....Cut him...on the arm...? Man, that must have been some crap sword. If he'd used a gen-u-wine katana, the bad guy would have been sliced like lunchmeat...
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....Cut him...on the arm...? Man, that must have been some crap sword. If he'd used a gen-u-wine katana, the bad guy would have been sliced like lunchmeat...
I once went to a kenjutsu seminar given by a fairly famous guy. The ads stated that attendance would be _strictly_ limited to a fairly small number, so you can bet I hustled up to the dojo to pay my...
That's two minutes of my life I'll never get back...
A tragic story, except for the fact the right person came out alive. But that has to be the greatest thread title ever written, Harvey... :)
These appear to be beer ads. Ho hum.
Prince -- you have clearly never owned or even ridden a horse. It's no accident that they were replaced by cars and trucks... Food, shelter and both regular and veterinary care for horses costs...
Who was it that said "you'll never go broke by underestimating the taste of the American public"...? {Not to be putting down my American friends...you can sell crap anywhere. And I note this seller...
Okay, the most bare-bones expanation I can think of is this:
Keep your balance, while throwing your partner off his balance.
When you have him unbalanced, he won't be able to resist whatever...
I enjoyed both 'Sensei' and 'Deshi', although I found the climax of second book a trifle over the top. Good reads, tho'...it's nice to see fiction involving the martial arts written by somebody who...
I spent a little over US$50 for a nice hickory bokken from Kim Taylor. Once I had it I realized that, nice as it was, it made no difference in either my abilities or the quality of my practice. ...
My understanding [gleaned from I know not where] was that the samurai hairstyle originated in making it more comfortable to wear kabuto. Gradually, of course, it became another untouchable...
Alec -- Without going into a great deal of detail, I'll just say I'm with you.
And a couple of points that might be useful...
First, Budo is something that leads inside you. If your art...
Sushi and Sashimi is good. There's a restaurant in Calgary called SobaTen that makes their own soba and serves it up fresh...this is much better than doing up the dried noodles. My favorite meal...
Okay, this is funny... The not-so-funny part is that this is how a lot of real martial artists look, and sound, to non-MA people...
I found some on Ebay for US$30-40...in my size, no less! [UK 12, US 13]. Socks are a tricky thing to find tho'...this site will help. The Coolmax socks would be great for general sports use, and...
Kimeda was my own Sensei's original instructor in Aikido. If I lived in T.O., that's where I'd look first....
BTW, this is not to disparage Turner Sensei in the slightest. All I know of her is...
Does anybody know what Norris himself thinks of all this nonsense? I'm pretty sure the man has a sense of humour [I saw him on the Tonight Show once], but does this stuff make him laugh?
I agree that a judogi is a good choice. What I find is that most regular gi have sleeves that are too long. I currently use a good karate gi whose sleeves I had shortened by about 5 inches so my...
I got a nice Swiss Military watch [black leather strap, square face...my fave style] the 4th season of 24 on DVD [I haven't seen it AT ALL yet...]. As far as budo gifts go, I got a Cold Steet rubber...
The Golden Oriole is a nice sword if you like the mounting and the long tsuka [handle]. The current production has the grooved blade, earlier models had a non-grooved blade that was a little...
This movie was merely ok. Fine if you're a fan of what's-her-name, but otherwise, wait for cable. Don't worry, there isn't a single moment in it that isn't suitable for prime-time TV... :yawn:
Sorry, but since alloy-bladed iaito would be just as useful for killing and injuring [and menacing] as a steel-blade, I doubt that weapon-prohibitionists would make any distinctions for them.
If...
All this, but he still can't act...
Tinfoilium!!
Once you get your saya clean with a bit of dish soap, something like Pledge spray wax for furniture leaves a nice protective coat and is much easier to clean on subsequent occasions...