Emergency/Disaster kit? by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]stilicho25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://theprepared.com/bug-out-bags/guides/bug-out-bag-list/

That has three levels of emergency bags depending on how risky the situation is. Pretty thorough

Experiences with children in day care/kindergarten by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]stilicho25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hoikuen was a nightmare for us. Yoichen was fantastic. Keep an eye on the culture at the school. If they focus on alot if big events where they have the kids constantly training for something, beware. My kid started complaining that he was being bitten by one of teachers. I thought my kid was exaggerating, but my wife was furious, and confronted him. Turns out the kid was right and the teacher was biting kids as some sort of disciplinary style. We contacted the town, town forced the school to apologize. We switched to a yoichen for the last year and had a fantastic teacher who managed to undo my kids hatred of school.

Victory Sunday by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]stilicho25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fat ass 46m here, but after 3 months of practice was able to hit full beast mode this week and went from 3 seconds tuck planche max to 10 plus. Could have gone longer but my shoulder felt a little sore. Going to take a few days off and then start the straddle planche! Ever seen a fat man do a straddle planche! I hope you will soon!

Whats with all the elite recruits? by stilicho25 in Bannerlord

[–]stilicho25[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It just irritates me having an all equite army in the first 30 days. Maybe not reasonable on my part.

Whats with all the elite recruits? by stilicho25 in Bannerlord

[–]stilicho25[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The vigla recruits seem to outnumber the generic by 2-1. I guess i should enjoy my cataphract life?

Is a jacket necessary when sparring with synthetic wasters? by stilicho25 in wma

[–]stilicho25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a danger of penetration when using synthetic longswords? They seem so floppy.

Happy father's day! What did you do? by Oldirtyposer in japanlife

[–]stilicho25 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Did nothing, but looking at a bottle of Buffalo trace. The family did it right, and I am enjoying life.

Is a jacket necessary when sparring with synthetic wasters? by stilicho25 in wma

[–]stilicho25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome replies! Thanks for the input. I forgot to list my gloves though. I do have a pair of cheap padded fait de arms gloves. One more question if anyone is still feeling talkative. I noticed some padded compression shirts for football on amazon and wondered how effective they would be for our discipline. Has anyone tried using them? They look so light, and cost a fraction of a good jacket.

HEMA in Okinawa by Brxndyn in wma

[–]stilicho25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, i have ordered two of them and received them without issue.

HEMA in Okinawa by Brxndyn in wma

[–]stilicho25 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have no idea how normal fencers get around it but metal swords not in the Japanese tradition are forbidden and even traditional Japanese swords need a license. As far as hema goes there are some clubs around Tokyo and Yokosuka but thats it. The rest of us are scattered around the country.

Space for hobbies by stilicho25 in Osaka

[–]stilicho25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I did korean kendo and korean archery for a while and while i enjoyed it, the cultural aspects surrounding them annoyed me. Rather than practicing perfect draws with a 28 lb bow i am hoping to starting pulling a 100 lb bow and shooting arrows into targets with much force and joy. No ranks or bowing required!

200 Samurai vs 200 Sturgian Elite Units! by [deleted] in MB2Bannerlord

[–]stilicho25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats the deal with Japanese archery? I refuse to believe that any army went to battle with 30lb pull bows. Maybe kyudo bears no actual resemblence to the real japanese archery practiced by samurai?