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TATSU DO IAI
JUTSU
TATSU DO
IAI JUTSU
is one of many unique opportunities offered by the
TATSU DO
system. Hanshi William R. Cavalier, Jr. has compiled his learning from
various sword fighting styles to form the Tatsu Do Iai Jutsu System.
Please
Note:
These
video clips are relatively large files and will take some time to download over
a phone-line internet connection.
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Students of TATSU DO IAI learn, among
other things, the following:
 | Reishiki (etiquette), Basic Sword Drawing and Cutting Technique, Stances,
Blocks, Terminology |
| Happo Giri Cuts, static and dynamic, standard and reverse grip |
| Seven basic waza |
| Eleven Iai Jutsu Kata |
| Free-style fighting with Goshin-Ken |
| Fifteen two man sets, or Kumitachi, where both attacker and defender
performs different moves (equivalent thirty kata, but much faster, you don't
want to miss a block...) |
| Cutting - cutting practice using Japanese goza |
| Eleven Katori Shinto Ryu Kata for those interested in alternate styles |
Tatsu Do Iai Black Belts:
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Name |
Rank |
| Tim Hillman |
Senior Master (Senior Student, Tatsu Do Iai Jutsu) |
| Roztocil, Tomas |
Senior Master |
| Marco, Gerard |
Sandan |
| Nightengale, Holly |
Sandan |
| Skrobinski, David |
Sandan |
| Fladd, Robert |
Sandan |
| Strain, Ron |
Sandan |
| Thompson, Tom |
Sandan |
| Adams, John |
Nidan |
| Havron, Thomas |
Nidan |
| Mumby, Steve |
Nidan |
| Barrend, Annie |
Nidan |
| Parker, Theodore |
Shodan |
| Swede, David |
Shodan |
| Wickson, Dennis |
Shodan |
| LaDouce, Mark |
Shodan |
| Merica, Fred |
Shodan |
| Hartness, Charles |
Shodan |
| Schubmehl, Tim |
Shodan |
| Crusoe, John |
Shodan |
| Baldo, Don |
Shodan |
Don Baldo
promoted to Shodan in Iai
September 2003
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Tom Thompson, Sandan, Hanshi Cavalier,
10th Dan, Don Baldo, Shodan, Ron Strain Sandan |
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