I agree that the argument is old, tired, pointless, you name it. But let's recap what happened in this thread-
- someone posted an anecdote about bouting against kenjutsu
- I said that what they were describing didn't sound like genuine kenjutsu
- the original poster replied that I was probably right, it probably wasn't real kenjutsu because they used "wrong" techniques including the edge parry
- I replied that the edge parry was actually a legit part of kenjutsu according to Yagyu Nobuharu, headmaster of the Shinkage Ryu
- someone else replied that Yagyu Nobuharu didn't know what he was talking about, and that's when it all went south.
As you can see, I didn't bring the issue up. And you can say you're not denigrating anyone all you want, but when you say Yagyu Nobuharu doesn't know what he's doing, you just look foolish. You don't practice Shinkage Ryu swordsmanship, you obviously don't know anything about it, and you're in no position to say what is correct technique in that style and what isn't. Who is in a position to say? The headmaster of that style. This isn't an isolated incident, it's a pattern I've seen ARMA members repeat again and again. Especially with the seemingly endless uninformed comments about the British styles- ARMA members seem determined to view that entire tradition through the lens of German swordplay, even if that means disregarding what the British manuals actually say or dismissing the authors of those manuals out of hand. If you want to stop having this conversation, stop bringing it up at every opportunity, stop dismissing all other styles and all other groups as rubbish, stop stating authoritative "facts" about things you have no experience with- in other words, if you want respect, show respect.
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