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    Just finished this book. A great read and I...

    Just finished this book. A great read and I guarantee it will shatter many of your preconceptions about the Edo period. I had tons of "No Way!" and "Haha! Knew it!" moments while reading. This...
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    I couldn't agree more. To me the argument of :...

    I couldn't agree more. To me the argument of : "This was a police state, duel was outlawed, so no duel" doesn't fit. All research in pre-industrial western societies tend to indicate that harsh...
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    Boxing and savate were a part of Bartitsu. The...

    Boxing and savate were a part of Bartitsu. The striking portion of jujutsu was maybe seen as redundant, since pugilism includes the strikes you mentionned, and french boxing also contained open hand...
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    Excellent point M. Amdur. I think this phrase...

    Excellent point M. Amdur. I think this phrase sums it up most:



    In the end its all about significance. But the degree is subjective.
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    Its a very tricky question. I don't think I can...

    Its a very tricky question. I don't think I can give my opinion as a koryu practitioner, but I can as a sean nos (old way in gaelic) teacher and student in the field of cultural heritage.

    I think...
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    Well it does make a lot of sense, thank you Josh...

    Well it does make a lot of sense, thank you Josh ;).
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    If I am not mistaken he seems to explain the use...

    If I am not mistaken he seems to explain the use of gloves at some point, I always wondered why they used them?
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    Indeed, I would be hesitant to judge from a small...

    Indeed, I would be hesitant to judge from a small video capture of an art I've practically never seen before and even less practiced. That said good job Mr. Hall!
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    I can offer a western (french) parallel. Duels...

    I can offer a western (french) parallel. Duels were supposedly illegal after Louis XIV passed down his laws regarding them (there were other types of laws before but this one was supposedly much more...
  10. Yes I'm aware of this, but it is the only example...

    Yes I'm aware of this, but it is the only example I could find, except the short Kunii Zenya's videos or other short demos sandwiched in bigger ones. I don't doubt there are differences but I suspect...
  11. I think the Doppelsöldner place is not that much...

    I think the Doppelsöldner place is not that much understood. But a popular hypothesis is that it was used to flank enemy pike ranks. Now I agree with Mr. Friday that launching an attack head on...
  12. Takenouchi ryu is the most complete I can think...

    Takenouchi ryu is the most complete I can think of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQXtTxJ7_nA

    Also Kashima shin ryu (this group doesn't practice the jujutsu that comes with it though):...
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    Poll: And by the way, is Sugino considered a shihan...

    And by the way, is Sugino considered a shihan too? I thought there was only one?
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    Poll: There are still a bunch of people who consider...

    There are still a bunch of people who consider themselves in the Sugino ha. The poll would be an indicator of it.
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    Poll: Maniwa nen ryu is popular? ;) You should...

    Maniwa nen ryu is popular? ;)

    You should differientiate the ha also, like TSKSR Sugino Ha or the Yagyu shinkage ryu branches, it might get your poll even more interesting. Anyhow just list all of...
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    Indeed, but it didn't showed much unfortunately....

    Indeed, but it didn't showed much unfortunately. I just can't believe that, with all the pictures taken of their demonstrations, no one ever took a video of it.
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    Araki ryu in Brazil

    Don't know if this had been posted before but here are some videos of Araki ryu, Shojitsuken and some jukendo in a demo in Brazil. Oh and the kendo/kenjutsu training video is hilarious :laugh:.
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    That's what I said, a thrust ;)....

    That's what I said, a thrust ;)....
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    It would depend on the armor type, some types...

    It would depend on the armor type, some types cover morethan other. The kusazuri is also tricky, I've seen examples protected by maille panels beaneath the lacing, and it wouldn't hand like this once...
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    http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=...

    http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19362&highlight=aoi+budogu

    One of my students has the same problem right now, it's been almost a year since he ordered his iaito. Now I can...
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    Very interesting book, it seems to point that...

    Very interesting book, it seems to point that Heian fighting was not as ritualized as popular culture makes it to be. After all why would Chinese tactics and strategies be well known but never put to...
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    A sword was, in most warring cultures, the...

    A sword was, in most warring cultures, the polyvalent weapon. There is always a better weapon than a sword for whatever you want to do. Dispatch them at a distance? Bow or even a gun. Getting closer?...
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    Personally I think its an idea imported from the...

    Personally I think its an idea imported from the west, the japanese idea of a tuxedo, I doubt you would have seen such uniformity of style before the Meiji period. But then I'm not an expert in...
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    I followed a seminar with Sugino sensei about a...

    I followed a seminar with Sugino sensei about a year ago, and from the little I know, there are some technical differences with what is done under Otake shihan (at least from what I saw and read as I...
  25. Well like it was said it causes terribly...

    Well like it was said it causes terribly effective wounds. A flat wound will tend to close itself or at least can be artificially closed more or less easily. A triangular one will not close as much...
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