[furious1]

oh man, that dojo site is horrible....... sorry for the double post

[Reafnartefs]

I think these people are trying to be serious...man.....are there really that many anime freaks running around saying they know hiten mitsurigui? Dang..

I don't watch anime... so please tell me what is Hiten Mitsurigui? Is it like saying I practice X-Men style fighting? I want in on the joke. To me the question from hell has allways been, "Do we Play or Practice Kendo?"

[Zvmwissq]

I really can't believe that I'm writing this, but... Kenshin actually beats Yahiko in a duel, which pretty much destroys your statement.

No, he means Kenji not Kenshin (the son who goes off to become better than his father). He refuses to go see Kaoru and has a few issues that Yahiko helps him understand. (I won't spoil anymore of the story).

[66paptroump]

I got really bored and decided to see if the question "do you practice hiten mitsurigi" came up on any other forums. I found this...and i pray to the god i don't believe in that this is a bad joke. I know everyone here has heard the "question from hell" before...but this....:
http://www.animelyrics.com/forum/top....pl?pid=286472
I don't know whether to laugh or be disgusted.....hm....i think i'll see if i can find more like this...for laughs, if nothing else.

That's seriously disgusting. I've never seen my ryu butchered so mercilessly before. I shall not stand by while my Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu's name is soiled by amateurs.

Honestly. That's...kind of odd how someone says they practice it. Then again, I guess I could do if I could only get past that "ultrasonic" part.

[dhrishiasv]

i'm kinda surprised at how many times i end up in the KWF archives....you guys weren't kidding when you said the "the question from hell arises again"...man...
*Edit*Little kids & katana class? funny.
http://www.bladegash.net/forums/printthread.php?t=6351

[FetMiddle]

What...are they talking about? I wish my style had elemental attacks.......

[ecosportpol_ru]

wow that is horrible. i hope they don't "duel" people for safety's sake. kendonewbie, did you post something on that first forum link? because i think someone corrected you, and said that it was real.

[snislarne]

I think these people are trying to be serious...man.....are there really that many anime freaks running around saying they know hiten mitsurigui? Dang..
http://www.boards.jp/forums/showthre...t=11998&page=2

[art_fan_12]

I don't watch anime... so please tell me what is Hiten Mitsurigui? Is it like saying I practice X-Men style fighting? I want in on the joke. To me the question from hell has allways been, "Do we Play or Practice Kendo?"

Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu is the sword technique that is used by Kenshin Himura in "Rurouni Kenshin." With this style, he is able to jump real high and move his sword with blinding speed. It is totally unrealistic for someone to achieve that sort of thing.

By the way, I have seen a site floating somewhere around here that actually teaches you how to do Hiten Misturugi Ryu. If I happen to find it again, then I will link it here.

Edit: Just realized that Kendonewbie has already found the site.

[rushiddink]

WOWOWOWOW....i wish i had ultrasonic speed so i can ensure my opponents death. seriously, these kids/nerds are living a fantasy. or do we?...lol

~taganahan

[Ifroham4]

i just got back from the most terrible concert on the earth but after reading that, i think i lost my headache...
where do you find this stuff?

[Uttephabeta]

Anyway, with luck some of those guys will become kendoka

I highly doubt it, they'll quit after the first two sessions after we make them do so many suburis

[6M8PJigS]

You'd be surprised at how crazy Anime otaku can be. There are some out there who go as far as to know more about the character than the creators do (see Otaku no Video).

From what I see, the OP was serious but there were some that have a hint of sarcasm there. Whether or not the stuff is real is the question. The good news is that the last two posters set the record straight for these people although I doubt that they would listen to logic.

[qilmuz6v]

hiten mitsurigui...i guess its supposed to be a sword style that uses "god-speed" to waste people. Saying you practice hiten mitsurigui in a kendo dojo would be like....walking into a MA dojo and saying you fight like they do in the matrix. I'm getting the impression that a lot of these people don't have much (or any) kendo experience (surprise surprise :/) I would also like to say these are a bunch of gullible kids and teenagers, but.....

I've read the RK manga. Fun to read, even more fun to draw, but not realistic in the least. I guess the joke is that these people think that hiten mitsurigui is actually possible to preform/learn. Oh..where i found these..mostly anime forums, i think (no surprise).

[ferelrossi]

People like this make me ashamed to be an otaku.

Besides.... Yahiko OWNZORZZZzZ Kenshin. Ever see that battle against kenji? Anyway, with luck some of those guys will become kendoka, others just crazy and a select few will win the darwin award

I really can't believe that I'm writing this, but... Kenshin actually beats Yahiko in a duel, which pretty much destroys your statement.

[ITYfl01c]

No, he means Kenji not Kenshin (the son who goes off to become better than his father). He refuses to go see Kaoru and has a few issues that Yahiko helps him understand. (I won't spoil anymore of the story).

Yes, I know, but I am still right. You're talking to a fool that owns all 28 original Japanese volumes and has read each of them at least thrice. So many wasted hours... anyway, Kenshin and Yahiko do have a duel. I know what you're thinking of, and it's not that. But anyway - I won't spoil any more of the story!

[Rtebydou]

AHAHAHAHAHA! I think they may be the only peope I could beat that used Jodan...Anyway. Apparently, attacks are self-explanatory. But those who aren't the exact brightest can learn swordsmanship from reading a 17 year old's short explanation I mean...the author is the person who *gasp* founded Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu?! Good lord! I gotta get studyin!

[newshep]

Oh that is just awesome. Haven't laughed like that in ages.

[furillo]

What...are they talking about? I wish my style had elemental attacks.......

when i do men cuts lighting comes out the tip of my shinai


i find that dojo website quite funny. in one part they tell you to use your ki and jump 20 or so feet in the air,

[Kghyutgykim]

change "thread" to topic. Anyways, the ppl in the first url link is what I was talking about in previous posts. People who seriously believe that a make believe art exists... Again, although it might be based on a real ryu, that still doesn't make it real. Still fiction folks...

Tim