Comments on: Tiny Tales of Modern Samurai http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/tiny-tales-of-modern-samurai/ Martial arts for personal development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:51:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: swrodtst23 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/tiny-tales-of-modern-samurai/#comment-10998 swrodtst23 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:18:48 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/?p=415#comment-10998 Samurai history is a very fascinating subject for me too. Martial arts and samurai weapons are the best partners. To know more aobut Samurai weapons, click the link below: http://www.samurai-weapons.net Thanks for this post! Samurai history is a very fascinating subject for me too. Martial arts and samurai weapons are the best partners. To know more aobut Samurai weapons, click the link below:
http://www.samurai-weapons.net

Thanks for this post!

]]> By: Louisville Karate http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/tiny-tales-of-modern-samurai/#comment-9630 Louisville Karate Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:45:20 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/?p=415#comment-9630 Kids submitting pit bulls... that's what I'm talking about. It's good that he had a viable reason to use his discipline to help someone else. Kids submitting pit bulls… that’s what I’m talking about. It’s good that he had a viable reason to use his discipline to help someone else.

]]> By: joshuahyoung http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/tiny-tales-of-modern-samurai/#comment-9555 joshuahyoung Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:04:43 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/?p=415#comment-9555 It is odd that I should enjoy martial arts study as much as I do and not dig samurai. I like some of the core teachings around the philosophy of ninpo, so I guess I just find the idea that the contexts haven't changed enough to abandon the katana in favor of the glock to be absurd. Why not use the good stuff and leave out the archaic? Why do people need swords and uniforms and belts when back in the day they wore era clothing? 600 years ago martial artists wore normal clothing and learned to defend themselves with the resources around them, now people miss the point of that and think to be authentic they must wear what people 600 years ago wore and learn to fight with things that were common 600 years ago but are rare now. I wonder if in a few hundred years if people will imitate us in such a silly manner? It is odd that I should enjoy martial arts study as much as I do and not dig samurai. I like some of the core teachings around the philosophy of ninpo, so I guess I just find the idea that the contexts haven’t changed enough to abandon the katana in favor of the glock to be absurd.
Why not use the good stuff and leave out the archaic?
Why do people need swords and uniforms and belts when back in the day they wore era clothing? 600 years ago martial artists wore normal clothing and learned to defend themselves with the resources around them, now people miss the point of that and think to be authentic they must wear what people 600 years ago wore and learn to fight with things that were common 600 years ago but are rare now.
I wonder if in a few hundred years if people will imitate us in such a silly manner?

]]> By: Chris http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/tiny-tales-of-modern-samurai/#comment-9554 Chris Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:26:11 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/?p=415#comment-9554 <blockquote> <b>Italian Army Embarrassed by Samurai Granny</b> Martial arts expert Keiko Wakabayshi, nicknamed the "Samurai Granny", has been hired by the country's military to train recruits in hand-to-hand combat. [Continued in <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2180451/Italian-soldiers-floored-by-77-year-old-Japanese-woman.html" rel="nofollow">The Telegraph</a>] </blockquote>

Italian Army Embarrassed by Samurai Granny
Martial arts expert Keiko Wakabayshi, nicknamed the “Samurai Granny”, has been hired by the country’s military to train recruits in hand-to-hand combat. [Continued in The Telegraph]

]]> By: Rick Matz http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/tiny-tales-of-modern-samurai/#comment-9415 Rick Matz Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:05:18 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/?p=415#comment-9415 Great collection. Thanks. Great collection. Thanks.

]]> By: Wim http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/tiny-tales-of-modern-samurai/#comment-9410 Wim Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:24:08 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/?p=415#comment-9410 Those shuriken fridge magnets look pretty cool. Good find. One more thing for the wish list... Wim Those shuriken fridge magnets look pretty cool. Good find. One more thing for the wish list…

Wim

]]> By: Davina http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/tiny-tales-of-modern-samurai/#comment-9408 Davina Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:39:49 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/?p=415#comment-9408 Hi Chris. Hey, that Force Trainer sounds really interesting! I hope I get a chance to try it. And, thanks for your support of The Quote Effect. I was happy to have you contribute your quotes and that gorgeous photograph. Hi Chris.
Hey, that Force Trainer sounds really interesting! I hope I get a chance to try it. And, thanks for your support of The Quote Effect. I was happy to have you contribute your quotes and that gorgeous photograph.

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