seiza callouses

[Confound]

There are huge bumps on the top of my feet, from seiza. Many of my sempai have them as well, they're positively unsightly. Is it possible to do anything about these? Normally I'd just hack off the blister or callous with a pocket knife, but these bumps are really hard, like a bone more than a callous.

Hate to sound like a schoolgirl, but they really are yucky! Is there anything that can be done?

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[chidokan]

one thing I noticed stopped them a little was wearing tabi.. they stop the oils getting drained out of your feet so they dont dry up as much... after that you've had it... oh and rub some foot cream in to soften them up. Noticed my teachers like to brag about how hard their feet are though...

Tim Hamilton

[Kiki]

Are you sure these are callouses on the tops of your feet? If not, please go see a podiatrist. Otherwise, to improve things understand it is going to take a bit of time but your feet will start to look better and be much healthier. Go to the department store and purchase a quality foot cream from the cosmetic counter. Make sure it has alphahydroxy acid. They may also have some special socks which will help speed the healing process.

Use a pumice stone your feet every time you bath. Don’t do it first thing in the bath; let your skin get all warmed up a bit. Also you don’t have to scrub them raw or for a long time. Be nice to your skin. After you’re out, massage in the lotion. Since it sounds like your feet are pretty scary you may need to use the cream twice a day for awhile.

Jojoba (ho-ho-ba) essence is also good for your skin. It's not oily, absorbs quickly and it's as close as you can get to the body's natural oils. But it wont remove dead cells.

Don’t worry, your feet will still be strong and tough but your lover will no longer be afraid to massage them. And who doesn’t enjoy a good foot massage after a hard keiko?

Read issue #4: “Kendo Clinic - Blisters” It’s a great article on foot care.

BTW you are tempting fate if you keep cutting things off your feet. Your feet are an important part of your kendo, they deserve better than a pocket knife.

If all this seems like too much trouble then make like a schoolgirl and start getting regular pedicures.

[Confound]

It's not like that, they're actually big lumps on the top of my feet from seiza. Maybe they're not callouses, but they're really unusual. It's like having a big bony bump on the top of your foot.

As for the bottoms, that's no problem. The harder your feet get on the bottom, the better it is for kendo. That is, assuming you're not getting cracked and disgusting.

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[Kiki]

If the lumps are thick dry skin like callouses the alphahydropxy will help but if they are internal or fatty-like you should get them checked out by a professional. Could be corns and the Dr. can recommend something over the counter.

Regular use of the pumice stone and jojoba will prevent cracking.

[Confound]

Nope, it:s definately like callouses, they're on the arched part of my foot. Incredibly annoying. My grandmother has corns from Hades, I know what those look like.

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[Kiki]

Well then, the alphahydroxy lotion+pumice routine should get those under control. It might be a bit uncomfortable using the pumice on the tops of your feet but it can't hurt as much as cutting them with a pocket knife. You should see an improvement in a week or so. Eventually they will be completely under control.

Good luck,
K

[Chusan]

Try suet of deer.

[Inouye02]

i asked a sensei who has been in kendo for over 70 years , and he told me NOBODY he has know or knows gets callouses from seiza..
seems like something else is wrong when you do seiza ..

[William Honda]

Inouye 02,

Meet NOBODY, me. I have one.

Confound,

Bony lump – I have one on my left foot. The right one is okay. It is funny looking, a bump on the top above and slightly in front of the arch.

Mine is due to improper seiza I think. I’ve badly sprained both ankles a long time ago and they are not so flexible anymore. What I have resorted to is to tape foot and ankle with athletic tape and use some “foam” tape (used to keep the tape from sticking to your skin). After taping foot I add another folded foam tape over the bump and secure with another wrap of athletic tape. This seems to help as it cushions the “bone” from the floor.

However, this is only short term fix. Long term is to fix the seiza position – try to turn ankles more so you sit on the outside of the foot (pinkie toe side).

[Inouye02]

yeah , and you are still a NOBODY,,wahahahaha...like i said it's something wrong when you do seiza!!

since your as big a one grizzly bear, your A$$ be tooooo okii..

abdula, abdula , abdula fata aii ...

[roar]

Originally posted by Inouye02
yeah , and you are still a NOBODY,,wahahahaha...like i said it's something wrong when you do seiza!!

since your as big a one grizzly bear, your A$$ be tooooo okii..

abdula, abdula , abdula fata aii ...

What kind of obscure and impolite behaviour is this? Is your mind as blank as your profile? :bored: :bored: :bored:

[Confound]

Actually, my iai sensei is an orthopedic surgeon. He laughed when I showed him my feet. He responded by pulling up his hakama an inch or two and showing me the huge callouses on his feet. Bear in mind that some people practice very, very often, and as as a result, spend a silly amount of time in seiza.

Apparently, this isn't abnormal at all.


Roar: Kurukuru is a waste of your precious time.
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[William Honda]

Inouye 02,

I might be as big as a bear, and have and @ss as wide as the Grand Canyon, but at least I’m not short like you.

Don’t make me come over there and sit on you!

[Inouye02]

i forgot your 9ft tall, but next to king kong, you look mah?..
wahahahaha....

confoundchan , you think your the only one who practices alot ?
and I"M NOT kurukuru..thank you very much

[William Honda]

Inouye 02,

Me not mahu.


wahahahahhaahahahah!!!!!

[Confound]

I refer to all you obnoxious members of the SCI as kurukuru from now on, you're all an indistinguishable mass of stupidity to me.

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ps - You should know, if you know as much Japanese as you boast, that calling someone you don't know, and who detests you ~chan is damned rude.

I'm going back to listening to Frank Zappa. ..
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[Old Warrior]

"You should know, if you know as much Japanese as you boast, that calling someone you don't know, and who detests you ~chan is damned rude"

Wouldn't that have been the idea? In general, if someone has really irritated you - NEVER let them know.

[Inouye02]

so confound chan, does that mean the 2 offers that were given to you will be accepted ? since your going back to Canada you can swing though Southern Cal ? since you practice 8 times a week your kendo must be hella good ..

[William Honda]

Confound,

For all the cr-- we give you. I promise you will be treated with utmost courtesy.

The damage may have been done. I don’t think she will come by.

[Inouye02]

mr honda is a man of his word, there is no anger in all this just kendo ..

[Confound]

No. I have no interest in stopping in a place like Southern California. My kendo is not good, I just practice often. Hopefully, since it's thoughtful practice, it's doing some good.

I'm stopping in Montreal, because there's someone there I want to see. He deserves to see my face far more than repellent persons such as you. I am certain that keiko in Montreal will be much more pleasant than anything you could offer, except dropping a bomb on yourselves.

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[Hai_hai]

Originally posted by Confound
...I am certain that keiko in Montreal will be much more pleasant than anything you could offer, except dropping a bomb on yourselves...


Oh, that's rich.

[Confound]

I mean it. one hundred percent. If you knew how much I detest Montreal, you'd be even more insulted.

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[Hai_hai]

Originally posted by Confound
I mean it. one hundred percent. If you knew how much I detest Montreal, you'd be even more insulted.

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Seiza callouses? Seriously, Monica Lewinski didn't have seiza callouses. I don't know what sicko things you do to get those callouses but just don't bring your strange lifestyle here.

[KhawMengLee]

Seiza callouses? Seriously, Monica Lewinski didn't have seiza callouses. I don't know what sicko things you do to get those callouses but just don't bring your strange lifestyle here.

You know, in cantonese, "hai" is/sounds like the extremely crude and rude word for the female genitals(akin to the equally rude and crude english word starting with "c" of the same nature).

Now mate, I don't usually say this but after your little post above I could safely say you are a real chow hai.:mad:

[Confound]

Hai_hai's fantasy life has been running away with him again. someone forgot to tell him i'm celibate, because I was raped as a teenager, and sexually assaulted a few other times in adolescence. James has insulted me sexually, as has Inouye. The moderators just laughed.

If you want to insult me sexually, be prepared for the brutal honesty that follows. It shuts people up in real space REAL FAST. I am celibate. Try to touch me, and see what happens. I don't like people.

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[Inouye02]

confound i dont know what you smoke, but i dont think i ever insulted you sexually...

[Ares2907]

Ignore it Confound, he's nothing to you.
When reading haihai's posts it never failed to conjure images of a pimply teenager who giggles and claps his hands as he sits at his keyboard vomiting inanity after obscenity into the wider world. He appears to know nothing about kendo, even less about life in general and should be regarded with the same distaste and no more significance than a turd that is accidentally trodden on.
It happens sometimes, but you wipe it off and move on.

[Inouye02]

katonk !!

[roar]

confound
Stop playing the ball back. it is sad that some small boys use the anonymity of a budo-forum to bully, but they cannot be shouted to silence.
The more upset you get, the more happy they will be. You use almost more time to respond, than the buggers use to trigger you. I guess your time is precious as mine. :)
Isnt there som kind of ignorelist-function here, where you can put all the nobrainers?

[Confound]

Ares,

At least when you step on a turd accidentally, it makes for an amusing anecdote later.

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[Hai_hai]

Originally posted by Ares2907
Ignore it Confound, he's nothing to you.
When reading haihai's posts it never failed to conjure images of a pimply teenager who giggles and claps his hands as he sits at his keyboard vomiting inanity after obscenity into the wider world. He appears to know nothing about kendo, even less about life in general and should be regarded with the same distaste and no more significance than a turd that is accidentally trodden on.
It happens sometimes, but you wipe it off and move on.

1. You conjure images of a pimply teenager? Wow, your cerebrum is working overtime.
2. I do not know a lot about kendo. Never said I did.
3. I know less about life than kendo? Ooooo, that's rich. Why don't you stop playing with your inflatable Princess Leia blow-up doll and get a real date.

[Hai_hai]

Originally posted by Confound
Hai_hai's fantasy life has been running away with him again. someone forgot to tell him i'm celibate, because I was raped as a teenager, and sexually assaulted a few other times in adolescence. James has insulted me sexually, as has Inouye. The moderators just laughed.

If you want to insult me sexually, be prepared for the brutal honesty that follows. It shuts people up in real space REAL FAST. I am celibate. Try to touch me, and see what happens. I don't like people.

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Oh, I don't know about that. I am going to have to go Hannibal Lechter on you for a moment...

1. You teased the general reading audience in the "Hot or not" topic which I created for kicks. You didn't have to write a post about you being hot in PVC and corsets, but you did. Someone with your "supposed background" would not tend to write that kind of statement.
2. In your profile, you give a URL for your website. Yeah, I checked it out and read your creative writing snippets. One of your stories, namely the one with that had a title containing an adult toy was written in a spicey style, i.e. Someone with your "supposed background" would not tend to write that kind of statement.
3. You make up a lie about how brutal you were treated in the past in order to shut people up. It's a psychological tool which works because it makes people feel bad for the things they said. Therefore, it stops further derogatory statements. It works whether its true or not and no one can contest it. Contesting it, in and of itself, would be further rude. I could make up a lie that I have cancer and one year to live and I want to learn as much kendo as possible, stop insulting me, I need to express my thoughts in the kendo forum... yada yada yada... people show sympathy.
4. Don't like people? Wow, you've been putting on this "Happy Shiny People" image that you are a hard-working JET programme person and putting your best foot forward to live harmoniously with the Japanese peoples, and taking in the culture. If you didn't like people, you wouldn't be serving people, the JET programme is you serving through teaching. And more importantly, you wouldn't be respecting people if you didn't like people. In a land where respect is given (at least on the outside and not always from the heart) a higher priority than in Western society, Japan wouldn't be the place you would go knowing that full in advance.

The more you write, the more I will dig into your simple mind, and then eat the grey matter with a side of fava beans and a glass of Chianti.

Love,

Hai_hai

P.S. Sleep tight Confound-chan. XOXOXO

[AlexM]

Hai_hai,

You seem to believe that a woman writing about a vibrator and telling you she wears PVC and corsets in her spare time gives you the right to call her the equivalent of tart (a woman of loose morals not the dessert).

The PVC and corset thing is her choice and is a fashion statement more than an invitation to be called a trollop.

As for the vibrator story... Did you read it? You made it sound like porn when it is in fact a "very" short snippet about being lost in the Khalahari (I suggest you go read it for fun). Nothing there either to justify your insult. If you're going to lie or misrepresent the facts at least make sure that those facts aren't available for verification by the public at large.

The fact that the word "vibrator" sets you off simply reinforces the image of you as a pimply teenager trying to satisfy his masturbatory fantasies.

Your entire justification for referring to her as a whore does not stack up. You seem like the kind of person who would justify sexual harassment (although I wouldn't go so far to call what you did that) because of how a person is dressed (as if that meant that your own duty to self-control went out the window).

You used to be just annoying, now you're insulting. I keep wondering when's the last time you posted about kendo...

I'd feast on your gray matter but I'd rather not risk getting mad cow disease from such a light meal.

[KhawMengLee]

HaiHai, you are a real fuckhead.


1. You teased the general reading audience in the "Hot or not" topic which I created for kicks. You didn't have to write a post about you being hot in PVC and corsets, but you did. Someone with your "supposed background" would not tend to write that kind of statement.

As Alex said the way you dress is not an open invitation to sex or rape. I suppose you are the type of person who thinks its okay to rape a girl/woman because she wears a miniskirt and your excuse in court would be "oh, she was asking for it."

Have you ever met a rape victim? Or known anyone who has suffered this fate?

I spent over a month in a rape crisis center doing research for PA campaign and what you have said is just soooo fucked up and just further insults victims.

One thing I can say is that Confound is trying to get back/on with her life and live like a normal person. Who the fuck are you to judge what/how a rape victim should act.:angry:


2. In your profile, you give a URL for your website. Yeah, I checked it out and read your creative writing snippets. One of your stories, namely the one with that had a title containing an adult toy was written in a spicey style, i.e. Someone with your "supposed background" would not tend to write that kind of statement.

Your assumptions on this subject are almost as good as the ones you have about asians being short. I really hope you come to Malaysia so us short arsed asians can kick 12 kinds to crap out of you. And maybe we can introduce you to a couple of Bapoks who could rape your scrawny arse so you could become an authority on the subject.

[alexpollijr]

Oh man. *sigh*

[Confound]

In fact, I don't own a single miniskirt. I don't own a single neck-plunging shirt. I don't even own a single short skirt. All my skirts are long, all my clothes are unrevealing. I own a corset because I like being laced into it. Ever since the car accident recently, it really relieves my lower back, to be brutally honest.


The post in your other thread was written as a note of sarcasm. If you didn't notice, most pathetic men like you only find a woman at all interesting when she's dressed up like eye candy. I look exactly the same in and out of corsets, but men's eyes only light up when I'm wearing the stupid thing. That was the point of the post. Apparently that was too subtle for you.

The story in Intrepid Adventures, to which you refer, is hardly written in a 'spicy' style. If you think that is 'spicy', you are only showing your lack of literary knowledge. It's quite light-hearted, as you would know if you actually read it, rather than skimming through my entire website looking for some foothold for your otherwise specious argument.

Did you also read my rants section? Did you read the rant about the teacher who touched students breasts? Did you read the one about the girls who flash their panties at school? Did you read anything at all that reflects my views on the world? If you had, you may have learned a bit more about my personality.

If you'd read any of the other stories, you may have noticed that there was a point to the brief paragraph about the vibrator. Obe character is asexual, the other is a little oversexed. It's a main bone of contention between the two.

<For those who care, here's the piece in question:
http://teral.blerk.org/shite/intrepid/teral/ufo.html
Nothing in Intrepid Adventures is at all serious, it's intended as pure cheese. Unadulterated 100% cheddar, baby.>

As for the rest, Hai_Hai, I've come to terms with the things that have happened to me. Telilng lies about it, or trying to deny it only means that the men who hurt me win. Assault and rape are a power play even long after the fact. Being ashamed, being frightened and keeping things a secret only gives more power to the person who hurt you. Being brutally honest and open about it robs the rapist or assaulter of their power.

The most contemptible of all human emotions is pity, and I am moved to it for a person like you, Hai_hai. Perhaps you're not that bad in person, but after the things you've said, I will never have anything good to say about Californian kendo, nor will I even go to train there.

I do not take kindly to being called a liar. In fact, it's the worst possible insult I can imagine. I do not lie. Sometimes I end up comfusing the fact because I can't read kanji (read: hiki tsuki), but the errors are admitted in public as soon as I figure it out.

Lastly, I can't wrap my head around the concept of a celibate whore. It seems like a bit of an oxymoron.

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[William Honda]

Confound,

I think Hai Hai is on the east coast, not California.

[Inouye02]

just because you see an American flag doesnt mean that person is from California, to bad you dont like California, with your excellent kendo skills i'm sure there are a quite a few people who would like to keiko with you ...

[Hai_hai]

Originally posted by AlexM
Hai_hai,
You seem to believe that a woman writing about a vibrator and telling you she wears PVC and corsets in her spare time gives you the right to call her the equivalent of tart (a woman of loose morals not the dessert).

There's no statement made where I called her the equivalent of tart.

...Your entire justification for referring to her as a whore does not stack up. ...
There no statement made where I refer to her as a whore. Look back at all posts.


Who's to say her statements are true or not? If they are, well, there's no statement direct or implied that I made of your accusations. So, then, Confound write upon your assumptions that I called her a whore, which I didn't. Which then brings up the second "internet bulletin-board trick", to further one persona clout on a bulletin, a second persona is created but with message submitted by the same writer. Thus, it is an assumption that Confound and AlexM are one and the same person.
I made a joke about seiza callouses and Monica Lewinski. Big whoop. Then Confound brings up a statement that someone "forgot to tell me she was raped and sexually molested". I believe that both are awful, but the way it was brought around in the indirect manner that someone was supposed to tell me that rather than directing to me ... well if it was so true, you could have PM'ed me. Whether it holds water or not, FudgePackerLee comes around as an outsider, believing in all statements made, and further Confounds statements without any actual validation.
Hey, if it's true, I never said you were a whore. The whole PVC and corset thing was just a basic tease the hot or not topic, I never said or implied that she was a whore and further, I asked for photos. Big whoop. If it was problematic then, then Confound would have brought up her dark past then. It would have been that simple.
AlexM and Confound, both stating they are from Canada makes it simple for both to know facts about Canada and validate each other. Whether they are one in the same or not, well, who's to deny it? I'm William Honda, Inouye2 and misterkurukuru all wrapped in one.

[William Honda]

Hai Hai,

First off, me. I am using my real name. So, although I understand your point. I can’t have crazies tracking me down thinking I’m you.

I’m not Hai Hai

[William Honda]

If someone is going to track me down I want it to be for something I did.

I’ll take s--- for my own actions not yours.

[AlexM]

You've made me... I should ay "us" laugh Hai_hai.

You've discovered my terrible secret: Confound and AlexM are actually one and the same. But I'm also Meng, alexpollijr, kurukuru, GMason, James, Hamish, Ares, Paburo and kendoka.

I've been having arguments and conversations with myself for months now. I'm so relieved someone finally figured it out. It was getting stressfull coping with my different personalities. For instance: people dislike Confound and kurukuru for totally different reasons. Juggling the reasons why the are disliked was a real pain in the butt.

I'd like to apologize to Dr. A.... half the members on his boards are actually sprung from the same person. I'm so sorry. I didn't think my little hobby would get out of hand like this.

The real me actually wants do to some kendo in California since my little sister will be moving to San Diego soon. When I visit I will of course have my bogu in tow in order to partake in some of the kendo in So.Cal (might not get there for awhile though because of money and time constraints AND assuming they allow me to go get my ass kicked).

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If you can't understand the implications of comparing someone to Monica Lewinsky then you're a dumbass and deserve to be nailed for it.

That is the last I will say on this subject and in this thread: It's lowered my standards.

Oh and one last thing.... I've never stated being from Canada. I'm from Quebec, I only live in Canada. :D

[Confound]

Why am I always the last to know...
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[Paburo]

this is true KWF drama. in it's purest form.

[Confound]

<begin cheesy music>

Paburo, I hate you.

<cheesy music gets louder>

Yes, I really do.

<end cheesy music>

Or not.

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(you did ask for drama...)