arthur cavello

[progressivetactics]

Anyone familiar with Arthur Cavello?

He is known here as the michigan samurai, and actually gets flown into Japan to teach Iaido to Japanese Masters. He is the real deal, and well certified by Japanese Government for his work with them.

Anyone familiar with him?

[Saitama Steve]

Bovine feces my friend, bovine feces.

[Charles Mahan]

I suggest you repeat that query in the Baffling Budo form at http://www.e-budo.com

The claims you make regarding his trips to Japan are outlandish to say the least.

[Gregory Allan Childs]

I'm familiar with the michigan samurai. I ctually know him personally. He's a good friend of my grandfather,and he just recently came to my dojang to watch my belt testing. If there is anything you would like to know, I can probably get information for you.

[pgsmith]

If there is anything you would like to know, I can probably get information for you.
Hello Mr. Childs,
Seeing as how this thread is over four years old, I seriously doubt that the original poster will answer you. However, since you are volunteering, I would seriously like to know how this person can claim to be "flown to Japan to teach iaido to Japanese masters?" Also, how can someone be "well certified by the Japanese government?"

Having been involved in the Japanese sword arts for a number of years, I don't personally see how either of those claims could be possible. Perhaps it was simply a misunderstanding on the part of the original poster?

Just curious.

[Sukerkin]

I have to concur that, as we strive to maintain a polite mien, claims such as those made in the long ago OP can only be attributed to a misconception of the nature and hierarchy of the JSA.