So, I've been training iaido few times. As usual, my excitement is a bit overboard. It's fun, needless to say. People are very friendly and I find iaido fairly natural for me. It requires concentration, physical control, calm and certain ideological stubborness, which is similar as I often find in myself anyway.
I had this book about certain iaido style, Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu: The Art of Japanese Swordsmanship - A Manual of Eishin-Ruy Iaido, by Nicklaus Suino. I was told it's a good book, but unfortunately doesn't have the kata set that is taught at first at dojo I go to. Oh, well.
I've been making myself a bag to carry my bokken (wooden sword) and associated things. I've now tried few pictures I could use as ornaments on it (bag is currently usable, but not finished - I will finish it maybe never, but not before I have my iaito.)
That's four pictures, ignore the black marker drawing, it's not part of it. Cloth is the same as used on bag.
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