Training with a shinken

[The great I AM]

Anyway, back on topic, so no-one else here trains with shinken and armour then? Don't you all find that this waters down the true essence of what you are doing? Can you not but fail to grab the true meaning of what people like Musashi were writing about? We understand very deeply indeed. Especially Dave.

[Paikea]

Umm, no I'm not making fun of you. I don't speak a single word of Portuguese. The hamon is the wavy line running along the side of the blade. If you read up on the terminology of a katana you'll find that I'm not making this up.

...and by now, you've figured out who has been made fun of?

BTW yes, Anglicans are very well known to be baby-eaters.

[ShinKenshi]

And why would I want to spend money on a sword when the one that I just bought from ebay for £65 (a real investment)

An investment? Post pics of your "shinken" and we'll see if it is an investment.

comes with a rust resistant bend proof titanium blade? And I don't cut limbs off, I cut up my couch to make it look cool. I cut one of the legs off my coffee table too.

A real nihonto would NEVER use titanium. They only use steel made from iron ore from very specific regions in Japan.

And there you go trying to make me look stupid again. I know that aluminium is only used for wrapping food up to keep it cold and fresh in the fridge. Why would any wacko make a sword out of that stuff. Jeez.

First of all, I'm not trying to make you look stupid. Ever heard of duraluminum blades for iaido?

[QUTOE=The great I AM]What kind of sword do you have, one made of bacon and food wrap by the sounds of things! And you're lectruing me?![/QUOTE] Lastly, no, I don't have a shinken and I won't be getting one until I get enough money to buy a REAL shinken. And did you even read through that terminology list I posted? Did you even TRY to look for the term "hamon" anywhere on that list? No, I'm not trying to lecture you. I'm just saying that maybe you should do a little research instead of sounding like you know everything there is to know about nihonto.

[ShinKenshi]

Well then you do care! Dontcha!?!?!!?!?! I WIN TODAYS INTERNET DEBATE <PELVIC THRUST>

Moraly questionable acts I do care about. If you're running around your home and only at risk of causing harm to yourself, that's your business. If you and your friends want to run around with crappy imitation shinken, waving them around and trying to hit each other, as long as you all are for it and don't mind the risk of being sent to the hospital, I again don't have a problem with it. I'll just be sitting here saying, "told you so."

[ShinKenshi]

Hey cool, you've got shinken in your name! That makes you one of us!

You obviously don't speak Japanese, do you? If you did then you would understand what my name means. Shin is a prefix meaning new and kenshi, well you should know what that means. Put the two together and figure it out. And no, that doesn't make me one of you.

[Paikea]

An investment? Post pics of your "shinken" and we'll see if it is an investment.

A real nihonto would NEVER use titanium. They only use steel made from iron ore from very specific regions in Japan.

First of all, I'm not trying to make you look stupid. Ever heard of duraluminum blades for iaido?

...and on...

So, you never got Monty Python either, did you? Wouldn't it be really funny if this guy you're teaching about Real Japanese Nihonto turned out to be a sandan on the British National Team?

[ShinKenshi]

PS I thought Hamon was spelt with a J (Jamon) and it meant Ham, not Bacon. At least in spanish it does.

Dear God people!!! When talking about shinken (and I'm talking about Japanese katanas here, not those imitation wallhangers that you so proudly claim to be shinken), the hamon is the wavy line on either side of the blade! How many damn times do I have to repeat myself?!?!?!? Look it up online! Get a book on Japanese kantanas!! Just do some F***ING RESEARCH!!!!!!!

[Paikea]

Dear God people!!! When talking about shinken (and I'm talking about Japanese katanas here, not those imitation wallhangers that you so proudly claim to be shinken), the hamon is the wavy line on either side of the blade! How many damn times do I have to repeat myself?!?!?!? Look it up online! Get a book on Japanese kantanas!! Just do some F***ING RESEARCH!!!!!!!

Right, time for medication.

[Lloromannic]

Dear God people!!! When talking about shinken (and I'm talking about Japanese katanas here, not those imitation wallhangers that you so proudly claim to be shinken), the hamon is the wavy line on either side of the blade! How many damn times do I have to repeat myself?!?!?!? Look it up online! Get a book on Japanese kantanas!! Just do some F***ING RESEARCH!!!!!!!

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[ShinKenshi]

Wouldn't it be really funny if this guy you're teaching about Real Japanese Nihonto turned out to be a sandan on the British National Team?

He's listed himself as an Ikkyu so I'm going by that. BTW, what does Monty Python have to do with this? Really confused. And Lloromannic, what the hell??

[Paikea]

He's listed himself as an Ikkyu so I'm going by that.

He fibbed, so sue him. But I do see in his profile something about 3rd Dan...

BTW, what does Monty Python have to do with this? Really confused.

Everything.

[Solinde]

Hahahahahahahaha! This thread is the best!

I'm almost starting to feel sorry for ShinKenshi, the dead swordsman...

[The great I AM]

You obviously don't speak Japanese, do you? If you did then you would understand what my name means. Shin is a prefix meaning new and kenshi, well you should know what that means. Put the two together and figure it out. And no, that doesn't make me one of you.

I'm sorry I don't speak japanese. I thought it was a clever play on words between shinken and the front of your lower leg. My bad.

Oh and it doesn't say Ikkyu in my profile. Jeez, you should do some F**KING RESEARCH before you go posting. Helloooooooooo!!! Sheez.

And I thought it was spelt with a J as well. You must have spelt it wrong. Your research didn't show you them apples did it now?!

[Lloromannic]

Alright, I searched for Jamon and I got this oddly club-shaped ham sp maybe it does relate to weapons after all





Paikea: I just saw you sending a PM, are you ratting us out?????????

[The great I AM]

Alright, I searched for Jamon and I got this oddly club-shaped ham sp maybe it does relate to weapons after all

So Shinken-shi is doing kendo with a club shaped meat-on-the-bone, and is lecturing me about whacking Dave with my R E A L shinken all upside his chops! The bare faced cheek of it! I think I'm gonna report him to the Moderators.

Alex.....