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Anyone know where to purchase a good quality kusari-fundo? 99% of the stuff out seems to have hollow pins connecting the weights or terrible tack welding jobs.

Thanks,

Mike

Does any company make weights made to attach to bokken and/or staff weapons?

I know they exist for shinai, I'd rather be able to just add weight than buy a saburito. Maybe I could just get a...

Does anyone have a shoge pattern online for cutting (for a training version)? Also, what thickness/material of rope do you use, and what diameter ring?


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Anyone have any advice on making a makeshift saya for a bokken? Something for practicing not just iai type stuff, but also stopping draws, those spiffy tsuka-lock type dealies...

I was thinking...

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I lift weights and work a heavy bag, but I wonder if this is enough? Has anyone tried the various protein powders? Are these only good for body builders or do they provide any actual benefit in...

Gnu Go:

Available for windows here: http://sjeng.sourceforge.net/ftp/

Main page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo/gnugo.html

It's a command line program, so you'll want to download another...

GnuGo is alright,
Turbo Go (a demo is available somewhere) is kind of iffy. Its nice in that it has a joseki tutor and can give you hints/move reasons. At the level I play at (medium, I stink),...

Every time I try to go running/jogging my left knee hurts. Right above the knee cap, especially when going up stairs. So I think I'll skip the running, but it has me a little worried. It seems...

Does anyone know of any sumi-e bulletin boards or discussion groups, in the English language? Looking for advice on brushes.


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Thanks for the suggestions.

FYI, by hot I mean around 85-95F, I think thats around 30-35C but I can't remember the formula. Humidity around 65%-99%.

I can vouch for the too much water bit,...

How hot is too hot to train? I have occasionally experience nausea and cramps training outdoors in hot weather. I try to stay well hydrated, but I have to wonder at what point is it a bad idea to...

All the kusarifundo I can find are the cheap Taiwanese $8 kind. These have pins in them that remind me of those in a cheap balisong. Does anyone know where I can find kusarifundo with welded chains...

Decisions, decisions...

Quite honestly I'm a lowly kyu rank so I don't do much hard contact training kenjutsu (yet).

Tozando looks like a good choice, if I could get the regular type bokken in...

Has anyone here seen/used both the bujin design and bugei hickory bokkens?

They are both in the same price range, I'm wondering if anyone has a preference.

I have a bujin leather shinai and I...

Can anyone recommend a good source of wooden weapons? Bo, jo, maybe even bokken?

I want something decent that will last, but I would prefer not to pay $80+ for a piece of wood. Perhaps its just...

Does anyone know if there are chain kusari fundos with rubber weights and perhaps a coated chain?

The ones made out of cord behave in a way that doesn't resemble a chain weapon at all.. but the...

A lot of the time we do ukemi from seiza, and end up back in seiza. I think it helps form as there is little or no momentum.

For a seiza bench:
http://www.mro.org/dc/store.shtml...

I've been told I should wear knee-pads for doing ukemi on a wooden floor. Especially from kneeling. The problem is the knee pads I have (and most I've seen) don't seem to work too well in seiza,...

Every time I try to follow the on-line instructios for hand-wrapping, I come up short. Someone told me there are different wraps for bag/sparring usage. Does anyone have a site about the different...

Here is a good intro/history page:
http://www.well.com/user/mmcadams/gointro.html

This the Go Teaching Ladder, where you can have games reviewed by more advanced players:
http://gtl.jeudego.org/...

I have a Bugei Bamboo Katana. I am quite happy with it. I would recommend them.

Here's a site that sells bo-shuriken and seems to imply that they are not the crappy throwing-spike kind. At $47 a piece I would hope they would be quality.
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Shunryu Suzuki (different than DT) does some good stuff. His "Zen Mind, Beginners Mind" is often the most recommended newbie Zen book. His biography "Crooked Cucumber" is a good read too.
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I quite enjoy the gyokuro that Tealuxe has, it is a Boston-based chain of tea-places. You can order online though http://www.tealuxe.com
It is kind of on the expensive side, but it is damn good. -