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AsahinaKimi

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37. oh yes...and very, very expensive.

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:34 PM

Jul 2012

I had saved up an entire year to purchase this sword. It came with a cleaning kit as well. I had to buy the stand separately. I will not tell you the price, but it was over 1500 US dollars. Though it is very heavy, and for me to work with it, requires me to lift some weights, just to be able to handle it.

here are some detailed images of it.

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Sports to add (or bring back) to the Olympics? [View all] GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 OP

Cracked.com had an article yesterday about sports that should be in the Olympics. Archae Jul 2012 #1

Kick volleyball? Holy cow! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #2

Yeah, here's a video of the sport... Archae Jul 2012 #3

Thanks! I had to go to the site to see all of the list. It was worth the trip! I am GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #4

That is freaking amazing. hifiguy Jul 2012 #19

Softball Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #5

I thought I heard softball and baseball were still out. :^( GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #7

I want baseball back, too Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #78

No-one plays it Spider Jerusalem Jul 2012 #50

Looks like they're having rugby sevens at the next one. geardaddy Jul 2012 #52

As opposed to synchronized diving.... Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2012 #80

Golf, tiddly winks and speed fucking. Scuba Jul 2012 #6

Hard to regulate that third one? LOL GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #8

I'll take door number three. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #10

Was It Good for You? SoDesuKa Jul 2012 #72

I nominate Scuba for the next head of the IOC Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #77

Coed naked drunken lawn bowling. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #9

Is lawn bowling the same as Boules/Bocci? GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #11

That's often called lawn bowling, but I mean with pins (we have a REALLY old wooden set). HopeHoops Jul 2012 #14

Neat! You must have to have really short grass to get them to stay set?? GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #16

When you're drunk and naked, who cares if the pins stay set. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #22

KENDO AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #12

My middle daughter is quite proficient at that now. She has an armory of swords. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #15

I took Kendo for 14 years AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #25

Those are really special treasures. She started about ten years ago (with wooden practice swords). HopeHoops Jul 2012 #26

I had stopped doing Kendo after High school. AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #29

Those are great pictures. I've seen the rolled mat chop. It's amazing. Sadly, the words escape me HopeHoops Jul 2012 #33

I would love to get back into the martial arts again... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #36

I love Jackie Chan. He does all of his own stunts and always seems to find a way to get naked. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #41

I think you might be refering to this one.. AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #47

LOL! "Gorgeous" looks great. I haven't seen it. And yes, it was "Forbidden Kingdom". HopeHoops Jul 2012 #48

Not to distract from a really fun sub-thread OriginalGeek Jul 2012 #58

I'll have to look for that. I've never seen anything he was in that I didn't like. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #59

OMG, those are beautiful swords. hifiguy Jul 2012 #35

oh yes...and very, very expensive. AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #37

Wow. I better not let my daughter see those pictures. Her 19th birthday is coming up. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #49

I WANT THAT KATANA!!! Odin2005 Jul 2012 #68

oh very well.... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #70

Cool! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #17

Cool, looks similar to sabre-class fencing. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #65

A variety of canine events: dog agility, canine dancing, flyball, etc. meow2u3 Jul 2012 #13

I think it would be more challenging to use cats. I can't even GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #18

Cat High Five SoDesuKa Jul 2012 #73

Video Games Yavin4 Jul 2012 #20

My kids would rock that event! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #21

Croquet tjwmason Jul 2012 #23

I enjoy playing it. It is probably one of the few sports teams I could make these days! (But GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #24

If you want to drink while playing sharp_stick Jul 2012 #34

A broom flask? Now I've heard it all. LOL GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #43

Dodgeball JonLP24 Jul 2012 #27

Like in the movie? LOL GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #30

Cue sports: billiards (pool), snooker, etc. meow2u3 Jul 2012 #28

That would also be interesting. Could be a summer or winter activity, too. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #32

Hackeysack. bluedigger Jul 2012 #31

My little bro had a hackey sack. I was never very good with that thing. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #42

In the heyday of the National Lampoon there was an article about this. hifiguy Jul 2012 #38

Monty Python's Olympic hide n seek or philosophers playing soccer are also a hoot. :^) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #44

Quidditch KamaAina Jul 2012 #39

Perfect!! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #45

What we have now is fine, but we need to get back to the old ways. A Simple Game Jul 2012 #40

I think some events don't lend themselves to complete nudity. (equestrian, for one) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #46

Ok, equestrians can wear loin cloths. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2012 #56

Lacrosse and Rugby. geardaddy Jul 2012 #51

I think Rugby is coming next time. :^) Lacrosse is a great idea! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #54

They had lacrosse in the early Olympics, but have had it for a long time. geardaddy Jul 2012 #57

Agree about Rugby T_i_B Jul 2012 #74

I agree on Cricket. geardaddy Jul 2012 #79

Horse Dancing. HERVEPA Jul 2012 #53

Is it? I hadn't heard that. *snarf* GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #55

Bring back baseball/softball. Add golf and auto racing charlie and algernon Jul 2012 #60

More good ideas. :^) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #62

Airports can make good road courses Mopar151 Jul 2012 #69

Coed naked drunken bungie jumping archery rocket-launcher beer pong. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #61

I am trying to visualize this, but its hard to wrap my head around. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #63

Wrapping your head around it could be dangerous! HopeHoops Jul 2012 #76

Lacrosse, kickboxing, golf, and mixed martial arts. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #64

I think those would be great, but the MMA is a little brutal for me. I don't think I could watch it GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #67

Yes, yes, yes, and yes! n/t geardaddy Jul 2012 #81

Hockey, bobsled, ski jumping, slalom, luge, figure skating, snowboard petronius Jul 2012 #66

Did someone suggest "Speed Fucking"? MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #71

Golf is coming back next time in Rio AngryAmish Jul 2012 #75

AWESOME!!! Odin2005 Jul 2012 #82

82 posts and no Roller Derby?? HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #83