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    Untreated linseed oil will never polymerize/cure...

    Untreated linseed oil will never polymerize/cure (okay, it will, in a few years), so that's sort of a mess. Aside from the earlier comments on the feel in the hand of the poly sealant, it's...
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    While it may be worth noting that there is some...

    While it may be worth noting that there is some reason to believe that there may be health risks associated with excessive exposure to these oils (speaking of tung oil and chemically 'boiled' linseed...
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    Hmm. Unless I'm missing something, it seems...

    Hmm.

    Unless I'm missing something, it seems like an odd distinction to draw in the first place. Kuden (which I'm reading as "teachings by oral transmission") seem pretty commonplace in Japanese...
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    I think we're moving to an overly romantic view...

    I think we're moving to an overly romantic view of the position of ronin in Japan. There were some variations in different time periods (say, before and during Edo), but generally I think 'bandit'...
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    Likewise. Travelling has been no problem this...

    Likewise. Travelling has been no problem this year with the TSA locks and some of those plastic zipline locks (any hardware store). I put them on the (gun) case as I am checking it; about half the...
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    I haven't seen that used much in martial arts...

    I haven't seen that used much in martial arts circles, but Urasenke distingushes "dokokai" - official interest/study group - from "tankokai" - official teaching chapter/association - in their, ahh,...
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    Oddly enough ... ...

    Oddly enough ...

    http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30001

    John
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    One might also note that a lot of wood block...

    One might also note that a lot of wood block prints were depiciting attire as worn for theatrical productions, that is, costumes. Not the best historical insight ...

    John
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    Check your PM. John

    Check your PM.

    John
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    The times, they are a'changin ...

    All due respect to Ippodo and their of course excellent teas (their 'Seiun' is one of our tea class staples), I gotta chuckle to learn that instead of just making koicha with it, it now "serves as a...
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    Indeed. Outside of Japanese language classes, I...

    Indeed. Outside of Japanese language classes, I commonly hear "yoroshiku onegai itashimasu" as a greeting as people assemble for our Urasenke tea class and pretty much nowhere else. We are...
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    Maybe you are refering to the expression often...

    Maybe you are refering to the expression often romanized as "yoroshiku onegai itashimasu", a polite way of expressing "I ask you for favour", "please treat me favorably", or "it's nice to met you"...
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    I'm not familiar with the Chinese and/or Korean...

    I'm not familiar with the Chinese and/or Korean weapons you mention, but perhaps the nagamaki is along the lines you are thinking? There's folk in these parts who are exponents of koryu with these...
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    None of the above, actually. It is the same type...

    None of the above, actually. It is the same type of thing as taro root and water chestnut - it is a plant structure that permits the storage of energy as starch to permit winter survival. This...
  15. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0834802368/qid=11...

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0834802368/qid=1139103135/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/104-5060463-7060720?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
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    Poll: That's it! Tea lessons aren't really a fair...

    That's it! Tea lessons aren't really a fair comparision, since you're apt to get up 2-3 times at the beginning and end as host, and sometimes once while being guest. Tea is on tatami, too, not a...
  17. You know, I didn't notice this thread in the...

    You know, I didn't notice this thread in the past, but there is Keio Academy of New York, a high school program run by the folks at Keio University in Japan. They have Japanese kids who live on...
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    Close enough. I'd call it kuzu-mochi, since it...

    Close enough. I'd call it kuzu-mochi, since it isn't filled, but I have sometimes heard the filled ones referred to as kuzu-mochi manju. It's kuzu (arrowroot) and a very dark brown sugar (kurosato)...
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    Thread revival

    Well, it is neither fermented or insect (nor, I suppose, such a great photo), but it is a food.

    John
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    Lacquer is water resistant, but only to a point. ...

    Lacquer is water resistant, but only to a point. No matter how well done, the moisture and warmth that it'd be exposed to in this kind of usage would discolor and damage the lacquer finish. I'd...
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    I started in Yoshinkan, where one wouldn't end up...

    I started in Yoshinkan, where one wouldn't end up in hakama until sandan; later in life I trained with Seidokan, where one pulled on hakama around nikkyu/ikkyu. It does make correcting beginners'...
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    Heh - nothing like it on a hot day! It's not...

    Heh - nothing like it on a hot day! It's not universally the case, but it is very common. Many aikido uwagi are cut in a manner (split on the side instead of the rear) that would be a bit revealing...
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    Just wash it. See...

    Just wash it. See http://www.aikiweb.com/misc/shifflett3.html.

    John
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    You Americans all say this tastes just like chicken.

    It can't imagine it can be anything than baloot (sp?), I think a perhaps Filipino "delicacy". I encountered them in San Francisco - there were both chicken and duck versions.

    John "now,...
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    I've got some of that at home. Penzey's is great...

    I've got some of that at home. Penzey's is great (and I gather they have a store coming to Boston soon). As they point out in their product literature, it's a much milder flavor without the...
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