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Kendo Ikkyu Written Exam
I’ve never had an official rank in kendo and I’ve decided to take shinsa this year to get ikkyu. This is my written exam for tomorrow’s shinsa. Because I am not familiar with Japanese terms (actually I am not familiar with Korean terms, either. ^_^;;), I had to look up wikipedia to get detail on Japanese terms.
Describe the parts of the Shinai and how to keep the Shinai in good condition.
The Shinai is usually composed of four pieces of Take, bamboo slats, held together by three leather fittings. The fitting at the tip of the Shinai is called Sakigawa, and inside Sakigawa, there is a rubber piece called Sakigomu to align four pieces of Take together. The leather strip binding four take is called Nakayui, which placed about one-third of the length of the Shinai from the tip. Nakayui marks Monouchi, proper striking portion of the Shinai. The handle fitting is called Tsukagawa. In Tsuka, there is a small square metal piece called Chigiri to hold Tsuka of Take together. Three fittings are secured with a string. Tsuba, hand guard, is placed at the top of Tsuka and then the rubber piece called Tsubadome is placed after Tsuba to hold Tsuba from slipping down.
It is very important to inspect the Shinai prior to every practice and the Shiai as even the Shinai with minor damage can cause serious injury. Before and after use, every the Shinai needs be inspected for splinters and breaks. Monouchi portion needs special attention because it is the most used portion of the Shinai thus it is potentially damaged the most. The string holding the three leather fittings together also needs to be inspected if it is loose. If so, it needs to be tightened up to prevent Sakigawa from slipping off as it can cause serious eye injury.
When the Shinai is not in use, Tsuba and Tsubadome are taken out to store the Shinai in a carrying case.
How to fold Hakama and Keikogi
I have been practicing Kendo for about 3 years now (7 years total on and off actually) and I never cared about folding Hakama and Keikogi properly. The biggest reason was because the first dojo I practiced for a year and half did not require it to be done so I’ve become careless about it. However, I now feel bad because every Kenshi folds them properly after every practice and I feel I am being disrespectful. Moreover, all the wrinkles on Hakama makes me a bit embarrassed. ^_^;
So I decided to learn it quickly and do it after today’s practice and this video was very good for quick crash course. Maybe I ironed my Hakama a bit but it felt much better without much wrinkle today. However, it doesn’t mean the practice went better. ^_^;
아내가 결혼했다
책도 읽고 영화도 봤다. 나름되로 재미있게 읽은 책인데 제목 처럼 말이 안되는 내용보다는 좀 답답한 내용이다. 물론 보통 한국정서로 봤을 때는 말이 안된다는 말이 앞설 것 이다.
책속의 여자는 자유인이다. 맘에 드는 남자를 만나면 같이 자는 것을 큰일로 생각안한다. 그렇기 때문에 결혼을 원하지 않는다. 하지만 그 녀를 사랑하는 남자는 그 녀와 결혼을 하고 싶어 한다. 뭐든지 들어주겠다는 전제로. 하지만 누구에게나 자기 기준에서 벗어 나는 기준을 계속 받아드리기는 쉽지 않은 일이다.
여자가 직장을 타지로 옮겼다. 물론 남편의 허락을 받고. 그리곤 맘에 드는 남자가 생겼다고 결혼 하겠다고 한다. 하지만 현 남편과 이혼하겠다는 말은 아니다. 무슨 개 소리냐고? 뭐, 생각해보면 있을 수도 있는 일이다. 최소한 책에서 나오는 그 여자에게서는 그럴 수 있다고 난 생각하고 그 여자의 그런 가치를 인정한다. 남자가 미칠려고 한다. 자기 기준에 맞지 않은 요구를 하니 이해가 되지 않는 것은 당연한 일이다. 안된다고 난리를 쳐도 맘데로 안된다. 그렇다. 사람이란 원래 자기들이 기준이 있고 누구든 그 터울 밖으로 나가기 싫어한다.
남자는 결국 여자의 뜻을 들어주고 계속 시부렁 시부렁 거린다. 여자의 다른 남편를 보면 화부터 내고 별로 건설적이지도 않은 스트레스를 자신이 마구 만들어 낸다.
답답하다. 뭣 땜에 붙잡고 놓지를 못하는지. 선택은 하나다. 이해하고 신경쓰지말고 나름데로 살던지 아님 거기서 끝내는 것이다. 여자한테 그렇게 하지 못하게 하는 것도 건설적이지 않다. 다른 사람에게 내 식데로 하자고 강요할 것도 없다. 그건 그 사람을 불행하게 만들 뿐이다. 우리에겐 상대방을 불행하게 할 자격이 박테리아 만큼도 없다. 내가 상황을 받아 드릴 수 있으면 그렇게 가는거고, 더 못 받아 드리겠으면 거기에서 접으면 된다. 가치가 안 맞으면 내가 움직이면 되는 것이다. 내가 움직여서 상대방이 움직일 수 도 있다. 길게 봤을 때 그렇게 하는 것이 모두가 행복해지는 것이다.
소재는 흥미로 웠으나 이런 답답한 마음으로 책을 다 읽고 영화도 봤다. 별로 남은 것도 없다. 구지 남은 것이 있다면 내가 FC Barca 팬이 되서 FIFA 10을 계속 그 팀으로 하고 있고 어떤 선수들이 있는지도 안다는 것이다…
Smartphone – Is it worth of paying?
I have been enjoying sub-$30 monthly bill with unlimited data plan for months in the name of “work” but I am on the edge of making a choice on my smartphone because the company decided not to subsidize cellular phone plan any more – let’s blame the bad economy for now. Over the weekend I dropped the phone by accident and not sure if this is a message from “whoever the freak looking down on us from above” but its screen was broken severely. At least it is usable so maybe I should be thankful about it as everything else given to me.
I came to the conclusion that I will not get data plan with the new plan that I am supposed to make by EOM but rather get a prepaid phone or use $0.32/min phone that I have been having ever since I joined Microsoft. During this process, I asked a hard question to myself – why do you need a smartphone and is there any alternative? My excuse to get a smartphone last year was because of the job requirement – I need to be on the email literally 24/7 to discuss and make a decision of any live site issue. After shipping the project, I realized one thing. Damn! I don’t have that many live site issues from my services and that is freakin’ AWESOME!! So why do I have to pay $50+/month to get onto the Internet from my phone? I cannot find an answer.
However, I use my smartphone for fun – mostly checking/updating my Facebook and Twitter or reading RSS feed. I also use it for GPS – it is helpful sometimes. Can I get the fun back (even partially) at the same cost?
Answer is yes. Get a small netbook and Clearwire for $29.99/month. I think that is a way cheaper than any data plan while you can enjoy simple stuffs on the net anywhere. Yes, netbook is a bit bulkier than smartphone, but I can live with it. In fact, I would rather get Microsoft Courier when it is available instead of netbook – it simply looks awesome.
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