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    Bokken tsuba

    A variety of tsuba at good prices: http://www.sdksupplies.com/cat_furtsuba.htm
    Post by: splice, Oct 1, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Fan fighting

    Because the foremost concern of any martial artist is to look cool and get people excited about their performance, obviously. :rolleyes: Maybe...
    Post by: splice, Aug 28, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Fan fighting

    IJJO probably means the "Irish JuJutsu Organization" headed by Dominic McCloskey, 4th dan (no mention from where), which seems to teach an art...
    Post by: splice, Aug 20, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Can a shinken be safely made into an iaito?

    Welcome to last month. Don't hurry, take your time, we'll still be here when you catch up.
    Post by: splice, Mar 29, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Can a shinken be safely made into an iaito?

    Then I doubt this sword has any art value and that it will gain any as time goes on. Maybe that's just my opinion though, but a sub-$2000...
    Post by: splice, Feb 23, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Can a shinken be safely made into an iaito?

    Or spend a long time trying to sell it because not everyone has the same requirements or taste as you have, perhaps have to deal with the trouble...
    Post by: splice, Feb 23, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Can a shinken be safely made into an iaito?

    Am I the only one that knows about sword polishers? Yes, if you blunt your shinken, it's nearly certain you won't be able to get the edge back...
    Post by: splice, Feb 22, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Hoshin Ryu Sword Curriculum and Niten Ichi Ryu

    Yes, that is a good question, isn't it? I have my own answer, and it's not about swordfighting. Talking with others who have been involved in...
    Post by: splice, Jan 30, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Hoshin Ryu Sword Curriculum and Niten Ichi Ryu

    Because people who had bad techniques and stupid ideas died from trying them out, and those who had good techniques and good ideas survived. We...
    Post by: splice, Jan 30, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Hoshin Ryu Sword Curriculum and Niten Ichi Ryu

    One big, huge problems with "finding what works" and "try to go beyond it" is the fact that we don't fight with swords anymore. So there is no...
    Post by: splice, Jan 30, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Hoshin Ryu Sword Curriculum and Niten Ichi Ryu

    It's a hard call to make. If he doesn't claim to teach HNIR, doesn't issue rank in it, but simply teaches kata he stole from the style, well I'm...
    Post by: splice, Jan 30, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Weapons Names

    Isn't Nihonto more of a term indicating the way the sword was forged (traditional japanese) rather than a sword type? After all, I think katana,...
    Post by: splice, Jan 30, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Hoshin Ryu Sword Curriculum and Niten Ichi Ryu

    EDIT: Deleting my post It seems that the Hoshin Ryu website makes no direct claim about Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu, just sells DVDs with the kata on...
    Post by: splice, Jan 30, 2007 in forum: Weapons
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    Hoshin Ryu Sword Curriculum and Niten Ichi Ryu

    We already knew your school didn't have a clue what it was doing when it came to HNIR. Now with this you show you have very little knowledge of...
    Post by: splice, Dec 18, 2006 in forum: Weapons
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    Zanbatou

    Fifth, if you combine the kanji for dai/ou and tou/katana, you don't get daikatana, you get daitou, which is just another word for longsword. A...
    Post by: splice, Feb 2, 2006 in forum: Weapons