It would certainly be interesting to see the reaction (and indeed to experience my own) if someone with a seemingly grounded training philosophy...
This is the first and last time I want to be drawn into an inevitable aliveness debate, but the point here is about factual statements, not...
Right, for those not familiar with 4chan, here's why the story is as ridiculous as it is. The name "Anonymous" is a reference to the fact that...
The two aren't commensurable. Ninjutsu / Ninpo takes its name from the principles and techniques, whereas Sojutsu takes its name from the weapon....
No, he's not a real ninja, by virtue of this being the 21st century. Whether he's a competent taijtusuka is a completely different matter :)
Cheers, makes much more sense. To clarify, that self-quote is aimed at sprint.
:rolleyes:
Great. Basic Google-fu will give you a more than substantial list of respected Japanese scholars. However, unless the half-arsed arguments under...
Accusations of assumption hold a lot more water when they themselves are not grounded in further assumption :)
Novel idea, but he might have been trained in it? It's not a question for the students to be asking unless they know that their teacher has...
What exactly is modern about these other weapons? We have an assortment of things that go "bang" at long range, but other than that, you're not...
Yes, it should be trained, but only by a teacher who knows what he/she is doing. Having someone without the appropriate training incorporating gun...
A truly rare laugh out loud moment. Thanks for that :D
At the end of the day, if Toda and his line never really existed, then that's still 3 authentic ryuha which we've got to train in. That's more...
Because they'll Pikachu. :D
I was totally not expecting that :D
oOo, bitchy :) [Disclaimer: I'm taking CS this year, so I've no vested interest in defending the humanities ;)]
Aye, I think I started acknowledging that half way through by assuming Toda to be the maternal grandfather - it was a bit sloppy on that count,...
Thanks Ben, that's really enlightening :) It's certainly a shame that those on either side can't pool their resources on the matter, though...
As a maths/computing student, irrespective of any prior opinion on the history of Togakure Ryu, the original argument interests me. If you're...
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