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I am in the SCA and reenact a Samurai from The sengoku-Jidai era. I love any discussioin on the topic. So please feel free to contribute

Tom cruise

Originally posted by Mairuzu
Tom cruise
Days of Thunder?

COLE TRICKLE

Originally posted by Mairuzu
COLE TRICKLE
TOP GUN!!??

A FEW GOOD MEN????

werewolf samurai? what a beautiful combination!

way to fail the thread you ****

Originally posted by Mairuzu
A FEW GOOD MEN???? COCKTAIL! ???

Originally posted by Mairuzu
way to fail the thread you ****

I think what you need is a nice cold ****

Originally posted by StanTheMan
I think what you need is a nice cold ****
I think you're a fat douche and everybody hates you.

Originally posted by Slay
I think you're a fat douche and everybody hates you.

how dare you

What Kingdom are you in?

Originally posted by StanTheMan
how dare you he is a very rude young man

THUNDER OF THE TROPICAL VARIETY.

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I am in the SCA and reenact a Samurai from The sengoku-Jidai era. I love any discussioin on the topic. So please feel free to contribute That's pretty interesting.

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I am in the SCA and reenact a Samurai from The sengoku-Jidai era. I love any discussioin on the topic. So please feel free to contribute


Not just a fan, but an actual one..

I've trained in the warrior arts of the samurai since I was very little

I'm a ninja, and I say death to samurai!

My dadoo was in the sca only he reenacted European battles. I have alot of cool stuff that he used to play with with his nerd freinds. ^_^

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
Not just a fan, but an actual one..

I've trained in the warrior arts of the samurai since I was very little

So you are an actual Samurai huh? What Daimyo do you serve?

What have you been Practicing. I am in the Orlando Kendo Club.
And Besides the general "Bushido" I practice Tameshigiri and Aikido.

Originally posted by MightyEInherjar
What Kingdom are you in?

I Hail from Darkwater,Trimaris.
Are you in the SCA?

Originally posted by Lord Knightfa11
My dadoo was in the sca only he reenacted European battles. I have alot of cool stuff that he used to play with with his nerd friends. ^_^

That's funny "He used to play with his NERD friends" Do you have a clue what it takes to wear 16 gage steel armor and fight with 5" thick Ratan sticks. Its Painful and exhausting. You punk! You wouldn't last a minute in a Battle.

Originally posted by JacopeX
That's pretty interesting.

Have you heard of the Society of Creative Anachronisms?

Originally posted by Mairuzu
Tom cruise

I really appreciate all of you polluting my thread. Real mature of you.Thanx

Originally posted by Mairuzu
way to fail the thread you ****

No you Failed the thread . YOU F**KN Douche-bag!!!!!

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I am in the SCA and reenact a Samurai from The sengoku-Jidai era. I love any discussioin on the topic. So please feel free to contribute

my fren haz like 5 esamri wswords dawg, sits sick. Un tine i be lik kiken it at iz ouse, rite, and hiz brudr comi n swingin da sord dawg, Iz lik flipped out and den hiz dad com at us wit a chansaw an I flipped, bu it wa all juz a joke on phat crabs yo.

stil do, scaed da sit outta me.

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
So you are an actual Samurai huh? What Daimyo do you serve?

What have you been Practicing. I am in the Orlando Kendo Club.
And Besides the general "Bushido" I practice Tameshigiri and Aikido. 1Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I Hail from Darkwater,Trimaris.
Are you in the SCA? 2Originally posted by Lycanthrope
That's funny "He used to play with his NERD friends" Do you have a clue what it takes to wear 16 gage steel armor and fight with 5" thick Ratan sticks. Its Painful and exhausting. You punk! You wouldn't last a minute in a Battle. 3Originally posted by Lycanthrope
Have you heard of the Society of Creative Anachronisms? 4Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I really appreciate all of you polluting my thread. Real mature of you.Thanx 5Originally posted by Lycanthrope
No you Failed the thread . YOU F**KN Douche-bag!!!!! 6

6 posts in a row? What in

Originally posted by The Grey Fox
1 2 3 4 5 6

6 posts in a row? What in


Your point???? I posted and 2 minutes later the thread was swamped with mostly irrelevant stuff.

Originally posted by Phat_Crabs
my fren haz like 5 esamri wswords dawg, sits sick. Un tine i be lik kiken it at iz ouse, rite, and hiz brudr comi n swingin da sord dawg, Iz lik flipped out and den hiz dad com at us wit a chansaw an I flipped, bu it wa all juz a joke on phat crabs yo.

stil do, scaed da sit outta me.

I dont understand ebonics bro.

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I am in the SCA and reenact a Samurai from The sengoku-Jidai era. I love any discussioin on the topic. So please feel free to contribute See my profile.

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
So you are an actual Samurai huh? What Daimyo do you serve?

What have you been Practicing. I am in the Orlando Kendo Club.
And Besides the general "Bushido" I practice Tameshigiri and Aikido. Samurai's are a bunch of bitches

http://www.pitt.edu/~blair1/hagakure.html

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
That's funny "He used to play with his NERD friends" Do you have a clue what it takes to wear 16 gage steel armor and fight with 5" thick Ratan sticks. Its Painful and exhausting. You punk! You wouldn't last a minute in a Battle. lol dude chill out. your getting all pissed. I never implied that I wasn't a nerd, just said that dadoo was. And I have done a lot of sword-combat related stuff, including a little kendo. i'm not going to get in a little pissing contest with you though so just chill out. You fail as well his ratan was 1 inch in diameter.

As for not lasting a minute in a battle, im going to be the bigger man and ignore that.

Originally posted by Mairuzu
Samurai's are a bunch of bitches as demonstrated by the creator of this thread.

The OTF does this topic no justice at all. Should have put this in the GDF. You would have gotten a lot more relevant input.

I do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and a bit of Muai Thai. Have never had a chance to learn how to use a blade. Would love to some day, but at this point I haven't the time, nor the money. Big ups for devoting your time to something like that. Aikido is awesome, I have a lot of respect for that martial art.

I like eggrolls.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
I like eggrolls.

You sure do, RJ. You suuuure do.

Originally posted by Kosta
You sure do, RJ. You suuuure do. Me ruv you rong time baby.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Me ruv you rong time baby.

How much? I can afford tree fiddy... but I'd rather pay less.

Originally posted by Kosta
How much? I can afford tree fiddy... but I'd rather pay less. Full Metal Jacket FTW

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg183/jedibeastie/receivedfiles/cccc.jpg

I'm quite well read up on samurai history and am an avid student of jujutsu, my fav part being the iaijutsu. I have a daito for cutting and lovely matching iaito and wakizashi set. I love my swords!

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I Hail from Darkwater,Trimaris.
Are you in the SCA?
I qualified in Calontir, but I haven't fought in awhile. Went out to Pennsic last year.

Originally posted by Lord Knightfa11
lol dude chill out. your getting all pissed. I never implied that I wasn't a nerd, just said that dadoo was. And I have done a lot of sword-combat related stuff, including a little kendo. i'm not going to get in a little pissing contest with you though so just chill out. You fail as well his ratan was 1 inch in diameter.

As for not lasting a minute in a battle, im going to be the bigger man and ignore that.

I apologize for being so insulting. I was really just irritated that there was no one talking about the subject the thread was about and i took it out on you. But if your dad used a 1" diameter stick it would be very small about a 3" Circumference (diameter times Pi) which is what i meant. People use different diameters. Mine is almost 5" Circumference.

{Bows Low}

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
http://www.pitt.edu/~blair1/hagakure.html

Ii have a copy of Yamamoto Tsunetomo's Hagakure. I have read it so many times i wore the cover off

Originally posted by Kosta
The OTF does this topic no justice at all. Should have put this in the GDF. You would have gotten a lot more relevant input.

I do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and a bit of Muai Thai. Have never had a chance to learn how to use a blade. Would love to some day, but at this point I haven't the time, nor the money. Big ups for devoting your time to something like that. Aikido is awesome, I have a lot of respect for that martial art.

I understand my mistake now. I apologize to everyone. I'm new and thought that OTF was just a general thread. I realize now,Thanx to Kosta i should have put it in the GDF.

Please excuse my unwarranted Lashings.

{Bows low}

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
So you are an actual Samurai huh? What Daimyo do you serve?

What have you been Practicing. I am in the Orlando Kendo Club.
And Besides the general "Bushido" I practice Tameshigiri and Aikido.


I trained under a dear friend of mine, Master Kenji Omori..

I've also trained in those as well as laido, kendo, jodo, jujutsu among others..


Do you know how to use a naginata?

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
I trained under a dear friend of mine, Master Kenji Omori..

I've also trained in those as well as laido, kendo, jodo, jujutsu among others..


Do you know how to use a naginata?

No i have not trained in its use. Only women practice with a naginata.
Not being disrespectful to you brother but this is, in contemporary times, what women train with. Don't get me wrong I think it is an awesome weapon.

And i thought you would appreciate the humor in my asking what Daimyo you served without taking offense. When you said you were a real Samurai. But I guess Being Samurai is a state of mind and i understand you Because I consider myself Samurai.

And I train with Matsui Jirou

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
http://www.pitt.edu/~blair1/hagakure.html

Good god.

That is some of the worst military strategy I have ever seen.

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
Good god.

That is some of the worst military strategy I have ever seen.

The thing is Bud, its not a book of Strategy. Its a book of How a Samurai should conduct himself .

"No matter if the enemy's numbers are as the hairs of a calf. Stand your ground and have solace in killing as many as you can before you are cut down." Yamamoto Tsunetomo.
This is not strategy its a mind set to have courage and Die with Honor as a Samurai. Strategically its ridiculous but you miss the point.

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
Good god.

That is some of the worst military strategy I have ever seen.

That's great to know, Mr. Internet. Maybe one day when you're actually skilled in any military way (from any country) after you finish serving your time in basic training of any sort ..Maybe you would be proud enough to share your experiences and ideas.

Originally posted by Ahsoka Tano
That's great to know, Mr. Internet. Maybe one day when you're actually skilled in any military way (from any country) after you finish serving your time in basic training of any sort ..Maybe you would be proud enough to share your experiences and ideas.

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
Good god.

That is some of the worst military strategy I have ever seen.

Originally posted by Ahsoka Tano
That's great to know, Mr. Internet. Maybe one day when you're actually skilled in any military way (from any country) after you finish serving your time in basic training of any sort ..Maybe you would be proud enough to share your experiences and ideas.


I apologize. Actually, Nonsencilble or whatever/no offense , is right ...As a woman I should of researched the links with at least some experience ..

"Even if it seems certain that you will lose, retaliate. Neither wisdom nor technique has a place in this. A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams."


Basically, I take that as no matter what, you fight to the death. Theres no in between .. No woman/man, no anything to fight for. Theres no tomorrow, or anything that has any sort of attachment ...

To make this means .. A man that is at almost certain defeat, will strike and use any means possible to kill/apprehend the enemy.

bewbz.



There, i said it

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
The thing is Bud, its not a book of Strategy. Its a book of How a Samurai should conduct himself .


Okay. That is a ridiculous way to conduct oneself.

There's a differece between dying for the sake of your beliefs, and recklessly throwing your lfie away at the nearest moment for glory.

I really am more of a "kodachi" fighter.

Originally posted by Baylin
I'm quite well read up on samurai history and am an avid student of jujutsu, my fav part being the iaijutsu. I have a daito for cutting and lovely matching iaito and wakizashi set. I love my swords!

If ever we meet, it's you, me and a mat. Ever heard of FLYING ARM BARS!?... Well, I can't do them, but I'll still give you a tumble. . How long have you been doping Jiu-Jitsu for? I've only taken it up recently, a few months ago. Have been going regularly though, 3 times a weeks for 2 hours. Have had the last 4 weeks off due to a back injury. I'm going back next week though. Will probably get my ass handed to me though, cuz I'll be sloppy from weeks of no training.

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I understand my mistake now. I apologize to everyone. I'm new and thought that OTF was just a general thread. I realize now,Thanx to Kosta i should have put it in the GDF.

Please excuse my unwarranted Lashings.

{Bows low}

You don't need to apologize to me, mate.

Although it stands to reason that a samurai should be mindful of the Way of the Samurai, it would seem that we are all negligent. Consequently, if someone were to ask, "What is the true meaning of the Way of the Samurai?" the person who would be able to answer promptly is rare. This is because it has not been established in one's mind beforehand. From this, one's unmindfulness of the Way can be known.
Negligence is an extreme thing.

The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance. To say that dying without reaching one's aim is to die a dog's death is the frivolous way of sophisticates. When pressed with the choice of life or death, it is not necessary to gain one's aim.
We all want to live. And in large part we make our logic according to what we like. But not having attained our aim and continuing to live is cowardice. This is a thin dangerous line. To die without gaming one's aim is a dog's death and fanaticism. But there is no shame in this. This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai. If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he pains freedom in the Way. His whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
Okay. That is a ridiculous way to conduct oneself.

There's a differece between dying for the sake of your beliefs, and recklessly throwing your lfie away at the nearest moment for glory.

You are speaking from contemporary social construct and you are not Samurai. The Book was written for a "Samurai" in the social construct of an age that has long past. But personally I think it has a lot of wisdom to offer in modern times.

Its like saying Shakespeare dialogue is ridiculous because its no they way we talk to day.

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
You are speaking from contemporary social construct and you are not Samurai. The Book was written for a "Samurai" in the social construct of an age that has long past. But personally I think it has a lot of wisdom to offer in modern times.

Its like saying Shakespeare dialogue is ridiculous because its no they way we talk to day.

Geezus christ.

Fine. "Samurai", were ridiuclous glory-hounds with ridiculous beliefs.

Never give up, never surrender!!!

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
Geezus christ.

Fine. "Samurai", were ridiuclous glory-hounds with ridiculous beliefs.

A different mind set of a different era. There was absolutely nothing ridiculous about their way of life IMO. It took courage, devotion and a lot of hard work. There were and still are far more ridiculous things in this world.

There are more ridiculous things, much more ridiculous things.

However it's still ridiculous, imo.

the samurai lifestyle is one of devotion and courage and honor. Its fascinating, elegant, and dead. Perhaps there is a reason nobody follows it anymore, but nevertheless, they were fearsome, brave warriors with honor.

I personally don't think that killing yourself for your beliefs is courageous. I feel that pulling back to fight for them another day is much more courageous.

Originally posted by Lycanthrope
I am in the SCA and reenact a Samurai from The sengoku-Jidai era. I love any discussioin on the topic. So please feel free to contribute Samurai Warriors is a pretty cool game

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
I personally don't think that killing yourself for your beliefs is courageous. I feel that pulling back to fight for them another day is much more courageous.

That can be debated. I see your point though.

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
I personally don't think that killing yourself for your beliefs is courageous. I feel that pulling back to fight for them another day is much more courageous. More courageous? No. More logical? Definitely.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
More courageous? No. More logical? Definitely.

Counldn't have said it better.

I think also it points towards standing by your convictions. If you say you are gonna do something, even if it is as crazy as dying for your lord, then follow through.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
I think also it points towards standing by your convictions. If you say you are gonna do something, even if it is as crazy as dying for your lord, then follow through.

Exactly right. It's a testament to one's devotion. What better testament than the ultimate sacrifice.