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Hello all, Sorry for the delay updating this post. The NTP 1.0 Basic Longsword seminar with John Clements we are hosting is set for Saturday AUG 5, 2006. We will start around 10:00 AM and run for 6-8 hours with a break for lunch mid way through. The cost is $130.00 and can be paid via PayPal, or mon...

The seminar is officially set for Saturday August 5 2006. If anyone is interested please contact me at [email]armapdx@yahoo.com.[/email] Cost will be determined by the number of attendees. Final cost of attendance will be announced on July 14th. The more people contact me prior to this date the lowe...

Just wanted to announce we are considering hosting an NTP 1.0 seminar with John Clements in Portland, OR on Saturday AUG 5 2006. Cost will depend on the number of attendees. As this is the a perfect introduction to longsword and ARMA the event will be open to non-members. If anyone is interested in ...

This thread is thrilling. <img src="/forum/images/icons/tongue.gif" alt="" /> I hate stooping to this level but I feel compelled to set some things straight. 1. John C. and ARMA are not the only spathologists that advocate not cutting a sharp edge with another sharp edge. Other s...

Kudos John! Can't wait to see it in person.

Cheers!

I agree that there is a difference in full speed and "FULL SPEED" (aka "as fast and as strong/hard as you can"). Just as there is a difference in training to defend yourself and actually fighting to defend yourself, let alone fighting for survival. Those of us who have seen J.C. ...

Hello all. After wrestling with my ISP and modem I have been able to finally return to the net. As host of the NTP in Portland I would like to thank everyone who attended. It was great to get to meet all of you and you can count on me trying to get some sort of Pacific Northwest Study Group together...

I agree with Tim that the footwear is more important than the pants. Now I am not talking 100% purely accurate to the stitch shoes. But any of the assorted shoes(eg. kung fu boots) that give the same feel, support and so on as period footwear.

I do agree that clothing shouldn't be an issue as far as your ability to perform overall. But it has been proven that proper clothing can effect training. Could I do Aikido without a hakama(might be scary) but yes I could do it in a parka if I had to. But training in it not only carried on a traditi...

This makes complete sense given my past experience with the transition out of sweats into proper martial arts uniforms. Like in Kenpo, switching to a gi made a world of difference. And in Aikido the hakama was amazing to train in compared to pants of any kind (gi or sweat). So now that I am aware th...