need help with my Yamayoshi's Nobori

[WarriorOfToys]

Cheng,
Why don't you try and see if those bow-tie headbands you use on your Samurai
will give a tight enough fit that they will keep your ribbons in place?
Otherwise I don't really know.

Yes, he is doing 'noto' - resheathing of the sword and that would be Eishin Ryu style.  I train in MusoShinden Ryu - we do noto with the blade sideways (so we use longer swords - and a longer sword allows a greater distance between you and opponent - but the blade is always worn with the edge of the blade facing up.

This is an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsTWfMjI0ls

I appreciate the art of fighting,
But in a real battle though they might have tried to stick to traditions
they were likely to not do some of the steps.

(At least when I read or watch people doing that sort of thing,
they have almost 10 steps to drawing their sword. Which I find a little insane.
Or is it just me? )

[cheng]

Hi!
From what I remember from an ancient painting, the double-handed katanas with the extra-long blade had no sheath. Same for the medieval double-handed swords, you cannot carry it in a hip-sheath: it would rattle on the ground and you wouldn't be able to unsheath it the blade is so long.
 
Arnaud

the japanese & chinese did sometimes carry their on their backs altho drawing and resheathing would be rather slower

and thanks WOT,
if i have unlimited number of those white streamers(I hope most of you know where we can get these playmo parts from!),
i'll just have to keep shoving in more until they fit snugly  yes a slightly smaller white plastic hoop will have to do but I'm try to  use PM parts first  .

[Wesley Myers]

Hi!
From what I remember from an ancient painting, the double-handed katanas with the extra-long blade had no sheath. Same for the medieval double-handed swords, you cannot carry it in a hip-sheath: it would rattle on the ground and you wouldn't be able to unsheath it the blade is so long.
 
Arnaud

Hi,

Yes, they had sheaths.  Since they are kept razor sharp it would be very dangerous otherwise.  Not to mention the sword would be exposed to the elements and would get ruined very easily.

Since the Japanese sword is worn with the blade sticking out of the back and not hanging down it would never hit the ground.

The sword of the samurai was to represent his soul any disrespect to it would be tantamount to veritable suicide - social outcast a target for every other samurai.  Your own family would be after you.

Even though 'The Seven Samurai' is a movie it is historically accurate (it is a traditional Japanese movie, not Hollywood) and shows an extral long katana.

[Wesley Myers]

I appreciate the art of fighting,
But in a real battle though they might have tried to stick to traditions
they were likely to not do some of the steps.

(At least when I read or watch people doing that sort of thing,
they have almost 10 steps to drawing their sword. Which I find a little insane.
Or is it just me? )

Actually, there are no steps to it, it is just done in one motion - both drawing and resheathing.  If anyone is talking about breaking it down, that would be to understand better how to learn it.  (Which in Japan would have been done as a very young child - like how we learn out ABC's in a song today)

If you watch that video link I posted above you can see how it is actually done in one fluid motion.

[WarriorOfToys]

Actually, there are no steps to it, it is just done in one motion - both drawing and resheathing.  If anyone is talking about breaking it down, that would be to understand better how to learn it.  (Which in Japan would have been done as a very young child - like how we learn out ABC's in a song today)

If you watch that video link I posted above you can see how it is actually done in one fluid motion.

Oh, ok.

[bennain]

The Custom looks great!