Posted on 09/24/2005 11:23:20 AM PDT by creeperdavis
LOL!
"I vuz voncee a goot eggzample ov vine graaze.."
Thanks.
I can't talk like that for long though.
He does have bangs and that helps protect his eyes, but even during the last storm in California he was threatened by a half inch run off of water from the massive misting we were having.
He is a good guard dog, but is at risk outside his element, which to this point I have figured to be indoors eating meatball off of a toasted roll.
Kyudo Equipment
Yumi (Bow)
There are three basic types of yumi in use today: a standard bamboo yumi, lacquered bamboo yumi, and synthetic yumi made with fiberglass or carbon-fiber. The yumi of choice for most kyudo practitioners is the standard bamboo yumi which is made today very much the same as it was hundreds of years ago. With its simplicity and clean lines the bamboo yumi is unsurpassed in beauty and elegance.
A bamboo yumi is not particularly delicate but it is susceptible to extremes of climate and physical abuse. For this reason, many schools and kyudo clubs recommend that novice practitioners use synthetic yumi. Generally speaking, kyudo should be practiced with natural materials but a bamboo yumi is quite expensive, often costing upwards of five or six hundred dollars. For beginners, who have not yet perfected the technique of shooting with a Japanese bow, the potential for damaging an expensive bamboo yumi is great. Yumi made from carbon-fiber or fiberglass-covered wood yumi are a durable, less expensive alternative. These bows usually cost less than three hundred dollars and are practically indestructible given normal use.
Lacquered yumi, are special-made by only a few bowmakers today. As a result, they are extremely expensive, often costing two or three thousand dollars or more. Consequently, they are generally used only for special ceremonies, and then only by the most advanced of practitioners. Yumi are available in a variety of lengths and pull strengths. Most beginners start with a yumi that has a pull of ten or twelve kilograms. After a year or more of practice they will then move up to bow with a higher pull strength. On average, an experienced female practitioner will use a yumi of fourteen to sixteen kilograms, while a male practitioner will use a yumi with a slightly greater pull strength, around eighteen to twenty kilograms. All this, of course, depends on experience and body type.
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G'nite ;)
They should both be on TV this week. Do you have basic cable?
:o]
Yep.
Then tell him he is protecting his MEATBALL!
He'll do just fine!
This week should be one with good movies.
"Unt den I vell from graaz, unt bekomm a kreeeture ov der zhadowz."
I'll be back later.
Faux German accents tend to be somewhat.. menacing coming from little short ole me.
Okay tulip.
Worst part: I did the "Ve hav vays ov makink yu tok." bit in my dress uniform while slapping my dress gloves in my left hand once.
What made it even worse was the regs said I could have a mustache, but it had to be this tiny itty bitty thing.
Well.. it came out looking rather... WWII field marshall ish.
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