Nidome Yoshiaki - Japanese Bokken Artisan [Interview part 2/3 - EN/FR/JA]

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-- PART 1 --
• Nidome Yoshiaki - Japa...
-- PART 3 --
• Nidome Yoshiaki - Japa...
-- Summary --
- 0:44 - Do you receive governmental support?
- 3:44 - Have you got descendants or other relatives who could carry on your tradition?
- 4:31 - Don't you think you should raise your prices to insure a better life and a better future?
- 5:40 - Don't you fear the industry might disappear?
- 9:17 - Voice over: In the traditional caste system of the Edo period, warlords and Samurai were at the top, followed by peasants, then by craftsmen, and finally, at the very bottom of the pyramid, were the merchants.
- 9:53 - About a year ago a Japanese Budo equipment company started selling made in China Bokken. What do you think about this?
- 13:18 - What do you like the most about making Bokken?
- 15:32 - Are there things you don't want to do anymore?
-- TRANSCRIPT and EDITOR'S NOTES --
Coming soon
-- INTRODUCTION --
Enjoying the quiet summer months, we traveled across Japan to Miyakonojo and the Kirishima sankei region to visit one of the last wooden weapon workshops of Japan: “Nidome Bokuto Seisakujo”.
The founder switched from the manufacture of agricultural tools to Bokken in 1964.
The tradition is perpetuated today by the founder’s sons, Master Nidome Yoshiaki & Masahiro working as a team.
-- SOURCES --
Miyakonojo city office: goo.gl/eXggvr
Craftsmen from Edo period : goo.gl/gU81gx
-- CREDITS --
Director: Jordy Delage
Editing: Jordy Delage & Nicolas Nothum
Music: Guillaume Erard
Narrator: Brian Kamei
Camera: Jordy Delage & Nicolas Nothum
Translation and subtitles: Eriko Hoshi, Rahel Bünzli, Jordy Delage, Nicolas Nothum
For their artistic participation, special thanks to: Christian Tissier Shihan, Norio Hoshi Kyoshi, Alexander Bennett Kyoshi, John Presley Renshi and Jared Kyle Lewis.
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[@rwdplz1]

It's great that the forestry service is at least willing to speak with people. Hopefully they consider carefully what really needs to be done to preserve the integrity of the forests, and don't try to just protect from all cutting, care, and intervention. You can see clearly in the US what happens to poor management with all the forest fires in over-grown forests on the west coast, especially in California.

[@grimm2085]

Domo arigato gozai imasu

[@normanewelch]

Why do you translate Bokkuto as Bokken? The proper term is Bokkuto.

[@seidobudostudies]

There are no "proper" term, but "Bokuto" (one 'k') is indeed more common in Japan.
A very detailed explanation here: www.blog.seidoshop.com/bokken-bokuto-daito-tachi-explanation/

[@normanewelch]

The Japanese dictionary uses both Bokkuto and Bukuto...my point is the people being interviewed keep using the term Bokuto but the subtitle reads Bokken...

[@seidobudostudies]

We clearly explain in our blog articles and website that the word Bokuto is preferred in Japan.
However, we also chose to translate freely, with the vocabulary that is the most natural to our viewers.
This is actually a well known debate between professional translators. Long story short, it is widely agreed that there is a better understanding of a translation if it is slightly adapted to the reader's culture (that's more obvious with cultural expressions that cannot be translated verbatim).
As about "Bokkuto", it's a mistake. Bokken has 2 k because it's a combination of "Boku" and Ken". The "u" drops, and it's pronounced "Bokken". (Same in Hokkaido, which is a combination of Hoku, Kai and Do) and many other Japanese words.
Bokuto comes from "Boku" (wood) and "To" (Katana), and therefore cannot be pronounced or written with 2 k.

[@normanewelch]

You are correct...only one k. I enjoy your interviews.