Taking up kenjutsu or something similar is high on my list of Things To Do When I Stop Studying As Much As I Am. Taking kung fu more seriously than I do is also very definitely on there, but swords just have that certain... extra edge? (I did warn you about the stupid puns.)
Where are you learning? If you do currently learn, that is.
Lol, I totally agree though. There's just something mystical and powerful about using a sword. The history behind the tradition, the skill of the swordsmith. I think that Kenjutsu combined with Ninjitsu is even better. You get the traditional Samurai sword technique, but with a style of martial art that is more aggressive and less traditional, if you know what I mean. But the swordsmanship is the main reason for taking up Kenjutsu. (btw, the actual 'art' (or technique) of drawing the sword, killing the enemy, flicking the blood off the sword, and putting it back into its scabbard is known as Iaido, in case you didn't know :P)
Ahh, ninjutsu. :D Pity the soul of that particular art has been lost... except in some isolated places in Japan, naturally, but they'd be hard to track down. Much like ninjas, come to think of it.
More aggressive, less traditional... yeah, that's something I've found a lot with kung fu, the classical technique is sometimes so different from the way it should be practically applied that it takes a while to adjust to the difference. Which is why I have a passing interest in silat- not much superfluous spirituality or chi cultivation there. :D
And I'm aware of Iaido, although I'll confess to having a woefully sketchy knowledge of the details. This makes me sad. Again, where'd you learn kenjutsu?
(Watch me come back from schoolwork, drawn irresistibly by conversations about swords.)
Mr Cellophane, this is only what you'd call "having a wank" if you were not a geeky martial-arts type fangirl (or fanboy, as the case may be). I'll have you know there is solid historical precedent for wanking getting all philosophical about swords. try japan, circa all the friggin' time. :D
the multitudinous beauties of shiny sharp things go without saying.
Do not underestermate my geekiness.... or for that matter, penchant for violence.. I merely mock good sir Schneider's language and waxing lyrical about said beauty/philosophy :p
...not that I ever mock anyone, anywhere, at any time, you understand :p
Agreed! Despite criticisms to the contrary. :D It's hard to philosophise about swords without sounding wanky, even when it's true. Somehow it just sounds less wanky in Japanese. Many things do.
But I've never held a katana, despite spending some time in Japan, including one old and very memorable shop in Kamakura- remember, riyuen? Say it with me now- student budget. And I suspect smuggling it back through customs would prove more difficult than the throwing stars did.
Just in case you're wondering, jovus lives in Florida, I've never met her.
Traditional kenjutsu is a lot of fun, you must try it sometime! It's a fine art. Make sure you use a proper katana.
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Taking up kenjutsu or something similar is high on my list of Things To Do When I Stop Studying As Much As I Am. Taking kung fu more seriously than I do is also very definitely on there, but swords just have that certain... extra edge? (I did warn you about the stupid puns.)
Where are you learning? If you do currently learn, that is.
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More aggressive, less traditional... yeah, that's something I've found a lot with kung fu, the classical technique is sometimes so different from the way it should be practically applied that it takes a while to adjust to the difference. Which is why I have a passing interest in silat- not much superfluous spirituality or chi cultivation there. :D
And I'm aware of Iaido, although I'll confess to having a woefully sketchy knowledge of the details. This makes me sad. Again, where'd you learn kenjutsu?
(Watch me come back from schoolwork, drawn irresistibly by conversations about swords.)
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"having a wank".
:p
although i am quite forced to agree with the multitudinous beauties of shiny sharp things.
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the multitudinous beauties of shiny sharp things go without saying.
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I merely mock good sir Schneider's language and waxing lyrical about said beauty/philosophy :p
...not that I ever mock anyone, anywhere, at any time, you understand :p
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Don't take that offer seriously, understand. Ask Kate, there.
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But I've never held a katana, despite spending some time in Japan, including one old and very memorable shop in Kamakura- remember, riyuen? Say it with me now- student budget. And I suspect smuggling it back through customs would prove more difficult than the throwing stars did.
Just in case you're wondering, jovus lives in Florida, I've never met her.
And yes, illegal. Stupid law.
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