Iaido long island
Student of Musashi would quickly point out that the legendary fighter had Now I am greatly over simplifying this, the To his fight – instead of remaining cool and composed, Kojiro lost it, and as a Such Kojiro reacted in anger and could not apply rational thought or strategy He further flustered Kojiro in being late and bringing an oar to a duel, as Mentally throwing him off balance, and arriving late. Musashi knowing the temperament and pride of his opponent achieved victory by His battle against Kojiro was an understanding of psychology, or perception and something I would later learn is a key component in Iaido. The coolness belies a very important lesson, that of “ Kachi wa saya no naka niĪri”, or translated, “ Victory comes while the sword is still in the Victory Comes While the Sword is Still in the Scabbard Kenseikai Iaido Dojo, down Magennis Place, Pearse St, during an Iaido class. Story is about today, and the remarkable quest I began in mid January in the Later Kojiro lay dead, his skull and chest crushed in the most famous victoryįighters, nor is this about the Samurai (not that Musashi was one), no this At this moment the scruff looked up, smiled and shoutedĭefiantly, “You’ve lost Kojrio, only a dead man has no need of his scabbard!” Moments Katana in his hand this dirty poorly dressed scruffy excuse for a warriorĬarried nothing but a boat oar that he had carved into a crude sword.įrom the boat, and the infuriated Kojiro screamed in anger throwing his Shore, Kojiro saw that he was insulted once more, for instead of clutching a Way to the island, carrying with it this pathetic young urchin that hadĬompounded his insults and slights against Kojiro in showing up hours late for The sun, with its insistent glare, rising in the afternoon, caused the sweat to There for hours, well past the appointed time for the vagabond to show himself.
Now he was tired, pissed off and angry that he had been sitting His mind, originally intent on killingĪ young upstart that dared to insult him had become preoccupied, with his ownĭiscomfort. Kojiro sat impatiently on the small island M.AFPA, M.ETCMA, M.C.Th.A.īefore the Iaido Dojo, my journey into Samurai Swordsmanship begins on the distant shores of 17th century Japan.
Iaido Dojo My Introduction to Japanese Swordsmanship (Originally published in Irish Fighter Magazine as " The Quest for Heijoshin ") By Paul 'Batman' O'Brien B.A., N.C.E.H.S., Dip.