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Quote: Originally Posted by ZealUK Sometimes they're black and white too but that's not the kind of event you want to go to! I don't know about that; they are usually 飲み放題!

Quote: Originally Posted by xvikingx I'm appalled there was ever any doubt! Given that you put bols in your mouth and then bite people, this statement surprises me....

Quote: Originally Posted by rjhartu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5sNDGVZ4w Kendo seems to have been a little different before. They sure didn't ***k around in those days

Quote: Originally Posted by Oroshi It's not just budo - all kinds of formal events in Japan have these red and white curtains set up. Red and white ( kōhaku , 紅白) is thought to be an auspicious combination of colours (just look at the Japanese flag!). There are several explanations as to why. One explanation is that these colours originally came from Chinese cosmology, and over time were adopted...

Quote: Originally Posted by C.Redgate Interesting. Thanks Oroshi! I was aware that red and white were very significant in Japanese culture, and of the connection to the Gempei (Genpei,) War, but wasn't aware that they figured in Chinese cosmology as well. Do you happen to know what those curtains are called? I've only ever heard them be called "red and white curtains" ( kōhaku maku ,...

Quote: Originally Posted by xvikingx Is this not the same picture from that scroll you gave to "the hairless one"? Same pictures yes, but reprinted in poster form. There is some slight overlapping of the edges on the poster that were not on the pictures used in the scroll so while the source pictures are the same, they were obviously made at different times. In both cases though, they did not contain the kodachi kata, just...

oh it's already in the other thread...;p

Quote: Originally Posted by Jefe Thanks for posting your photos Ron. Quote: Originally Posted by Raindrop Wow, those photos are great! I really like your Ono-ha Itto-ryu photo! Thanks for taking a look at them and telling me what you thought. All comments, good or bad, help me grow as a photographer. Quote: Originally Posted by Raindrop This is my favourite, though. OH WOW, how I wish I could have been there! :O Epic Kendo-balloon battle!...

Quote: Originally Posted by Raindrop Can someone tell me what that is called when he moves forward, lifts his hands and tips the shinai down to the right, as if he were to block? I don't get why he's moving forward. Ok, some of the times he's actually sort of blocking but several times he just does this and moves forward, but then doesn't attack and they just end up in tsuba-tseriai. (sorry, I don't really know how to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuAdjfbqGbg I think his fist was on the line. Hard to tell from the video. It looks like his left foot went out briefly. From where I was sitting on the day I couldn't tell. I can't watch it with sound right now so I'll have to check later when the yame was called. The push was a bit of a happy ending when the cut was already finished, which means xvikingx is correct.