| The Meiji Era of Japan occurred countless years ago. | | | | awesome. Go ahead with it." |
| That era is long gone, and now most of us live in a | | | | The love for swords take maturity and passion. Don't |
| democratic society. A world that talks about free will. | | | | let people put you down when they say things like |
| During the Meiji Era, the popularity of swords went | | | | "that's ridiculous/funny/impossible" or "please wake up, |
| down. I feel that it has never recovered. Today, there | | | | the last samurais are gone." Yes, samurais have |
| are sword smiths and weapon shops that ship their | | | | gone,but sword-owners are still very much alive and |
| artfully crafted swords worldwide. Isn't it time to bring | | | | slashing. Maturity as in, you recognise the sword as a |
| back the sword? | | | | weapon, and respect it. You know that the sword |
| In the cold war, the world was split into two: The East | | | | today is not meant to injure, be it humans or animals or |
| and the West. Now, its the pro-swords and the | | | | plants or trees. |
| anti-swords. Today, there are people still sparring with | | | | I want to start a revolution. A revolution in this new |
| swords, through legal and registered organisations. | | | | century, possible in a democratic world. Where people |
| Real swords, although they are blunt. And, on the other | | | | will start seeing the sword as what it should be, and |
| side, there are people who say "Swords? In this age? | | | | take up sword martial arts. I want to see the popularity |
| Have you watch too much dramas and animes? Are | | | | of swords skyrocket, to even surpass that of the |
| you crazy?" | | | | pre-Meiji times. |
| Some people link "swords" to "blood". This is clearly not | | | | Sounds crazy? Remember, as history has taught us, |
| the case in our world. Our world is governed by legal | | | | people who are deemed "crazy" ended up changing |
| systems. People on our side respect swords, and see | | | | the world, with nothing less than a will of steel. After all, |
| it as arts and sports. It is the dream of some of us to | | | | "reality" is "what is", and "future" is "what can be." |
| expand this sports, this love for swords, to the rest of | | | | If you share my thoughts, hold on to your dreams, and |
| the world, and gain as much supporters as possible. | | | | start to change what you don't like, through education |
| People who would say," Swords? That sounds | | | | and a flaming passion. |