What the heck was all that?? I was really confused... Who is this Praveens person? I haven't seen any of his posts yet. All I can tell is that his teacher isn't a real sword instructor, and that he should immediately be pointed to the direction of a legitimate dojo. So, I'm kind of wondering why you didn't suggest that? This guy could be permanently injured or killed by this "teacher." What he was saying they do sounds very dangerous, if I read all that correctly. It sounds like they use live blades to attack each other. Or did I read that wrong? Please explain? Kaoru