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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 9, 2015 22:47:54 GMT
One of the best pieces of advice I've ever received was from Dr. Clif Norgaard (Aikido/Jujitsu/Judo, etc - incredible fighter)... basically, whenever he would teach class (guest instructor), he would always stress that we should train for real world situations, not for the dojo. He always said "attack with intent, and defend with intent", but also reminded us that it in no way did that mean we should hurt our fellow students. Yes, it is a dichotomy: attacking/defending with intent while at the same time protecting your partner(s) from getting hurt... real fine line there. In any case, real world experience trumps dojo training 9 out of 10 times imho.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 9, 2015 22:33:57 GMT
Where's the copy editor when you need them? Sadly, this kind of bad spelling isn't relegated to the news industry. This past school year, the Dean of Instruction at the school where I teach sent out multiple emails about "Duel Enrollment" classes... I guess she and the rest of admin wanted the kids to settle who was best in their classes by battling it out? LOL.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 8, 2015 4:47:04 GMT
Thank you Dave for your kind words.
LG
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 7, 2015 23:51:09 GMT
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 7, 2015 20:23:37 GMT
The New Coustille are sold out at MRL and don't know when they'll be back in stock... you could always create an ISO (In Search Of) post here on SBG ,or you could join a FB page I started devoted to selling/buying/trading/ISO's www.facebook.com/groups/100597153625236/
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 7, 2015 18:29:48 GMT
Hello there... Sean (Shadowhowler) has one of the Hafling swords I believe... maybe he can chime in on it's characteristics. Another "Hafling" sword you may be interested in is the DSA Sting sword. If you're looking to buy any of the models you listed, PM me and we can work out a deal through my retail business. LG
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 7, 2015 12:43:36 GMT
Happy birthday!
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 6, 2015 23:09:01 GMT
This is spot on... several months ago at the Aikido dojo where I train, a couple of guys (1st and 3rd degree Aikodokas) were trying to use the bokken for Koryu Dai San - Tachi Dori... they had NO idea how to hold the bokken, correct tenouchi, or even correct cutting technique (hitting instead of slicing). It was so embarrassing, the head instructor had me do the demos for the bokken before the other guys did any paired work. A little knowledge IS dangerous. Another "incident" from many, many years ago - one of my fellow Aikidokas at the time (yellow belt) claimed she knew enough to defend herself in any situation should anyone attack her - good thing no one did, because she was horrible at Aikido. No balance, form was off, and couldn't get anyone off balance however much she tried.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 6, 2015 15:39:35 GMT
Congratulations on your new sword! One piece of advice - if you're worried about accidentally getting cut/cutting someone/something else, you could dull the edge slightly by running a file perpendicular to the edge, VERY LIGHTLY to begin with. Do this and try to cut a sheet of paper, repeating this process until it's to the degree of dullness desired. As a final step, use sandpaper to get rid of any rough edges/burrs created with the file. Alternately, you could run the edge of the blade on any kind of sharpening medium (natural/diamond/ceramic stones) and finishing off again with sandpaper. Bringing it back to cutting sharp can be done by yourself or someone on this forum (there's several very, very good people who know how to sharpen all kinds of things here). One last thing - you still need to respect the blade, since a blunt sword is still a sword and more than capable of hurting/maiming/killing someone.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 4, 2015 1:48:46 GMT
I've been studying Japanese martial arts since the mid-late 80's, and have studied Iaido for over a decade now - when my family/friends (except my wife and kids - super supportive) found out about my studying how to use Japanese swords, most of them were also "meh" about it, thinking it was just a phase... some were apprehensive about it, especially when it came time to buy an Iaito and a shinken. But, like Adrian just mentioned, I do these things for MY enjoyment/betterment (physical & mental), not for other's enjoyment or disapproval. Life's too short to let other's judgments hold too much sway over your life; as long as you're not hurting anyone, do what's best for you. You should read Tony Hawk's essay, "Do what you love" thisibelieve.org/essay/22870/or Steve Job's Stanford Commencement Speech, "'You've got to find what you love" news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 3, 2015 22:29:18 GMT
Welcome to SBG!
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 3, 2015 22:28:54 GMT
Welcome to SBG!
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 1, 2015 21:07:23 GMT
All of my knives, swords, and rifles will be kept by my step kids and my daughter... just have to figure out who gets what :/
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Aug 1, 2015 19:58:56 GMT
Eh, depends who you ask. A decent polisher could fix it up properly without sacrificing anything, but it would be pricy. Your plans are essentially to invalidate any chance that it could ever be recovered. When dealing with something that existed before you, it's important to consider what will become of it after you. Unless it's already been deemed as absolutely irreparable or otherwise tired, I'd say let a polisher look at it first. Chris Osborne, David Hofhine, several others could tell you more than I could; I can't even be bothered to look for pictures. At any rate, I'll just assume "it's really that bad" and look the other way. One thing to consider when chosing a togishi is how long a wait will it take to get any work done... I know David Hofhine has a wait time of 18 months... best to get on a waiting list. As for dimensions, here's a pic with my Shinto katana's dimensions, weighing in at 2 lbs 12 oz or 1.241 kg in full koshirae (incorrectly listed as a ShinShinto... I sent it to the NHTK-NPO shinsa in 2014 and had it judged to be a Shinto from the Enpo Era).
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jul 30, 2015 23:47:05 GMT
Stay away from Artsfeng unless you like gaudy menuki or oversized fuchi/kashira
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jul 26, 2015 2:12:28 GMT
Trouble here though is what happens to the friendly sub-$300 forum when all the sub-$300 options run out? That sure is a quandary we all might be facing in the near future... maybe SBG will have to update its mission statement as well in order to reflect price increases
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jul 23, 2015 16:02:26 GMT
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jul 23, 2015 14:06:09 GMT
there's TONS of knives that fit your requirements... if you can be a little more specific as to blade length, type of cutting you'll be doing, etc., that should help narrow down your search. To start with, Kershaw/Zero Tolerance make really nice knives, and not too expensive. I'd stay away from (most) Chinese produced knives, except for Spyderco (Taiwan)... blade steels usually don't hold up to use.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jul 21, 2015 3:53:48 GMT
^^All of the above! Eishin Ryu Iaidoka here as well, welcome to the club!
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Jul 19, 2015 15:48:55 GMT
I believe Sonny was teaming up with LemuelTheLemur, using Sonny's blades and LemuelTheLemur's fittings?
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