Excellent, easy way to make a hakame brush! I use the zip ties for all kinds of things in the studio. We are a global community, it makes sense to be able to communicate in many different languages. Appreciate you have kept in mind that you have a multi-ethnic audience.

Good job showing how to make a hakeme brush. Please continue making these videos in Spanish and English. I like it a lot more. It is desired.

Many times the students get so involved speaking to one another that they forget that they are supposed to be working on the English. Touchy subject with many as well in US. Thank you for all your efforts for all! Maybe you need to keep practicing and I really understand that! Very hard to retain a lanuage if you don't use it.

Great!!!! Thanks :Simon :)

Like the idea, and you Spanish is coming along.

Your spanish is great!, nice video, thanks for sharing! I guess rice straw is better for the brush?

Very nice! I love Hakeme!

Great video! Thanks for the nice brush. About the language thing. They are your videos and people don't have to watch. I personally like it. As always I enjoyed the video lesson. Dennis (Yokohama) *click*

Me encanto oirte en español. Donde estas y si das cursos. Saludos desde Venezuela.

Thanks :)

Hola me encanto tu español. Lo hablas. Donde estas y si das cursos? Saludos desde Venezuela.

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mas videos en español , gracias

I don't mind your speaking Spanish Simon, and understand bits and pieces of it. It is my understanding that it's not so close to the Spanish that many speak here in the US, very long story! My friend from Spain, might understand it more directly, but the students I have in my classes at the high school are from several different regions of Mexico and don't even understand the American book Spanish we try to speak! Just makes it harder on us all so ( I ) don't even try.

One who speaks 3 languages is multilingual, one who speaks two languages is bilingual, one who speaks only one language is an American. How narrow minded are some of us that we find it unpleasant to even hear another language. Please continue with both English and Spanish. Help broaden the world for those who want to learn. Many thanks, Claire

Spanish is a lovely language. I have learnt quite a bit from watching. The language is directly related to the activity in the clip, and the Spanish dialogue is a direct translation of the English sections. I find the bilingual presentation intriguing, far more so than the dry, characterless style of some "expert" sites. These clips are about the potter as a craftsman and teacher, and therefore are not structured the same as a bare set of academic instructions.

Since you are offering all of your expertise for our benefit.....for free....if you want to do it in piglatin Go for it!! To the rest of you whinners, get over it

@4022SavedNoSurvivors Ya see. I speak both English and Spanish. And all I hear is him repeating just about everything twice. What if he repeated everything twice in just english? How would you think of that?

Stop with the mixing of English and Spanish. Either make a video in English or make it in Spanish. Don't combine the two. That way if you happen to post one in spanish i can immediately stop watching it.

no offense to you what so ever simon but for some reason i just cannot stand the spanish it drives me nuts.

Your Spanish is very good. When and where did you learn? I didn't know you spoke it. Really awesome. Like you, sir.