Workshop Course
Learn the arts of enlightened action through the practise of sword and
staff.
Sword develops clarity, decisiveness, focus and effective action. It is
related to the linear mind. Staff develops expanding energy, coordinated
fluidity and creative response. It is related to the lateral mind.
Weapons training includes:
~ Preliminary exercises for sword and staff
~ Ki training for bokken and jo
~ Four expression of solo kata
~ Partner training
~ Standard and reversed two sword method
~ Freestyle spiritual fencing
~ Multiple partners
~ Philosophy of sword and staff and the spiritual dimension
Together the Sword and Staff make up part of what is called the Cross
of Aiki. They bring out in one's character and action the full express
of yin and yang and the principles of fire (KA) and water (MI).
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