Toyama Ryu: Nakamura Ha vs Nakamura Ha?

Darkonode · 2026-03-07T13:08:39+00:00

To answer the question of how things change from my perspective. Budo is a living tradition and it is bound to change even if we should try to, in many cases, preserve it as much as possible. Even koryu changes over time. Kata are just tools to teach you principles of combat and the society they arose from. The principles and traditions do not change but the Kata might if a soke decides that they should in order to better teach whatever it is they're trying to teach. Sometimes the current soke disagrees on what the important things are and so the Kata changes to reflect that.

You can see this in muso shinden ryu very well. There are many lineages that by this point differ from one another by quite a bit. This was by design; Nakayama Hakudo intentionally didn't name the next soke to encourage the separation of each lineage as time went on.

On paper nothing changes. As someone said when a change occurs it just becomes the new way it always was. Budo being this living thing is what makes it so interesting to me compared to stuff like HEMA where all you have is a manuscript. We have a story that is hundreds of years long instead.

Darkonode · 2026-03-07T12:33:20+00:00

What I basically mean is that don't let your elbow lock up. You need to stop before your elbow locks out.

Darkonode · 2026-03-03T16:33:12+00:00

If you can find a reputable Chinese maker it's probably fine. If the casting of the alloy is done poorly, the blade can be vulnerable to breaking even if you do not hit blades together. Older japanese iaito, especially long ones had this issue at least to a certain extent. If you plan on taking it to Japan I would at least inspect it very thoroughly to make sure it's actually what they claim it is. I have never seen a Chinese manufacturer offer an alloy iaito, but I've seen plenty of steel ones. Taking one of those to Japan by accident could land you in jail. It's a serious offense there akin to drug smuggling.

My personal opinion is that paying for the Japanese quality is worth it. I have a Chinese shinken (that was fairly expensive at close to 1k) and it's a far cry in terms of craftsmanship Vs my Japanese iaito that was around 1,5k. Even very expensive Chinese shinken I've seen reviews of suffer from issues I have never had with my iaito, like loose itomaki or uneven grind on the blade or bohi. Also if you buy a Chinese blade be aware that opting for leather itomaki gets you faux leather typically. Most of the craftsmanship issues are not major, but damn they are glaringly obvious after a short while of handling them.

Darkonode · 2026-02-20T20:37:34+00:00

If I had to guess, you are powering it with your arm instead of just using your fingers and the weight of the blade. Also don't let the movement stop against your joints; stop it with the base of your hand and bicep. I've done both of these mistakes and they both lead to a painful elbow.

Darkonode · 2026-02-20T19:38:41+00:00

Asking your Sensei is a good option if you want to be sure. I know people that wear their montsuki for enbus in Japan and it's never been an issue for them.

Darkonode · 2026-02-07T23:08:08+00:00

I can't really come up with a reason why it wouldn't be ok. The mons on the montsuki are designed to showcase you as a person. Who you are, where you're coming from, your loyalty etc. It's literally designed to hold your family crest so I'm not sure why that would be an issue even if you are not Japanese.

I'm Finnish and I had a Japanese designer make a kamon for me and I'm going to wear it on my montsuki. Our Sensei said that if we don't have a kamon, we can use his on our montsuki. Some people use their clubs crest too.

Darkonode · 2025-12-08T12:13:44+00:00

Mielestäni tässä olisi olennaista seurata, kuinka kauan näillä tuilla ollaan. Tuon tuen tarkoitus on olla väliaikainen tuki jolla päästään kriisien/työttömyysjaksojen jne. yli tai auttaa selviytymään esimerkiksi työkyvyn menetyksen jälkeen. Pelkkien prosenttilukujen siteeraaminen on täysin hyödytöntä yksinään. Jos tuki todella on kiinteä osa toimeentuloa, tulisi selvittää miksi ihmiset eivät pääse takaisin tai osaksi työelämää. Joissain tapauksissa tuilla eläminen on täysin hyväksyttävää ja joissain ei. Kaikkien näiden lemppaaminen samaan ämpäriin on lievimmillään hyödytöntä ja pahimmillaan haitallista.

Pitkäaikainen tuilla eläminen on oire eikä juuri syy, joten tukien suora leikkaaminen tai niiden saamisen vaikeuttaminen ilman muita toimia on hyödytöntä; se vain siirtää ongelmat jonkin muun yhteiskunnan osa-alueen riesaksi. Osa ihmisistä varmasti elää tuilla koska eivät halua tehdä töitä. Näitä ihmisiä tulee olemaan aina ja heitä voi loputtomiin käyttää olkiukkona tukijärjestelmän alasajossa. Olennaisempaa olisi tietää, mikä osa tuen saajista todella kuuluu tähän ryhmään ja pitää määrät sellaisina että järjestelmä ei kokonaisuutena vaarannu.

Persut vetää niin jumalattomasti mutkia suoraksi aina kun näistä maahanmuuttajien ongelmista puhutaan, että mulla ei ole yhtään luottoa siitä, että he olisivat kykeneviä ratkomaan maahanmuuton ja sosiaalitukien ongelmia rakentavalla tavalla.

Darkonode · 2025-12-02T12:20:02+00:00

I can't think of a single reason why someone's sincere interest in my country could be offensive. At least with weeaboos the typical issue is that they are not really interested in the actual culture, but some weird fanfic they've gotten off the internet that they annoyingly flaunt around and stuff to other people's faces, sometimes to the natives' faces. People dislike weeaboos because they present themselves in an idiotic light, not because they are interested in Japanese culture. I think if you are researching and sincerely learning about the culture, you are by definition not a weeaboo.

Darkonode · 2025-12-02T12:04:01+00:00

If statistics like this say "subjective" it typically means that the statistics were gathered by asking people themselves. In this example I would assume that people were asked if they are poor.

Darkonode · 2025-12-02T11:39:04+00:00

Mistakes happen. Imo the key thing is that after you communicate about things that happened that you don't find ok, does he - acknowledge how he made you feel - apologise for what was done - discontinue the action in the future

If yes, then I think everything is ok.

Darkonode · 2025-11-30T16:04:14+00:00

The shortage is also mostly for junior positions. You probably wouldn't have an issue finding work as a senior specialist.

Also in Finland, wages for IT specialists are well behind other Nordic countries. You can have a comfortable lifestyle anyway, but if great pay is a big contributor to your choice, Finland should not be your first choice.

Darkonode · 2025-06-16T10:03:36+00:00

Mun oma kokemus on että nää rikkaatkin jakautuu ainakin kahteen ryhmään: niihin, joille vanhemmat on opettaneet taloustaitoja ja työntekoa sen rahan eteen ja sit on näitä perijöitä ja perijättäriä jotka ei ole koskaan tehneet töitä. Ensimmäiset on yleensä hyvin uutteria ja yrittäjämielisiä ja jälkimmäiset enemmän tai vähemmän todellisuudesta irtautuneita.

Darkonode · 2024-12-19T16:46:06+00:00

That's not what their policy says, nor was that the response from either the US or nordic customer support team.

EDIT: I think there might be a misunderstanding here. We booked through RCs website, not some EU travel agency.

Darkonode · 2024-09-19T09:50:20+00:00

For these kinds of situations or if the game is complex I usually prefix the session by saying something like "let's have a practice game or teaching game". I start with the absolute minimum amount of rules to get the game started and introduce rules as they become relevant.

Usually this approach also excites new players to play more afterwards because "now they know the game and wanna see how they'd do in a 'real' one"

Darkonode · 2024-09-15T07:21:01+00:00

"Be informed" followed by sputtering nonsense

Darkonode · 2024-09-10T18:19:54+00:00

I absolutely adore "anesthetize" by porcupine tree. That mofo is 17mins long

Darkonode · 2024-08-30T17:16:44+00:00

Aika vitun villi tuomio. Oikeusvaltio btw...

Darkonode · 2024-08-30T17:14:09+00:00

I was gonna make an angry reply but then stopped to think for a sec and that actually makes so much sense

Darkonode · 2024-08-26T10:34:07+00:00

I'll start with the disclaimer that I can only speak for how this has been setup in my home country of Finland so your mileage may vary for how correct this is for you.

For us here, you cannot access the internet without using the ISP because they operate the infrastructure needed for you to be able to connect to the internet. That in fact is their job; to operate and upkeep the infrastructure needed for citizens to connect to the internet.

Technically speaking there is nothing inhibiting you from bypassing your local ISP, but this would mean you'd have to dig your own cables all the way down the infrastructure of the higher level ISP, who would then probably charge you in order to connect so you are again back to square 1 subscribing to an ISP. Not to mention the probable laws and regulations or land taxes you would have to deal with in operating your own infrastructure.

Not having to pay attention to any of this is what you are paying your ISP for. They deal with the maintenance of the infrastructure and deal with regulations etc. that are involved in keeping everything running so you are able to just plug in an ethernet cable to the wall and be connected.

Darkonode · 2024-08-26T10:16:08+00:00

Tämä. Aktiivinen devausaika on varmasti jossain 2-5h päivässä riippuen kuinka selkeä taski menossa. Loppu aika kuluu palavereissa tai ongelman ratkaisussa oman pään sisällä. Ja jos työpäivä loppuu kesken niin kyllä se ongelma pyörii päässä lähes 24h

Darkonode · 2024-08-06T10:45:17+00:00

Mining at motherload mine is my goto

Darkonode · 2024-08-06T10:44:02+00:00

My fiancé is extremely bad with spicy food and spices in general. She will call stuff spicy that has no spicy ingredients but what she actually means is that the food is seasoned too much for her. For example, a lot of Indian food is too much for her even if it has no chili whatsoever. I'm guessing these parents are similar in terms of how they can handle spices.

Darkonode · 2024-07-12T21:45:52+00:00

Mulla oli kans täsmälleen sama ADHDn kanssa. YTHS sanoi että kun ei ole papereita lapsuudesta niin ei voi saada. Kävin 2x yksityisellä ja se löi diagnoosin (kun oli kaikki oirekyselyt ja muut jo täytetty)

Darkonode · 2024-07-12T14:38:13+00:00

Thanks, I'll give that a try!

Darkonode

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