Suicide
10-03-2008, 01:34 AM
As some of you know I've joinned the Iaido club and been a member for about a year now. Now I'm not sure if any of you know what Iaido really is or have seen it before.
Well Iaido is basically a Japanese sword style which was used by the Samurai. The basic jist of it is to kill the enemy as quickly as possible. You don't just maim :P
Here's a couple videos so you can get a good look. I'm studying the old style Iaido which is by far quicker thank the new style (which is like a sport. All precision and such. Apparently you can get an amazing result if you mix the two but I'll stick with the speedy one for the time being as that's all there is).
YouTube - iaido - sword art (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61zICA1dA3I&feature=related)
YouTube - Iaido 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D83oSBA_R9s&feature=related)
Also, they let me use a real sword too! It's awesome!!!
Any clubs or sports that anyone's into?
And yes, I do realise that this makes me a Games Programming Samurai in the end. I can code and use mad sword skills but not at the same time.
Well Iaido is basically a Japanese sword style which was used by the Samurai. The basic jist of it is to kill the enemy as quickly as possible. You don't just maim :P
Here's a couple videos so you can get a good look. I'm studying the old style Iaido which is by far quicker thank the new style (which is like a sport. All precision and such. Apparently you can get an amazing result if you mix the two but I'll stick with the speedy one for the time being as that's all there is).
YouTube - iaido - sword art (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61zICA1dA3I&feature=related)
YouTube - Iaido 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D83oSBA_R9s&feature=related)
Also, they let me use a real sword too! It's awesome!!!
Any clubs or sports that anyone's into?
And yes, I do realise that this makes me a Games Programming Samurai in the end. I can code and use mad sword skills but not at the same time.