tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post8819074343084991574..comments2023-09-10T01:32:11.328-05:00Comments on The Broken Bokken: Katana TrainingDavid "Shinzen" Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361987240669832512noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-76081427661273562982010-02-19T18:19:02.181-06:002010-02-19T18:19:02.181-06:00Thanks Anon...I agree. The blade is an intimate pa...Thanks Anon...I agree. The blade is an intimate part of the owner, if not more intimate than the privates...keep your hands off! :)David "Shinzen" Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361987240669832512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-8233417419254606452010-02-19T18:12:39.978-06:002010-02-19T18:12:39.978-06:00yes every blade has its own personality, usually f...yes every blade has its own personality, usually from it's owner. had I ever drawn not to mention touched a blade that didn't belong to me my Sensei would have sent me packing as quickly as he did many other students.<br /> you must bond with your blades, and then you can become one with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-33834527795853673512009-03-11T12:59:00.000-05:002009-03-11T12:59:00.000-05:00Wonderful advice. Thanks for sharing your story a...Wonderful advice. Thanks for sharing your story about the 400 year old blade...I'm jealous.David "Shinzen" Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361987240669832512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-34884463623151908842009-03-11T11:07:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:07:00.000-05:00I remember my old Sensei showed me a 400 year old ...I remember my old Sensei showed me a 400 year old Katana he had in his house. <BR/>We trained with Bokkens, Shinai, and I had taken steps to training with live blades, so holding this thing was a delightful ritual for me. <BR/>Respect the blade and it will respect you. <BR/><BR/>You could see the dings all along the edge of the blade from whatever it had been involved in over 4 centuries. <BR/>More importantly, you could FEEL those dings; it had a spirit, gave off a tone, IT WANTED TO CUT SOMETHING EVEN UNSHEATHING IT A COUPLE INCHES!<BR/><BR/>It was a great and humbling experience. Even working with live blades, nothing comes close to a blade of 400 or so years. The spirit is totally different and great care and caution must be exercised.ZenHGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920968616487557659noreply@blogger.com