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  1. Not to be too cryptic, but the answer lies in one...

    Not to be too cryptic, but the answer lies in one a deeper understanding of the waza in question and that understanding has a lot to do with what you are doing in this particular nukitsuke. The full...
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    Ohisashiburi

    Not an new member but an old one returning after years of absence. I have been practicing MJER in one form or another since 1987, ancient posts here seem to indicate I have an opinion or at least...
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    Late getting in on this, but.... To the best...

    Late getting in on this, but....

    To the best of my knowledge nobody is making steel katana specifically for impact training. That being said, you can make very safe steel katana for impact...
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    Off topic, but I am going to have to kindly...

    Off topic, but I am going to have to kindly disagree with you. Iai most definitely not about telling a story with your waza. That would make it some sort of performance art. Oe Masamichi was...
  5. Ted Davis was one of the most influential people...

    Ted Davis was one of the most influential people in my iai training over the years. I am very comfortable stating that he was truly the finest MJER practitioner outside of Japan. In Japan he was...
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    Chris, give me a call....sitting on my porch will...

    Chris, give me a call....sitting on my porch will gt the neighbors suspicious... Not a hard thing to fix...if you have not already fixed it.
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    Little Gathering in Seattle

    Had a little gathering with Neil Yamamoto's group last night. Two of my guys (Chuck McAndrew and Chris Gamel) who practice Danzan Ryu really enjoyed Neil's "Aiki-Magic". Afterwords we all headed...
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    Oops

    Just wanted to point out a mistake in my above post. I got caught up in fast typing and had a brain fart. I should have typed Yamada sensei (Soke of Shin Shin Sekiguchi Ryu). Sorry for the typo.
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    I have been out with the flu since I got back...

    I have been out with the flu since I got back from the Taikai so my appologies for not getting this up until now.

    In a word the Taikai was "Great"! It was another event the likes of which are not...
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    and even more

    And the last of it:

    Nosyuiaido steel repro tsuba with antique brown finish

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    price: $make offer

    Nosyuiaido steel repro tsuba with...
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    more stuff

    Here are some more:

    Antique kogatana, needs polish

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    price: $make offer

    Lohman repro tsuba with re-patinated antique brown finish
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    Sword Parts For Sale

    Well I have been cleaning that desk of mine out again and I found a bunch more stuff I have no use for so up it goes in the classifieds. Some swords fell out as well but I don't have any pics of...
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    Dave, if Neil can't make it I will be happy to...

    Dave, if Neil can't make it I will be happy to push "Grandma Alvarez" around in her chair and wipe any drool out of her beard if the need should arise :D
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    I will have you know that I am never "HALF"...

    I will have you know that I am never "HALF" incapacitated...I am an "ALL" or nothing kind of guy.

    By the way those breath mints are in the mens room.....
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    Nodding off at the judges table is a long...

    Nodding off at the judges table is a long standing tradition and far be it from me to break with tradition.
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    Yup, I will be there in full capacity. Tony has...

    Yup, I will be there in full capacity. Tony has asked me to judge in the iai-division and I will be demonstrating Yamanouchi-ha MJER iai waza in the demonstration. A few of my guys will be...
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    Huh? Whad'I'do???

    Huh? Whad'I'do???
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    There really is no "average weight" for katana,...

    There really is no "average weight" for katana, they come in so many lengths, widths and thicknesses. A good "range" for historical katana is 900 to 1400 grams. In my experience historical katana...
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    We wrap the saya around the body. Think of...

    We wrap the saya around the body. Think of pulling the koiguchi back towards your kidney. The edge faces strait up in one version and 45 degrees out to the left in the other. We keep the left hand...
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    Ken, As to your original question, I am afraid...

    Ken,

    As to your original question, I am afraid there is no definative answer. I believe the definition to be quite broad and relevant to culture and era.

    As to your most recent question. We...
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    Well back to the original question. In the...

    Well back to the original question. In the branches of MJER that I practice there is a lot of sayabiki in noto. In fact back in the 80's Adachi Hirosaburo taught noto with lots of sayabiki and a...
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    High Quality Tsuba at ASA Swordworks

    Just a quick plug to let you all know that we have some new high quality tsuba at ASA Swordworks. All tsuba are katana size (roughtly 3 1/8 inches tall by 3 inches wide by 3/16 inches thick). Click...
  23. Eric, email me or PM me and I will get some...

    Eric, email me or PM me and I will get some updates for you in regards to the Yamanouchi-ha.

    Regards,
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    What about the Pepsi?

    Hello Ellis,

    I noticed you didn't mention the set of waza were the perfectly chilled can of Pepsi is placed in front of an enemies sliding glass door. I imagine this is probably similar to the...
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    Well the rule in Adachi dojo was if you show up...

    Well the rule in Adachi dojo was if you show up late once you get a big frown do it often enough you got a lecture about timeliness and making Sensei and Mrs. Sensei :) worry about why you are...
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