Off-topic: Ninja talk

DannyinJapan said:
Since I came home from Japan last month, I have discussed ninpo on the internet. Apparently, someone who actually trained with Sensei in Japan for a long time is not someone the internet forums wants to hear from, especially if what you have to say contradicts the popularly held beliefs of the many thousands of people who do not/have not trained in Japan.
The thing is, I have no intention of ever opening a dojo or teaching or sharing the teachings in any way.
I did not go to Japan for 6 years in order to learn things I could sell to other people back here in America. I went there to be changed and I was changed and now I am home.
Discussing it on the internet seems to cause a lot of problems, however.
I wanted to talk about the passion of my life, but now it seems as though that is just not possible.
I needed something to dicuss, something I enjoyed right now. This has been the worst Christmas of my life with my wife and child taken from me.
Now I can't even talk about ninpo.
What the hell kind of situation is this?
I guess I could start drinking, but I don't really like booze.
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Stinks to hear this about your Christmas Danny. People don't like admiting that others know more than them. I don't visit them, but I hear the martial arts forums are very agressive places. Keep your head up bro. You're good folk.
 
Well, at least I have a new catchy phrase now - anyone I dont like, I simply tell them "I'd like to hook up with you!" or something...

I do get your point though. Interesting pieces. How old are they?

Keno
 
Most of my antiques are Edo period, usually 100 to 300 years old, most are less then 150 years old. The styles didn't really change, so they look the same as 500 yr old pieces, but 500 yr old farm tools are just red dirt now. (rusted away to nothing)
Farm tools, carpentry tools, maritime tools, etc..
 
DannyinJapan said:
It looks like some people from THR want to meet up at the Market Hall gun show on saturday. the rally point is the food court at noon. I am hoping to meet people earlier and shop together...
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I was hoping to get there pretty early, but that's always a dangerous assumption with me. I have a decent shopping list (primers, ammo if I see any deals (ha), Glock mags, etc). Meet at 11 somewhere?
 
If it opens at ten, then ill try to be there at 10.
Maybe i can make a sign...
IF we meet up before 122, great, if not, great. I will wear my indiana jones fedora just to be easier to spot..
 
Dave are you going to make it?

9AM opening on Saturdays, and I think on Sundays too now.

So I just go around asking guys in fedoras "Pardon me sir, are you a frustrated ninja?" :D Given that I recently shaved my head and could be said to resemble a pirate, sans only parrott and eye-patch, that could be an invitation to factional fisticuffs of an undesired nature...

If you've got a phone on you, send me an email and I can call you when I arrive, or something.
scot.johnson at gmail.com
 
I will bring a bunch of stuff in the back of my car if anybody wants to buy some antique ninja toys..
I have a chinese-made, unsharpened nodachi for training purposes, grapnel hooks, small hand saws, etc...
I also have some other training tools like aluminum bladed naginata, etc..
 
I got all day Sat to chill out. I might bring some stuff also, a little mini-khonvention. 9am sharp is a little early for me to wake up on a Saturday, I'm thinking 10 am sounds good to me.
The only thing I am looking for is deals on powders and maybe one or two more AK mags. I gots more projects in the works than I know what to do with, but that is a good thing.:)
 
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