Ari's band - The Dusk

Grading in 2008 January

We (The Dusk) are playing tonight (9 Oct)! Possible slightly late notice...

At around ten thirty at the Flow Bar on Victoria St. It's part of the mammoth band experiments, you can learn more about it at:

http://www.mammothguide.net/bandexperiments/

or visit our myspace at:

http://www.myspace.com/yeahthedusk

if you can't make it but are still keen to listen some of our songs :-)

Anyway that's it lol.

thanks heaps,

Ari.

+ + + + + Follow Up + + + + +

Howdy folks,

My Band (The Dusk) have come runners up in the mammoth band experiments competition. which was pretty good fun by the way! :-)

However if we are going to play in the finals of this competition we need all your votes. Stenn, Liam and I would really apreciate it if all you guys could help us out by voting for our band at this link: www.mammothguide.co.nz/conversewildcarddraw

Don't forget we're The Dusk!

Thanks heaps,Ari.

Comments

MrWoody said…

I can vouch for Ari's band - they are very talented! See them if you can. They are much better than many of the more experienced bands.

Also, thanks to all the kendoka who have made the new beginners [myself] feel so welcome. It is wonderful how so many senpai come along to our beginners class each week to help us. I am learning a lot from people like Clement.

p.s. If you have time, please vote for my class blog in the Interface Magazine online poll to see who is NZ's top educational blog. There is a link on my blog, "Room5ians Rule!" Click on my name above to visit.
Many thanks, David Woody :-)

5:32 pm

How do you practice seme?

Kobayashi Hideo Sensei – How to Seme (w/English CC) 小林英雄先生 - 攻め方 How do you practice S eme ? Very early on, I have heard of the “Three Opportunities to Strike”: strike when your opponent’s technique is about to start, strike when your opponent’s technique ends, and when the opponent is mentally and physically depleted. Since then, this line of thinking has given me a direction in how to train. In 2017, Utsunomiya sensei, 7-dan kyoshi, came to visit us and taught me the concept of “okori”. That reminds me of the conversation that happened 8 years before that in 2009 with Morioka sensei, also 7-dan kyoshi, who asked me: “What is the timing or reason of your strike?” I think most people are familiar with the idea that you should “ seme then strike ”. However, when do you strike after seme has been a source of struggle for most kenyu. That’s why when I saw the video from Kobayashi Hanshi where you seme for the purposes of creating “okori” , I felt this added a whole other d

Happy Rabbit Year 2023

We wish everyone have a Happy Rabbit Year Saturday 21 January 2023 Keiko Reflection - Janet As lunar new year of the rabbit arrives so is our Dojo welcoming new beginners to get a taste of what kendo is like. While the beginners learned brand new ideas, the senpais were reminded of the basic purpose of Kendo, which is self discipline, development & improvement of our body, mind, & spirit. Constantly striving for a more perfect & beautiful cut rather than being just a form of self defence or stick fighting. Ashi-sabaki or footwork ( Kouda sensei demonstration ) is very important in Kendo particularly Suriashi or sliding steps as it not only look more graceful & elegant, but also would reduce noise when moving on wooden floors & reduce likely injury from stepping onto hidden weapons or obstacles on the floor in medieval Japan. We were also reminded of the basic sequence of engagement during a kendo duel: 1. Holding good Kamae (on guard position, Kouda sensei demonst

Ji-ri-ichi - practice & theory combined into one 事理一致

Wednesday 19th April 2023 Keiko Reflection by Janet Tonight’s Keiko is a timely reminder of the importance of training in Ji-ri-ichi (事理一致, practice & theory combined into one). While we are constantly receiving knowledge & theory passively from Senseis, one must also be actively applying the theories learnt into action to make it their own through repeated practice. We must also be proactive in our own learning by actively seeking more knowledge such as observing other kendokas keiko ( mitori-geiko ), reading books, asking questions when in doubt, & constantly reflect & ask ourselves why do we do this? what are we doing wrongly or correctly? This way we can better understand our bodies, the mechanics of each movements & the purpose behind each individual action, therefore maximise our learning outcome by improving productivity & quality of our practice or Keiko. Remember Kendo is a martial art that descended from Japanese swordsmanship or Kenjutsu, so it’s no

Waikato Kendo Club

Search This Blog