[Woziwfaq]

Just curious: what budo-related Christmas presents did people get?

I feel so lucky, I got:
Sword bag from my parents
Jo bag from my grandma
two bottles of sake from my friends
The Five Rings from Sempai
A 'yoga box' which is indirectly related to budo from my brother cos he's knows the problems i have with jodo cos of my back
A really nice notebook and pen to write my budo notes in from my Kris Kringle at work
And today to top it all off I was surprised when my Chrissy present from Satsumaruma came -
A book called The Way of Kendo & Kenjitsu by Darrell Max Craig and a DVD of the Japanese team at the Glasgow Kendo Worlds (plus a wonderful iaido photo of Haruna Sensei performing chiburi).

Tee-hee, friends, family and budoka, the latter of which have given me the amazing present these last twelve months of advice and support (and especially my housemate Lexy who picks me up from training and knitted me a scarfe for cold nights in the dojo eight months ago when it was freezing) - you all freaking ROCK!

So ta-bananas and here's to a great new year filled with many more budo challenges, triumphs and lessons.

[seicslybearee]

I got nothing budo-related... The money I got will be used to buy bogu, so that's budo-related, in a way.

[RalfDweflywex]

I got a suburi bokken, 2 tsukagawas, 3 sakishin, a wrist protector, a sword bag and key ring shaped like a men.

[Butiqueso]

i got money for japan trip,a book on kendo and akira kurosawa box set dvd collection from my sis

[IACJdKfU]

nice newbie dident get anything budo related this year but that just means i get a bigger budo budjet for the rest of the year from my wife she might even let me get a new Iai if im lucky

[Chooriwrocafn]

i got a kyudo book,
a set of arrers (for me longbow-so technically not budo)
and (though im still waiting for it) my iaito cloth bag drycleaned (hint hint chidokan )
and a load of black chopsticks, whhich i might go ninjer with and learn how to throw...or catch flies or just eat noodles or something

[FailiaFelay]

I got a new car. And with it I did two dojo visits and learned a ton of new stuff. I feel like I just went a little higher up the mountain. It makes you feel goooood. I also got a kendo kanji decal for it but I didnt put it on correctly and it got ruined.

[loan4younow]

It's not so much a Christmas present, but I did buy a Bio shinai. I haven't been able to use it just yet, but it should be waiting for me when I return to school.

[valentinesdayyy]

I got only one big gift for xmas.
From the wife:
The Kurosawa collection of
Seven Samurai, Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo and Sanjuro on DVD.

...Best gift ever!!

[Stainditnew]

a kyudo glove, a dvd of 'the seven swords' ( ok its not really MA but its close..) and sake, which I always drink after the first practise in the new year. Which is Saturday. Roll on saturday, I can't take any more crap telly...bored bored bored bored bored.

[engacenus]

Wow... You received quite the haul of budo related gifts.

@_@

[envious]

[Abanijo]

My wife made me a nice silk bag for my schword.
My present to myself was a new 2mm set and a new men for everyday keiko.

[jyhugikuhih]

I got a sword bag and choji oil. ^__________^

[flower-buy]

Does a very posh calendar with lots of tasteful pics of Geisha Count?

It was bought by a very nice person who lives a very very long way away

[nuabuncarnigo]

*laf* Tasteful? One of them was worthy of the Seven Smutty Samurai

[Kghikeds]

Oooh No.

I have only looked at Miss january so far - don't want bad karma because I peeked at the others.