22nd May 2008, 10:26 PM | #1 |
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How did the keris-bug bit you?
Greetings,
it just occurred to me that we have here a vast international community and it would be interesting to hear how everyone of you got started with the keris. IŽll begin as I begun this thread. It went something like this: Ever since being a little boy I have been fascinated by bladed weaponry and was taught how to use the puukko (Finnish tool knife) as a little boy by my late grandfather. It was about the same time in my early childhood that I remember browsing some old colour pictured encyclopedia of SE Asia belonging to my grandmother and seeing a fascinating full size picture of a chiseled Javanese(?) warrior wearing a sarong and a keris tucked under a sash. There was also a four color picture of a waved keris and its sheath and both of those pictures were burnt right then and there to my soul right there in my grandparents living rooms floor. - I must of have not been much elder than 6 years old then at the time this took place. It just felt such a cool and exotic weapon being so different from all else IŽve ever seen. So, how about you then - how did you got interested on the keris? Best, Jussi |
22nd May 2008, 10:30 PM | #2 |
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Joseph Conrad led me to the keris .
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22nd May 2008, 10:45 PM | #3 |
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Hi Jussi, I got interested in keris as a cheaper (but no less interesting) alternative to the Japanese sword In common with with all the edged weapons I'm fascinated by comes the question "how do I make that......"
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4th June 2008, 03:14 PM | #4 |
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Parents from the Dutch Indies -> Pencak Silat -> Kebatinan -> Keris
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