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If the mens clique doesn't exist, then I have yet to be able to belong to any clique yet. Which is perfectly fine for me. You people with your clique-itty clack (and don't talk back) are just weird.
(And some don't need combs because they're bald. The really manly nonbald men don't have combs because, like, it's just something on the top of our heads.)
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Real men don't need applications. They prove themselves by getting me a cold Dr. Pepper, every hour, on the hour. Please, feel free to prove yourself.
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Aikido does weapon training, and they train with wooden swords. You may be thinking of Iaido, Japanese sword-training martial art.
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*appreciates a place where I can scratch whenever and wherever I want.*
*Just noticed we need reading material for the stalls in the bathroom. And TVs mounted on the inside of the stall doors. And cupholders*
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Yup Steve and a friend try to beat each other with sticks (well there are a variety of different custom Japanese types) on a regular basis out in the front yard. The neighbors have started to comment on the "clacking". Fortunately they find it mostly amusing.
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Bev, yep, thats the one. I got a book, have been trying to do stuff with a Bokken, and a dulled down sword thats about the right size, but a book is just no substitute for a teacher. :shrug:
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Porter has made several (I think) very nice looking Bokken. Maybe you two ought to get together. Porter does, after all, do (or did) some Aikido instruction. He has recently "given up" Aikido in favor of pursuing music. I'm sure he wouldn't mind an excuse/opportunitiy to continue a bit more.
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T_Smith -- if you are looking for Japanese sword stuff, here's some options that I know of in Utah valley and Salt Lake Valley:
Aikido -- Kansha Aikido, Provo. Aikido *does* have sword training, but only with bokken. The weapons training (sword and jo) is not an end, but a means. Weapons are studied in order to improve your Aikido, not to make you a better warrior with the weapon. Most of the weapons work is wepon vs. weapon (e.g., sword vs. sword or jo vs. jo) Aikido also does a lot of empty-handed vs. weapons work (they attack you with a sword, you take it away and slice them in two, or you take it away and pin them to the ground). There is very little weapons sparring until very advanced levels.
Iaido -- Utah Aikikai (an aikido dojo in SLC) has an Iaido instructor teach a class once a week. Iaido is almost exclusively a solo art -- you do your kata by yourself, and never "spar".
Gumdo -- I think the dojo (or dojang) is called Lotus Blossom Martial Arts, and it's behind Ultimate Electronics next to Eatza Pizza in Orem. They study a korean sword style that looks pretty Japanese. I cannot remember what they call their swords, but they look just like bokken and katana.
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hey t_smith: check this out if you're interested in japanese sword art. It shows off iaido forms.
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Ooo, actual pictures instead of just stick figures. Cool! Thanks Suneun.
Hey, thanks for the area's, Porter! I'll go ahead and check them out, more than likely the one in the Salt Lake.
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That was an "off-the-heazy-fo-sheazy" SNL link, as the youth of today would say. I love SNL, even though I haven't seen too many episodes. Has anyone ever seen "Philip the Hyper-Hypo"? It's my favorite sketch.
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So, other than the ability to leave the seat up, and the lack of needing to wash hands, are there any real benifits? Like say, not allowing links not in english?
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quote:So, other than the ability to leave the seat up, and the lack of needing to wash hands, are there any real benifits? Like say, not allowing links not in english?
Nope - just maleness. Cross-cultural maleness.
So people can link to what they like in what language they like.
But we don't have to click the link. We're men. We do as we please (as long as it's OK with our spouse).
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