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I'm just so darn proud!

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I'm not senior by any means, but I'm on a "break" at the moment. Had some pressing financial issues to attend to, but I'm shooting to get back by this or next months end, so that'll be about 6...

Glad I could be of some help, Orion. Good luck with your training!

Hello Orion. I hope this post finds you well. I too was just as excited and eager to learn as you. I scoured the internet looking for all things JSA related and talked with as many people as I...

I started Muso Jikiden Eishen Ryu in Nov '04 and my martial arts experience amounted to less than squat before that.

Yeah, but on the complete other side of the state.

I've always called it a walking Mae in my head. Kagecho got the jist of it. I've a printed set of directions, but the best part is:

While you are walking, the front opponent attempts to cut...

I think that at nearly 16 you haven't experienced the immediacy of the older generations. The older you get the faster things must be to fit in the day. Instant coffee, fast food, high-speed...

I played Onimusha 1 & 3. Pretty good if you're not looking for a strictly samurai game. I tried Way as well, and it felt like the samurai version of Everquest or thereabouts. There's Samurai...

I am by no means a "know-it-all" nor do I claim to have any great understanding of the sword but I feel the need to make a few...clarifications for you anti-masterx.

Kenjutsu is the method of...

MJER Seiza Mae. Yeah, I know its the first waza and the basic foundation to all the other waza, but simply that makes it the most profound to me. Of course, there's other little tidbits to go with...

I would imagine this is because a majority hear Japanese sword and think The Last Samurai and Kill Bill but when they begin training they find its very much NOT what Hollywood has glamorized. If you...

Did you SEE the chiburi/noto of the second guy in "cutting 1"?? WOW!!!

Anyone know if the dance is called anything in particular? I thought it looked exquisite (sp?).

Precisely. In being a copy, its not a shinken which is good 'cause I'd be missing body parts being so new to iaido. And yes, the tsuka is some 11 inches in length topped off with a 28in blade.

Pan-Chan is correct. I don't suspect many sensei will start a new student off with a blade. You'll likely work with a bokken for some time until your sensei says that you should move up to an...

I actually tripped on my hakama last night. Stumbled a step but recovered nicely. Aside from that I just have the habit of whacking myself in the head with my tsuba when my arms get really tired...

I'd love to see the thing in action. I mean there has to be elements to kendo that a robot just can't match, but to have to practicing at 3rd Dan....yikes!

This would probably be a good chance to stop procrastinating and take pictures of mine for a change...

Its a copy of a Paul Chen Mushashi blade. I'm pretty tall so I needed the length without...

Oh man..don't even go there. I *just* figured out how to bypass the cramps in seiza...

While you might want to check with your Sensei to see if they want you to use a specific source, I use Flashing Steel by:Masayuki Shimabukuro & Leonard J. Pellman.

LOL!! That's funny!

I just usually wipe my hands on my hakama. If I get more than two seconds, I put the handle between my arm and ribs and with a quick twist, it's all dry again.
I'm going to have to give this...

I had my sleeves tacked so they're a few inches above my wrists to get them out of my way during noto, so they're too long for a wrist band that far up my arm but long enough to use to wipe over my...

That's great!! No wires or nothin'!

LOL! I just go by the sig of one of the members here.

"Breaking bad habits, and creating new ones." I find I'm in a constant state of refinement. As it should be.