the 10 nihonto commandments

[lonely panet]

Hi all fellow members .

 

i was contenplating a few things happening on the NMB this week.  (not to mention the meaning of life)

 

so with heaps of spare time in my life at work, I had discovered  no person has ever written down the sacred 10 nihonto commandments.

 

so with a quick pen on paper session I wrote is down, 

 

1- thou shall not attempt polishing my sword if I am not a togi

 

2- thou shall not touch steel of the blade with unclothed hands

 

3- ye shall always present the cutting edge of the blade away from the recipient. (edit) Brian copyright

 

4- you shall store the blade correctly when in shirasaya

 

5- you shall be sparing with the oil

 

6- uchiko should be used under supervision 

 

7-THOU SHALL NOT PLACE A SWORD ON THE GROUND FOR PHOTOGRAPHING

 

8- one must not break up a koshirae for profit

 

9- thou shall always try and improve our knowledge 

 

10- ye shall always learn from our mistakes and be humble when admitting them 

 

 

what do you guys think???

 

what would you change??

[Brian]

 

3 ye shall always face the blade resentfully away when passing

Umm.....

[Brian]

You should not attempt to cut ANYTHING with a genuine Japanese sword unless part of a legitimate martial art under supervision of an expert.

[Bugyotsuji]

Brian, so that's the er................... 11 commandments? 

[IJASWORDS]

12. Thou shalt read and research nihonto before wasting your money, and buying a piece of Chinese crap for your first sword. 

[Bugyotsuji]

13 Thou shalt join the NMB and bathe in the glory therein.

[Ooitame]

Umm.....

Auto correct maybe, think "respectfully" was the word meant. Then again, it does matter who your passing it to and why.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Passing "to" or "through?"

[16k]

Passing "to" or "through?"

:lol

[Curran]

10 or 15?

 

[Katsujinken]

6- uchiko should NEVER be used

 

Fixed that one for you.

[paulb]

you will NEVER talk over a sword when viewing

[Bugyotsuji]

Remember with a humble heart the smith who made this sword, the generations who kept it in pristine condition for you, and the generations who will come after you.

[Greg F]

Imho uchiko only for out of polish blades.

Thou should never ever buy from one known as samuraimonkey. Sorry couldnt resist.

 

Greg

[Bruce Pennington]

Passing "to" or "through?"

Ha! Please refer to 11th commandment!

[PNSSHOGUN]

Though shall not swindle new collectors!

[Ted Tenold]

Maybe not enough....