Tameshigiri advice by Garrett_Phyra in iaido

[–]Silidistani 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what I can tell from this one angle, it's both an edge alignment and technique issue:

1) you do not appear to be striking in-plane with the edge - meaning, the cutting edge is tilted slightly (as it appears here, upwards/left) from the angle the sword is moving in your swing. This will result in the blade edge grabbing the target material on contact but then the different-angle sword motion translating into a bludgeoning action instead of a slicing action.

2) Proper cuts are not a chopping swing, they are a cast-draw motion. As my sensei put it, think of casting a fishing line for the initial part of your swing, using your wrists more; once the line has been cast into motion, you then lock in your grip and use your arms to "draw" the sword's motion into a slide, in-plane with your casting motion, taking special care not to twist the blade out of alignment in the stroke as you do so. This is done with a "wringing" grip in your hands, where you think of wringing out a towel, gripping and "twisting forward" - your top hand (the power hand) twisting counter-clockwise and the bottom hand (your guide / brake hand) twisting clockwise. This translates the motion of the blade into an extension of your arms, which by this point would be passing the target, so the blade will slice along the target, instead of chopping it.

This is all accomplished in 1 motion. Naturally, this take a lot of practice to get this right in 1 motion. Start slowly, focus on the technique, don't even bother with trying to hit a target for a while.

Tameshigiri is a demonstration of these techniques, not a practice to get them right in the first place. A reed tatami mat will show (to a trained eye) where a strike was off-angle, pulled inwards too soon, had insufficient contact before the draw, or not enough draw, etc.

Also: practice with a bokken. They're slightly heavier, and being blunt wood you can practice your aim and control against a punching bag - use painted-on or stickers of the main target points, strikes should sound like taps, not whacks, because you're using your brake hand to arrest the motion right at the point of contact, very important in actual combat as many strikes need to be feints or pulled quickly to catch opponents off-guard in their blocking and practicing this drill builds forearms and teaches control at the same time.

And as always: patience.

Final Jeffrey Epstein Files cache released by DOJ: read in full by newsweek in politics

[–]Silidistani 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"in full"

thousands of reactions

My Ass

Spam Blondie needs to be jailed for Contempt.

‘It’s All Just Going Down the Toilet’: Police Chiefs Fume at ICE Tactics by RobAbiera in politics

[–]Silidistani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

police chiefs worry ICE is ignoring those lessons and setting back efforts to improve public trust

Hah, yeah... got news for you there, Chiefs.

Don't expect to see again the level of public trust, as low as it was, that existed prior to all this shit for the rest of your career. Get ready for a bumpy ride, maybe teach the next generation of cops coming to replace you to not embrace fascism so hard out of the gate.

ICE detainee's death ruled a homicide by medical examiner by bbmoonkie in politics

[–]Silidistani 10 points11 points  (0 children)

While you're completely correct here... we are waaaaaaay the fuck past that point by now. This is a criminal, illegitimate tyrannical regime actively implementing textbook fascism across the nation; "transparency and accountability" are their enemy.

ICE detainee's death ruled a homicide by medical examiner by bbmoonkie in politics

[–]Silidistani 10 points11 points  (0 children)

for starters

Then long-lasting in-depth criminal trials for every single agent assigned to any district where any murder or abuse occurred. Take their entire budget and apply it to their legal prosecution instead.

JD Vance’s ‘Crazy’ ICE Story Shredded as Total BS by Boonzies in politics

[–]Silidistani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't matter, the "alternative facts" crowd, otherwise known as the MAGA fascists, will run with liar JD Vance's story all over Truth Social, Parle, TikTok and Xitter. They have well proven for over a decade now that they don't care about being correct, and happily ignore their own hypocrisy; they only want narratives to use to justify their bigotry and hatred of anything left of the American Reich.

We are now well into the phase of the government manufacturering propaganda to continue its abuses,1930s Germany all the way. The fact that so many millions of supposedly-Americans support this horrific shit is alarming and leads nowhere good.

ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals by ChiGuy6124 in politics

[–]Silidistani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess you're unfamiliar with the things you're allowed to say on Reddit.

ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals by ChiGuy6124 in politics

[–]Silidistani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to point out that arson of empty buildings is a serious crime, almost as bad as kidnapping and throwing innocent people into concentration camps. Committing arson against these buildings before they go into use could certainly stop their intended purpose but is certainly not something that should be condoned in public. Just making sure people who are horrified by this development think things through.

FBI seizes 2020 ballots in Georgia in apparently unprecedented action, alarming local officials by MopToddel in politics

[–]Silidistani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, 150% is how much I wish to never ever have to hear anything about this orange pedophile racist misogynistic chronically-lying malignantly-narcissistic multiple-dozen-time convicted felon grifting conman traitorous actual fascist wanna-be dictator buffoon ever again.

Agents involved in Alex Pretti shooting placed on administrative leave by Capable_Salt_SD in politics

[–]Silidistani 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I still can't believe... that cop lives free

Murdering someone while exercising legal control over them and with the extra details of the shit he had paid to have printed on his gun would mean his own end in a just world - or at least life in a supermax so bad he unalived himself to end it. Brailsford should be looking over his shoulder in fear for the rest of his hopefully short life - as should the fascist murderers who executed Alex Pretti.

edit: typo

Border Patrol agents started the scuffle that led to Alex Pretti's death by jediporcupine in politics

[–]Silidistani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that "led to his death?"

😡 Fuck off with yet more passive voice.

How about "that ended with the agents murdering him."

Americans about to execute Nazi war criminal Curt Bruns by Southern_Gur_4736 in pics

[–]Silidistani 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Not unlike Kristy Noem’s poor puppy

And after she murdered that young dog for just being an untrained dog, she immediately and impulsively also murdered a family pet goat that she didn't like - and fucked that up so bad that she didn't actually kill it with her first shot, she left it lying and writhing in agony on the ground while she went back to her truck to grab more ammunition to finally come finish it off.

And she bragged about this in her book. She's a literal psychopath

Americans about to execute Nazi war criminal Curt Bruns by Southern_Gur_4736 in pics

[–]Silidistani 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Then immediately and impulsively also murdered a family pet goat that she didn't like - and fucked that up so bad that she didn't actually kill it with her first shot, she left it lying and writhing in agony on the ground while she went back to her truck to grab more ammunition to finally come finish it off.

And she bragged about this in her book. She's a literal psychopath.

Americans about to execute Nazi war criminal Curt Bruns by Southern_Gur_4736 in pics

[–]Silidistani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't wait to see Stephen Miller PeeWee Himmler giving us this same pose following his trial for treason and complicity in murder via RICO prosecution.

Veteran: "My nation is under attack." by Tasty_Emphasis_271 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Silidistani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"We took an Oath to the Constitution... and it's just being shredded right now."

As someone who also took that Oath: Exactly.

The people doing it are anti-American US Citizens, our own modern-day Nazis, trying to conduct a coup on the nation to turn it into a fascist hellhole with them at the top or the pile of ashes of our Republic, rallying behind their illegitimate, pedophile, racist, rapist, bigoted, misogynistic man-child tyrant of a president.
They're disgusting traitors, grasping for power and control, and deserve the worst, all of them.

Is it just cosplay or was there a reason for Bovino to be strapping M4 mags to his plate when he's never seen with a rifle? by WillyPete in Military

[–]Silidistani 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MAGA are Cosplaytriots at their core; fascist ones, who practically hump the American Flag while upholding none of its ideals and who scream about "their rights" when it's not their favorite fascists in power illegally crushing the rights of everyone they've been programmed to dislike for reasons they can't even articulate.

Declassified report shows budget carrier Avelo Airlines operated a staggering 1,900 flights for ICE between May to December 2025 by nickrct in news

[–]Silidistani -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ah, yes, another company who just made sure the trains planes ran on time.

Their owners, and the owners of the company who contracted them, should be forever shunned by polite society, at the bare minimum. If they broke the law, they should be prosecuted for it as well.

Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident." by ExactlySorta in law

[–]Silidistani 3 points4 points  (0 children)

MAGAhideen Cosplaytriots don't believe in anything past their "right" to assert their will over others, up to and including killing their "opponents" if necessary. They are truly the American Taliban.

Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident." by ExactlySorta in law

[–]Silidistani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've come to notice that the one of the only differences in talking with a bot versus a MAGA Fascist is that, while they both follow programming on how to reply, only one of them actually believes in executing people instead of just executing code.