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 Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:27 pm
Akshamala Holy crap. I can't believe my birthday is this friday. gonk how old will you be?
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:54 pm
I.Am sachiko_sohma I.Am sachiko_sohma I need a Katana for my class ( it's a special one, not really sharp because it's just made for practice). I also like swords, they interest me, which is one reason I want to take Iaido, more weapontry and less phsyical combat. I think that practice blade is actually called an Iaito, right? And the sharper version is a Shrinken or something like that... One is called Shinken iaito, I think you were mixing it up with shuriken which are the throwing stars but the name is similer. There are two kinds Shinken iaito which I believe is the wooden pratice sword and the other steel iaito. I looked it up when looking for classes and equipment ( I had a flyer a few years ago when the class just started but I lost it so I find out where it is and if they still have it). I you have wear stuff like the hakama and the jacket (I think those are called haori) and shirt like thing called gi. So all that is going to be costly. The swords themselfs run $300-500+ (I think those were just the pratice ones). Money is the big reason why I hadn't taken any classes yet but working on it. Actually, I looked it up on Wikipedia, which could technically be wrong, but I trust it. The sharp one is the Shinken, I accidentally put the "r" in. ^_^;; Wikipedia also says that any sword used in training in Iaido could be called an Iaito, but that they are typically dull, and made out of a certain alloy that is cheaper and lighter then steel, but couldn't be usable as a live, or sharp, blade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IaitoActually, the Shinken is the one I wanted; Hand made and rare, but extremely expensive. I figure, since I don't care about cars, I can use the money saved on not buying a new sports car, and buy one of these babies once I've got enough money. ninja And still have enough left over for a new computer! 4laugh Hmm. Now I've just got to get on the money making. sweatdrop [/quote I looked it up from a real Japanese sword shop and that's what it said and looked like ( I trust a proffessial Japanese sword company over wikipedia, some stuff there is abit wrong at times). Yah the training ones are dull so you don't accidently hurt someone in pratice. Either way I want and need one but can't afford it right now so I have to save up abit.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:24 pm
sachiko_sohma I.Am sachiko_sohma I.Am sachiko_sohma I need a Katana for my class ( it's a special one, not really sharp because it's just made for practice). I also like swords, they interest me, which is one reason I want to take Iaido, more weapontry and less phsyical combat. I think that practice blade is actually called an Iaito, right? And the sharper version is a Shrinken or something like that... One is called Shinken iaito, I think you were mixing it up with shuriken which are the throwing stars but the name is similer. There are two kinds Shinken iaito which I believe is the wooden pratice sword and the other steel iaito. I looked it up when looking for classes and equipment ( I had a flyer a few years ago when the class just started but I lost it so I find out where it is and if they still have it). I you have wear stuff like the hakama and the jacket (I think those are called haori) and shirt like thing called gi. So all that is going to be costly. The swords themselfs run $300-500+ (I think those were just the pratice ones). Money is the big reason why I hadn't taken any classes yet but working on it. Actually, I looked it up on Wikipedia, which could technically be wrong, but I trust it. The sharp one is the Shinken, I accidentally put the "r" in. ^_^;; Wikipedia also says that any sword used in training in Iaido could be called an Iaito, but that they are typically dull, and made out of a certain alloy that is cheaper and lighter then steel, but couldn't be usable as a live, or sharp, blade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IaitoActually, the Shinken is the one I wanted; Hand made and rare, but extremely expensive. I figure, since I don't care about cars, I can use the money saved on not buying a new sports car, and buy one of these babies once I've got enough money. ninja And still have enough left over for a new computer! 4laugh Hmm. Now I've just got to get on the money making. sweatdrop [/quote I looked it up from a real Japanese sword shop and that's what it said and looked like ( I trust a proffessial Japanese sword company over wikipedia, some stuff there is abit wrong at times). Yah the training ones are dull so you don't accidently hurt someone in pratice. Either way I want and need one but can't afford it right now so I have to save up abit. dream-katana- i want one handmade- one of the ones that takes a master 6 months to make, with over 1 million folds. i would like the edge (there's a technical name, but it's the sharp part that can be modified to look cool) to have a flame pattern, the hilt to have a lotus design, groves, and leaf/flower etching along the blade, possibly in gold. i would prefer the length to be between katana and wakizashi, there is a name for that too, i believe. i would like a nice wooden sheath, black, with flame pattern. my katana will be, by all accounts, "bitchin'" of course, it will cost a crapton of money
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:29 pm
On a completely unrelated note, apparently Barnes and Noble does online courses for free. I totally signed up for 2 of them. XD
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:36 pm
Beware the Jabberwock On a completely unrelated note, apparently Barnes and Noble does online courses for free. I totally signed up for 2 of them. XD Whoa, awesome.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:39 pm
lymelady Beware the Jabberwock On a completely unrelated note, apparently Barnes and Noble does online courses for free. I totally signed up for 2 of them. XD Whoa, awesome.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:50 pm
Beware the Jabberwock lymelady Beware the Jabberwock On a completely unrelated note, apparently Barnes and Noble does online courses for free. I totally signed up for 2 of them. XD Whoa, awesome. Thast exactly what they want 3nodding for you to buy books. It sounds like a marketing ploy
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:52 pm
Pyrotechnic Oracle Thast exactly what they want 3nodding for you to buy books. It sounds like a marketing ploy
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:54 pm
I still say its a marketing ploy...God knows how many hundred of dollars I've shelled out to them for over priced manga
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:02 pm
Pyrotechnic Oracle I still say its a marketing ploy...God knows how many hundred of dollars I've shelled out to them for over priced manga
Also book stores pretty well all sell books for the same amount. We don't have a Barnes and Noble here, we have Chapters and Coles.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:17 pm
Beware the Jabberwock Pyrotechnic Oracle I still say its a marketing ploy...God knows how many hundred of dollars I've shelled out to them for over priced manga
Also book stores pretty well all sell books for the same amount. We don't have a Barnes and Noble here, we have Chapters and Coles.I tired to learn Japanese...I only know a few base characters. ANy ways, I mean over priced because every issue of love hina at B&N was over $14, I coudl find them for a little over $9 at some of the anime/game stores in my mall.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:22 pm
divineseraph dream-katana- i want one handmade- one of the ones that takes a master 6 months to make, with over 1 million folds. i would like the edge (there's a technical name, but it's the sharp part that can be modified to look cool) to have a flame pattern, the hilt to have a lotus design, groves, and leaf/flower etching along the blade, possibly in gold. i would prefer the length to be between katana and wakizashi, there is a name for that too, i believe. i would like a nice wooden sheath, black, with flame pattern. my katana will be, by all accounts, "bitchin'" of course, it will cost a crapton of money I think what you are talking about with the edge is the hamon, and that size I don't know. A daikatana is longer then a plain katana. But a wakizashi is smaller then a katana, so that couldn't be it. Maybe a kodachi? Or a kokatana? A prefix of "ko" meaning "short." Me, I would want the blade made the way the swordsmith wants it made. I figure the swordsmith knows more about it then I would. The handle and saya (scabbard) I'd want made of some sort of strong wood, in a traditional manner. And I would like, if possible, a tsuba (the guard above the handle) made of shakudo, a special traditional metal.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:22 pm
When I went to B&N when I was in the States over the summer all their Manga was $9, except of course for Hellsing.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:23 pm
I'm working on learning Japanese as fast as I can, but most of the manga I read aren't released in the states anyways. sweatdrop That's actually part of the reason I read them, because fan-translated ones are free. ^_^
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:29 pm
Beware the Jabberwock When I went to B&N when I was in the States over the summer all their Manga was $9, except of course for Hellsing. Yeah, hell sing, both the original as well as the new one with scene form the anime series pasted over the manga diolouge, has become extremly popular. But, yes, manga is cheap now, especialy love hina, I saw it for $7 the other day 4laugh
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