Hi there, I'm a first time poster who has recently embarked on the journey to find my martial art and would really appreciate some advice.
I'm lucky to have an accredited dojo nearby which teaches HNIR kenjutsu. I've been trying many different katana-based martial arts recently and am happy to say my first session of HNIR has really clicked and I'm keen to make it my primary martial art. So far I have tried out some HEMA classes (this led me to decide on the katana being the weapon I wanted to learn properly), Iaido (Muso Shinden Ryu) and a few classes of Katori Shinto Ryu (not an officially accredited group, I found out recently).
Unfortunately, due to family and work constraints, I'm not going to be able to regularly attend HNIR classes for a few months, and I only have time for one class per week. In the meantime, I was wondering if people who are familiar with HNIR could recommend any system which compliments HNIR techniques and sword work?
My impression is that HNIR footwork starts somewhat similar to Iaido, but then quickly changes to almost karate-like stances when attacking. The sword-handling feels similar to Iaido, except of course for more emphasis on 1-handed attacks which don't really feature otherwise. I thoroughly enjoyed Katori Shinto Ryu, however everything is completely different between KSR and HNIR so they cannot be learned together without confusing muscle memory.
I'd appreciate advice from anyone with experience in HNIR. Would it be handy for me to do Iaido? Or perhaps leave out any other katana-arts until I can do HNIR and try an empty-handed art like jiujitsu on the side?
Thanks
I'm lucky to have an accredited dojo nearby which teaches HNIR kenjutsu. I've been trying many different katana-based martial arts recently and am happy to say my first session of HNIR has really clicked and I'm keen to make it my primary martial art. So far I have tried out some HEMA classes (this led me to decide on the katana being the weapon I wanted to learn properly), Iaido (Muso Shinden Ryu) and a few classes of Katori Shinto Ryu (not an officially accredited group, I found out recently).
Unfortunately, due to family and work constraints, I'm not going to be able to regularly attend HNIR classes for a few months, and I only have time for one class per week. In the meantime, I was wondering if people who are familiar with HNIR could recommend any system which compliments HNIR techniques and sword work?
My impression is that HNIR footwork starts somewhat similar to Iaido, but then quickly changes to almost karate-like stances when attacking. The sword-handling feels similar to Iaido, except of course for more emphasis on 1-handed attacks which don't really feature otherwise. I thoroughly enjoyed Katori Shinto Ryu, however everything is completely different between KSR and HNIR so they cannot be learned together without confusing muscle memory.
I'd appreciate advice from anyone with experience in HNIR. Would it be handy for me to do Iaido? Or perhaps leave out any other katana-arts until I can do HNIR and try an empty-handed art like jiujitsu on the side?
Thanks