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Are you kidding?

Have you seen all the times Bush has taken a tumble off of his bike and scraped the crap out of his face?

Kerry rides his bike every week and he hasn't managed to do that. Not...

This is first-class entertainment! *munch on popcorn*

And I'll have you know...bamboo is REAL wood...not fake, thank you. :ko:

My friend and I after the Kendo demo:

http://community.wvu.edu/~wmf004/images/kendodemo/kmatt.jpg

Don't blame me...the Japanese girls made us pose like this.

Can you spot the eyebrow...

Thanks Paburo!

Yeah I remember the good ole days hanging out the the Official Kendo World Chat Room with you and Mingshi and crew. That was fun. :smiley:

Yeah, I really tried hard to get a...

TEW-RYU!!!!! LIVES!!!!!!!!!!

*agree Chusan*

Don't forget us down here in Morgantown, WV either!

Just an hour from pburgh! :smoker: Come visit!

Our club is only a few months old...but we've got 20 or so members right now.

Just a...

Sorry...I forgot to mention when I'd be going. I'll definately be leaving in August (of 2005), but I'd like to come earlier than that...during summer break if possible. That all depends on how my...

I got my iaito from Bogubag. It's on this page towards the bottom... the Ue Koshirae.

http://www.bogubag.com/Swords/Swords/Jidai_Swords/jidai_swords.html

I paid an extra $30 for brown tsuka...

Thanks Andoru! Thats appreciated!

The guy thats teaching us is actually a good friend of Alex and Hamish (the Kendo World guys). He lived with them in New Zealand before going to Guatemala, then...

Hey all...

Our newly formed university kendo club had a demonstration in the main area of the student union. Lets just say that our kiai attracted lots of lunch-eating people to come and watch. It...

Thanks Matlock!

So you think that as long as the iaito is of good quality, most sensei won't mind what it looks like?

I went with brown cotton wrap and black same...and I really can't wait to...

I know you aren't supposed to reply to your own post buuuuut....

I really want to see those pics Jidai Magnus!

My 3 e-mail adresses are wforrest@mix.wvu.edu , maniacmatt@ma.rr.com ,...

Ahh...I'm not sure why that didn't work...

try phorest03@hotmail.com

Sorry about that!

Jidai Magnus: I'd love to see your pictures! I was told that mine should be arriving in about 4 weeks...but I don't think I can wait that long!!

My e-mail is maniacmatt@ma.rr.com if you'd like to...

Thanks Aden.

I think brown shouldn't stand out too much amongst green and purple. :wink:

I just placed the order for my iaito by the way.

I got the Ue Koshirae...

Hmm...thats true. I guess I tend to think of things from the perspective of my 19 year lifetime. Studying something until I'm 29 doesn't seem that terrible.

Anyways...I'm hoping to place this...

Wow...10 years is a lot of Iaido!

I was there for a month this summer, though I didn't get to check out any Iaido classes. :(

The main thing I'm worried about is the "look at the cocky...

Great! Thanks for the link...that was informative.

One question down...how about the Japan question?

Anyone studied Iaido in Japan?

Just a quick question...

I'm trying to figure out if I should spend the $10 to get black same.

Is it historical at all? Or is black same a more recent "flashy" custom option?

I'll be taking...

Thanks Neil.

Well....I went out and got it pierced! I just couldnt stand it anymore.

So...I'll talk to my sensei and see what she says about it. Hopefully I can still practice.

Thanks. I'm not totally sure yet. I still really want to get one...I'd just hate to miss out on Kendo for that long.

But the baby oil tip is appreciated.

So what I gather from this is, its probably not a good idea to wear my eyebrow ring during practice...and that I shouldn't do any Kendo till its able to be taken out. If its considered...

Welll...there you have it. I have been seriously considering getting my eyebrow pierced. One of the only downsides I can really see to it is it adversely affecting my Kendo!

Does anyone know the...

おばこ Obako means "virgin".

オーバコート Oobakooto means "overcoat".

Not sure which you were after. :)