No, they were doing kenjutsu stuff, it just happened to be at the house of a guy who makes armor. I saw his workshop and some stuff he's done, most of the armor he's made seemed to be medival armor,. But I know that my co-worker was being taught how to (by the same armor guy) make Japanese type stuff a few months back. All the layered and wax-hardened leather stuff. The armor guy (Steve) has been making armor for I think 11years, and used to fight in something with real swords while wearing the armor. But it was all for show, so it was choreographed, but mistakes wouldn't have been good. I think he mentioned some organization "SCA" or "SEA" something like that, where people use real weapons to put on shows/demos.

Last night everyone who was there seemed to be in awe of a Bokken that just got finished for another co-worker of mine. Everyone saw it and was like "wow that's niiiice, who's is that?" and they'd say "Karl" and then they'd be like "uhh" lol Like why is he getting such a nice one, he doesn't deserve it as much as others do. That's the feeling I was getting. lol But since I work with the guy, I can kinda see why that response was garnered if he's anything in class like he is at work. Lazy....oh wait...he does stuff sometimes...they're called crossword puzzles. lol An alright guy, but one who you haven't been able to depend on if you want something done in a hurry. Enough about that, it was an awesome Bokken and I don't know anything about them, but I do like wood work and could see the craftsmanship involved.

 

Ohhh..ok, I understand ya now. :D