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Old 03-25-2007, 10:55 AM   #7
George S. Ledyard
 
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Re: Help buying Katana

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Chris Curtis wrote: View Post
i might study martial arts later.
I missed this the first time I went through... I didn't realize you weren't training. I think that messing about with a live blade when you have no formal training is a recipe for disaster, Unless you want to end up as a nominee for this year's Darwin awards I would disabuse myself of the notion that I should be messing about with three feet of razor sharp steel. Bad idea... Just the thought that you want to go out and start chopping tree limbs with your cheap, entry level katana is enough to give me nightmares, and if it worries me, then it should darn well worry you as you will be the recipient of whatever consequences of such reckless behavior.

The problem with buying a live blade is that there is absolutely no requirement for common sense as a prerequisite for the purchase.

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