Aww, horseshit. You just don't know any better.
Seriously, though. If you have something you could recommend as far as reading material, etc., I'd appreciate it. I'm thinking seriously about taking up some kind of kenjutsu or iaido, specifically because I think it might be a useful meditation I could identify with. But I don't want to waste my time with something that doesn't fit my life and ideals. I figure by now, you folks know enough about my personal philosophies to put advice in worthwhile context. I am after all a rabid American, and I am not attracted to the whole Japanese culture aspect that draws so many of the D&D freaks into sword arts. To me, it's a matter of finding something with utility in my philosophical and moral studies. In that respect, I identify with the Japanese arts as a whole, and the sword arts in particular.
Given the broader picture, can you do better than that bullshit you just posted?
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