This two part interview with Ellis Amdur shihan of Araki ryu covers:
early aikido in America
the martial arts scene in 1970's New York
Different types of koryu
kendo, koryu and hema and how they are different
"battlefield" art and dueling arts
martial arts vs martial sports
and other subjects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rluHo-4-gTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zigHT8DS8us
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Amdur
>>2865809
Pretty neat, thanks.
Revive.
>>2865809
I think the most interesting parts is were he talks about what it takes to learn a koryu. Not just learning the teachers' techniques be being willing to put yourself at risk in order to fully absorb the styles idiosyncrasies and personality
bump for anyone interested
>>2872178
is anyone interested seems like you keep bumping but no one talking
>>2872181
I bumped it twice, if no one is then I will stop