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Post by Koda Vonnor on Sept 19, 2006 18:29:18 GMT -5
I knew a guy from my old Aikido class who would practice the 8 cuts over and over for 30 minutes before every class. He would use a weighted bokken. He just kept cutting and cutting 'til he broke out in a sweat. It was really something to watch this guy. It was something else to shake his hand. *owch*  ~ Koda |
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on Sept 19, 2006 21:35:43 GMT -5
lol! Yes, when I can remember where I put it....  heh. The car keys... The TV remote... Your life... Your head... no wait, that's screwed on. I forgot.  Are we sure about that? sometimes I wonder if mine is.......screwed on I mean. hahahahaha ok I got that out of my system. Go for it Qui-Kel you know there are those of us who need all the help we can get, especially......ehemmmm me. ;D Leda those were wonderful. Even if you can't get to it a lot, I've seen you & you're good. My biggest prob is to figure out where to practice so I don't break anything in my house. I guess I could take my laptop outside with me to practice so I can REMEMBER what I see. Oh that's right my laptop is wireless maybe it would work outside--uh duh, I've gotta think on that one. It's going to take practice, practice, practice, practice & more practice---no if I can only get rid of my headache I could go & do it. |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 19, 2006 21:40:42 GMT -5
I practice in my house, among the furniture, and breakables and everything else. I'm not recommending it, but that's just for me, because I make it a point to be aware of my space. If I hit something, it means I'm not in tune with my surroundings. Of course, I'm careful not to! lol |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 19, 2006 21:43:32 GMT -5
Headache?  I get them really bad. Migrains, I think. If it gets really bad, there is a pressure point in between the thumb and forefinger that relieves it until the advil kicks in. |
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Post by Ky-Wan Zann on Sept 20, 2006 0:24:02 GMT -5
Everyone will have a stlye that they will like and not like. Though the Katana style you refer to is called Kenjitsu. The act of cutting witht he sword, Iai-Do is the act of Drawing and Kendo...Well Kendo is just plain fun. Some of the cuts were based on Japanese mentods but for the prequels even the way you chop a tree was used as a refrence. For the Originals, Bob Anderson used mainly english basic strikes and parries as he was originally on the Olympic Fencing team, he uses mainly Euorpean methods, Princess Bride, Zorro, LOTR and some of the Highlander series. Remember that these are one persons interrepations of what these should look like, take the things you like about them and work them into what you enjoy from others. That's the best way to find your style.  |
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Post by Olos Nay on Sept 20, 2006 12:10:51 GMT -5
im not a fan of the ny jedi tutorials, they focus on placing your sabre in specific ways in a fight, and i find that they look like a bunch of people who have no clue what they are doing....it doesnt look like lightsabre fighting. not to insult or anything, thats just what i see. i would prefer to learn an actual katana based style (what they were based off of in the real movies) and mix an match to make it more authentic and less....coreographed looking. If you look carefully at real movie choreographed fights, what you see in their stuff is the base of what you'll use on complex fighting. You always need a base to build on, and I believe their base is OK and very accessible. I did fencing (the kind you'd use in competition, not staged) in college and the basics looks a lot like that. Now, when you master the basics, you can do a lot more complex. |
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Sept 20, 2006 16:43:51 GMT -5
This discussion is all very helpful and *illuminating* (plus I've enjoyed the humor). Thanks, everyone, and keep it coming!!!
As I said in Qui-Kel's thread (re: possibly starting a new forum for this very topic), I'd feel better about dressing up as a Jedi if I knew better how to handle a saber, at least appearing to be more comfortable with it and not "fighting like a girl".... ;D
Has anyone read Shimmering Sword, and if so, what are your thoughts? I stumbled upon it on Amazon and ordered a copy, mostly out of curiosity. Seems I also saw it mentioned on one of the threads on TF.net.
Kryy
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 20, 2006 16:57:13 GMT -5
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Sept 20, 2006 17:00:32 GMT -5
My biggest prob is to figure out where to practice so I don't break anything in my house. Agreed! I've had enough trouble trying to figure out where to shoot pix of my robe -- can't get the camera far enough away from a light-colored wall -- small (and cluttered) house. But Leda actually has a good idea -- the control thing. I've also tried the garage, but it has my husband's "project" clutter, and last week I stepped on a saw blade while emptying the trash, not even playing with the lightsaber. (I could have at least claimed a battle "injury" ) And OK, OK, I confess... the clutter in the house is MY "project" clutter.... |
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Sept 20, 2006 17:04:42 GMT -5
Thanks, Leda -- didn't know you were online! (My Jedi senses must not be attuned or whatever it was that Obi-Wan said to Anakin in AOTC.) I'll check it out! |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 20, 2006 17:16:45 GMT -5
And OK, OK, I confess... the clutter in the house is MY "project" clutter.... LOL... yep... my whole house is a "project clutter"! It projects it right out into the yard!  |
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Post by admin on Sept 21, 2006 0:29:21 GMT -5
Leda, care to let me borrow Shimmering Sword sometime?
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Post by jedi12 on Sept 21, 2006 12:13:19 GMT -5
same here leda I would love to read it
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on Sept 21, 2006 21:06:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the info Leda on Shimering Sword. I think I'm going to get it just to see what it's about.
I've also started doing a bit of lightsaber practice in the house & your right you DO have to be aware of your surroundings, so it does make me a bit cautious, but I'm just beginning so taking things slow will help.
Those NY Jedi vids are wonderful. Very short but very informative.
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Post by Cara Drume on Sept 25, 2006 11:47:47 GMT -5
OOH! Lightsabers! *drools*
About the only thing close to this kind of training I've had is with Escrima sticks...might come in handy for using two sabers at once.
I need to practice, but may have to go to the local park to do that...living in an partment leaves almost nowhere to swing things around.
I need to check out those vids...
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