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...But a sword dipped in ink, now, that's a good compromise.

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The superb Tom Guald enters the dojo (although he's unlucky on the 50% risk when drawing Japanese martial jimjams: getting the keikogi wrap the wrong way round)

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Tell-tale Japanese keikogi appearing in an otherwise impeccable short documentary on the Korean art of Taekwondo https://t.co/IHyTOEDQfT

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...which (currently!) still has unclaimed reward(s) of "Jingoro's left arm" 🦾🖤

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Exquisite sawdusty violence in "Hidari" the stop-motion samurai film https://t.co/M3ySiGkSAi #stopmotion #samurai #sleepingcat

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...and still time to support the feature-length kickstarter:
https://t.co/Xok4QOe1xg

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Untested converse hypothesis: In martial arts that technically and philosophically deny the punching of people in the kisser (looking at you, aikido), surplus hair grows out on the other side → more males sprout ponytails than evolution might otherwise allow.

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If you practice an unarmed percussive martial art that requires you to get punched in the chops, do your research and consider growing a beard. https://t.co/VLPmqedq1D

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That's the Ig Nobel [Peace] Price lecture from 2021: "Impact Protection Potential of Mammalian Hair: Testing the Pugilism Hypothesis for the Evolution of Human Facial Hair"

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A bit like Fudebakudo tweets. They don't just get stamped out, you know. They are crafted, and rare.

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1969 documentary on Japanese sword-making (includes some questionable commentary, including unverifiable "silent prayers"... but it's clearly a well-meant eulogy to the bother Japanese swordsmiths were willing to go to) https://t.co/ZHiCdEDS1r

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"the irresistible hilarity of drawing poop with smell wiggles coming off it" https://t.co/MSt2ri4KXy

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7/7

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Zen, a 🧵 1/7

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Fudebakudo students recognise them as tokens indicating that an enlightened master has passed ahead. 6/7

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Today is #OrigamiDay — got your slippers on? #zori https://t.co/Ue8U37Ko6i (includes handy shoe-size → paper size conversion table)

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@GarthGilmour Fudebakudo also covers certification: https://t.co/rPvWGdV6LV