Hakama

Men in frocks.... Bwaaaahahahahaaaaaaaaa......

Errr...... ok then I admit it. I've got one

 

I'm trying to find a nice pastel colour with perhaps a flower design so that I can truly blend with nature during my practice in the Spring.

I'll try and find one for you as wel Yoda.

 

Nooooooooooooo............... I want a Cammo one, or perhaps a Union Jack one

 

Anyone got the address of a good fetish shop so we can get a Lycra Hakama for Yoda?

 

Ooooh! Now you are talking

I'll look on the Net for him.

 

Yeah,
lurid pink with little Beanie bears sewn into the legs

 

NOW ya talkin'

 

There is one excellent reaons for using them

In traditional Japanese sword work your stance depicted your list of options for your cut.

Hide the feet then things look more fluid and also it hid the cut.

Simple - still if your crap with a sword your still dead!

SONSHU

 

And then your crap with a sword AND look like a girl!

Heh heh heh

Now preparing myself for the barrage of Kilt jokes.

 

To true

Actually the kilt thing is another subject (bloak in a dress!)

SONSHU

 

there is a theory amongst certain people that the use of a kilt was to make the Highlander far more aggressive in combat.

after all, a thistle in my whistle would make me kind of angry

 

Nah they looked scary enough

All them orange beards and bagpipes!!!

Scare the crap outta me (Only joking scotties)

SONSHU

 

Run! there`s a lot of men wearing skirts and blowing octopi coming this way!

 

Very good

Never thought of the Octopus idea!

Nice

SONSHU

 

Blowing octopi

I hope you haven't Sonshu....

I hear that is a felony in certain US states but legal in Florida.

Can our US buddies confirm this please?

 

Hey!YOU FOOL! Hakama's are cool! You are just jealous...you know you can buy one if you want it that badly!

 

i think a hakama is part of the traditional outfit some schools said the hakama is for students from 2th kyu but when you look at the students of O'sensei everyone has to wear a hakama from 6kyu till 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8th dan and so one i can undertsand that some people have a little trouble wearing them but then i said its a part of the art (thats my personel opinion)

 

I haven't read the rest of this thread but hakamas make it incredibly hard for the opoponent.In my JJ club 1st dans and above wear tehm.It makes it impossible to see what the legs are doing becasue it's just a wall of darkness.

This includes kicking throwing and just general foot work.I hate fighting my instructors(Not just becasue they kick my head in) but becasue u have to react so fast becasue of the hakama.


I don't really think of bag pipes and tartan being all that scottsh.Both were imported form India.Or so it is believed.I'd much prefer to fight in a hakama than a kilt.

 

yeah that's what we do at our club. Everyone can rather than has to wear a Hakama but I think most people choose to.

 

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I used to Train with Gary Buckly up until 1998, but due to one thing and another I've taken a long break from Aiki and Spirit Combat, but I want to get back in to it, is the Wandsworth Prison Officers Club still going ???

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