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Cool! Thanks for the mpeg - it does look like that'll hold up pretty well, and has the added benefit of being cheap. Think I'm hitting Home Depot and Wal-Mart on my way home from work tonight. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /> I wish I could remember where the he...

You can get that blue camping pad foam in sheets (rolls) at any Wal-mart for $5. Maybe a little more at just about any camping store. That is enough to make 4 or 5 swords. The blue stuff is IMO a lot better than the pink corrugated foam you were using, you can also cut it out with scissors into pat...

I have to agree, Mike. Many moons ago, when I studied Aikido, my sensei always admonished students against being an "okay uke", ie. simply going along with the technique being performed, but as John said, to "train with intent" - if, while the Uke, you're supposed to throw a punc...

I'm hesitant to resurrect such an old thread (especially as the one I choose to delurk to), but, by any chance, were matters with "Sean" ever resolved in person, or did he simply disappear after his account was disabled?