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Neil - Sorry it took so long to get back with you. The store where our club purchases all its Kumdo gear is going to make our head-towels for 2,500 won ($2.50) each. We are going to order 100...

Neil - Our Gumdo club is getting ready to have some tenugui made locally. I am sure that there is a source for the cloth and is probably cheaper than what you can get from Japan. If interested I...

Everyone is going to think this is crazy, but I wash mine about once a month and I practice 3 - 5 days a week! Every dojang I visit here in Korea it seems that all they do is hang the uniform up...

This is very timely for me because I am gearing up for my 1st Dan test in May. I'll be taking it here in Seoul and have been told the pass rate is right at 50%; biggest problem being kata. The main...

Rainmaker - Here in Korea the Korean Kumdo Association requires all the Kata in Kendo plus the Bon-guk gum-bop. For 1st Dan you must demonstrate the first three Kendo kata and the Bob-guk gum-bop.

Part of the article said,

"Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to...

Try this link to Don Fogg Knives http://www.dfoggknives.com/cupof.htm and look for the link: tsukamaki. There are also lot of great articles on sword making, knife making, and blacksmithing in...

I am not sure when this took place, but these files are both matches from the 44th Annual Korean National Kumdo Dan Tournament.

Piggy,

I had the same problem so I sanded the finish off the handle. Once the finish was gone I had no problem after that.

I'll try and get a straight answer from Master Hwang, Young Ae. She is one of the officers of the Korean Kumdo Federation for Social Members. But from what I can gather, the Korean Kumdo...

Benkei doesn't count, he wasn't a samurai.

This has great potential! What if a guy fromt he Middle East or India, who was a fan of hawaiian pizza faced off against a samurai who loved canadian bacon? The possibilities are endless.

Kato Kiyomasa. Establised his reputation at the battle of Shizugatake and was know as one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake. His motto and war cry was "Hail to the Lotus of the Divine Law." Kato...

In Korea we have one 9-Dan, Master Cho. He is around 76 or older, not sure. He lives in Seoul and from what my Sabunim tells me, he is still active in Kumdo. I was fortunate to meet him this last...

I asked the same question to some of my Korean Kumdo friends and it appears there are quite a few professionals here. And as someone pointed out, they get paid next to nothing. I was told about...

I read somewhere that George Lucas drew his inspiration for Darth Vader and the Imperial Storm Troopers from Kendo students that he saw in Los Angeles, but I don't think that drawing inspiration from...

The only philosophy that mu sensi has given me is "to cut some bone, you must give some flesh".

I am a kumdo student also and have never seen or heard of any kata or forms where you actually strike bokken together. I will ask my sabunim today if there is anything like that in Kumdo. My...

Mibu-Ro (Okita) I think you would be wise to check out some other dojos if it is convienient to see what happens other places. It would also be a good idea to get to know other sensei.

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I would like to thank everyone that contributed to this thread. I was able to speak with my Sabunim last night who told me about Kan-geiko; unfortunately I don't remember the Korean term for this...

I just ran across the term

Kan-geiko: Daily practice of fundamental Keiko such as Uchikomi, Taiatari, Kirikaeshi, and Jigeiko during the coldest period of the year. The duration of the period...

Very nice. What material will you use for the final product? Have you thought about some gold inlay work; textured surface?

The L6 Katana...A dream or a nightmare? DREAM. If you are fortunate enough to own one of Mr. Clarks L6 Katana's then you own a fine piece of steel! I would like to mention that Mr. Clark is an...

Very cool!

I'm in the military and we have to take a physical fitness test twice a year. I just took my last one this month and my run time dropped by 30 seconds in the 2-mile run. I haven't really run in the...