May 2010
1 post
back to start
after leaving probably one of the most beautiful Kendo-Dojo’s in Germany, maybe Europe, the Alster-Dojo, Hamburg - i went on a long road trip around the world, with out training for 10 month. no exercise at all, besides hiking, diving and some work. even start smoking again, sic! now i want to practice again, which means in reality, a brand start, basics, foodwork, no Bogu. i’m...
May 5th
August 2009
1 post
Hello World
Hello World
Aug 18th
March 2009
1 post
leaving my duesseldorf kendo club
me moving to hamburg so was forced to leave my own club the shonen kemdo club dusseldorf. hopefully i find a new good club with great people and senseis ….
Mar 29th
February 2009
1 post
men, kote, fumikomi (and again, kiiai)
while doing men, try to hold arm parallel to floor, cause the last movement happens with your handankles -> tenuchi! the distance for kote, should be half of the men-distance. doing Fumikomi(-ashi). it helps to raise the shinai first and then when on the wy down start the same exact moment to move forward … and kiiai, kiiai, kiia … it’s kendo, not your painting-class, stupid! ps: the...
Feb 7th
January 2009
10 posts
holding the shinai (again and again and again)
again and again and again:”the sword must live”  – in kamae and all other stands, dont hold the shinai like an axt, its a  bloody sword!!! hold it as light as possible and when the strike hits, wrench and snap (tenuchi). like if u have a bird in your hands, dont crush him. this is the only way to survive 1000 suburis …
Jan 11th
REISHIKI
bowing to shrine, in and out of the dojo, 30 degree, eyes down(?) bowing between people, 15 degrees, eye to eye sitting - left leg first, hands never touch ground, men’s legs are 2 fists apart, when sitting, sit at read position, not butt on heals rising - right leg first, shinai (with tsuba on same level then knees) on the left side, AFAIK in “old days” while visting a...
Jan 4th
beware of dragons!
i read through Jasons blog/notes and think it is a great insight that martial arts in this case kendo, means journey, a long one charter into unknown territory, where dragons live. being stocked in Iceland, i couldnt practice and lost my whole small fundament. so erase and rewind. thanks for the inspiration, jason!
Jan 4th
Jan 4th
Nihon Kendo Kata
Nihonme First: Chudan no Kamae
Jan 4th
Jan 4th
Nihon kendo kata
Iponme. Uchidachi (Teacher)    -    Shidachi (Student “wins”
Jan 4th
i am out this weekend. kendo-class saturday and sunday with o-sensei Takafumi Yamabe in duesseldorf. #kendo #germany http://is.gd/es1F
Jan 2nd
December 2008
183 posts
says “HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 TO ALL MY AUSTRALIEN FRIENDS!”
Dec 31st
Happy new year 2009!!!!!
Dec 31st
Can LinkedIn replace the paper CV? |... →
Dec 31st
25 of the best SweetCron-powered Lifestreams |... →
Dec 31st
kind of “old friend class meeting” tonight, doctor. tax lawyer, PR & bi buisness. and me. nothing. girls, fun. around the world. i wish :-(
Dec 31st
Is voting for your avatar in Twitter Avatar Combat at http://twit.pix.ly #avatarcombat
Dec 31st
“yes,we can” New Years Eve PARTY at my + @tompurpur Place! if u wanna come,pls give my a short notice! A PEACEFUL year 2009 to all of u !
Dec 31st
i wish i would have some “normal” life going on: job fixed, girl, marriage, kids, house … or not ?! wout a great women no great kids …
Dec 31st
holy! whtat was that? last night?! kind of “stephen king”ish the OLD boys are back in town 2 fight the evil clown. #old #wasted #normal
Dec 31st
25C3: Hackers completely break SSL using 200 PS3s... →
Dec 31st
wow, to think about doing a “master” someday abroad is dreamy. fuckin expensive!
Dec 29th
now its getting really interessting. see what the guys are up to about the “storm bot” net … #25C3
Dec 29th
Now new years eve is safe. Got my bundy. Smells like beach party and open spaces http://twitpic.com/xkrq
Dec 29th
New president Maeda vows to make RISD a force -... →
Dec 28th
YES ! FINALLY ! http://tinyurl.com/64y5on
Dec 28th
New president Maeda vows to make RISD a force - The Boston Globe http://tinyurl.com/8q7f8w via @ShareThis
Dec 28th
http://tinyurl.com/64y5on #wolverine #x-men:orgins #trailer
Dec 28th
no rose white aka @yarnivore with her “porn” talk ;-) #25C3 :-) go rose go!
Dec 28th
very cool stuf in room1 with bre at #25C3 rapid prototyping
Dec 28th
auswandern, Beratung, Steuern,... →
Dec 28th
listing to “triple j” aussie youth radio! in those cold times here, some glimpse of sunny beaches and red earth … keeps u going :-)
Dec 28th
i will be “cat-sitting” again! a friend just called for their cats! and of course i said “yes”, so its a cats new years eve! for me :-)
Dec 27th
i feel like “bigbrother”, live-streaming-switching betweens the 3. rooms IS FUN! more cctv, please! #25C3
Dec 27th
finally iphone hacking ! #23C3
Dec 27th
FeM-Streaming →
Dec 27th
aaaah http://events.ccc.de/congress/2008/wiki/Documentation
Dec 27th
coool STREAM saal1 is running #25c3
Dec 27th
nice OLPC comp! #25c3
Dec 27th
aah thats sandro, never saw him #25C3
Dec 27th
woot and gilmore IS the uber-nerd
Dec 27th
woot and gilmore IS the uber-nerd #25C3
Dec 27th
I’m at Düsseldorf - http://bkite.com/03fSt
Dec 27th
setting up brightkite with iphone add as “silentdan” (as usual)
Dec 27th
again, streams run great ans smoothly. thanks a lot guys! very nice! #25C3
Dec 27th
no iphone hacking on #25C3 ?
Dec 27th
vlc is just the best! use: http://tinyurl.com/9a5l9a for nice secure streaming! #25C3
Dec 27th
som what now? pylon and fd0 or sandro? #25C3
Dec 27th
switching rooms with VLC works also very nice #25C3
Dec 27th