Iaido - First attempt
Training with Bill Mears 5th Dan in Iai... out of Ridgeway, ON.
Introduced to it by Magnus and now I went to my first session, the dojo is quaint, small, Bill is an amazing instructor. He's not very formal doesn't like people to call him Sensei as he is always learning and just passing on information. He is very reasuring, makes you feel quite comfortable when you screw up but is still very critical and honest about what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong.
Awesome experience... my seiza is shit but Bill reassures me it will come, I have very thick legs, very strong and Iai is not easy for larger people. When Bill says, "Rise like smoke or mist" I have a chuckle, I rise like a lame elephant.
Learned the first Kata... what a great time... I am going to continue my training to help focus and balance myself for the more aggressive arts like WMA.
Introduced to it by Magnus and now I went to my first session, the dojo is quaint, small, Bill is an amazing instructor. He's not very formal doesn't like people to call him Sensei as he is always learning and just passing on information. He is very reasuring, makes you feel quite comfortable when you screw up but is still very critical and honest about what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong.
Awesome experience... my seiza is shit but Bill reassures me it will come, I have very thick legs, very strong and Iai is not easy for larger people. When Bill says, "Rise like smoke or mist" I have a chuckle, I rise like a lame elephant.
Learned the first Kata... what a great time... I am going to continue my training to help focus and balance myself for the more aggressive arts like WMA.