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  1. Then one could always adopt the  principle of the thumb and index finger replacing the Tsuba to enforce Maai 間合い and encourage Riai 理 合.

     

    The operative Kiai being Ouch!!!, Tish!! or an Anglo Saxon Expletive using four letters, if Maai is mistaken. :)

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  2. Probably, but you would have to do the 100 man Kumite three days in a row in order to be considered sincere enough to learn it!!!!

     

    Also Colin's point about pilgrims brings up Carmen Blacker's "The Catalpa Bow" an excellent study of Misogi and obscure Shamanistic practices .

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  3. Should look like this

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    As Piers says, there are issues with the paper and the foxing.

     

    Removal of the foxing would be expensive.

     

    However it is a really interesting study, and I am interested in what the items that look like extra long Bokuto are, and how they relate to Misogi 禊.

     

    Two are being carried up the steps and the other held onto under the waterfall.

     

     

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  4. This does not look old.

    The majority of "Helmet Breakers" that I have seen on the market over the years look to be Meiji Tourist items, in a few, (On close inspection) the points are malformed, almost blunted, indicating soft iron stock being used.

     

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  5. Good morning,

     

    I recently discovered an extremely interesting Jingasa, which is currently with London dealer Malcolm Fairley.

     

    As I do not have permission to display the image, I will supply the link to his website:

     

    https://www.malcolmf...ered-leather-jingasa

     

    One of the Kamon (Maru Ni Kuji??) is a representation of the Kuji grid used in the esoteric practices contained within Shingon Mikkyo, and adopted by a range of Martial Traditions in Japan, of both Ancient and Modern persuasion.

     

    We also have this Talismanic aspect of nine lines in the Kaga Habaki.

     

    I was told that some stone masons would carve the Kuji grid on stones at important compass points for castle construction.

     

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuji-in#:~:text=Kuji no in (Hand seals of the Nine Syllables),-The Kuji-in&text=Kuji-kan (nine syllable visualization,the related incantations (mantra).

     

     

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  6. Good morning Old Bean

     

    "Was Genta left-handed or ambidextrous, I wonder?"

     

    He is holding in the correct manner, he's just let go of the right hand to give himself a cut advantage to the femoral artery area of his hapless chum's Sune.

     

    Perhaps try it with a stick next time you are kitted up, and you'll see how much distance you obtain by doing so.

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  7. Hi Bob,

     

    I believe that the textured finish on your caddy is referred to as Kabazaiku.

     

    The designer Christopher Dresser 1834 - 1904 used it in a number of silver designs in the late 19th Century, having encountered it and a number of the major Craftsmen of the time, during his formative trip to Japan.

     

    Here's what the Wiki has to say:

     

    In 1876, the British Government appointed Dresser as an emissary to Japan and sent him to visit Japan after he became associated with Japanese art in 1862, and made a number of Japanese business associates such as Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha, in the years following.[4] In four months in 1876–1877 Dresser travelled about 2000 miles in Japan, recording his impressions in Japan, its Architecture, Art and Art-Manufactures. He represented the South Kensington Museum whilst in Japan, and was received at court by the Emperor, who ordered Dresser to be treated as a guest of the nation – all doors were open to him. He was requested by the Japanese Government to write a report on 'Trade with Europe'. His pioneering study of Japanese art is evident in much of his work which is considered typical of the Anglo-Japanese style.

     

     

     

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