Training with a shinken

[Anjin-san]

Hey, I'm just wondering if its the same elsewhere. We regularly have kendo/kenjutsu training sessions with shinken, typically we do armoured practice and then kata without armour.

A lot of people say that shinken are too expensive for this kind of thing, but really you can get one for quite cheap. I got mine on ebay for £25. They last longer if you go easy on the tree-cutting practice.

[mystic_kendoka]

I got mine on ebay for £25.

really? cld u please show a link?

wat do u mean armoured practise? kendo bogu? or yoroi???

[chidokan]

so you hit each other with shinken while wearing what type of armour?

[Musashi898]

titanium armour lol, it must be to with stand a shinken.

[ShinKenshi]

Hey, I'm just wondering if its the same elsewhere. We regularly have kendo/kenjutsu training sessions with shinken, typically we do armoured practice and then kata without armour.

A lot of people say that shinken are too expensive for this kind of thing, but really you can get one for quite cheap. I got mine on ebay for £25. They last longer if you go easy on the tree-cutting practice.

A shinken for £25? Are you really sure it's a real Japanese shinken? I find it very hard to believe you could find one for that price on ebay. Normally those things are on the upwards of US$10,000 or so.

[Rouisu]

25 pounds? Well, I must say that you are one lucky guy if you got a genuine shinken for that little. Most probably, it's either damaged beyond repair or it's simply a ceremonial sword.

I do not wish to be rude, by how much experience do you have in kenjutsu? Becuase I tell you now, I do not want to hold my shinken for another few years! In fact, in our kenjutsu dojo, we only use shinken for tameshigiri. Only that. Otherwise, our sensei is quite firm in making use us bokuto and iaito for kumitachi and kata. An iaito emulates a shinken, except for durability and the cutting edge. Anjin-san, I would recommend you doing your katas with iaito, not shinken.

[JSchmidt]

Bah, go troll somewhere else.

Jakob

[Kaoru]

Hey, I'm just wondering if its the same elsewhere. We regularly have kendo/kenjutsu training sessions with shinken, typically we do armoured practice and then kata without armour.

A lot of people say that shinken are too expensive for this kind of thing, but really you can get one for quite cheap. I got mine on ebay for £25. They last longer if you go easy on the tree-cutting practice.

Anjin-san,

You had better be joking!!! I suppose you put this here for my benefit?!?

Just in case you aren't, I suppose you fancy being hung by your toenails for using a WALLHANGER?!? AND, for using shinken at all??? And sparring with them nonetheless... *falls over and faints* I KNOW you have read my posts regarding this sort of thing, and you know what I think, too. I'll spare you until I find out the rest... hehehe... *shaking head grinning*

Anyway, SHAME ON YOU for making sure I bite!!

*walks away laughing at Anjin-san*

Kaoru

P.S. You must have been really bored to have posted this nonsense...

[okashirachris]

okay i just wan try and understand this, not being rude or anything, you spare using shinken???? Mind if i ask how many years of experience you have?? I've heard of teachers who hold 5th dan in iai and still choose not to use shinken yet you spare with them? interesting,,,,,,, what type of armor?

[Lloromannic]

Hey, I'm just wondering if its the same elsewhere. We regularly have kendo/kenjutsu training sessions with shinken, typically we do armoured practice and then kata without armour.

A lot of people say that shinken are too expensive for this kind of thing, but really you can get one for quite cheap. I got mine on ebay for £25. They last longer if you go easy on the tree-cutting practice.

Earth to Najaf, Earth to Najaf......
Are you drunk again?

[Kaoru]

Earth to Najaf, Earth to Najaf......
Are you drunk again?

hahaha, Probably was...

Kaoru

[D'Artagnan]

Hey, I'm just wondering if its the same elsewhere. We regularly have kendo/kenjutsu training sessions with shinken, typically we do armoured practice and then kata without armour.

A lot of people say that shinken are too expensive for this kind of thing, but really you can get one for quite cheap. I got mine on ebay for £25. They last longer if you go easy on the tree-cutting practice.

Hi Anjin-san,

we still on for practise at the weekend? I got a new shinken too, I had to pay a little more than you, mine was £50! but it has these gemstone effect decorations in it and dragons on the handle bit. Ebay is great huh? well, I think its a shinken anyway, it's sharp and everything.

anyway see you later

[Banza Joe]

Hi Anjin-san,

we still on for practise at the weekend? I got a new shinken too, I had to pay a little more than you, mine was £50! but it has these gemstone effect decorations in it and dragons on the handle bit. Ebay is great huh? well, I think its a shinken anyway, it's sharp and everything.

anyway see you later

LMMFAO!

nice one musketeer, sarcasm is the cleverist form of wit, but possibly lost on trolls!

btw, did u hear that the lidstone taikai may not be on this year? due to H&S reasons?

[JSchmidt]

btw, did u hear that the lidstone taikai may not be on this year? due to H&S reasons?

Who told you that?.

Jakob

[Banza Joe]

Who told you that?.

Jakob

My sensei yesterday at our kendo club meeting. He 'ordered' me to take my ikkyu at the lidstone, but warned that the taikai may not takeplace on the saturday due to H&S reasons, mainly the terrible flooring and the sh*tting pigeons (lol).