Kendo
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TheDarkStarAlchemist wrote...
I use bokken for sparring practice. A 42" synthetic. It's heavy. I've been hit in the knuckles once with one and could grip anything properly for two days. They are harsh, but more real. It gives you more incentive to dodge or block the attack. And yes. Being hit in the head with them will also put you on the ground or kill you. They are durable and hard enough to chip a driveway when swung with enough power. I've done it three times. Cold Steel bokken. Cold Steel being the brand name.Sound like my kind of thing. I'm always a risk taker.
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Wew... what the hell with the post above me....
Sigh...
The ASEAN is getting near...
I am told that I have a chance to participate with my ability....
Hm.... I hope I am chosen....
Sigh...
The ASEAN is getting near...
I am told that I have a chance to participate with my ability....
Hm.... I hope I am chosen....
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MemphistoKetemuLucifer wrote...
Wew... what the hell with the post above me....Sigh...
The ASEAN is getting near...
I am told that I have a chance to participate with my ability....
Hm.... I hope I am chosen....
Are you going to the ASEAN championship? I'm a kendoka too, btw
where do you live?
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Someone send me a Wooden Sword (Bokken). I so would love to own at least one. I only have two "Rattan" sticks and a thin, metal pipe :(
On topic, I would love to learn even the basics of Kendo, just like other sports related to the way of the sword.
On topic, I would love to learn even the basics of Kendo, just like other sports related to the way of the sword.
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Then you can go to the nearest dojo in your country....
For it is important to have a 5th dan above sensei to teach you, so you can trully know the basic of kendo...
For it is important to have a 5th dan above sensei to teach you, so you can trully know the basic of kendo...
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hey i am indonesian for info, can you guys give me info about where i can find good dojo in jakarta? i want to learn this martial arts for so long but never found out where i can learn....
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Hm... Jakarta....
You can go to JJS (Jakarta Japanese School) at Bintaro
I think the recruitment open in July...
You can just ask them in their blog....
You can find the blog by searching kendo jakarta
Try to find songs blog....
Hahaha, you might meet me there time to time (I am not training there but Bandung, though several senior knows me)
You can go to JJS (Jakarta Japanese School) at Bintaro
I think the recruitment open in July...
You can just ask them in their blog....
You can find the blog by searching kendo jakarta
Try to find songs blog....
Hahaha, you might meet me there time to time (I am not training there but Bandung, though several senior knows me)
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about JJS i already know about it but it is too far from my place.... i live in west jakarta and it need 3h with public bus.... i am not originally from jakarta so i didn't have any car or motorbike
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You can try finding information from Indonesian Kendo Federation....
I am not associated with them....
But the negative point is that club was rumored for not having a japanese sensei...
So if u really wanted to practice, try JJS...
Cause it is the only option....
I am not associated with them....
But the negative point is that club was rumored for not having a japanese sensei...
So if u really wanted to practice, try JJS...
Cause it is the only option....
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MemphistoKetemuLucifer wrote...
But the negative point is that club was rumored for not having a japanese sensei...
Depending on the circumstances, if you have a sensei teaching your dojo would have been enough, he/she doesn't necessarily have to be a japanese.
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Im so nervous~<_< But there is a kendo place at my college. Supposedly~ Im gonna try out when college starts~x3
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Wow, so no more kendoka on Fakku? And Shinkendo and Kendo... always conflict when those two are mentioned in the same sentence.
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iast wrote...
Wow, so no more kendoka on Fakku? And Shinkendo and Kendo... always conflict when those two are mentioned in the same sentence. I`m still here...
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Wazzap! So its just you and me that practice Kendo on fakku then, that are still here anyways.
3rd practice! Woot xD Oh and your comment about someone over 5th dan...not necessarily. As long as someone is 3rd dan they can teach but usually they are the junior instructor of the dojo's and are told to teach you when the chief instructor (in my case 7th dan) is busy with something.
But really, take any instruction you can from someone higher ranked than you simply because, they didn't get there by sitting on their ass, they know what they are doing.
3rd practice! Woot xD Oh and your comment about someone over 5th dan...not necessarily. As long as someone is 3rd dan they can teach but usually they are the junior instructor of the dojo's and are told to teach you when the chief instructor (in my case 7th dan) is busy with something.
But really, take any instruction you can from someone higher ranked than you simply because, they didn't get there by sitting on their ass, they know what they are doing.
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i am to train this summer. the only experience i have is swordplay... but it'd be nice to hold a shinai or bokken again.
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ZeKeR wrote...
i am to train this summer. the only experience i have is swordplay... but it'd be nice to hold a shinai or bokken again.Swordplay as in fencing or swordplay as in...like nerdy roleplaying...sword...stuff. Cause if it's the latter ಠ.ಡ...
Am I the only one that feels awkward in non-bogu doing a kiai. D:
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iast wrote...
ZeKeR wrote...
i am to train this summer. the only experience i have is swordplay... but it'd be nice to hold a shinai or bokken again.Swordplay as in fencing or swordplay as in...like nerdy roleplaying...sword...stuff. Cause if it's the latter ಠ.ಡ...
LOLZ I own a set of shinai and a bokken but I realize that the "nerdy roleplaying...sword...stuff" was lame I really like to join a dojo...or be with someone that knows their shit...all my friends say, "you should "larp" because that's the only way you can do...I was like "LARPing"? wtf no I didn't sign up for dice rolling and pussyfooting it"...*sigh+facepalm
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The Sangheili wrote...
iast wrote...
ZeKeR wrote...
i am to train this summer. the only experience i have is swordplay... but it'd be nice to hold a shinai or bokken again.Swordplay as in fencing or swordplay as in...like nerdy roleplaying...sword...stuff. Cause if it's the latter ಠ.ಡ...
LOLZ I own a set of shinai and a bokken but I realize that the "nerdy roleplaying...sword...stuff" was lame I really like to join a dojo...or be with someone that knows their shit...all my friends say, "you should "larp" because that's the only way you can do...I was like "LARPing"? wtf no I didn't sign up for dice rolling and pussyfooting it"...*sigh+facepalm
When you do make sure its a certified Dojo by whatever governing body is in your country. I know of one non-certified one in my area and the Kendo there is....not bad but not good, lot of improper techniques or slight mistakes that will build bad habits.
Cause thing is with today's martial arts, you get a lot of cookie cutters who are in it just to make money and don't know what the hell they are teaching. Probably some internet warrior who read something online and started to do it and teach people.
Just remember to do your homework when joining.
