We have just added a new information:
The sellers who offer
the interesting Nipponto,
Tsuba and Ko-dougu
in the section of " E-Bay Auctions"
First, go to the San Francsico Sword Education Center
and look for the E-Bay Auctions.
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The 2 new information added
for your study in October, 2009 !!
The Kanji and E-Bay Auction tip
at the SF Sword Education Center !!
Some Nipponto and
Koshirae Kanagu
are listed for your inspection.
Check them out for
your study and education also !
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On Saturday, November 7th, 2009,
the rare & Horidashi-mono type sword
was found
during the 2-day Cow Palace gun show !!
The brief information at
" Exhibition Swords of SFNS "
section.
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The Japanese sword-related
activities in
December, 2009
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2-hour weekly sword study meetings / at our Dojo
( 4th, 11th & 18th /
3 Fridays ) from 6 to 8 P.M.
No class on 25th (
Friday )
The Japanese swords in general & Japanese sword history
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Habaki-gane construction class /
6th / Sunday
from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM / at our Dojo /
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Kenma ( Polish ) class /
13th / at our Dojo /
Basic Togi skills / Hadori procedure / Migakibo demo
One time fee: $45 /
Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM /
Lunch at the Mama's Restaurant /
We use the word " Kenma " for polish.
If you can read the Kanji charactors,
then you will know why we use this word,
instead of the word " Togi ".
You can talk this matter further with our Sensei duirng
the weekly sword study class.
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Monthly sword study meeting /
20th / at our Dojo
Subjects: Nipponto in general /
Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM /
Lunch at noon / Fee: $20 ( Lunch & essays )
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Tsuka-maki ( Cord wrapping ) class
27th
One time attending fee: $45 / Lunch at noon /
Sunday
from 10 AM to 2 PM
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Majority of the classes & weekly study meetings will be held
at our Dojo ( Martial Art School ) in San Francisco.
Annual membership fee $175 or
one time attending fee $45 must be paid.
SFNS ( San Francisco Nipponto Society )
( 4 1 5 ) 5 8 5 - 9 4 9 9
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Hantanto for sale
Hantanto for sale
Hantanto for sale by the SFNS associate
Ha-cho: 65 cm or 25 & 5/8 inches
Basically clean blade / no Kizu
Hamon Chu-Suguha
Omote-Mei: Kanemune
Ura-Mei: May, 1945
Metal Saya intact
Tsuka: Tsuka-maki is messed up
Without the Menuki ( Grip ornament )
Asking price: $450 to $500
If you are interested in viewing this Hantanto,
E-mail us and we let you contact the owner
of this Hantanto directly.
He lives in the Salinas area.
Since you will be contacting the seller directly,
there is no middle man who is profitting.
No commission fee paid to anyone !!
The Hantanto and the Manshuto
are good for the
Tameshi-giri ( Test cutting ) training.
They are also good for the home defense
or self defense purpose.
The Hantanto and Manshuto can cut much better
than the replica sword used by an Univeristy
student in the Baltimore area.
A Johns Hopkins Univerity student killed an intruder
on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009.
Our Sensei used to go to the No-Buta-Gari ( Wild boar hunting )
during the mid 1980's in the Hillsburg area.
After hunting some boars with his Nambu Automatic pistol 8 mm
or Long Colt revolver 45 or Smith & Wesson 44 Magnum,
he used the Hantanto or Manshuto for the Tameshi-giri
( Test cutting ) mainly.
Other Tameshi-giri swords that were used by our Sensei:
1. A Nanbokucho Era Oo-surigage Mumei sword
2. A 29-inch long Bakumatsu sword
3. A few Wakizashi for one hand cutting skill
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Katana for sale
Katana for sale
Katana for sale by the SFNS associate
Mei: Oushuu ju Aizu ju Masanaga ( Shoshin Mei )
Hacho: 27 & 1/2 inches
Keicho: 7 & 7/8 inches ( 20 cm )
Tsuba: Signed Oomori Hidehide ( Dragon design )
Nakago: Ubu-Nakago
Koshirae: Buke-zukuri
Menuki: A matching flower design
Antiqu Kurikata intact
Fuchi: Shakudo-Nanako dragon design
Kashira: Turtle shell or buffalo horn
Habaki-gane intact / Material: Shakudo-Nanako
Asking price: $5,000
If you are interested in viewing this Nipponto,
E-mail us and we let you contact the owner
of this Katana directly. He lives in the
Pacifica area ( Near Daly City ).
He will be bringing this Katana during our next
monthly sword study meeting on Sunday,
September 27th, 2009 at our Dojo.
Since you will be contacting the seller directly,
there is no middle man who is profitting.
No commission fee paid to anyone !!
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Notice
We have added more photos
in the Koshirae Kanagu
( Furniture ) section
Subjects:
Tsuba, Menuki & Fuchi-Kashira
2 special items !!
Dokuro ( Totenkopf ) Menuki
Sankosho-Tsuki-Ken
