I got myself a used Iwasaki kamisori and had my first shave with it yesterday in the evening.

It's a bit different to handle and took a moment until the respect of the new disappeared.
I went to the strop and started. The first few strokes where "uneasy" and with a bit of fear of loosing grip, but after 20 or thirty strokes it felt like I have used it for five years. Flipping actually works better than with a (western) straight.

Then to the shave. OK, how to hold it (her? ... her!) best? Yes, I've done some reading and watched one or the other video, but holding it Yourself is different.

First few strokes where like "hi, I'm Frank and this is my face". "Pleased to meet You. I am Iwasaki and this is my omote".
Getting familiar with each other, I concentrated on that and the shave itself and completely forgot about the holding her. My fingers found their way like when dancing and within no time this whole thing truely became second nature - I'm now absolutely sure I have been shaving with a kamisori for at least a few years; maybe in another life.

My hand finally found its basic position with three fingers side by side on the ura in the notch (which apparently has been made for that) and the thumb in the hollow of the omote right next to the stamp. This way, no pressure is needed to hold and guide her gently and precisely. It's so damn ergonomic that You wonder how you wondered in the first place.

There is a nice shaving video by Jim R on youtube. At certain points he warns "this part is a bit complicated" or "tricky", but when I shaved I did not feel any discomfort at all.

Unfortunately the shave was too got, so I had nothing to shave this morning, but I can live with that.