Talofa from American Samoa

[Steve Shimanek]

New member here, my friend and fellow nihonto enthusiast Ken in Hawaii got me here. My wife and i started an aikido dojo here in January of this year; I am also a Japanese style blade smith and have done some restoration work. We use bokken and jo in our aikido practice and are students of the shinken. I have previously read the site as a guest; now I have officially joined. Mahalo, Steve

[Cady Goldfield]

Nice to have you here! A number of members here also are blade smiths, so hopefully you'll find some opportunities to compare notes.