Do you have a Japanese Persona???

[kirby_8934]

Dema

kirby_8934

Dema

kirby_8934

i'm half Japanese, i have a katana and a samurai style double dagger thingy
another one of the members in my house is Japanese and he has like a 6 foot long katana and 2 5 foot long katanas and 2 wooden katanas... he's teaching me how to use ze katana

I belive the 6 ft long "katana" is called a Dai-Katana or a Nodachi and the wooden Katanas are called Bokkens. ^_^

thanx i'll be sure to remember that. he's like 6'7" and his name is Obsidion.
btw is Kirby a period name back then?

Hmm I doubt it but unless you're going to try and get your name passed by the college I don't think it matters. Also you could get an official name passed by the college but go by Kirby anyway, I know lots of people who have an official SCA name but go by the one that wasn't passable.

OMG MY MOM HAS A JAPANESE BABYNAME BOOK! AND IT SAYS WHAT THEY MEAN xd  

[Dema]

kirby_8934

Dema

kirby_8934

Dema

kirby_8934

i'm half Japanese, i have a katana and a samurai style double dagger thingy
another one of the members in my house is Japanese and he has like a 6 foot long katana and 2 5 foot long katanas and 2 wooden katanas... he's teaching me how to use ze katana

I belive the 6 ft long "katana" is called a Dai-Katana or a Nodachi and the wooden Katanas are called Bokkens. ^_^

thanx i'll be sure to remember that. he's like 6'7" and his name is Obsidion.
btw is Kirby a period name back then?

Hmm I doubt it but unless you're going to try and get your name passed by the college I don't think it matters. Also you could get an official name passed by the college but go by Kirby anyway, I know lots of people who have an official SCA name but go by the one that wasn't passable.

OMG MY MOM HAS A JAPANESE BABYNAME BOOK! AND IT SAYS WHAT THEY MEAN xd

Sweet! ^_^ My name (Akagawa Nami-gin) means Redriver/water Silver Wave. I kinda like it hehehe.  

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I find that the best name source with documentation is Name Construction in Medieval Japan by Solveig Throndardottir, who is actually in the SCA. The book is a source used to authenticate submitted names.

EDIT: Solveig Throndardottir is the SCA name, I don't know what their real name is...  

[GaijinGuy36]

Dema

kirby_8934

i'm half Japanese, i have a katana and a samurai style double dagger thingy
another one of the members in my house is Japanese and he has like a 6 foot long katana and 2 5 foot long katanas and 2 wooden katanas... he's teaching me how to use ze katana

I belive the 6 ft long "katana" is called a Dai-Katana or a Nodachi and the wooden Katanas are called Bokkens. ^_^

I think at 6 feet long, it surpasses No-Dachi size and heads into the realm of the O-Dachi.  

[DontPanic]

I float between Japanese and Indian (sari=easy)..though I do have one Mongolian type outfit for cold weather XD

I am going to be working on lots of false sleeves and such for this Pennsic, though. I can't imagine *really* wearing 7+ layers in the sun X_X  

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Kittywitch: OMG! You know her? *dies of envy*  

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Hello All! 3nodding

I have a mid- 1500's Japanese persona in the works. I'm still trying to get the back story and figure out her name. I was thinking Matsushita Tsukiko (that's the surname then the given name) but I have to prove that the names existed back then and put them into a contex that fits. If anyone can help It will be very welcomed. sweatdrop whee

Tsukiyo-Hime