Chair British Kendo Association KIHAKU | 4 5O EASY 50 years ago we championed aff ordable insurance designed for students, when others wouldn’t. Today, we are still as committed to providing value for money. Using our expertise we have extended our products and services to professionals and business niches too, shaping protection for the things that matter most to our customers. To fi nd out more, visit endsleigh.co.uk or call us on 0800 028 3571 Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting their website at www.fca.org.uk/register Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited. Company No. 856706 registered in England at Shurdington Road, Cheltenham Spa, Gloucestershire. GL51 4UE. 5 | BRITISH KENDO ASSOCIATION hasuji Congrat- Seitei-gata Centre line of ulations kiritsuke ichael Taylor 6 7 11a 11b 9 BKA No. 624 – 3 5 Mthe number speaks for itself. This week we 1, 2 presented Mr Taylor with a BKA certificate celebrating his long 11c membership of the BKA. I have known him for over 30 years, travelled with him, slept with him – lol – and as such I can write this. This certificate represents many years of kendo at all its levels, he 11d has represented GB as a squad member and he was a winner of the open. He's a fearsome but honest competitor, you may win the bout but you’ll never defeat him. 5 Most of all he is a teacher, he teaches what he knows which comes from the heart, meet him half way and he’ll give you all he has. This certificate is a just reward which I was proud to present to him on behalf of both the BKA and our dojo, not only for the many years he has supported Kendo in the Northeast but also for the time he has given to teaching, from Bolton to Northumbria University and now our current Northumbria Dojo. His influence and British Kendo is spread afar from the many students visiting our dojo, Brazil, Italy, China and even Japan, as such he's a bit of a legend, though he will hate me for saying this a local press feature once said ”Gas fitter by day, Samurai by night“. Lastly I’d like to thank Fay and the BKA for awarding this award. KIHAKU | 6 AROUND THE BU Kitamoto 2016 This summer Young Park and I were sent to Kitamoto was certainly demanding, and the represent the BKA at the 43rd Foreign Kendo daily schedule was very busy as we had a lot Leaders Summer Seminar in Kitamoto, of material to cover. With a teaching panel of Japan. The event was a one week seminar leading Sensei including Masaharu Kakehashi that lasted from Friday the 22nd July to Friday 8th Dan Hanshi, Koji Kasamura 8th Dan Kyoshi, the 29th July. 58 Kendo leaders joined the Susumu Nagao 8th Dan Kyoshi, and Hiroaki event from 44 different countries, with all Tanaka 8th Dan Kyoshi (as well as numerous regions of the globe being represented – visiting Sensei) we were able to learn a massive South and North America, Europe, and Asia. amount. There were four main sessions a day, All the participants at Kitamoto were from 3rd with an additional ‘unofficial’ armoured asa geiko to 6th Dan and were nominated by their home country; from 5:30 am to 6:30am. The first session at 6:30am with the final decision on delegates coming from the All covered either kata or kihon keiko ho, this was followed Japan Kendo Federation. at 9:30 with suburi and kihon, referee skills after lunch, and an evening keiko that covered drills such as uchikomi, Since the purpose of the camp is to develop future Kendo kakari geiko, and mawari geiko with all participants.
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