An Tir/West War 2012

[Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa]

An Tir/West War this year runs from July 4 to 8. I'm going, and I've heard rumblings that Saionji-sensei might be as well.

a) Is there anyone else out there who we'll see?

b) I want to teach a class or two while I'm there. What kinds of classes tend to get reasonable attendance? Should I be targeting a very narrow subject, or going broader? Do people like things to be more hands-on? I feel qualified to teach lots of stuff about clothes and I could also do a pretty reasonable overview of blanket history, etiquette, address, and such that could get someone functional at dealing with Japanese personas, but I don't have a sense of what zoom level and subjects people most.

c) My household is supposedly making an effort to come to this as a group, but I haven't seen any signs of that happening yet. If it doesn't and there are enough of us, are we interested in trying to put together a Japanese encampment?

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Apr 4, 2012 1:38:50 GMT -5 Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa said:

I want to teach a class or two while I'm there. What kinds of classes tend to get reasonable attendance? Should I be targeting a very narrow subject, or going broader? Do people like things to be more hands-on? I feel qualified to teach lots of stuff about clothes and I could also do a pretty reasonable overview of blanket history, etiquette, address, and such that could get someone functional at dealing with Japanese personas, but I don't have a sense of what zoom level and subjects people most.

It seems a lot of people are interested in making kosode and hakama, but don't know where to start. Classes for making these always seem well attended at Pennsic. Go heavy on the details and use accessories (eboshi, kyahan, footwear) to round out the time, though you can probably fill out an hour each on kosode and hakama. People expect handouts, so make at least a one pager with references. Hands-on construction is difficult, but definitely bring example garments you can hand around for detailed inspection.

Don't feel constrained to teaching classes on just A&S stuff, either. An introduction to the Japanese styles of fighting that you use ("How do you fight without a shield?") might also draw interest. Even people who aren't interested in fighting this way themselves want to know what to defend against.

[Saionji Shonagon]

Amida willing and the creek don't rise, I am planning on being there, and interested in teaching as well. Taiko? Poetry? Historical subjects? Clothing? Shibori?

[Lash]

Sho and I are planning on attending as well I am also interested in teaching and attending classes . I would be happy to teach a class on self defense basics and beginning aikido .
I have also been kicking ( haha no pun intended) around the idea of teaching my own personal style of fighting its called tai-ken-goju-chi-do .
lol i have mixed many of the art forms i have studied to distill it all down to one very aggressive art form.
would love to see you all .