Kuwami Masakumo Isshin 鍬海 政雲 一心

本日の世田谷支部稽古風景

鞘が剥げたので塗装。
The sheath was peeling so I painted it.

New week's weekly schedule for Tenshinryu online lessons starting tomorrow.
Let's practice together.

*Tenshinryu You Tube Channel
https://youtube.com/

https://www.youtube.com/live/PjeaZzE5AYY?si=1uzXjAyOGr5dU54I

7.31 TENSHINRYU ONLINE KEIKO
19:30-20:00(JST)

Instruction:10th Shike Kuwami Masakumo Sensei

We will give private Online Lesson exclusively for the Tenshinryu family (students, Tenshinryu online members, YouTube membership)
20:00-20:30(JST)

7.31 天心流オンライン稽古
19:30～20:00
指導解説：第十世 鍬海 政雲 師家

終了後、天心流ファミリー（門人、天心流オンラインメンバー、You Tubeメンバーシップ）限定配信があります。
20:00～20:30

7.31 TENSHINRYU ONLINE KEIKO 7.31 TENSHINRYU ONLINE KEIKO19:30-20:00(JST) Instruction:10th Shike Kuwami Masakumo SenseiWe will give private Online Lesson exclusively for the Tenshinryu f...

I followed the route of my European tour this time, and a pentagram was formed.

ヨーロッパツアーの経路を書いたらなんとなく五芒星になりました。

The beach in Valencia is said to have the most beautiful sunset in the world.

I was in a hurry this time and didn't go swimming or walk in the sunset, but the sunset on Valentine's Day at this time of year is usually after 9pm, so it doesn't feel like a sunset (in Japan).

I wonder if the days are longer in places like Okinawa. (I've never been there.)

世界一夕日が美しいと言われるバレンシアのビーチ。
今回は慌ただしさで、海水浴も夕焼けの中歩くこともしませんでしたが、そもそもこの季節のバレンタインの夕日って9時過ぎとかなので、夕焼け感はありません（日本感覚だと）

沖縄とかは日が長いのだろうか。（行ったことがない）

Shutter paintings I saw in Valencia. This kind of scene is interesting, but at the same time, it makes me think about how it is one of the few ways to deal with the graffiti pollution that is damaging the city.

バレンシアで見かけたシャッター絵。こういう光景は面白いのですが、同時に街を汚損する落書き（グラフィティ）汚染への数少ない対処法になってることを考えると、とても複雑な思いになります。

At the Austrian seminar. Where am I?
オーストリアセミナーにて。私はどこでしょうか？

I almost ended up in a real The Terminal at Frankfurt Airport, but I made it home safely.
フランクフルト空港であやうくリアルターミナルになりかけましたが、無事帰国出来ました

A bear seen at Frankfurt Airport
フランクフルト空港で見かけた熊

Con mucho gusto les anunciamos que tenemos las fechas oficiales del 3er Seminario Internacional de Tenshin ryu Hyoho en México con Shike Kuwami Masakumo Sensei Kuwami Masakumo Isshin 鍬海 政雲 一心 10mo Gran Maestro de Tenshin Ryu Hyoho. El Seminario será en Cholula Puebla del 6 al 8 de diciembre de 2024. Preparate para escaparte un fin de semana y entrenar como un auténtico Samurai.

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Estoy en España para impartir el seminario de Tenshinryu de este año organizado por Tenshinryu Spain Branch. Son muchos los años que han pasado desde el primer seminario en 2016. Estoy muy feliz de entrenar con todos vosotros.

Información Tenshinryu Spain Branch:
Gabriel Getsujyo Sensei
WhatsApp: 652 409 231

Seminario Internacional Online de Tenshinryu en español.

Impartido por:
Kuwami Masakumo Shike
Gabriel Getsujyo Sensei.

Seminario organizado por Gabriel Getsujyo Sensei, Gerente General de Tenshinryu en todos los países de habla hispana y portuguesa, para dar a conocer y promover el Tenshinryu en todos estos países.

Sábado día 20 de julio de 2024.
Horario Seminario.
-España: de 16:30 a 19:30

Para registrarse en el seminario, deberá enviar por privado a Gabriel Getsujyo Sensei la siguiente información para su inscripción:

Nombre y apellidos:
País y ciudad donde reside:
Dirección de email o WhatsApp:

De esta forma, si hay una Keikokai en su país, los líderes se pondrán en contacto con usted y le podrán informar sobre las actividades que se realizan en su país, seminarios, y sitios de entrenamiento. Esto es necesario para evitar actividades sin la autenticación de la Keikokai.

Información e inscripción contactar con:
Gabriel García Getsujyo a través de WhatsApp +34 652409231.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjvUDiJafo
Samurai Champloo #1- #4 (Limited time until July 10)

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In the martial arts world, it is common to hear questions like, 'Are the techniques being passed down now really the same as those of the founder?' Such simple doubts are perfectly natural. They also reflect a sense of curiosity and have academic significance, so they should not be dismissed.

However, they hold no more value than that.

Martial arts that have been passed down through direct transmission from person to person are like a game of telephone. Sometimes, the words may change, and interpretations may shift. But in martial arts, we accept these changes. This isn't a game of telephone played by outsiders. Granting licenses and full transmission is a testament to entrusting the inheritor with the style, including any changes.

There are those who compare old records with the current practice and declare, 'The transmission is incorrect,' or 'It has been lost.' But making such definitive statements based on limited existing records is extremely risky. There are countless possibilities, such as errors in the records, the existence of multiple methods, or the possibility that the recorded content has been passed down while a different method is publicly shown.

Such actions cannot be entirely condemned, but at the same time, one should start by striving to refine their own skills more proactively. This is advice born from my own self-reflection.

When I first joined Tenshin-ryu, there were no senior disciples who were at a level to teach a large number of techniques, and Tenshin Sensei did not want to pass on incorrect information. Therefore, his instruction was quite limited. Nowadays, even with some uncertainties, he teaches the content he recalls, but in the past, the techniques were extremely fragmentary.

Therefore, I observed and learned various things out of curiosity about what Shinkage-ryu, which can be considered the origin of Tenshin-ryu, was like. In the end, it was to no avail. No matter how much they shared the same origins or how old the records were, there was nothing more valuable than practicing the techniques taught by Tenshin Sensei when it came to learning the style. Because that was not t Tenshinryu.

In the end, the answers to my questions always came from practice.

Of course, knowing about classical martial arts as knowledge or trivia is beneficial. It is significant in the sense that it helps to view Tenshinryu from a broader and more objective perspective. However, it never goes beyond that.

Just as comparative linguistics studies the evolution of languages, their ancestral forms, and the influence of derived languages, such research in classical martial arts is extremely significant as a study of Japan's proud traditional culture. However, for an inheritor, nothing is more important than refining their own style.

By 'inheritor' here, I do not mean those with licenses, full transmission, or partial transmission, but all practitioners. Training is a battle with doubt. It is a path that the ancients discovered through their own struggles, but we cannot learn it as they did in the past. For modern people with different cultural backgrounds, it is inevitable and unavoidable that they will encounter different kinds of doubts than those of the past.

Nevertheless, it is by continuing to walk the path with faith that things begin to become clear.

Tenshin-ryu has many techniques, but it also has many teachings that make you think, 'What is this?' Tenshin Sensei is someone who can be considered foolishly straightforward, with his belief that 'Everything I was taught is everything!' and 'Tenshinryu is everything!' In a sense, this means he has no doubts. In a sense, he is very fortunate. However, we have many questions.

There is an interesting example. In the Zaho's long sword Chiburui, you strike your right wrist with your left hand holding the scabbard, but hitting it hard is very difficult. During practice, I caused internal bleeding in my right hand many times. Tenshin Sensei must have seen me struggling many times, but when I asked him directly about ten years after joining, he said, 'That's not true!' and seemed to have never doubted this action. However, when he tried it himself, he realized its difficulty for the first time in half a century, struggled to hit it hard, and eventually gave up.

Sometimes, when Tenshin Sensei's memory is unclear and we are struggling through trial and error, he would say the worst thing a teacher could say, 'If you're going to complain, let the technique be lost!' (This was Tenshin Sensei's typical response when he couldn't answer doubts well or perform techniques properly himself. He frequently throws tantrums like a child.)

Even in such difficult circumstances, we must keep practicing. If we doubt the content of the transmission at every step, we will not learn anything, and we will fail to understand what we should be able to understand, resulting in a distorted, self-styled interpretation. If you want to create your own style, that's fine, but for those with licenses or full transmission, it will be glaringly obvious when things are significantly out of place.

Fortunately, in the present day, there is no longer a need to fulfill the role of a samurai.
There is no necessity to engage in life-or-death combat using swords and spears.
Having such a level of resolve is admirable, but the desire to actively use it as a form of violence is antisocial behavior.
Without rushing, you can face the traditions, techniques, and teachings, and practice diligently until you are fully convinced. And even if you fail or are unskilled, who can complain?
If a teacher cannot create an environment where one can practice joyfully, people will leave that tradition, and it will eventually decline.
This kind of leniency, in a sense, is what is required now.

Kuwami Masakumo Isshin 鍬海 政雲 一心

I went to a sushi restaurant in Athens.

mono sushi lagonisi

A friendly place serving delicious sushi and sake.
Warm sake goes very well with sushi.

https://www.monosushilagonissi.com/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9WoTzCTv37G5N5Z19

I have just arrived in Greece and I am planning a seminar this week and I am waiting for your participation.

🪭Είναι μεγάλη μας χαρά και τιμή να σας ανακοινώσουμε το 1ο Σεμινάριο Tenshin Ryu Hyoho στην Ελλάδα. Στις 6 και 7 Ιουλίου ο Kuwami Masakumo, 10ος Grandmaster της σχολής, θα παρευρεθεί για πρώτη φορά στην Αθήνα για να μας διδάξει την τέχνη των Σαμουράι σε ένα μοναδικό διήμερο που θα μείνει στην ιστορία.

📌 Σάββατο 6 Ιουλίου 🕕18:00 με 22:00🕙
📌 Κυριακή 7 Ιουλίου 🕕18:00 με 22:00🕙

📍 Το Σεμινάριο θα διεξαχθεί στο Μοναστηράκι στο κέντρο της Αθήνας στο Moksha Yoga Center Monastiraki οδός Μιλτιάδου 14-16.

❗️Ο αριθμός θέσεων είναι περιορισμένος. Επικοινωνήσετε άμεσα για να κλείσετε τη θέση σας.

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📲Επίσης μπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε άμεσα και με τον οργανωτικό υπευθυνο και επικεφαλής του Ελληνικού παραρτήματος Μάριος Ευθυμιάδης για οποιαδήποτε άλλη διευκρίνηση.

Il y aura un séminaire Frank Paris les 29 et 30 juin.