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Man, watching the whole forging process they used, it was amazing what techniques the Japanese came up with to wrest the best possible product they could from their crappy steel.
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It's been too long since I was actively practicing martial arts. I've got to find a place that teaches kendo.
I greatly admire japanese sword design, but I'd feel foolish owning such a thing without at least a halfway competent ability to use it.
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I was going to join a local kendo club at one point, but I found out it had ceased operation a couple years back.
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Iaido, by my understanding, is pretty much "draw, kill, clean, sheathe." Aside from that I'd like to learn more about accurate strikes, weapon usage, and swordplay as an art, I think I'm far more likely to find kendo teachers than iaido ones.
And it also seems a bit like the difference between judo and jujitsu. Yes, jujitsu is probably more useful in an actual fight, but it also encompasses some pretty nasty business.
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I would like to learn samurai arts I also want an authentic five body sword made in the traditional way. Or at least a 3 body sword.
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