[AlissBart]

all it is a selling techneque(sp?), its no different than posing women with any thing else. Im not saying that i condone it but it no different than most of the adds in the states right now.

[drexigordiche]

Damm capitalists!!! They use women to sell their products not quality. Long live E-Bogu, Down with "swordsWholesale"!!!!!!!

[feqlmwtuqx]

she's fat...she's got flabs

~taganahan

[Snitiendumurn]

You know, if you flood the seller with enough complaints, they'll maybe get the message that they shouldn't be using pictures like that, and if you complain enough to eBay, maybe they'll gently nudge the seller in the right direction. If we just ignore it, it will not go away, it will just get worse.

I can't wait to see more of them.

[Maymayfor]

Not that it will do any good, but I sent a complaint to eBay about it. I reminded them that kendo is from an entirely different culture than Western Europe or the New World, and that we should not be disrespectful of that culture. The use of the woman in this picture is clearly disrespectful to kendo, to the shinai and the katana it represents, and to Japanese culture.

What possible connection is there between the shinai and this woman in the picture, other than it's obvious that she's of Asian descent? Shame on the seller, not eBay, but maybe they'll act on it.

You know, if you flood the seller with enough complaints, they'll maybe get the message that they shouldn't be using pictures like that, and if you complain enough to eBay, maybe they'll gently nudge the seller in the right direction. If we just ignore it, it will not go away, it will just get worse.

I kind of see where you're coming from... but then again, there was a kendo/swimsuit crossover shoot in one of Japan's biggest selling weekly magazines (and not some weird porno one, I think it was Young Magazine) last year, featuring the delightful Ichikawa Yui. I've seen similar kinds of things where a girl's wearing boxing gloves or something, and it doesn't make me think any worse of boxing. Like I say, I see where you're coming from, but if they happily do it in Japan, then I don't really see a problem (except for the unattractiveness of the girl).

[larentont]

she looka likea man

[HootSnori]

she's sorta fugly,....the milk's gone bad,....i give those titties 2 thumbs down,...

[AK47rulz]

??? How come no one sends Quentin Tarantino complains about swords and women? More to disrepectfulness, I reckon you guys have more problem with the featured product model than anything else. It's just that different people have different preferences. There must be similar Japanese H stuff that you don't really want to see, so don't complain on the milder ones.

[Escamsrasiush]

i have been practising sunburi on my own as well for the reason that i canot find a dojo in my district and it is out of my reach.. so i rely heavily on books to study and have come to grasp the true meaning of swordsmanship and have come to respect its ideas and ways completely.

PM Kaoru, she will help you find a dojo. Or you could email for example, the swordfest guys. They will also give you info on non-auskf-dojo but if they are not with the AUSKF discuss it on e-budo's fourms. Thats what I did.

[bestgenpower]

Ok, that's just one step too far. I mean, it's not like we're at a car or boat show where guys come more for ogling the models rather than the machines. Seriously, is there nothing sacred in martial arts anymore?!?!?

[mesZibeds]

Not that it will do any good, but I sent a complaint to eBay about it. I reminded them that kendo is from an entirely different culture than Western Europe or the New World, and that we should not be disrespectful of that culture. The use of the woman in this picture is clearly disrespectful to kendo, to the shinai and the katana it represents, and to Japanese culture.

What possible connection is there between the shinai and this woman in the picture, other than it's obvious that she's of Asian descent? Shame on the seller, not eBay, but maybe they'll act on it.

You know, if you flood the seller with enough complaints, they'll maybe get the message that they shouldn't be using pictures like that, and if you complain enough to eBay, maybe they'll gently nudge the seller in the right direction. If we just ignore it, it will not go away, it will just get worse.

I agree with you! That was disgusting and completely disrespectful. I think you covered it all, so there's no need for me to repeat what you just said. I'm glad you spoke up.

Oh, Mugu-san, how'd you come across that?

Kaoru

[paydayuscf]

You're one of those damn rip off shipping sellers, lol

I just want to feel what those mofo's feel when they rip me off for all my overpriced "IMPORTED SPECIAL EDITION FINAL FANTASY SOUNDTRACKS"...bastards...

[infarrelisam]

Errr.... eugh! I remember surfing Ebay for a new shinai and coming across that one! God only knows what the chick used it for before.... (apart from kendo )
Sorry, my sick teenage mind is coming into play!

[AnneseeKels]

Two thumbs down on the model. Lol

[mr.nemo]

So I take it that this is "the ugly stick" much talked about in popular folklaw.


cheers Michael

[JacksHH]

Ughhh. So I guess you guys won't take fancy to my eBay listing of me, my Speedo, and my shinai for sale then, eh?

LOL no Andou Unless it's $1 each, lol Makes great gifts, lol

[Agedprepdoock]

Not the best choice of words... ahem..

Why? I just wanted to know how she found it, so I asked.

Kaoru

[Kotyara]

I would just like to add, THAT IS JUST PLAIN WRONG lol

[uphokyhuP]

relax guys....
I think it's more dumb than anything else....

!! plus looking closely you can see that this is a cheap shinai!!!

[gortusbig]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...544078463&rd=1

Would you buy it? I mean, the shinai is posted sexily with a chick in her swimsuits, lol