PhilC opened this issue on Nov 16, 2001 ยท 22 posts
Kolschey posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 8:07 AM
Good. The Hakama are definitely progressing well. I think that once you have the pleats in place, they will be quite accurate. One matter that you might want to be aware of is that the Hakama should have a hard flap in the back that covers up to the beginning of the ribs/small of the back, overlapping the Dogi. it's shape is something like a rectangular pyramidal shape with a gently narrowing taper towards a flat top. Think of the basic profile of a ziggaraut. If you need better clarification, I will try to get an image. I really do appreciate the effort that you are putting in to ensure accuracy. I can't count how many times I wince when I will see a television show or illustration where the clothing, ettiquette, or techniques of a particular system are butchered. Of course, most of the substantial techniques and ettiquette of the various schools of martial arts that I have studied are less than cinematic. One example is swordsmanship. A real encounter is not likely to be ten minutes of clinking blades while jumping over furniture and throwing kicks. A single, decisive cut separating a hand at the wrist doesn't play as well for a generation raised on movies where shinken are swung about like fencing foils. Ah well...that's my rant. Kudos to you on the good work you are doing!