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Amen. Absolutely.

Nawa Sensei passed on last year.
To my knowledge, the Togakure Senban is the classic "moon star" shape, but there could have been other designs.
I have never seen a budo school that did not have at...

Horimono (Japanese tattooing) has been a high art in Japan for more than 300 years.
It began to flourish when the Suikoden was first published. The Suikoden was a tale of Chinese robyn-hood type...

I know things have not been good with Budoweapons.com for a while now.
Still, I think we can work this out. Let me see if I can find out the status of any unfinished orders.
(Ed is a friend, but I...

Ed is working on getting his backorders filled. He may not be accepting any new orders for a while.

Nitobe wrote the book "Bushido" during the Meiji period. He and his American wife were both Christians. Christianity blossomed in Japan during the Sengoku jidai. The birth of the Tokugawa shogunate...

Actually, this needs a little clarification.
While I no longer feel it is proper to discuss Soke's teachings on the internet, I will share his directions about how to train.
He has said, more than...

We are selling some shuriken, the real things, to raise money for a shuriken museum we want to build here in Tokyo.
I hope everyone will help out.
Plus, you get real shuriken from japan and a dvd...

OK Shurikenjutsu DVD #3 is now done and available.
IT is for advanced practitioners, so try to learn your basics first before you watch #3.
You can find it on ebay...

Things are going pretty well I guess. IT seems like the more Budo training I get done, the poorer I am, so Its always difficult to balance the two out.
Thats the reason Iam selling these...

well, i guess so.
I am putting them up regularly right now, but I cant make any guarantees that I can keep doing it.
Im planning on upgrading my system and that could mean destroying my system...

I hope you guys like it, I am an amateur film maker, but the techniques I worked on for a long time.
I think this will provide a good foundation for someone to start their study of the Bo...

Those clips are kihon happo with some little henka here and there. I thought they were pretty good.
I like the big yard and the crickets in the background.
I didnt see anybody forcing techniques to...

You are probably correct about the generalization.

Let's just say when you go to work and your boss, a school teacher, just tells you that you cant drive a car anymore, you may feel differently.
...

Washi,
What I said may seem like a hyperbole, but I didnt come to Japan expecting it to be the way it has turned out to be.

This country is NOT a real democracy.
They dont even LIKE deomcracy....

Buta nabe? that stuff is good, but it gives me the runs every time I eat it!

Anyway, ahem, the Ueno ninja museum.
Its a sad story.
The museum is filled with VHS tapes showing these guys doing...

In every town in japan, no matter how small, you will find whorehouses (called "snackpubs")and casinos ( called "pachinko and slot")
They may not have a hospital or even a police station, but they...

To be honest, I don't think that the tachi he has ordered are actually Gyokko ryu tachi. I think they are just Heian/Muromachi style battlefield tachi. (no particular school)
I measured the one in...

My favorite japanese dish is either kimchee pork or katsukare.
Either one is easy enough to prepare.

Kimchee pork is just thing slices of pork stir-fried in a pan with fresh kimchee. (hot and...

Confirmation WOULD be great. I don't know if there is any such authority in existence anywhere in the world. I have several japanese books on weapons that have pictures of antique shaken and they...

That is too funny. It only makes me even crazier to get my hands on them.
Hi-res pics would be really really nice...

now dont trust me completely, my japanese is not good.
your kanji looks like a family name which could read "mitsuyama" or three mountains.
Or it could be "miyama", it depends on the person.

You are very welcome, Ed.
I only ever did it for selfish reasons: I wanted to add them to my collection!

Ed Green's shuriken are the best I have seen. His quality and prices blow away his...

it was nothing really, you are welcome.
Russ, can you tell us some more about those bokken?
Which one is which?
Can you give us the measurements?
I am interested myself....

I went in and actually measured the mogito versions of those swords that Sensei keeps in the hombu.
I cannot swear that they are 100% accurate as they are only training versions, but Sensei gave the...