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| Samurai Helmet Papercraft - Kabuto | | 2008-08-03 14:58:51 | | Two amazingly beautiful Samurai helmet papercrafts from the Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum web site. To get the patterns (there are 4), just follow the link below and click on the blue text - its in the middle of the page so you can't miss it.
Samurai Helmet Papercraft - Kabuto [mogamiyoshiaki]
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| | Samurai Spirits: Nakoruru 1/6 Scale PVC Figure | | 2008-07-26 10:11:53 | | From Samurai Spirits or Samurai Shodown Game, this is anotheversion of Nakoruru (Japanese: ナコルル) who fights to protect Mother Nature. She is a young girl dressed in clothing that looks like Ainu traditional clothes. The basic colors of her clothes are white and red. She fights with a kodachi named Chichiushi and a hawk named Mahaha assists her in her Slash version. She also has a wolf named Shikuru who also assists her when in Bust and Rera versions. The original idea of her came from | | By: Anime and Manga Figure | | |
| | Afro Samurai video game trailer looks good | | 2008-07-19 13:16:26 | | Unfortunately, I haven't had much of an opportunity to familiarize myself with the animated series "Afro Samurai". After a little bit of investigation I learned that the lead character on the show is voiced by none other than Samuel L. Jackson and, according to Wikipedia, each episode costs an estimated One Million Dollars to create. I don't know what you think but that's a lot of coin to spend on a show that not many people know about. I must be in the minority because it appears this series is popular enough to warrant a new video game being made of it. After watching the trailer to this new game it appears that they spared no expense when it came to this incarnation of the show, and thats a good sign.
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| The Ancient Art Of The Samurai | | 2008-07-10 15:00:01 | | The Ancient Art Of The Samurai was written by J. D. Moore from nesacademy.com A new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation refers to the current younger generation as Generation M, which stands for media. They have found that the youth of today are spending increased time with new media such as the Internet, and video games.The report also shows that Gen M also consumes multiple media simultaneously. The below 18 year olds may watch TV, read email, and chat simultaneously. The drawback to this | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | Shinobi or Samurai? | | 2008-07-07 00:49:00 | | Wallpaper title : Shinobi or Samurai?Description : I chose those five cool guys from Naruto Shippuden. Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Itachi and Jiraiya appear with new fashion. Its rather strange but cool because I pimp their fashion into Bleach's fashion. From Shinobi become Shinigami, yeah they are so amazing, even I'm ever thinking how if Konoha shinobi have to fight againts the hollow????This wallpaper is my first time to tried change their fashion. on next time I will do better and try another fashion for them. I hope all of you like with this Shinobi or Samurai? wallpaper. Show this to your friend and make them surprised with Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Itachi and Jiraiya on new fashion.Please share and enjoy: | | By: Manga Naruto Movie | | |
| | Finaliza Samurai Usagi | | 2008-07-06 05:51:35 | | Una de las pocas series que se estrenaron en el 2007 en la Shonen Jump y que seguía publicándose en la actualidad, Samurai Usagi, llega a su final.Éste llevaba alguna que otra semana rumoreándose por internet, y parece ser que finalmente se confirma que en el número 32, a la venta el lunes que viene, aparecerá el último capítulo (el número 66) de este manga de Teppei Fukushima. Actualmente tiene 5 tomos publicados en Japón, estando previsto el sexto para este mes de julio, así que es posible que conste finalmente de 8 tomos.Gosuke acaba de recibir el dojo de su padre, a pesar de que supuestamente no le correspondía a él ya que es el segundo hijo, pero tanto su padre como su hermano mayor se hicieron el hara-kiri, así que no tiene elección. Gosuke intentará crear un estilo para que la gente lo disfrute al practicarlo. | | By: Wild Anime | | |
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| Samurai Spirits: Nakoruru 1/6 PVC Figure | | 2008-06-28 01:58:15 | |
From Samurai Spirits or Samurai Shodown Game, this is Samurai Spirits: Nakoruru 1/6 PVC Figure. Nakoruru (Japanese: ナコルル) who fights to protect Mother Nature. She is a young girl dressed in clothing that looks like Ainu traditional clothes. The basic colors of her clothes are white and red. She fights with a kodachi named Chichiushi and a hawk named Mahaha assists her in her Slash version. She also has a wolf named Shikuru who also assists her when in Bust and Rera versions. The origin | | By: Anime and Manga Figure | | |
| | Samurai Papercraft - Ako Drum Player | | 2008-06-11 15:47:53 | | Home to the 47 Ronin aka 47 Samurai, Ako is one of Japan's historical cities that tells the tale of its national legend involving the samurai code of honor (bushido). This samurai papercaft is from the Ako city web site and has a type of hand-held war drum, probably for increased morale to their allies before going to... | | By: Papercraft | | |
| | | Samurai Swords - Choosing a Sword to Buy | | 2008-06-08 21:00:02 | | Nick Johnson from Japanese Samurai Swords tells us about Samurai Swords - Choosing a Sword to BuySamurai Swords - Choosing a Sword to Buy It’s undeniable that a well placed and mounted samurai sword or samurai sword set looks fantastic and an ads character to any room of the home, but is it worth spending upwards of $650 on such a sword or sword set? This all depends on your reasons for buying a samurai sword.If you are merely purchasing a samurai sword for display purposes and positioning it | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | Samurai Sword Facts | | 2008-06-08 15:00:01 | | Nick Johnson from Japanese Samurai Swords tells us about Samurai Sword FactsSamurai Sword Facts The first samurai swords we're actually straight bladed, single edged weapons imported from Korea and China known as chokuto, which were later replaced with the curved blade variety at the end of the 8th Century. The name of the curved blade swords which replaced them was Tachi. The reason for this transformation was samurai found that a curved sword could be drawn from the scabbard more swiftly and | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | A Samurai's Power Is In His Little Finger, Not His Samurai Sword | | 2008-06-07 21:02:08 | | Nick Johnson from Japanese Samurai Swords tells us about A Samurai's Power Is In His Little Finger, Not His Samurai SwordA Samurai's Power Is In His Little Finger, Not His Samurai Sword In the 12th Century the Shogunate was formed. The head of this regime was the Shogun, the supreme ruler. Under him where his regional 'daimyo' or 'dukes'. Under each 'daimyo' served the Japanese samurai. When a samurai stepped out of line, became too unruly or displeased his 'daimyo', the samurai would often hav | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | Samurai Swords - The Art of Iaido | | 2008-06-07 15:02:32 | | Nick Johnson from Japanese Samurai Swords tells us about Samurai Swords - The Art of IaidoSamurai Swords - The Art of Iaido Iaido lies at the heart of the samurai warrior. It's the way of the samurai sword and a practice designed many years ago for samurai warriors to hone their skills. Iaido has been passed down as an art from master to student over many decades, and its practitioners use real samurai katanas which are extremely sharp. A Practitioners aim is to reduce the samurai sword movemen | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | Samurai - The Honourable & The Treacherous | | 2008-06-07 09:01:01 | | Nick Johnson from Japanese Samurai Swords tells us about Samurai - The Honourable & The Treacherous Samurai - The Honourable & The Treacherous The Japanese Samurai were warriors. Highly trained, skilled and efficient killers. Indeed, for many years the Samurai were the law of the land, a class of citizens above all except their Daimyo and the imperial Shogun. The samurai inhabited and roamed a land which was governed by the sword, and the samurai were masters of the sword. Samurai are g | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | Interesting Facts on Samurai Sword Manufacture | | 2008-06-06 21:20:07 | | Nick Johnson from Japanese Samurai Swords tells us about Interesting Facts on Samurai Sword ManufactureInteresting Facts on Samurai Sword Manufacture A samurai's sword is his most sacred and prized possession. Not only did the samurai rely on his sword to defend him, but spiritually the sword held greater significance as the samurai actually believed his soul inhabited the sword. Therefore it comes as no surprise that the same discipline and respect in which the samurai wielded his sword, went | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | Samurai Sword Basics, A Brief History | | 2008-06-06 13:02:01 | | Nick Johnson from Japanese Samurai Swords tells us about Samurai Sword Basics, A Brief HistorySamurai Sword Basics, A Brief History Capturing the spirit of old Japan and recognized by its deadly curvature, the samurai sword is widely recognized throughout the world as the most deadly of all Japanese weaponry. Although gaining modern fame and notoriety in modern epic cinema in such films as The Last Samurai and the Kill Bill series by Quentin Tarantino, samurai swords have long being an iconic s | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | samurai of legend | | 2008-04-21 22:30:00 | | Samurai are not born, they are created. Train to hone your body and skill to perfection. Fight to protect your allies and crush your enemies. Honor and live by the tradition and the Bushido. Build an empire and gain the respect of your peers. Do you have the courage, cunning and stamina to answer the call?You Could Become The Samurai of Legend!Click here to play | | By: Nuntal Games and Strategies | | |
| | | Samurai Battle! | | 2008-01-26 03:58:06 | | We have a samurai battle today! Well more of a "face-off" actually and literally.Featured in these set of pictures are [Fewture] Miyamoto Musashi and the [Yamato] Rurouni Kenshin (OVA Version) bunch - which includes Saito, Himura and Okita.Who do you think will win??(Click on the pictures to see them in a bigger resolution.) | | By: Poopsies - Toys, Anime, Manga, Video Games, etc. | | |
| | Note to self: get rid of samurai swords when breaking up with girlfriend | | 2007-12-03 11:27:00 | | A woman is in hospital with unspecified injuries after wounding her boyfriend and an off-duty firefighter in Milton, Ont., with a Samurai sword. Halton Regional police say just before 9 p.m. Sunday, the woman got into a fight with her boyfriend and used his display sword to strike him. He was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening wounds to his shoulder, arm and the side of his head. | | By: Wasted Rant | | |
| | | One of the best samurai stories ever! | | 2007-10-15 23:32:20 | | Title: Lone Wolf and CubStory: Kazuo KoikeArt: Goseki KojimaVolumes: 28Genre: Action, HistoricalLone Wolf and Cub is a manga about a samurai-turned-assassin named Ogami Itto who carries around his son, Daigoro, everywhere in a carriage, regardless of whether Ogami is out to kill someone or not. Ogami was the shogun's executioner before he was framed by someone and turning the law against him.Ogami's household was killed, with Daigoro the lone survivor. It was then that Ogami gave Daigoro, a year older, two choices: a ball or a sword. Both were laid out in front of him and both would determine the path Daigoro would take. If he chooses the ball, Ogami would kill him and send him to be with his mother. If Daigoro chooses the sword, Ogami will take him on the road of meifumadou, the road to hell. Consequently, Daigoro chose the sword, and thus begins the adventures of Ogami Itto and his son, Daigoro.It's a very dramatic manga, full of samurai philosophy on life, death and honor. The artwork is crude, but it suits the story and characters well. Lone Wolf and Cub is heavy on the violence and nudity but in my opinion, every bit of it was needed to further the story.Lone Wolf and Cub is one of my favorite manga. For one, it's about samurai. Well, that already explains a lot on why I chose to read the manga. I haven't seen the movies or television shows yet, so I can't comment on those, but the manga was definitely something. When I finished reading it, I knew my mouth was hanging open with awe. Seriously.I'd recommend Lone Wolf and Cub for those who enjoy history, action, philosophy, samurai...or anyone who would want to read a work of art. | | By: Poopsies - Toys, Anime, Manga, Video Games, etc. | | |
| | Afro Samurai PVC Figure | | 2007-09-06 23:28:39 | | Series: Afro SamuraiCharacter: AfroScale: 1/8 (around 7 inches)Publisher: GDHRelease date: November 2007Wouldn't it be great to have an Afro figure to add to my collection? I can display it beside my Musashi (I'll give a review of that soon) and both of them can just fight each other off there or something.Also available: Kuma (erm...he's the one with the bear's head that's laden with computers inside...Afro's childhood friend) | | By: Poopsies - Toys, Anime, Manga, Video Games, etc. | | |
| | Afro Samurai | | 2007-09-04 03:05:34 | | Series: Afro SamuraiEpisodes: 5Studio: GONZOJeff introduced me to Afro Samurai. When he first told me about it, I was like, "Afro? Like the 70's hairdo?" I was reluctant at first since 1) Samurai for me are Japanese alone and 2) Afro Samurai is based on a doujin. Then Jeff told me that Afro Samurai uses Samuel L. Jackson's voice. Next thing I knew, I was in front of my laptop, clicking 'play'.Afro Samurai is about a colored samurai named Afro because of his hair (and that sentence just sounded so redundant). He is on a quest to find a gunman named Justice. Justice killed Afro's father, Rokutaro, in order to become "Number 1". It just so happens that Afro is "Number 2" and the rule is that nobody can ever challenge "Number 1" unless it's "Number 2". Okay, for those of you who are not aware of Afro Samurai yet, you're probably confused with all these numbers. I'll break it down because I'm nice.The setting for Afro Samurai is a futuristic feudal Japan wherein warriors are ranked in numbe | | By: Poopsies - Toys, Anime, Manga, Video Games, etc. | | |
| | Samurai Descendant Teaches in Castle Rock, Colorado | | 2007-08-07 20:15:00 | | Miho Shiraki Albright teaches the samurai sword and the Japanese martial art of Aikido in Castle Rock. However, she wasn't always in Colorado. Born and raised in Kitakyushu, a town in the Southern Japan Prefecture of Fukuoka, Miho is a descendant of a long line of samurai warriors of feudal Japan.Samurai were a class of Japanese military nobility who served a feudal lord and/or the Japanese Emperor. The word samurai derives from the Japanese verb "samorau," which means "to serve." Samurai came into power as a warrior class in the early 12th century and were subsequently disbanned, virtually becoming extinct, in the late 1880s with the fall of the feudal system of Japan and the rise of industry and westernization. This dramatic shift in culture was beautifully depicted in the 2003 film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise.Growing up, Miho had heard stories about her family's ancestors being pacifist, Shinto priests. What she didn't really know until recently was why did those ancestors become Shinto priests in the first place? Miho was somewhat surprised to discover that her ancestors hadn't always been priests, but, in fact, were from a long line of samurai warriors of feudal Japan. Miho's mother told her about samurai of the Shiraki family who had left the samurai class and became pacifists to atone for their violent past.Miho's family name of Shiraki has an interesting story itself. In Japan, carrying on a family name is of the utmost importance. Being a first-born son and head of a family unit is a very coveted position in Japanese culture. Being a first-born son is so coveted that second or later born sons will often marry women from families who have no sons and take the surname of the wife's family. Through marriage, the husband then becomes the prestigious, first-born son of the wife's family (albeit the first-born son- in-law). Miho's ancestors went through a similar experience.Sometime between 1100 and 1800 lived this samurai-turned-Shinto priest family named Shiraki. This particular family had no children, yet it was still very important to them to carry on the name of Shiraki. So they did something somewhat unorthodox, at the time. Since they had no children, they arranged for a marriage between a second family with only a daughter and a third family with a second-born son. In return for arranging this marriage, the families of the young couple agreed to take on and perpetuate the priests' family name of Shiraki. This was a mutually beneficial arrangement for the two families since the Shiraki priests were the keepers of a highly respected Shinto shrine in Southern Japan, Munakata Taisha shrine of Kyushu. The newly married couple (Miho's ancestors) inherited responsibility for this shrine.Much like her samurai/shinto priest ancestors, Miho, too, did something very unorthodox. In 1996, she married a "gaijin", or foreigner - an American, no less.Dr. Jeff Albright, DC (who practices Japanese Acupuncture in Castle Rock) and Miho Shiraki were married in Japan over ten years ago and, congruent with both American and Japanese culture, Miho took the surname of Jeff (a first-born son himself). In Japan, there are no hyphenated last names, nor any middle names. So Miho somewhat reluctantly gave up her Shiraki family name. However, while living in the United States, Miho has chosen to honor her ancestors by making Shiraki her middle name.Miho's family also has a very unique family crest. Japanese family crests are almost always circular and named after the male's family. However, Miho's family crest is a three-pronged white tree surrounded by a hexagon. The hexagon shape emphasizes the female elements in Japanese crest symbology. Use of the hexagon, instead of the traditional circle for the family crest appears to have been part of the agreement made between the three families at the time of the unorthodox marriage. This was meant to honor the Shiraki family name and the unique family arrangement made by these three families to carry on the name of Shiraki. The family crest has remained unchanged in Miho's family since this unique joining of families. Today, Miho & Jeff continue to use the Shiraki symbol as their personal family crest as well as the logo for the Aikido martial arts school they teach at in Castle Rock.Miho, and her husband Jeff, teach a samurai sword class on Sunday afternoons and Aikido throughout the week. In class, students use traditional, wooden Japanese practice-swords, called bokken. You can learn more about Miho and Jeff's martial art programs by visiting http://www.craikido.com/ or by calling Castle Rock Aikido, LLC at 720-221-3665. | | By: Castle Rock Aikido | | |
| | Samurai: Cielo y Tierra tendrá tercera entrega en el Caribe | | 2007-08-03 17:17:00 | | Llega una buena noticia vía nota de prensa de Dark Horse, la serie de miniseries que actualmente está publicando Glenat en nuestro país en su colección Popcorn tendrá un tercer volumen. Shiro y Yoshiko, los dos amantes que son enviados sin fin como dos barcos por el viento en direcciones opuestas tienen que emprender de nuevo su aventura ya que Yoshiko cae otra vez en manos de su archinemesis española Don Miguel Ratera Aguilar y continuarán recorriendo el mundo. Samurai: Heaven & Earth © Ron Marz, Luke Ross, Dark HorseEl viaje los llevará hasta el nuevo mundo en el amanecer de la era dorada de la piratería. Shiro será un tripulante a la fuerza en un barco ingles durante la guerra de la Reina Ana, que nosotros conocemos como La Guerra de la sucesión española y que es la segunda de las guerras indiofrancesas, durante la cual las potencias coloniales luchaban por el dominio del Caribe y las Américas. Shiro deberá alistar a sus compañeros en su búsqueda. Además los person | | By: Pulp Comic | | |
| | Samurai G | | 2007-06-19 11:59:00 | | Nos últimos tempos tem aparecido muita coisa alternativa vinda ali dos lados da Russia! Hoje temos um Suzuki Samurai transformado no lendário Mercedes G! Ficam as fotos...Notícia em EnglishRussia | | By: Quatro rodas e um volante! | | |
| | Nissan Skyline Nismo GT-R Z-Tune... o último Samurai | | 2007-06-18 13:02:00 | | Todos nós gostamos do GT-R, todos nós esperamos o novo super GT-R, todos nós sabemos que existem dezenas de versões oficiais! Todos nós devemos de fazer 1 minuto de silêncio, ver estas fotos todas e ver o vídeo! Adeus Skyline... volta depressa ;)Nissan Skyline Nismo GT-R Z-Tune, O Skyline! @ Nihon Car | | By: Quatro rodas e um volante! | | |
| | Bed Going back to Samurai Era | | 2007-05-17 23:32:37 | |
This bed has a touch of simplicity with the aspect of Zen in it. Mind you, I don’t think its pre-historic but actually classical.
The Edo bed.
The Edo period was from 1500 - 1780 AD, and now they’ve solidified it into a bed for Japanese lovers. The solid frame is fit for any style of mattress. Its no wonder Samurais can react fast because they slept in a hard wooden bed with a soft mattress only. This bed is manufactured from sustainably harvested, solid Mahogany wood finished in a rich, brown stain with burgundy undertones. I’m sure everyone will get some good rest in it’s rich woody texture.
BED Classic, BED Contemporary, BED Furniture, BED Home, BED News, Bedroom, Interesting Beds, mahogany wood mattres samurai memory foam brown stain edo period frame works pre historic undertones futon burgundy simplicity mattress zen heart | | By: BEDzine - We are crazy about BEDs!!! | | |
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