Girls with Swords
Good news for those who said you prefer girls with swords in a recent poll - looks like more n more Japanese ladies are taking up the sport of samurai sword swishing...
Fuji TV news reports on how sword fighting classes are becoming popular among young women in Japan:
Their reporter joins one of the 2-hour classes to investigate. The class starts with some demonstration fights. After practicing basic movements, swords are passed out to the students so they can try out some techniques. At the end of the lesson, studen use what they learned to act out a sword battle scene.
Apparently it’s a good workout and helps improve posture.
So the takeaway here for the lads is - please be serious when going into a relationship with a lady - or risk having your dolphin sliced off if you play two timing.
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Myself-finder
what battle sword scene i wonder...
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
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LOL!
No more NEET, enineering student now...g
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More reason to chose 2D girls now? Maybe we'll get an idol video of someone with swords now.
Moe Hunter
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The sensei was quite intimidating and scary >__<
Student artist
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She'll cut you down even before to grope her!
Professional Panhandler
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Reminds me of this girl that I know who's a karate black belt. She looks timid and shy, and I didn't know she was a black belt until I heard she came in third or sth in the province tournament. Her hands are considered legal weapons ^^;
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I'd like to try Kendo sometime... but its not easily available round here... far as i'm aware lol.
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Same here. :(
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
Luckily I have a free place where I can study it, because the guy teaches in a public park. Unluckily, it's about 4 degrees outside, so I'm going to give it a few months before I give it a go... =_=
Student
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Girls picking up kendo is cool. XD I love the combination of girl + katana.
Student | J-Drama beau
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Like the combination, too :D
Summer school skipper
Tight. xD
Mechanical Engineering student
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Girls who know the way of the sword? My type of girl! XD
Auditor Junior
This also Means that girls are getting Dangerous. get in a fight with her and i would love to watch what happens next lol :)
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
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Maybe I should post an ad in the classifieds section:
"Wanted: Hiko Seijuurou, Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu expert. Meals and lodging provided."
Any takers
ダメ人間, ひきこもり
video above is NOT Kendo, as kendo uses 竹刀(shinai) and is more oriented toward sport: getting point by landing successful hit
it doesn't really seem like iaijutsu/iaido either (the art of drawing sword out of its sheath)
probably some basic kenjutsu with shinken... doesn't really seem strong in the video, and doesn't really help in self defense (as you don't usually bring swords around, do you?) but definitely serve as a way to maintain health, and
point from the post above: posture
yes, at least training with those kamae will help in straightening body posture, and women look better when they maintain a good back/shoulder posture. =) trust me in this one, one of the reason I see women taken from the back in eromanga seem better than in some AV from the same perspective (most of the time anyway)
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
Shinai is just for sparring. Kata are done with bokken or swords (usually bokken though).
ダメ人間, ひきこもり
I thought kendoka do their suburi practice with shinai too? I've never learned any kendo, though. using bokken for kata does make sense though :)
Dirty Gentleman
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I have a preference for ladies that already know how to play with my sword...
Moe Hunter
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Just make sure she gets the sheathing correct first ^__^
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lol looks like your avatar is doing a lot of that already.
U mean joystick lolipop....hahaha
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there are 2 types of girls I would instantly marry.
girls involved with games and girls involved with martial arts =)
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Interessante Neigung, kann dir aber zustimmen, obwohl ich eine Heirat etwas übertrieben finde :P
Interesting slant, but I can agree with you, although a marriage is too exaggerated, in my case =D
College student, Mech programmer and striving photographer.
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We need more Xena's like them in this world ^^
Injured
Yes those girls practicing Sword fights looked really sharp. It was good to see every one still had all their appendages when the video was over too!
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"Please be serious when going into a relationship with a lady - or risk having your dolphin sliced off if you play two timing."
I'll be aware of that ^^;
Student
Actually it's funny and true lol. This year I read in a newspaper in Turkey a women who suspected of his husband cheating on her, has cut the dolphin of his husband while he was sleeping and throw the part to a rooftop of course the weapon was not a sword it was a basic knife. Nevertheless we gotta have caution even while sleeping lol.
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This can't be good for Japan's already bad underpopulation problem.
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.
lol. when the girls go "Eee!!", it's quite *ahem*.. the young ones prolly learning it for cosplay(?).. while the older girls learn it for threatening their hubbies in case they run off or two-time..
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I saw that news article on Japan probe earlier this morning and my first thought was that I'd much prefer my SO to pick up pole dancing as an exercise routine instead. But the sword swishing is pretty cool as well.
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Very cool. I think I would like them to use practice swords if I was going to be training with them... Just kind of scary to have someone swinging a sword around me for the first time ;b
Grocery Store Clerk
Thsoe are girls that I do not want to mess with
Graduate Student
They're learning kenjutsu in the video. Granted it's not useful if you're not carrying a sword with you, but you substitute a bat nicely for all of the techniques. That being said, learning how to use the samurai sword is awesome for upper body strength and range of motion.
Poet (not)
They're not really learning kenjutsu. More like for fun and workout. Still, those swings might come in handy in self-defense situations.
Graduate Student
You're right. It's not combat ready kenjutsu. It's more movie kenjutsu. But it's definitely not kendo.
Nekophilia
Oh noes.. Sliced dolphin meat ><
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Dolphin sushi, the future of Japanese gastronomy... >__<
former Emperor of Britannia
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That's what i call GIRL POWER!
Associate Network Administrator
Interesting stuff. Makes me want to take the classes as well.
mmm sexy combo
University Student
Impressive
Student
I can support this, physical workout is always good, be it a sword fighting classes or just jogging. But one has to do it regularly.
Student and full-time otaku
Why do they sub it in Japanese? Is it because they can't always clearly understand each other on tv?
FREETER
kakkoii!! ^o,o^
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Girls + swords = instant win in my book ^^
Figurine Enthusiast, Uni Student
real life saber san <3 <3
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Cool she drew the sword pretty fast on 1:44, a split second. Amazing one reason why I love martial arts and fighting. Gotta wonder how will this be good in real life combat. I could think of alot of 2D girls in anime and games. But one pops to mind...Makoto from Love Hina.
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Very cool. I remember taking fencing (western style), was a lot of fun, wasn't very good but I was told I had a very fast feint attack.
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
There is fencing right across the hall where I train, I've always thought of enrolling. It looks like a hoot.
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
Wow, the ukes were totally kind to her during the bunkai. ^^; There is hope for me yet, I bet some of those girls don't question early mornings and late nights from training! ^.^
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2 timing = slice in 2... horizontally or vertically?
or wiener squid? :P
三年せいとオタク
That'd be kinda cool but very very painful >..<"
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
I lol'd hard at wiener squid... XD
I love girls with swords...in 2D...=
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I prefer joysticks instead of swords for women. Sword with girl...dangerous in one view but another view...sexy? LoL
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Remember, guys, to wear a cup when relationships aren't working out. Better safe than sorry.
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
I'm a light sleeper and unless she has mastered the sword, then I have no worries, hehehe. ^^; But of course, I wouldn't be two-timing a beautiful lady anyways.
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
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it's not a bad idea.... I mean, it does give people focus, and it helps shape up a bit... I would think Kendo is much more wide spread, and Aikido is much more beneficial to a woman... But meh, cutting things with something sharp is fun... However, becareful.. when they get pissed, they might cut you up...
University Student
Oh wow! That would be fantastic to learn! I absolutely love that lightning speed draw at 1:44. The only thing is I'm incredibly clumsy and would probably trip, fall, and commit unintentional seppuku! I certainly hope they're training with fake swords if they're just beginning. =^_^=
houkouonchi
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Chicks with cold steel is too awesome to pass.
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That's awsome. I would like to try this... my posture sucks.
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Eheh pretty cool especially the first demo. The reporter was a bit too slow in her movement in the re-enactment scene though. One can escape a dolphin massacre easily that way =P
Student
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Girls in this activity looks hawt. :D
♦College Student♦
How cute xD Makes me wanna join in. I've always been interested in fencing and swords ect.
Cleaner
How about girls with big eyes WITH swords... Yes! FTW!
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haha awesome, reminds me of bamboo blade! love that anime :D
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Nice! Next class: Cosplay Workout. ^_^
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sweet, love all the girly swinging and stretching :D
???Confused???
Are those real swords they act out the scene with or like something less dangerous?
University's Slave
Cool! I wish I could find kendo around here; it looks like fun. Still, this is making me miss fencing. Must go to fencing club next week.
Scientist, unemployed.
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I have a friend who fences. What do you use?
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I used to train in iaido, and we never had a female student, even though the judo class had several. I never joined the MSU Kendo club when I was in college because they met when I had to work. When I get a job, I will be joining a group.
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Better make sure the girl you get isn't easy to temper...
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I see breeding of yandere
WERE ALL DOOMED~~
Student
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Ouch... have to save my dolphin at all costs!
Makes me think samurai girls are all tsunderes though >__>
Banking...
I must admit that girls with swords are rather...Nice. :)
I am in Iaido right now and we have a couple of girls (that I know of) in our class. They're all pretty nice and not very Tsundere either. Which is nice because a real Tsundere girl with a sword just seems kind of scary...
Student
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Looks like a lot of fun, hope they don't swing a katana at my tra la la. I wish my school had a fencing club or kendo club.
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Practising iaido will grant you better posture etc, but only if rigour or discipline is actually demanded of the students.
Don't see any of that, just lots of playacting and swinging.
I guess iaido dojos must be really hard up for money these days.
Student artist
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Lol the men acting to die are so into it
Pretty girl at 1:48
College Freshmen
LOL at the guys who have to wait and pretend to be slashed at. It's like they're just waiting for her.
Student
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Guys just have to be careful when it come to these lady. Girl with swords is a nice idea the combination is great. On the other hand girl in Japan can defend their self from stalker & molester.
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Wow, 4000yen for a single 2 hour lesson.... sounds very expensive to me.
Medic!
Wow girls with kata sure looks great ^^ Im not sure if there is any kenjutsu in singapore tho I wanted to learn T_T
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kewl!
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Gotta watch my back around them...
professional pill-popper
As a girl who uses swords (and maybe a sadist, too) I'm very enthusiastic XD
there needs to be more of us~~
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Please duel with me.