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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2008 16:06:54 GMT
Hey Shippofox thanks for a great and enthusiastic review! +1 I just noticed that you are from Amherst! Hello, from a fellow Western New Yorker ;D. I used to live and train in Amherst. My kids went to Smallwood Elementary. But now I have moved to an area of the state that does not seem to have any teaching sword practitioners However, I still travel back to train in Amherst and Orchard Park. In addition, I do a lot of practicing on my own and at my new school (no weapons). If you are interested in pursuing some formal training, I can recommend Master Chong's, but you will have to put in a lot of time before they let you touch a sword (at least 5 years) and then it will only be a bokken for a while. There is also a Kendo Club in Depew, but from their website it looks like they do not do tamishigiri (cutting). They may be worth checking out anyhow. There may be others, but many schools do not advertise their sword practice because they only teach their black belts. If you do decide to check out schools for training - go and observe a few classes at whatever school you are thinking about and ask lots of questions before you make a choice. I think you would be a welcome and valuable addition to any school you choose. DJMahoney
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Post by salvatore on Jun 1, 2008 21:17:48 GMT
Excellent review, fellow New Yorker. ;D
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Post by salvatore on Jun 1, 2008 21:19:17 GMT
Hey Shippofox thanks for a great and enthusiastic review! +1 I just noticed that you are from Amherst! Hello, from a fellow Western New Yorker ;D. I used to live and train in Amherst. My kids went to Smallwood Elementary. But now I have moved to an area of the state that does not seem to have any teaching sword practitioners However, I still travel back to train in Amherst and Orchard Park. In addition, I do a lot of practicing on my own and at my new school (no weapons). If you are interested in pursuing some formal training, I can recommend Master Chong's, but you will have to put in a lot of time before they let you touch a sword (at least 5 years) and then it will only be a bokken for a while. There is also a Kendo Club in Depew, but from their website it looks like they do not do tamishigiri (cutting). They may be worth checking out anyhow. There may be others, but many schools do not advertise their sword practice because they only teach their black belts. If you do decide to check out schools for training - go and observe a few classes at whatever school you are thinking about and ask lots of questions before you make a choice. I think you would be a welcome and valuable addition to any school you choose. DJMahoney Wait, dojo near Amherst? Where! I have been looking for some time now!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2008 0:14:23 GMT
i have a musashi hand honed katana and i can get em standing but i mean its not really often i favor my left side so i strike diagonal downward from my right to bottom left and i can leave eh 2/5 standing usually
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2008 0:40:53 GMT
Salvatore,
I'll PM you, don't wanna hijack Manny's excellent review thread!
DJMahoney
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Feb 22, 2010 21:34:01 GMT
in your first video(I think) the purple-ish light effect makes it look very much like you are crossing blades with light saber. AWESOME! cool videos
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