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    Thanks to all the replies so far, I'll also talk...

    Thanks to all the replies so far, I'll also talk to my senpais (and sensei if he has time) tomorrow after class.


    - Leo.
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    I see... may I ask why you prefer lemon oil over...

    I see... may I ask why you prefer lemon oil over the others?


    Thanks :)
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    Yeah, I should have thought of it... but when I...

    Yeah, I should have thought of it... but when I got it, it feels so smooth I didn't know whether I was feeling the wood itself or some finish. So I assumed it was just the wood that I was feeling.
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    I see, what number of sandpaper would you...

    I see, what number of sandpaper would you recommend for the lacquer-removal?

    Btw, is it usual for sunuke to be a dark chocolate color? The pic on the website I bought it from shows a burgundy...
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    CKF... I am unfamiliar with them... perhaps a...

    CKF... I am unfamiliar with them... perhaps a link? :p

    Thanks :)
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    lacquer / finishing on "sunuke" bokken

    Hi all,

    I've done a search and read most (if not) all the threads on oiling bokkens etc. But I feel that this is a sufficiently different topic for a thread of its own.

    I've bought a bokken...
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    I see, thank you :) *bow*

    I see, thank you :) *bow*
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    Just checked out dojo's own website, my teacher's...

    Just checked out dojo's own website, my teacher's full name is Hiro Inoue sensei. I should be calling him Inoue sensei rather than Hiro sensei then?
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    Thanks for the lineage info :) As for...

    Thanks for the lineage info :)

    As for "cutting the legs" .... I remember Hiro sensei saying that the nukitsuke in the first 2 kumitachi no kurai forms are supposed to be cuts to the eyes of the...
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    Thanks for the info, we do the overhead block in...

    Thanks for the info, we do the overhead block in the first set with a lifting twist of the wrist... is that what you mean? Such that there is no edge to edge contact, but rather the block is affected...
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    Thanks to all that answered my questions... I'll...

    Thanks to all that answered my questions... I'll remember to do searches before posting other questions :p
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    Yes, Hiro sensei is my teacher, and we only do 7...

    Yes, Hiro sensei is my teacher, and we only do 7 Tachi Uchi no Kurai :)

    I was gonna ask Hiro sensei what our lineage was later this week when I go to class... but since you brought it up, would...
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    In my book on Eishin Ryu, the authors (Mr....

    In my book on Eishin Ryu, the authors (Mr. Masayuki Shimabukuro and Mr. Leonard J. Pellman) called the partner drills Tachiuchi no Kurai...prearranged bokken sparring... and that's what we do in our...
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    Yes, I have overlooked that, thanks for bringing...

    Yes, I have overlooked that, thanks for bringing that up. So maybe to re-formulate what I said previously: they originally made the bohi to lighten the katana... then after hearing the cool sound it...
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    I don't know how true that is for MJER dojos in...

    I don't know how true that is for MJER dojos in general... but in our MJER dojo, we spend half of our class time (or more) almost every class on paired katas (sorry, I am new to the art and its...
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    I mean no disrespect to anyone's family heraldry...

    I mean no disrespect to anyone's family heraldry symbol... but I don't really know any delicate way to ask this....

    Why is the lion on the smaller family badge sticking its tongue out? :p

    Is...
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    As far as the engineering aspect of "bohi" is...

    As far as the engineering aspect of "bohi" is concerned...I'll take other poster's word for it :)

    As for the swordsmanship aspect of it... my Iaido sensei in MJER said that the "bohi" is intended...
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    Thank you for the great links. But I can't...

    Thank you for the great links.

    But I can't find the flag thread....
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    Hi, I am writing an artifact report for an...

    Hi, I am writing an artifact report for an anthropology course. Could somebody point me towards yoroi sources (books, journal articles, websites) written in English?

    Sources that deal with the...
  20. Sticky: Re: The sword

    Personally, I have wondered often about this fascination with the sword too. Why not the spear? Or the jo? Or the manrikigusari? Or the European lances and the...
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    " Sword od Doom" I am not sure who starred the...

    " Sword od Doom"
    I am not sure who starred the movie, but Toshiro Mifune was the kenjutsu teacher the main character challenged.

    The story was pretty good, but I felt that it wasn't ended...
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    for the best portrayal of Chinese martial arts,...

    for the best portrayal of Chinese martial arts, simply can't go wrong with "Once upon a time in China" series, (starring Jet Li). Especially installments I and II. Great fight scenes, and a story...
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    Hi Robert, So "muso" means without peer...How...

    Hi Robert,

    So "muso" means without peer...How about the meaning of "Jikiden" then ? :)

    Also, anybody happen to know the kanji for MJER? (Being ethnically Chinese, it's always good to know how...
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    wow...I remember a few years ago that some asian...

    wow...I remember a few years ago that some asian countries (or interest groups in the said countries, I forgot) were trying to force the Japanese Ministry of Education to include more evidence of...
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    I am under the impression that high ranked Iaido...

    I am under the impression that high ranked Iaido practitioners do use shinken (real swords) in practice, is that correct? I brought this up because the post by Mr.Smith would seem to suggest that...
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