Japanese swords, swords smiths, techniques, etc. Japanese language which I study off and on on my own. Martial arts main focus of study is Chokken Battojutsu KageRyu. Absolutely love drum and bass, jungle, techstep, jump up; pretty much all kinds of electronic music. Indie rock but don't actually own much. Don't like most new rock. Movie's are good if they're good but I love Jidai Geki (chanbara) movies not so much kung fu. Looking into making music... slowly.
Martha Stewart, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Muneshige Tachibana, Sasaki Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi, Toshiro Mifune, Takeshi Kitano, Hideo Gosha, Kihachi Okamoto Masaki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Shintaro Katsu, Akira Kurosawa, Alex Kerr, and Wesley Willis.
Pretty much everything that sounds good although Drum and Bass is my one love. Squarepusher, Animals On Wheels, Aphex Twin, Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination, Goldie, Doc Scott, Hive, DBEC, Chemical Bros., DJ Dara Dillinja, Hrvatski, Kid 606, U-ziq, Remarc, Shy FX, Lemon D, AK 1200, Andy C, Amon Tobin, Jaga Jazzist, LTJ BUkem, Chaos AD, Alex Reece, Oval, Orbital, Spring Heel Jack, Almost any Ninjatune artist, UNKLE Funki Porcini, Autechre, Tabla Beat Science, Crystal Method Daftpunk, Radiohead, Cornershop, NIN, A Perfect Circle, Smashing Pumpkins, Fountains Of Wayne, Soul Coughing, Grandaddy, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Tin Star, Bloodhound Gang, The Flys so forth so on and etcetera.
Really dig sci-fi and horror films. Psychological thrillers and dramas are good. Favs are samurai jidai geki and chanbara.
CMDY, DISC, NGC, SCIENCE, TRAV, VH1, FOOD, MTV, E! is a guilty pleasure...
The Lone Samurai: The life of Miyamoto Musashi The Samurai Sword: A Handbook On The Tokaido Road Mugai Ryu: Darrell Max Craig The Japanese Mind: Robert C. Christopher Japanese Sword: Kanzan Sato Japanese Sword Fighting: Masaaki Hatsumi