Our Swordsmanship

Our academy, our mission, our work!

This publication finds me at the half-way point of my tenure as president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. It is therefore timely to review our academy’s goals and progress, reflecting upon and inspecting our work together as a committed and talented group of management team members and volunteer leaders. To share highlights of the year-to-date, I have created a “virtual interview,” po...

Evaluation of Skills in Swing Technique in Classical Japanese Swordsmanship in Iaido Using Sensors

In this study, we analyzed the swing motions of more experienced practitioner and new practitioner of iaido players by using tri-axial acceleration sensor and gyro sensor. Iaido is a modern Japanese martial art/sport. In this way, the acceleration and gyro sensor measurement enabled detailed motion information at the installation points to be displayed in a short time, thus making it possible t...

Common carotid artery dissection caused by a frontal thrust in Kendo (Japanese swordsmanship).

A 66-year-old right-handed man suddenly developed left hemiplegia after an opponent thrust at his neck with a bamboo sword during a practice game of Kendo (Japanese swordsmanship; Figure 1). Fifty minutes later, he visited our emergency service. His blood pressure was 77/55 mm Hg in the left arm but could not be measured in the right arm; his right radial artery was initially pulseless but beca...

Our Problems: Our Solutions

Discussion on the unique characteristics of psychiatry in a non-Western country like India, often tend to be limited to culture-bound syndrome like Koro, possession state etc. It is, no doubt, important for us to be able to recognize these problems and render effective treatment to individuals suffering from them. It is also interesting to speculate on the cultural factors which contribute to t...

Our adolescents--our future.