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Battousai
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I was wondering about the best ways to train. I know in Darrel Craig's Iai the Art of Drawing the Sword, that meditation is stressed. In what ways does everyone meditate before/during iai practice? I hardly meditate at all, at least in the way that was described in his book.
Right now I just practice the same draw over and over again. I've been taught lots of draws, but because of a lack of space and my dislike of getting rug burns on my knees I just practice a few favorite basic draws, mostly just the simplest one. I set a goal for myself of being able to do 100 draws in 10 minutes, I've met that, but I think it will be awhile before I get it down to 9 minutes. What I've been concentrating on is just basic routine motion, trying to get the noto down as if I was doing something mindless like putting my hand in my pocket.
Another training method I've done in the past is to do the draws with wrist weights on, 10 lbs, then 5 lbs, then nothing. The sword can start to feel like a feather after going down through that sequence.
All of my training revolves around the physical, with not much to do with the meditation aspect, does anyone have any advise for increasing this meditative element, or any other good physical training regiments?
Right now I just practice the same draw over and over again. I've been taught lots of draws, but because of a lack of space and my dislike of getting rug burns on my knees I just practice a few favorite basic draws, mostly just the simplest one. I set a goal for myself of being able to do 100 draws in 10 minutes, I've met that, but I think it will be awhile before I get it down to 9 minutes. What I've been concentrating on is just basic routine motion, trying to get the noto down as if I was doing something mindless like putting my hand in my pocket.
Another training method I've done in the past is to do the draws with wrist weights on, 10 lbs, then 5 lbs, then nothing. The sword can start to feel like a feather after going down through that sequence.
All of my training revolves around the physical, with not much to do with the meditation aspect, does anyone have any advise for increasing this meditative element, or any other good physical training regiments?