your a very humble man, very refreshing. To me that is the making of a good swordsman. I thought of using straw myself. how long did you soak the bundles for? keep cutting.
I soaked the straw for about 4 hours or so. Thanks for the kind words bro. I hope to become a better swordsman, and one does not accomplish this by having pride. So I try to humble myself to those more learned than me and also to the warriors who died so that this art could survive. I consider them to be as much my ancestors as my blood ancestors.
Thanks so much guys, I will post one more video I did yesterday, where I was still whipping my blade off on my Hakama, but it will be the last time. Thanks for bringing this mistake to my attention.
let's see for some constructive criticism I think you might be leaning to far forward with your upper body. try stepping in a little closer instead of leaning to get the range. there's a lot of things we can't see too well like edge alignment. I can safely tell you to practice edge alignment because everyone needs to do that no matter how good they are. I have a sharpening video set that uses sand paper but you can use a stone the same way. I will either attach it or pm you links whichever works
Jacob, thanks for the video it's great to see new faces. I love the straw targets very traditional in fact. bundles of rice straw where the first tameshigiri targets to replace people (convicts etc). was that wheat straw, rice straw, or something else? how did your bundles feel? were they a loose bundle of wet straw, or did they tighten up? seriously, don't worry about how good or not you are, just keep swinging and practicing and you will improve quickly and be cutting like a pro in no time.
I enjoyed this video very much, Jacob. The straw target you are using is great ( economical, available and sufficient ) and your cutting is quite good . Thanks for sharing ( I usually don't have the balls to post my bad cuts, lol.).
Small tip; hang a small hand towel from your obi, rather than using your hakama to wipe the blade ( the edge could nick the material causing it to become a hole, plus a towel is easier to wash )
your a very humble man, very refreshing. To me that is the making of a good swordsman. I thought of using straw myself. how long did you soak the bundles for? keep cutting.
Roninlord25a 1 year ago
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I soaked the straw for about 4 hours or so. Thanks for the kind words bro. I hope to become a better swordsman, and one does not accomplish this by having pride. So I try to humble myself to those more learned than me and also to the warriors who died so that this art could survive. I consider them to be as much my ancestors as my blood ancestors.
JacobEliRossSC 1 year ago
Thanks so much guys, I will post one more video I did yesterday, where I was still whipping my blade off on my Hakama, but it will be the last time. Thanks for bringing this mistake to my attention.
JacobEliRossSC 1 year ago
let's see for some constructive criticism I think you might be leaning to far forward with your upper body. try stepping in a little closer instead of leaning to get the range. there's a lot of things we can't see too well like edge alignment. I can safely tell you to practice edge alignment because everyone needs to do that no matter how good they are. I have a sharpening video set that uses sand paper but you can use a stone the same way. I will either attach it or pm you links whichever works
Ianflaer 1 year ago
Jacob, thanks for the video it's great to see new faces. I love the straw targets very traditional in fact. bundles of rice straw where the first tameshigiri targets to replace people (convicts etc). was that wheat straw, rice straw, or something else? how did your bundles feel? were they a loose bundle of wet straw, or did they tighten up? seriously, don't worry about how good or not you are, just keep swinging and practicing and you will improve quickly and be cutting like a pro in no time.
Ianflaer 1 year ago
I enjoyed this video very much, Jacob. The straw target you are using is great ( economical, available and sufficient ) and your cutting is quite good . Thanks for sharing ( I usually don't have the balls to post my bad cuts, lol.).
Small tip; hang a small hand towel from your obi, rather than using your hakama to wipe the blade ( the edge could nick the material causing it to become a hole, plus a towel is easier to wash )
:-)
Looking forward to seeing more videos from you.
Jeeperrandy 1 year ago