Sardathrion

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Jul 10	comment	Blocking with a katana blade @jabs: Thank you. It confirms what I thought.
Jul 9	comment	Blocking with a katana blade @slugster: I always thought that hard steel was useful to keep an edge and soft steel was useful for absorbing impacts. Thus, I would have assumed that the edge of the katana is hard and the back soft. Anyone a metallurgist?
Jul 6	comment	Blocking with a katana blade @Trevoke: I would indeed find this interesting. Question edited with my motivations...
Jul 5	comment	Blocking with a katana blade @Trevoke: Question edited.
Jun 25	comment	What would you do to handle a road rage fist fight? How about not being an arse?
Jun 22	comment	What can I do to improve my squat for judo throws during randori? @Nathan: Super. +1, this is (now) a good question.
Jun 13	comment	What martial arts cultural remedies are there to avoid and relieve soreness? For those who know Eddie Izzard, he was doing an ice bath every day to avoid soreness. Also, there are plenty of medicinal data to support this. It is not anecdotal.
Jun 11	comment	Ueshiba and Tomiki picture identification @poepje: Thanks for that.
Jun 1	comment	Are Aikido movies on the internet helpful for beginners? @smev & everyone who does not get my comment should check this definition...
May 31	comment	Are Aikido movies on the internet helpful for beginners? Aikido can be translated as the way of harmony therefore looking outside your school is bad and wrong and should never be done...
May 17	comment	How long should it take to gain fighting proficiency in tai chi? Unless you do sport competition, how are you going to rate with any form of statistical significance the criterion of "successfully apply techniques learned in class on an untrained but motivated opponent in a real situation"?
May 16	comment	history of Jujitsu? No problems, I did not think you were even implying it. Just a small clarification really, nothing more. Your answer is a good.
May 15	comment	history of Jujitsu? Just to clarify a point. Aikido, derived from Daito-ryu Aiki-jutsu, does not have roots in judo although Shodokan Aikido has some inspiration from judo training methods. Yet, Aikido comes from ju-jutsu roots thus not all ju-jutsu evolved into judo.
May 1	comment	What characteristics should I look for in a sensei? I think we agree yet again!
May 1	comment	What characteristics should I look for in a sensei? I would say that a reputable dojo will not have any "hidden costs". All costs should be clearly labelled in either their web site or literature.
Apr 26	comment	Why are firearms not part of the martial arts world? Gun crime statistics should be available from either your local or global government statistics office: Crime statistics in the UK for example.
Apr 23	comment	Are championships against Aikido philosophy? Tomiki was a student of Kano (founder of Judo) and an academic. These two influences lead to him wanting to "rationalization" Aikido using kano's methods.
Apr 23	comment	Are championships against Aikido philosophy? @Dave: Superb comment!
Apr 19	comment	Why do different shapes of bokken exist? @stslavik: ask the question about the "blood groove"... It is indeed an interesting one.
Apr 18	comment	Why do different shapes of bokken exist? @stslavik: Your point on grooves applies to all swords and not just the katana. One more urban myth bites the dust!