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I was browsing youtube and I found an odd numbchuck vid, at the comments on the side it said this Graig guy also did kenjutsu. So my investigative nature took over and I took a look at his website. OK, karate and sword skills usually don't go well together. But wtf, let's give the guy a chance.

Big mistake:
1. He's a 3rd dan kenjutsu (my alarm bells went off, big time ) No ryu, what so ever. Am I surprised? Saddly, no.

2. Some picture from his site:
JSA Horror 1
and JSA horror 2
I hate karate guys/gi's with swords: they're cutting carrots from strings, for F@$% sake.

3. One of his teachers was a UK soke (where have I read that before ):
Soke Professor Robert Lawrence (Founder) He's dead BTW, the history of Mr. Lawrence: http://www.fudoshinbujutsu.net/profiles/shoman.html. Although I can judge his skills, I have my doubts: he got his 10th dan from some unknown MA association, he studied more weapons than I've got fingers and no weapon related ryu are mentioned. Doesn't sound promising, does it?

4. His kenjutsu curriculum. It scared the $h!t out of me:
8TH KYU - YELLOW BELT

KATA:1ST STANDING

IAI: TO FRONT
1 TO REAR
1 TO EACH SIDE

DUELLING (BOKKEN): 1 DEFENCE AGAINST HEAD CUT

EXERCISES:
20 PRESS UPS
20 SIT UPS
20 SQUAT THRUSTS WTF and it get worse at higher grades. (for entertainment purposes, take a look at the black belt requirements).

5. He's got a 12, 13 and a 14 yo karate shodan

6. And now, what really pisses me of: The video, the sword crap starts at 1:03 The horror, the horror.