Stone Posted December 21, 2012 Report Posted December 21, 2012 Stone, Hi all I dont know if this is the right place to post this news, but here goe's Paul Martin has received a "Masters " in Asian studies as part of that he had to pass "Advanced Japanese" & Studied "Archaic Japanese" Congratulations & Well Done to Paul. Kind Regards Tony N. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted December 21, 2012 Report Posted December 21, 2012 That sounds pretty impressive. Congratulations, Paul! Quote
IanB Posted December 21, 2012 Report Posted December 21, 2012 Paul, You have worked so hard to advance your knowledge of swords, you deserve more than a few words of praise that I could give. Brilliant Ian Bottomley Quote
george trotter Posted December 21, 2012 Report Posted December 21, 2012 Aaah Paul, now you are the master...omedeto gozaimasu! :D I can speak archaic Japanese too question...(voice all quavery with fear) "doshite kuru ka..?" answer...(in gruff menacing samurai voice) "koroshi ni kuru yo...!" Well done Paul. Regards, Quote
John A Stuart Posted December 21, 2012 Report Posted December 21, 2012 Good one Paul, Maybe we can read your thesis?? John Quote
David Flynn Posted December 21, 2012 Report Posted December 21, 2012 Fantastic! What more can I say. Quote
cabowen Posted December 21, 2012 Report Posted December 21, 2012 Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy! Quote
Paul Martin Posted December 22, 2012 Report Posted December 22, 2012 Thank you all for your kind words. It was two years of very hard work that kept me off of the sword scene. I am very grateful to my professors, and really enjoyed my time at UC Berkeley, but I am very happy to be able to get back into swords again. For those of you who have expressed an interest in reading my thesis, I'm afraid that I have even had it withheld from release at the University for two years. The reason is that a publisher has expressed an interest in it. However, it will need to be expanded, and mostly re-written in book format as opposed to thesis format. This would also be a good time to announce that the Japanese publisher Yuzankaku (publishers of Nihonto-Meikan, etc) are going to publish my little booklet on Nyusatsu-Kantei in all languages. Lastly, I am residing back in Tokyo and would like to offer my services as an agent for shinsa, conservation and purchases. If you buy from a dealer in Japan through us, we will send you a small gift. I have some pages on my site with explanations. http://www.thejapanesesword.com/services Thank you again. Happy Holidays to all! Best Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted December 22, 2012 Report Posted December 22, 2012 Yatta ! Omdedetou !!! KM Quote
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