The stuff in that link was very fine viewing indeed. It managed to convey in a short clip the dynamism and close-up physicality of sword work....
I have nothing to add that's substantive at this time of the morning other than to say that views on philosophy within the martial arts not...
Altho' it is common to interpret "-san" to be the equivalent of "Mr" or "Mrs", like ironknuckles says, it is a more general sign of respect....
Hi Wolf Your age suggests that you're not a 'teen wannabe fishing for spurious kudos, so, welcome to MAP :D. There's a small clique of...
Was the romanji spelling you were aiming for "kawayui"? There are, as you'd expect, a number of expressions for "pretty girl/woman", with...
Oi, I resemble that remark :p! Except that mines a wine-belly :D. Just you wait until you hit your forties, young Nurofen and see what nature...
Take a wander over to japancast.net for some informative and entertaining linguistic absorption.
I believe that this is a case of linguitsic useage evolving over time. In the more distant history of Japan, hiragana was considered a...
Thanks for that link, Nick. To have a source of Cheness blades in the country could turn out to be a very good thing :tup:. I've talked...
I've asked the exact same question myself, iHeretic. At the moment I've had to make do with a CAS Iberia badged Paul Chen live blade but the...
:D @ Bronze Statue Primarily tho', just wanted to thank those who linked to decent JSA in this thread :tup:. Why is is that Roach (such an...
Oh I don't doubt it for a moment - sadly, all my hard-won gilders go on the mortagage :cries at the bitterness of the world:.
Ahh ... feels a sense of relaxation spreading from between the shoulder blades. I envy your situation, Steve and hope one day to experience the...
Some of these people got ever so upset when I called their swordplay by that description - one in particular said that I was 'ignorant' and 'a...
I don't claim to have great Japanese language talents, it's a hard language for the Western mind to get a grip on but as far as I recall tamashii...
Sometimes it's the simple and straightest reponses that tell the tale best :tup:.
Hi Devoken First, :rei: to a fellow muso jikiden student. What I was referring to is that MJER is possibly the major school of iai studied...
It can happen to anyone, chaps ... I spat my dummy good style on Netsword of all places the other day. Don't ask me why as I have no idea....
No criticism directly meant, Saru. Sgt's post sprang up whilst I was typing mine and I simply clarified which posts I was talking about. As it...
Again, gentlemen, I have to say 'excellent' to the last two posts :tup:. EDIT: last two posts bar one. Getting used to the 'mindset' of...
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