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cherryblossomlion · 3 months

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Bitch I Know You Didn't

Y'all didn't realize you were watching the origin story of Poison Ivy's greatest adversary...

#Mizu #blue eye samurai #mizu blue eye samurai #poison ivy #women's wrongs #tameshigiri #trees #tree law

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driftingform · 8 months

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I did a thing, guys!

#iaido #battodo #kenjutsu #toyama ryu #sword #shigurui #tatami #tameshigiri #japan #japanese martial arts #martial arts

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sokeanshu · 1 year

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NINJUTSU TRAINING 🥷🏻‼️ TAMESHIGIRI: Tatami Mat Cutting with NINJATO (Ninja Sword)!

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steelandcotton · 11 months

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417hema-blog · 3 months

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417 HEMA & friends....Cutting cards as an inexpensive yet challenging medium.

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Before cutting unending and un-challenging drapes of wide paper rolls became a trendy and a bit over-complicated endeavor...it ocurred to me that "cards" of different sizes would prove to be an actual challenge.

A challenge that could be fun and also put our cutting technique to the test. After all we were not too sure of what we were doing and cutting produce and water bottles can be quite messy and expensive...well expensive compared to even less expensive mediums.

Cards are almost as light as paper sheet, smaller and you have to execute your cuts with good form , aim, edge alignment and the necessary speed to be able to even scratch their surfaces. Also you can find them in difference formats...which may offer different levels of challenge.

At first it was a bit frustrating for our heroes...but with a little practice and by wrapping our collective minds around it...these became a fun medium to cut.

#cutting #tameshigiri #Youtube

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screwpinecaprice · 2 years

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Connie performing Tameshigiri, requested by Sharkman Jhones at Patreon!

(And an extra page.)

Okay I didn't know about this practice until this request was made. I think it's pretty cool. 🤩 Admittingly, I haven't done my research as much as I wished I had. I just basically skimmed it on wiki, looked at Google images, and heavily used poses from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fonwRv5yQaA And I just learned the sword is suppose to be facing up when you put it back in the scabbard, blergh, too late for that now. :P

Also, Patreon shoutout~ ♪

#connverse #Steven walking in on her and just thought 'anime' because basically he knows Lonely Blade but isn't much familiar with Tameshigiri.#Maybe? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#Connie Maheswaran #Steven Quartz Universe #SU #my shiz #skedoobles #Patreon sketch request #July Patreon sketch request #Sharkman Jhones #Okay. I dunno about that 'SLICE' panel. It kinda looked funny ngl. But the pose really does end with that after swiping the bamboo in that d #irection #HM. Yeah. Maybe I shouldn't've just drawn the added swishing motion. 🤔😓#I made the katana face down on the 5th-6th panel because I didn't know it should be edge up :/#..... Can I make the excuse that it's a tachi?#Well nevermind I drew the edge faced up on the first panel anyway. lmao #comics #my comics

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tameshigirihistory · 1 year

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"Tameshigiri History and Present" is an engaging article that explores the origins and evolution of tameshigiri, the practice of test cutting with a katana. It discusses the historical context, purpose, and methods used, as well as the modern-day adaptations of the practice. The article highlights the ongoing significance of tameshigiri for martial artists, sword enthusiasts, and collectors, emphasizing its role in preserving traditional Japanese swordsmanship and promoting skill development. Visit: https://romanceofmen.com/blogs/katana-info/tameshigiri-history-and-present

#tameshigiri history

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katanatameshigiri · 1 year

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How to DIY Tameshigiri material

The article "How to DIY Tameshigiri Material" offers a practical guide on creating your own tameshigiri (test cutting) materials for katana practice. Focusing on cost-effective and accessible options, the article covers various target materials, including rolled tatami mats, bamboo, and plastic bottles. It also provides step-by-step instructions for preparing and assembling the materials, allowing enthusiasts to develop their cutting skills with customized practice targets. Visit: https://romanceofmen.com/blogs/katana-info/how-to-diy-tameshigiri-material-for-cutting

#Katana tameshigiri

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tanuki-kimono · 8 months

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Irezumi kei (tattoo penalty) as depicted in the [徳鄰厳秘録 - Tokuringenbiroku], a kind of penalty instruction book compiled in 1814, digitalized by the National Archives of Japan.

CW for this post about Edo period judiciary => mentions of physical punishment, torture, death penalty (text only, no details, no graphic illustrations) . The irezumikei pages above are p.19 to 25.

I won't reproduced the illustrations here, but the Tokuringenbiroku book also presents other Edo period "punishments" and death penalties, like different types of goumon (torture), gokumon (decapitation and exposure of the head to public view), kakei (stake), haritsuke (crucifixion), or tameshigiri (sword cut testing, here on executed convict corpse). Please proceed to the full book according to your sensibilities!

Back to irezumi kei : the markings of character Akaza (from Kimetsu no Yaiba/Demon's Slayer) are directly inspired by those, same for Mugen in Samurai Champloo for example:

After Tokugawa Yoshimune's reforms abolished bloodier punishments (nose or ear cutting) for lesser crimes (like theft, gambling or fraud), irezumikei spread, inspired by Chinese bokkei practices.

Yet, zainin (lawbreakers) were also often beaten or whipped (tataki), which could be a "light" sentence or more far extreme one. Women tended to be imprisoned instead.

Punishment tattoos also often went alongside tokorobarai (banishment), which had several levels depending on the crime. You could be banished to a remote island, just away from your city, or forbidden to enter a certain perimeter.

Exile is why different areas had different marks, placed on the arms or faces, easily identifying the person as a criminal convicted in another region.

Number of lines or dots were often used to symbolize repeated offences (pic below source). Most of the times, getting 3+ irezumikei could grant you death penalty.

Irezumikei maybe be why criminals came to use extravagant tattoos, as to cover their infamous marks, leading to the yakuza association with body ink.

Yet, other strata of population also favored figurative tattoos, so the link between criminals and tattoing in Edo period is not self-evident.

Some shapes of -sode (sleeve part of a tattoo) for example left arm interior bare, maybe to prove then that no armband tattoo was hidden underneath a bigger design.

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salteytakesonmanga · 9 months

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Zoro has very clear priorities. Swords > Booze >>>>>>>> everything else.

Incidentally, making 4 fast cuts like this is actually not as far-fetched as you may think. You can find videos of people doing tameshigiri - testing a sword’s blade, and your skills, by cutting cleanly through rolled tatami mats - and making 3 or even 4 cuts before the mat falls. The fact that this is a real technique may make it feel kinda underwhelming, but the number of tameshigiri fail videos should give you an idea of how hard it is to do successfully, so this is still pretty damn cool.

#one piece #op ch108 #saltey takes on one piece #zoro #roronoa zoro #i know i left out nakama from zoro's priorities #but it goes without saying that nakama comes first

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talesofedo · 1 year

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So, the other day I happened across a comment on a tameshigiri video in which a sword was damaged (bent), which read: "A well-made katana would never break or bend."

The commenter went on to explain that the swordsman obviously did not know what they were doing and that a real Japanese-made sword does not break or bend, so they must have been using a cheaply-made one from China.

This isn't the first time I've heard that and while I don't know where these myths are coming from, I just want to point out that Japanese swords do, in fact: bend, chip, and/or break. Even ones made by competent Japanese swordsmiths. Even ones handled by competent samurai who trained from childhood.

Swords are a tool. Any tool can wear and break with use - doesn't matter if it's a sword forged in 15th Century Japan, a firearm made during World War II, or a top-of-the-line impact wrench sold to contractors today.

Here's a record of three damaged swords; Sannan Keisuke's sword is the one in the center.

#ronin rambles #Japanese swords

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itsmarjudgelove · 10 months

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KENJUTSU Expert Try Moves from ZATOICHI ACTION #tameshigiri

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steelandcotton · 1 year

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Test Cutting in a Snow Shower,

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Action photography in the style of Monet…

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nvrcmplt · 11 months

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The sound of clashing blades against another item, fast-paced repetitive sounds that shudder amongst the clouds of flames burning their way through the village homes. Straw no longer yellow and golden from years of sunlight but charred black, ashen and rotten in the blood of human and demon alike. The scattering of bodies on the streets wasn't to go amiss either, but even so - the footsteps of the two duelling it out together didn't seem to falter.

Instead, the panicked breathing of the monster that devoured and the solid exhales of a swordsman unbothered by their state, pushing forward - stepping over and through bodies of the unfortunate to slice through the arm of the demon, removing it solidly before kicking them in the gut sending them backwards in a stumble to follow.

The arch of his blade was dyed in red, though not the fabled blade of time gone, but the shine of a Reaper's Scythe, as his lips part with a mist discoloured and a whisper of, Itami no kokyū : Inchi no kata : Tameshigiri… And then, a sudden flash of slices made in the darkness. "O-kesa…" The demon moved with a whimper - but their body fell into two pieces. A clean cut through organ and bone, dismembering them from the majority of their body in one swoop, though not to be finished with.

After all, at that moment - Junpei's features morphed with the truest of glee as his hands tightened upon hilt and brought his weapon down, again --- and again and again. "Happonme, Kesa-giri, Kiri-age…" Almost like a shaman's mantra, did his blade play with the demon that screamed out with every part of their body being cleanly sliced through…

It wasn't until the shimmer of the sun's light rising against the blackened atmosphere that Junpei ceased his sword's wild movements, leaving the tip - impaled through the demon's mouth at his feet. His stare was with some regret, but not for the pain he caused here… No, this was just a timing issue but he couldn't will the sun to return to its bed so that he could continue on his torture.

Instead, he lowered his gaze with loathing and shook his crown with a tut. "What a mistake you are, hm?" His fingers lowered to grip onto the demon's hair, yanking them without shame to slice through their jaw and tongue upon raising them to greet the sun's light. Junpei could tell they were trying their hardest to heal, but what was the point? They were already on fire in his grip.

"Ah - your scream is a good payment." The village was already destroyed - he doubted anyone else was alive outside himself, and thus with a careless toss of the weeping, evaporating demon skull. He turned his gaze towards those littered about. "…A shame." His sword, which could have been put away was instead risen with ease and with his footsteps taking him to the nearest corpse, he brought the steel down to slice through the exposed neck of the elderly before moving onto the next… and the next and the next.

#« ( Junpei ) » IC.#tryna wake my writing up #it's been a bit #words work with meeee tyyy

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kultofathena · 1 year

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Find these and more cutting accessories available HERE.

Items used in this video:

Balaur Arms – Shinto Oni Katana

Hanwei – Civilian Shashka

Ronin Katana - Dojo-Pro Model 29

Tameshigiri Tatami Cutting Mat – 36”

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siderealscribblings · 2 years

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Tameshigiri (Kazuha & Ayaka)

“It’s so…contentious.”

The blade arced neatly through the air, but Ayaka could almost feel the way it bit back against her touch. It was peerlessly crafted (as to be expected, given the hand that created it and the spirit that forged it) but still Ayaka found the blade lilting and twisting despite her best effort to keep it straight.

“I suppose some of Kagotsurube Isshin’s spirit must’ve rubbed off on it,” Kazuha mused, watching Ayaka’s nose scrunch as she gripped the weapon with both hands. She cut a striking figure against the sun perpetually sinking into the otherworldly sea of the Teapot. The islands that bore so much resemblance to Inazuma existed in a perpetual state of twilight; a perfect summer evening frozen in place per its master’s whim.

Before being invited, Kazuha was reasonably sure Lumine was not a goddess or adeptus. After stepping foot inside, he could no longer be sure of anything, save that it was a lovely place to get some sword practice in.

Frowning, Ayaka balanced the flat of the crimson blade on her fingertips, watching it balance with a confused scowl. “It’s not unbalanced…but it feels that way when I swing it.”

“I remember thinking the same thing about my father’s sword,” Kazuha chuckled, watching Ayaka stow the blade in her astral scabbard. Her hand hovered over the hilt, trying to find the right place to grab it before drawing and slicing with a dissatisfied wince. To any other observer, it looked perfect; to Kazuha, he could tell that Ayaka had to put more of her shoulder into the strike than she usually did and step deeper than she usually cut.

“As expected, I suppose,” Ayaka clucked, offering the sword to Kazuha. “The Kaedehara bond between skin and steel is hard to break.”

As his hand touched it, she could feel the blade disengage from her Vision and return to his, the edge taking on a glow of swirling red smoke before it vanished into thin air. It was a small cantrip common to all Vision users; a trick that Keqing used to stow her work scrolls and Ningguang used to keep her preferred tobacco blend always close at hand. Most only used it to keep their preferred weapons ready with a flick of the wrist, but she knew Ayato usually had a half-drunk cup of milk tea stowed somewhere just out of sight.

“Have you decided if you're going to keep it yet?”Ayaka asked, unable to keep the curiosity out of her voice as Kazuha traced the air with the Isshin. She didn’t know where the line between friends and comrades was drawn, having plenty of experience with the latter and not as much with the former. If Kazuha was irritated by her, his placid expression didn’t seem to betray it, his eyes following the edge of the sword like a fishmonger examining the day’s catch.

“I don’t know yet,” Kazuha shrugged, the Isshin falling from his grip and dispelling into floating motes of stardust as it fell. Before it could hit the ground it was gone, and Kazuha’s fingers closed around the wound hilt of a long, slender rapier of no renown.

“There’s something to be said for dancing with the one you came with,” Kazuha said, holding his old blade up to the light and watching the shadows slip in its nicked and dented edges. It was a common weapon forged by a blacksmith in Mondstadt after his Liyuen blade snapped off in a Lawachurl’s jaw; created by a smith who spent most of his days mending holes in pans and forging horseshoes. Maybe it was just sentimentality that made Kazuha reluctant to replace his old workhorse weapon…or maybe he found that, keen as it was, the Isshin didn’t connect with him the way he thought it should .

“I think it must be hard to live up to such weighty expectations,” Ayaka mused.

“You speak from experience, Ayaka-san?” Kazuha chuckled, immediately lighter than air once again even as Ayaka’s ears prickled. “Or are you talking about me?”

“I was referring to Isshin,” Ayaka said, trying to keep the petulant huff out of her voice. “To live so long without the touch of its creator…only to find itself in the hands of someone quite different with his own set of expectations and needs.”

Her fingers traced the edges of her clan's crest stamped on her armor. "I suppose I can sympathize…"

“Hm,” Kazuha hummed thoughtfully, flipping the Iron Sting out of his hand and snapping the Kagotsurube Isshin back into existence. Like it did with Ayaka, the blade lilted too far ahead with each swing; bit at the air like a dog straining its lead, eager to sink its teeth into something. Though the consciousness had long since been melted down, there was no mistaking the enmity that haunted the sword. Decades of tragedy baked into metal with nowhere to go and nothing to do but bite, bite, bite like it would disappear if it didn’t.

Fantastic work, Ayaka; he’s brooding now, Ayaka thought. “Kazuha-san-”

“You needn’t apologize,” Kazuha said, a familiar semi-sad smile spreading across his face.

“I…I wasn’t going to apologize,” Ayaka said, eyes darting away as Kazuha laughed.

“You apologize to the Fatui as you encase them in ice,” Kazuha laughed. “It’s a safe bet to make in any circumstance…besides.”

Kazuha’s eyes traced the edge of the Isshin’s blade with a thoughtful glint. “You’ve given me quite a bit to think about…”

See Author Notes on Ao3!

#my writing #genshin fanfic #kaedehara kazuha #kamisato ayaka #scuffed game design used as a character development point

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