December 21, 2004
Excellent resource on historical Japanese armor
My Bujinkan teacher Dale Seago mentioned this a few days ago:
Some VERY good pages on Japanese armor which give a clearer understanding of why armored fighting methods are the way they are; also sections on historic Japanese clothing & accessories, the design and layout of Japanese estates during the Heian period, etc.
For those with a bent toward Humphreyesque "cultural detective work", there's an essay on "Rape as the First Act of Romance in Heian Japan" which makes it pretty clear that the feudal Japanese viewed some things quite differently from the way we do in our society today... (Whaddaya mean I should wait 'til the 3rd date?!?)
Speaking of armor... I just got back from the dojo tonight, after having had my first experience training with around 60 pounds of it (2 vests, helmet, a ruck loaded with books and a medicine ball, and ankle weights), and my lungs hurt: what an ordeal! This year's training emphasis is going to take some getting used to.
Posted by Russell Whitaker at December 21, 2004 11:17 PM | TrackBack
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Thanks for the heads up, our teacher told us we would get more attention than we wanted in the new year. Perhaps thats what he meant
Posted by: gork on December 22, 2004 06:17 PM"gork",
Your teacher is Greg Kowalski, in Connecticut?
Posted by: Russell Whitaker on December 22, 2004 07:14 PMPost a comment
