I think when poryu said "standard" length he was referring to the tei-sun length ?? . Which if you go out to most martial art supply stores, ask...
The Tokugawa Shogunate standardised ( called tei-sun; designated length) the size of swords in Japan to 2 Shaku 3 Sun ( ~64.7cm). Some Ryu-ha...
If you think it's a real winner then, next time your in class ask your instructor if you can start doing breaks. Let us know how that goes....
How about a heavy bag and focus pads? It enhances your ability to break boards. People still need to translate that ability over to bones, then...
Bujinakan IS part of the X-kans (please note the K too, we're not cans)... Im going with you forgot to add "other". Why can't we get along? I...
Very fair call. This is also a really , errrr, interesting bio for RVD they have on their site. Some of my favouritre parts are "he was told he...
To be fair you should mention that the 250 includes * Your First Month's Dues * Uniform * Your First...
Hmmmm, not saying that he'd walk out into a battle. But rather at some stage he is caught up, something that is unwanted, not planned but still...
I was talking more about being caught outside. not planned. He does the deed at hand and then for some reason is caught up in combat in the open...
That's another thing that kinda doesn't make sense to me. Why would a professionally trained gaurd still try to draw his long sword inside, or...
My instructor said something along these lines the other week too.
SABURO, I think you need to take a breather and relax a bit mate. The people here are only trying to help and inform you. Please do not take...
I think in the end we pretty much agree. That yes there was a sword in Togakure ryu that was shorter then your "average" daito of the time. But no...
Bokken shop Clearly shows different style swords. Each with their own unique blade length , thickness, balance,shinogi,kissaki, curvature,...
Replace "Ninja" with "Samurai" or even " A Japanese warrior" and it would still be just as valid. Different schools just used different styles...
Either way it would be good to get to the bottom of this myth. Incase it comes up again, or some neo-ninja rocks up claiming to teach ninja-to...
I see. So I guess it would best in the future to not use anything Soke has done in any kind of public demostration as a reference for accurate...
Found this site. According to this there were EDIT: four types of sindle-edged straight blades ; Hira Zukuri, Kiriha Zukuri, Moroha Zukuri and...
You could be right, the photo is a little blurry. :o
StephenK, I'm not quite sure what you are saying. Are you trying to say that there never was a straight sword used in Japan? Or just...
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