• Kim Taylor ( kataylor@uoguelph.ca )

This will be the eleventh year of the Guelph School of Japanese Sword Arts. The intent of the school is to provide a forum for the dissemination of accurate information regarding the traditional sword and related arts of Japan. We attempt to do this through lectures and hands-on classes featuring various sword and related arts.

The school is open to the public and no previous experience in any of the arts is required. Students should understand that they will not acquire any deep knowledge in the various arts that are offered since the courses are quite short. Instructors will, however, be concentrating on one or two points of importance regarding the use of the sword, or a feature of their school. Students can expect to be exposed to accurate instruction in the art, and receive some useful experience in the classical weapons of Japan.

We hope that several of the instructors and other invited speakers will be making presentations to the students on various aspects of the study of martial arts in general. We also plan a public demonstration of many different martial arts on Saturday evening, and students of the school will have the opportunity to watch or even participate if they wish.

All classes will be held in the Athletics Building, University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario, Canada. Guelph is about 45 minutes west of Toronto.
 
 

Iaido "Hard Training" (2006)

Friday Evening, 6:00pm.

Join a panel of martial artist/scholars who will present short position papers. Presentations will be followed by an open discussion with members of the audience.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:

GSJSA 2006 Friday night show and tell:  Iaido "hard training." 

Many teachers have developed or adapted methods to improve iaido training.  Some of these drills include lots of repetition and/or physical exertion that might classify them (as the Japanese say) as "hard training."  For example, in TenShinSho Jigen Ryu, we do an exercise called Irohauchi, in which partners with bokuto trade cuts and blocks to the kote, men and do.  Another example of a drill is repetitive practice of sayabiki with nukitsuke and noto for Muso Shinden Ryu.  Instead of presenting papers this year, we would like to have people demonstrate the types of "hard training" they do in their dojo.  Please send an outline of the training exercise to be demonstrated.  Everyone will get 10-15 minutes per demo.  After the presentations, the "discussion" will consist of having the audience try some of the exercises themselves.  Bring your bokuto!  Outlines will eventually be published in EJMAS/procedings of meetings.

Deadline for the outlines is June 20, 2006.

Send outline to:

Deborah Klens-Bigman
36-15 Starr Ave., Apt. 1
Long Island City, NY 11101

718-784-7959

dklens-bigman@chadbourne.com

ORGANIZER:

Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D.

PARTICIPANTS:

ABSTRACTS OF POSITION PAPERS (2005)

ABSTRACTS OF POSITION PAPERS (2004)

ABSTRACTS OF POSITION PAPERS (2003)

ABSTRACTS OF POSITION PAPERS (2002)

ABSTRACTS OF POSITION PAPERS (2000)

ABSTRACTS OF POSITION PAPERS (1999)

ABSTRACTS OF POSITION PAPERS (1998)

COSTS: Three days of instruction, the academic program and the public demonstration for $250 Canadian ($180 US).

Not all courses have been scheduled yet but there will be a full weekend. Those wishing to attend for just Saturday and Sunday may do so. Cost for just the weekend will be $190 Canadian ($142 US)

Single day registration is $120 ($90 US)

Single session fee is $70 ($53 US)

ACCOMMODATION: is available through the University of Guelph and is about $38 cdn per day for a single residence room. The official contact is the Lampton Hall desk at 519-824-4120 ext 58121 or email hostel@uoguelph.ca. (Please note that arrangements and payment are made directly to the hostel, not through the sword school.)

For those who prefer hotel accommodations: Three motels nearby: Ramada Inn: 1-800-563-9240. Day's Inn: 800-263-7824. Holiday Inn: 519-836-0231

There are a few across town. Super-8 1-800-800-8000. Parkview Motel: 519-836-1410. Borgs Wayfare Motel: 519-822-3041. Comfort Inn 519-763-1900. Desert Inn 519-836-4351

Downtown: Best Western 519-836-1331

Sort of downtown: Manor MotorHotel (exotic dancers too) 519-836-1360