anyone wanna give me some advice?

[kendonoobie]

ok the japanese kids came over to my house and well they brought their kendo equipment. dude did they look awesome in my backyard wakin at each other then i thought to myself..."i really need to do that!!" ive also loved the samurai they are so agressive but yet graceful. so i need help to find a suit of cheap bogu. i can get like 200-300 dollars. And my friends also gave my an O.K. bokken. so what bogu should i buy. o yah and i need a pair o hakamas. so got any advice?

[IronMonkey]

This should go well...

[Paikea]

ok the japanese kids came over to my house and well they brought their kendo equipment. dude did they look awesome in my backyard wakin at each other then i thought to myself..."i really need to do that!!" ive also loved the samurai they are so agressive but yet graceful. so i need help to find a suit of cheap bogu. i can get like 200-300 dollars. And my friends also gave my an O.K. bokken. so what bogu should i buy. o yah and i need a pair o hakamas. so got any advice?Peyote and clam dip?

[Neil Gendzwill]

Troll rating: 6.7

Nice try, but too obvious for most.

[yohed55]

This should go well...

I laughed out loud when I read that.

[Saigo]

lol this should go very well

[kendonoobie]

whats so funny i just wanted some advice, gosh.....

[Paikea]

whats so funny i just wanted some advice, gosh.....OK, look up any (or all) of the following in the members list, read their posts and you'll see why:

Gatsu
2SwordStyle
KumdoStar
Jerrot

Let's just say your questions are presented such that you appear to be provoking a negative response.

[kendonoobie]

ok im sorry i didnt know

[Sepiraph]

This should go well...

Let the flaming begins! :devious:

[nodachi]

Mr. Data: Captain, a Ferang'i vessel is hailing us, but the message is strange. They are asking to speak with the captain because they have trolls on board that want to say hello...

Captain Picard: I know I shouldn't... ok, on screen.

Q: (speaking in a troll like voice) hello Captain! Teach me kendo through your comm channels, pretty please... I will just end up taunting you by expecting internet teaching but just actually pretending to be interested but I really have no common sense today and I am bored and the other omnipotent beings are sooooo boring today...

Captain Picard: DAMN YOU, Q! DON'T YOU EVER GO AWAY... stupid trolls...

Mr. Worf: Shall I fire photon torpedos, sir?

Captain Picard: You are demoted for not asking sooner... I'm going to my room to drink some tea and calm down, and if I am not calm by the time I return, page Ensign Crusher so we can throw him out an airlock... at least that way we can have something to take our minds off this frustrating event...

[Cicada]

This should go well...
oh yeah.

rofl!! :P

[Saigo]

I almost feel bad for him

[Klasnikov]

Troglodyte, for goodness sake. Never!!! Ever barg in onto a forum with a troll mentalality. You'll get slaughtered. PM people. Brows the internet that's what its for.

[ScottUK]

whats so funny i just wanted some advice, gosh.....Simple advice, guy - find a dojo. We will all love you then. Until then, you get lumped into the 'backyard budoka' category - not a pretty place to be.

If you post your location, we'll try and help you find a place to practice. If you don't want to practice and just want the kit to piss about 'wakin' (your word, not mine...!) in your garden, be honest with us. No-one likes trolls wanting to learn from the 'net, books and vids. The dojo/sensei combo is the only way to go.

Oh, and why are kendoka in your garden? You smugglin' them in past customs or just making it up?

[tango]

this is the bogu you need:

http://kendo.tozando.com/bogu/krm.html

currently available in 1.0mm for $7200 or you can save some money by going with the 1.5mm for $5800

http://kendo.tozando.com/image/boguset/krm.jpg

[ScottUK]

A bargain. I will order some as a backup set.

[Ignatz]

How many pairs of hakama do you get with that?

[ScottUK]

One pair. Enough for both fighters... :)

[Paikea]

ok im sorry i didnt knowCheck your PM's...

[Sa Mu]

Hey, where's Kaoru when you need her???

[nothing]

I'm a mod on another site.. can't we find and block this dude's IP address? Assuming he is who we think he is... if he's not, he's still not incredibly smart...

hey Kendo noob.. Onegishimasu..... which means will you spar with me?

[ScottUK]

Who do you think he is?

[Paikea]

Who do you think he is?...and what's he done to deserve being banned?

[ScottUK]

I guess I'm missing something here...

[Paikea]

I guess I'm missing something here...Maybe nobody fed the wolves lately and they're just jumpy.

[ScottUK]

Bring back 2swordstyle and Mad_God I say... :)

Let us not forget Mr Chase Wayne Earhart + offspring...

[kendonoobie]

well i already found a dojo.... but anyways thank people ive learned whta not to do on these boards

[ScottUK]

Cool. Where you gonna train?

[pgsmith]

hey Kendo noob.. Onegishimasu..... which means will you spar with me?
Actually, that is a very formal expression asking for instruction. It is used throughout the Japanese sword arts, not just kendo. :)

[pgsmith]

well i already found a dojo.... but anyways thank people ive learned whta not to do on these boards
I don't believe you. I don't think you're going to attend a dojo. You're just trying to get everyone to back off of your silly opening statement. Of course, you could prove me wrong ....

[Paikea]

I don't believe you. I don't think you're going to attend a dojo. You're just trying to get everyone to back off of your silly opening statement. Of course, you could prove me wrong ....The young lad has been provided with a long list of dojos in the Republic of Texas. Perhaps he will appear somewhat to your left in a lineup soon?

[pgsmith]

Perhaps he will appear somewhat to your left in a lineup soon?
Anything's possible Perry, but I still think it's unlikely. ;)

[Paikea]

Anything's possible Perry, but I still think it's unlikely. ;)I wasn't giving odds or anything...it's my Good Deed for the month of May.

[pgsmith]

I wasn't giving odds or anything...it's my Good Deed for the month of May.
Does that mean you're done for the month now? :D

[nebosuke]

Actually, that is a very formal expression asking for instruction. It is used throughout the Japanese sword arts, not just kendo. :)

Actually, it basically just means 'please do (something)' and can be used for a request as basic as asking for a glass of water. Further meaning comes out only in context, so in the dojo it becomes please instruct me, or please practice with me, etc.

[Mr. Donigan]

This should go well...

Wow... I nearly snorted milk out my nose!

[Mr. Donigan]

Mr. Data: Captain, a Ferang'i vessel is hailing us, but the message is strange. They are asking to speak with the captain because they have trolls on board that want to say hello...

Captain Picard: I know I shouldn't... ok, on screen.

Q: (speaking in a troll like voice) hello Captain! Teach me kendo through your comm channels, pretty please... I will just end up taunting you by expecting internet teaching but just actually pretending to be interested but I really have no common sense today and I am bored and the other omnipotent beings are sooooo boring today...

Captain Picard: DAMN YOU, Q! DON'T YOU EVER GO AWAY... stupid trolls...

Mr. Worf: Shall I fire photon torpedos, sir?

Captain Picard: You are demoted for not asking sooner... I'm going to my room to drink some tea and calm down, and if I am not calm by the time I return, page Ensign Crusher so we can throw him out an airlock... at least that way we can have something to take our minds off this frustrating event...

OK!!! I did snort milk!

[kendonoobie]

GOD! ok i get it i made a freakin little mistake... what the heck man just gimme some slack JEEZE! man if you think that being judgemental in life is gonna get you somewhere then it wont. man my best friend who was very judgemental and geuss what.. this kid came to my shool in about 5th grade and he was like 4 fee something. well my friends like "dude we should go beat him up wont that be funny?" i said no. then i thought to myself man just give the guy a chance. and then my idiot JUDGEMENTAL friend decide hes gonna knock the crap outa this kid. when my friend got over there he smacked that kid about 2 times then well the kid came back at him and my friend.... well he went home with a cuncussion a broken arm and i think a few bruises. so just next time your judgemental just think about that incident

[yohed55]

Arguing on online forums won't get you anywhere in life either.

[Paikea]

GOD! ok i get it i made a freakin little mistake... <and stuff>..so just next time your judgemental just think about that incidentYou're going to kick Paul's butt?

[ender84567]

i swear, doesnt anyone on this form know better than to feed trolls? (i guess i'm guilty now too) but this is alot for that one, we should just designate one person to post a cookie cutter "find a dojo" post and then let that paticular thread die...

[ScottUK]

I love 'em. KWF is a better place for their attendance... :)

[nothing]

GOD! ok i get it i made a freakin little mistake... what the heck man just gimme some slack JEEZE! man if you think that being judgemental in life is gonna get you somewhere then it wont. man my best friend who was very judgemental and geuss what.. this kid came to my shool in about 5th grade and he was like 4 fee something. well my friends like "dude we should go beat him up wont that be funny?" i said no. then i thought to myself man just give the guy a chance. and then my idiot JUDGEMENTAL friend decide hes gonna knock the crap outa this kid. when my friend got over there he smacked that kid about 2 times then well the kid came back at him and my friend.... well he went home with a cuncussion a broken arm and i think a few bruises. so just next time your judgemental just think about that incident


was that English?

[kenshi07]

k, i'm kindof i the same boat you are, interested and looking. these people probably deal with folks like you and me every day. its like trying to tell a freshman where to go. If there is only a handful of upperclassman and tons of freshman, its hard and frustrating. To tell the truth i came here after i had looked most every where else. The thing is i'm not close enuf to anything to do me any good. so i'm planning and intend to do some type of martial arts where ever i go. you could look on for a dojo close to you. i learnd a while ago, that the martial arts along with alot in life is something you have to get off your feet, and or bum and look for. so don't get so mad at them, but look for yourself. if not kendo, try something else like me i intend to start some kind of aikido soon. i't doesnt matter what you do its that you do something.

[pgsmith]

You're going to kick Paul's butt?
Thanks Perry, I just spit coffee all over my keyboard! :D

[pgsmith]

Actually, it basically just means 'please do (something)' and can be used for a request as basic as asking for a glass of water. Further meaning comes out only in context, so in the dojo it becomes please instruct me, or please practice with me, etc.
You are absolutely correct. Thanks for clarifying!

GOD! ok i get it i made a freakin little mistake... what the heck man just gimme some slack JEEZE! man if you think that being judgemental in life is gonna get you somewhere then it wont. man my best friend who was very judgemental and geuss what.. this kid came to my shool in about 5th grade and he was like 4 fee something. well my friends like "dude we should go beat him up wont that be funny?" i said no. then i thought to myself man just give the guy a chance. and then my idiot JUDGEMENTAL friend decide hes gonna knock the crap outa this kid. when my friend got over there he smacked that kid about 2 times then well the kid came back at him and my friend.... well he went home with a cuncussion a broken arm and i think a few bruises. so just next time your judgemental just think about that incident
Wow! That's quite an impressive little speech, even though I'm not entirely sure what it says. So, did this little episode happen this year or last year?

[kendonoobie]

k, i'm kindof i the same boat you are, interested and looking. these people probably deal with folks like you and me every day. its like trying to tell a freshman where to go. If there is only a handful of upperclassman and tons of freshman, its hard and frustrating. To tell the truth i came here after i had looked most every where else. The thing is i'm not close enuf to anything to do me any good. so i'm planning and intend to do some type of martial arts where ever i go. you could look on for a dojo close to you. i learnd a while ago, that the martial arts along with alot in life is something you have to get off your feet, and or bum and look for. so don't get so mad at them, but look for yourself. if not kendo, try something else like me i intend to start some kind of aikido soon. i't doesnt matter what you do its that you do something.
well i mean just cause they dissed me doesnt mean im gonna quit kendo lol. just everyones a noob at one time or another.

[kendonoobie]

You are absolutely correct. Thanks for clarifying!

Wow! That's quite an impressive little speech, even though I'm not entirely sure what it says. So, did this little episode happen this year or last year? what the heck it was like 5 years ago.

[pgsmith]

what the heck it was like 5 years ago.
Then why do you still write like a 10 year old child? I would think if you are 5 years past the 5th grade, you would have learned how to properly use english and formulate your thoughts in an easy to read and understand manner. Proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization go a long way toward keeping people from blowing you off as just another ignorant kid. If you can't be bothered to make the effort here, what sort of effort can be expected from you in the dojo?

[kenshi07]

well i mean just cause they dissed me doesnt mean im gonna quit kendo lol. just everyones a noob at one time or another.
what i meant, and keep goingis give the guys(and gals*if any*) here a break, you don't have to get so PO'ed

[MSPaintClock]

buttsssssssssssssssssss

[nothing]

k, i'm kindof i the same boat you are, interested and looking. these people probably deal with folks like you and me every day. its like trying to tell a freshman where to go. If there is only a handful of upperclassman and tons of freshman, its hard and frustrating. To tell the truth i came here after i had looked most every where else. The thing is i'm not close enuf to anything to do me any good. so i'm planning and intend to do some type of martial arts where ever i go. you could look on for a dojo close to you. i learnd a while ago, that the martial arts along with alot in life is something you have to get off your feet, and or bum and look for. so don't get so mad at them, but look for yourself. if not kendo, try something else like me i intend to start some kind of aikido soon. i't doesnt matter what you do its that you do something.

well said IMHO

[kenshi07]

well said IMHO k, well here goes another of my noobieness episodes, what does IMHO stand for(man i feel dumb):confused::nervous:

[rainmaker]

Apparently, this thread is going well....


This should go well...

[Hai_hai]

ok the japanese kids came over to my house and well they brought their kendo equipment. dude did they look awesome in my backyard wakin at each other then i thought to myself..."i really need to do that!!" ive also loved the samurai they are so agressive but yet graceful. so i need help to find a suit of cheap bogu. i can get like 200-300 dollars. And my friends also gave my an O.K. bokken. so what bogu should i buy. o yah and i need a pair o hakamas. so got any advice?
In kendo, one starts out in kendo only with the shinai, or bamboo sword. Then, as the student progresses, they go onto to wearing the kendo uniform, i.e. the hakama and keikogi. As the student progresses, they are then allowed to wear the kendo armor, or bogu.

So, unlike other martial arts, you don't start out with all the equipment at first.

[Ignatz]

Now there is a moment of clarity.:D
Could someone tell me wht this kid is talking about with the school yard and the 5th grade and the freshman and all? I'm lost, altzheimers I think.

[ahmed61086]

WoW.......,



WTF is wrong with you guys.




Seriously.

[ahmed61086]

Seriously, You guys are cruel and disrespectful to anyone that comes to the Forums and doesnt have a few years of Kendo under his belt.

Im not neccasarily defending this kid, but this is a trend in this Forum that realy has to stop, its realy not nice.

[ScottUK]

I could point out a load of threads where people have turned up LOOKING FOR A DOJO and got pointed in the right direction with a smile, a handshake and a bucketload of 'gambatte'.

When people come on here with ego, BS or backyards in mind, they deserve everything they get.

[edit] Better the kids get ripped on here than in the street. KWF is an excellent gladiator school for sarcasm and lesson-learning...

[nodachi]

Internet Sarcasm Filters are greatly lacking these days... if only I could sell them, then I'd be a happy and wealthy man...

[kendonoobie]

hey guys i did find a dojo and im going to start in a lil. and then thats when i figured out that i dont need the bogu yet. So can you plz stop the harassment?

[ScottUK]

Good for you. Which dojo?

[rainmaker]

Kendonoobie, I am sorry for our Kendoka's harsh sarcasm. Most of us are like hungry hyena waiting for poor victim to show up so they can chew you to million piece. I was one of such victim(?) once and now I am one of hyena too :evil: . You are just one of poor victim #5476..

Anyway, just word of advise for you. Most of us, we have to earn wearing bogu, not because we have money. Every worn armour shows the hard work and dedication we have committed and we are very proud of such hard work. Maybe that is why we are so defensive. You have to earn such resepect from fellow kendokas..

Here is what most of went through before we buy bogu. How many people drop out during such practice. Let's say 100 students started.

1) Buy Shinai only. Practice basic swing and footstep during boring 2,3 month. 80 students drop out. 20 left .
2) Buy bokken, some schools teach Kata to beginners. Depend on school.
3) Buy Uniform, once your sensei think your footstep and swing is improved, you can buy uniform. 1~2 months 15 drop out, 5 left.
4) Buy Bogu, Once your sensei think you are ready both physically and mentally, he will ask you to buy bogu. After people buy bogu, they found out that this is not what they want to do and drop out. Within two month, 3 will drop out and two left..

It is not easy to learn or teach Kendo. Again, I am sure you can buy bogu if you have money. Hell, it if free country and you can do whatever you want with your own money. But you will not get respect from us unless you earn it from us.

Anyway, good luck. I hope you understand why we being harsh to your thread. But it would be great if we have one more dedicated Kendoka..


ok the japanese kids came over to my house and well they brought their kendo equipment. dude did they look awesome in my backyard wakin at each other then i thought to myself..."i really need to do that!!" ive also loved the samurai they are so agressive but yet graceful. so i need help to find a suit of cheap bogu. i can get like 200-300 dollars. And my friends also gave my an O.K. bokken. so what bogu should i buy. o yah and i need a pair o hakamas. so got any advice?

[Ignatz]

Kendonoobie, I am sorry for our Kendoka's harsh sarcasm. Most of us are like hungry hyena waiting for poor victim to show up so they can chew you to million piece. I was one of such victim(?) once and now I am one of hyena too :evil: . You are just one of poor victim #5476..
And the only reason the hyenas let up on him was because he has a cute kid.

Seriously, read rainmaker's post carefully, it is true and correct.

[Neil Gendzwill]

Perhaps it's time to create a sticky post in the FAQ section that's a collection of advice for self-training enquirers, and point people to it. We're all a little too quick to jump on these kids, and I'm as guilty as the next guy. It's hard to remember being 14 sometimes, but as I recall I was confused on a lot of issues that seem pretty clear now...

[The great I AM]

Perhaps it's time to create a sticky post in the FAQ section that's a collection of advice for self-training enquirers, and point people to it. We're all a little too quick to jump on these kids, and I'm as guilty as the next guy. It's hard to remember being 14 sometimes, but as I recall I was confused on a lot of issues that seem pretty clear now...So you dumped your boyfriend and found kendo then?

[nothing]

k, well here goes another of my noobieness episodes, what does IMHO stand for(man i feel dumb):confused::nervous:


In
My
Humble
Opinion

:cheerful:

[pgsmith]

Here is my opinion on why some kids get harrassed, and others don't. I work with teenage boys (11 to 18) all the time, and they basically come in two broad categories. 1) Smart-ass kids that are trying desperately to convince the world that they are someone. 2) Interested and curious kids that aren't too sure of themselves and don't know much yet, but are eager to learn. kendonoobie's original post placed him firmly in category one. Category one kids are fair game, and there is no season. Most people feel justified in taking the feet out from under an arrogant liar. If he had made a first impression that had placed him in category 2, I can almost guarantee that he would have had a much different reception. How could he have done that you ask? Simple. By rephrasing the original post, it would have given a much different outlook on the kid in question, and garnered him lots of help instead of lots of abuse.

Here's kendonoobie's original post ...

ok the japanese kids came over to my house and well they brought their kendo equipment. dude did they look awesome in my backyard wakin at each other then i thought to myself..."i really need to do that!!" ive also loved the samurai they are so agressive but yet graceful. so i need help to find a suit of cheap bogu. i can get like 200-300 dollars. And my friends also gave my an O.K. bokken. so what bogu should i buy. o yah and i need a pair o hakamas. so got any advice?
Here's the exact same question, but put forth in a non-arrogant manner ...
I have recently become very interested in kendo, but don't know if I can attend a dojo right now, or even if there's one in my area. Is it possible to get the armor and uniform for 200-300 dollars and learn myself? Does anyone know of a dojo in my area where I could learn? Thanks.
Both of those statements ask the same questions. The second one indicates the kid took the time to address the forum in understandable English rather than like we were another kid's forum. It also indicates that he's thought about things and presented a question that he thinks the forum can answer for him. It does show that he still couldn't be bothered to perform his own research into kendo in his area, or bother to search the forum for answers before asking his question. However, I would feel much more inclined to help the writer of the second statement than I would the first.

OK, just my opinions, and not sure why I bothered to write all that out, but hopefully someone will learn a little bit about how to approach the world from it.

[Ignatz]

OK, just my opinions, and not sure why I bothered to write all that out, but hopefully someone will learn a little bit about how to approach the world from it.
Because you are an old softy.:D

[Paikea]

So you dumped your boyfriend and found kendo then?Tweeeet! Into the box, you...two minutes.

[runsyi]

So you dumped your boyfriend and found kendo then?

That's what I did.

Who needs companionship and Americanos when you've got stinky, sweaty, grungy, mildewy bogu, and bruises, and calluses that crack, and sore knees, and sore ankles, and sore shoulders, and sore hands....

[pgsmith]

Because you are an old softy.
Gotta stay away from the country music!

Who needs companionship and Americanos when you've got stinky, sweaty, grungy, mildewy bogu, and bruises, and calluses that crack, and sore knees, and sore ankles, and sore shoulders, and sore hands....
Wow! Sounds like it was a heck of a party! :)

It's hard to remember being 14 sometimes, ...
I know what you mean Neil. I think drowning too many brain cells did it to me.

[rainmaker]

ahhhhhhhh, sounds like stinkly smelly car sex in the summer.... Yup, some of us have been there...


That's what I did.

Who needs companionship and Americanos when you've got stinky, sweaty, grungy, mildewy bogu, and bruises, and calluses that crack, and sore knees, and sore ankles, and sore shoulders, and sore hands....

[runsyi]

ahhhhhhhh, sounds like stinkly smelly car sex in the summer.... Yup, some of us have been there...

good lord. You know how to throw down, huh? Last time I tried I got caught by the cops, but this is a family forum.

[kendonoobie]

well the dojo i found is the one in DFW. and also i am at least dedicating myself to atleast a year of training. so i dont spend like 200$ on lessons that i dont even attend. So if any1 goes to this certain Dojo plz tell me i kinda need a good freind right now.also i need to know if this is a good dojo

[kendonoobie]

dude this is kinda funny this thread has gotten to page 6 lol.i have never seen a thread get to page 6 before.

[Ignatz]

Excellent school and wonderful people. If you actually go you will do fine but going is the most important thing.

[The great I AM]

good lord. You know how to throw down, huh? Last time I tried I got caught by the cops, but this is a family forum.Heh heh heh! SNAP! The last time I tried that I was met with a big white van with "POLICE" emblazoned on the front of it, and beaming headlights through the windows. The dude wasn't impressed when I fell out of the back door exclaiming that my trousers were round my ankles because I was simply draining the weasel. If I remember, his exact reply was


Do you think I was born yesterday? Get in your car, and f*ck offThat showed me. No more car-sex for the young impressionable Gibbo.

[Paikea]

well the dojo i found is the one in DFW. and also i am at least dedicating myself to atleast a year of training. so i dont spend like 200$ on lessons that i dont even attend. So if any1 goes to this certain Dojo plz tell me i kinda need a good freind right now.also i need to know if this is a good dojoDarrel Craig-sensei? He's got some significant credibility, yes.

[Ignatz]

The sheep having run off, it was just Gibbo and the monkey in the car.

[runsyi]

Heh heh heh! SNAP! The last time I tried that I was met with a big white van with "POLICE" emblazoned on the front of it, and beaming headlights through the windows. The dude wasn't impressed when I fell out of the back door exclaiming that my trousers were round my ankles because I was simply draining the weasel. If I remember, his exact reply was

That showed me. No more car-sex for the young impressionable Gibbo.

So what did Anjin-san say when you got back into the car?

[The great I AM]

So what did Anjin-san say when you got back into the car?His answer was


Hey, I didn't pay for this! Ah,what, oh, not again.....Then he lagged himself.

[Ignatz]

Darrel Craig-sensei? He's got some significant credibility, yes.
That's Houston Sparky.:dead: DFW was Ichimura Sensei, wonderful person, but I think he moved. My pal "nuki do" Hiro is still there. Again, great group of people.

[Paikea]

That's Houston Sparky.:dead: DFW was Ichimura Sensei, wonderful person, but I think he moved. My pal "nuki do" Hiro is still there. Again, great group of people.Ah, well then. In any event kendonoobie appears to be in good hands. Gentlemen, our work here is done.

[Ignatz]

Ah, well then. In any event kendonoobie appears to be in good hands. Gentlemen, our work here is done.
Don't we have to continue to torment him until he actually goes? Plus I want to find out who ate the cracker in Gibbo's car story.

[kendonoobie]

you guys shut up about sex you know how sick and twisted that is?plz stop i dont wanna hear anymore. but if you want to then GO TO A FREAKIN CYBER SITE!

[The great I AM]

Don't we have to continue to torment him until he actually goes? Plus I want to find out who ate the cracker in Gibbo's car story.There was no cracker. It was a biscuit, a very soggy biscuit. And Najaf ate it. Every last crumb, and he loved it and begged for seconds.

[Newbie]

you guys shut up about sex you know how sick and twisted that is?plz stop i dont wanna hear anymore. but if you want to then GO TO A FREAKIN CYBER SITE!

But dear, there aren't any devoted to kendoka sex! They just don't understand the way the smell of old, sweaty bogu and the sight of runny indigo can turn a gal on. Last time I visited one of those places, noone would talk to me after I asked the boys to hit my men with their big sticks.

[Ignatz]

Ooo oooh, Shelly has a challenger.:D

[ScottUK]

you guys shut up about sex you know how sick and twisted that is?plz stop i dont wanna hear anymore. but if you want to then GO TO A FREAKIN CYBER SITE!Sod off to a dojo and get learning - we'll still be here, listening to Gibbo's five-knuckle-solo-dogging stories when you return with your first practice report.

[runsyi]

Ooo oooh, Shelly has a challenger.:D

That's cool. I didn't want to have to take you all on anyway. You have no idea how much that hurts the next day.

[ScottUK]

Do you? :D

[Ignatz]

That's cool. I didn't want to have to take you all on anyway. You have no idea how much that hurts the next day.
Kiddo, you make the offer and I'll call "last" and step to the head of the line with my "anybody got a problem with that?" look.:ko:

[runsyi]

Kiddo, you make the offer and I'll call "last" and step to the head of the line with my "anybody got a problem with that?" look.:ko:

I think I've promised unlimitted Americanos to whomever fixes my kikentai-ichi. But failing that, I guess it would depend on whether or not you're wearing a bow tie.

Heeey... I managed to mention Kendo in here somehow. Cool.

[kenshi07]

In
My
Humble
Opinion

:cheerful:

Thanx, me no good at abbreviations. Also an airhead everyomce in a while.

[kendonoobie]

lol this thread is getting so off subject.

[Hai_hai]

Kendo is a serious martial art.
Kendo World Forum is a serious forum about a serious martial art.
This forum is serious.

If a slice of buttered bread was considered your ki ken ta ichi and Kendo World Forum was considered a toaster, after putting the bread into the toaster, the bread would come out a solid piece of cold.... hard... tungsten.

[kim]

this is the bogu you need:

http://kendo.tozando.com/bogu/krm.html

currently available in 1.0mm for $7200 or you can save some money by going with the 1.5mm for $5800

http://kendo.tozando.com/image/boguset/krm.jpg


No..No..let him buy it! Then hopefully next week when he decides he'd rather be a ninja he can let it go for $2 in a garage sale. Keep looking in the local paper Guys.

[The great I AM]

I think I've promised unlimitted Americanos to whomever fixes my kikentai-ichi. But failing that, I guess it would depend on whether or not you're wearing a bow tie.

Heeey... I managed to mention Kendo in here somehow. Cool.If its UNLIMITTED Amreicano's, then baby, get your buns to London. I'll make your ki ken tai so good they'll see that shit from the moon.

Get them "coffees" ready.

[Newbie]

Someone said coffee? :) Hey Gibbo, my kikentaichi is craptacular. I don't have unlimited Americano's like dearest Runsyi but I will have unlimited gratitude... wait. That's lame. Stuff it, I'll give you a koala or something.

[runsyi]

If its UNLIMITTED Amreicano's, then baby, get your buns to London. I'll make your ki ken tai so good they'll see that shit from the moon.

Get them "coffees" ready.

Yup, UNLIMITED. I'll bust my kneepads out.

...although I suspect if rokudan, nanadan, and hachidan sensei can't fix it then you'd be hard pressed to, Gibbo. Then again, I never told them what I'd be willing to trade.

Newbie, gratitude? Koalas? Av-a-go-yer-mug.

[kendonoobie]

No..No..let him buy it! Then hopefully next week when he decides he'd rather be a ninja he can let it go for $2 in a garage sale. Keep looking in the local paper Guys.

dude im going to my dojo this sunday...

[pgsmith]

dude im going to my dojo this sunday...
Dude!
It doesn't mean squat yet. If you have been going regularly for a couple months, then people will back off of you. Well, that and if you drop the kid-speak. Best of luck. Report back in two months! :)

[JSchmidt]

Then again, I never told them what I'd be willing to trade

Maybe that's where you are going wrong??.

[The great I AM]

Yup, UNLIMITED. I'll bust my kneepads out.

...although I suspect if rokudan, nanadan, and hachidan sensei can't fix it then you'd be hard pressed to, Gibbo. Then again, I never told them what I'd be willing to trade.

Newbie, gratitude? Koalas? Av-a-go-yer-mug.Well, if its a trade then I can be much more creative than a simple americano.....

[kendonoobie]

page 8....

[ScottUK]

you must be so proud... not bad for a tale that started:

"well, some Japanese kids (for no explicable reason) turned up at my place of abode in armour and kicked the shite out of each other".

That still confuses me. :rolleyes:

[kendonoobie]

"well, some Japanese kids (for no explicable reason) turned up at my place of abode in armour and kicked the shite out of each other".

That still confuses me. :rolleyes:


well actually last time they came over they asked me if i ever heard of kendo. Well of corse i answered no. so they said one day theyll comeover and bring theyre kendo equipment. and it looked totally fun so i cane here...

[kendonoobie]

man cmon i was hoping this thing would go to page 10......dang!!!

[Ignatz]

Tomorrow is Sunday. If you do not go to the DFW dojo I'm sure the thread will have some more interesting posts.

[ScottUK]

Interesting posts? I doubt it. Just another kid talking the talk but not walking the walk...

I look forward to being proved wrong.

[kendonoobie]

well guess what the dojo is like next door to my dads work and gueszs what he has to go work on some stuff tommorrow, meanin i got to go tommorrow!
*squeels like a little girl*

[ScottUK]

Seriously, You guys are cruel and disrespectful to anyone that comes to the Forums and doesnt have a few years of Kendo under his belt.

Im not neccasarily defending this kid, but this is a trend in this Forum that realy has to stop, its realy not nice.Hey Ahmed, this is how a beginner gets treated if he behaves and doesn't act a twat:

http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10214

Nice, eh? :)

[The great I AM]

Hey Ahmed, this is how a beginner gets treated if he behaves and doesn't act a twat:

http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10214

Nice, eh? :)Gotta agree with Scott here, Ahmed......

Kendonoobie, did you go to that dojo yesterday?

[pgsmith]

Gotta agree with Scott here, Ahmed......
Yup. me too. I would like to further point out that he started out in kid-speak. After several replies to his queries, he figured out that he wasn't texting his peers, and began to type correctly and legibly in proper sentences.

That's a young man for whom people will be willing to expend extra effort.

[Ignatz]

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw

[kendonoobie]

well i went to the dojo and loved it (it was mothersday so not many people). the sensei's really nice and everyones friendly. the only problem is it an hour away.. but i think i still can do it.

[ScottUK]

My practice takes me something like 90 miles a week. For England that is a fair bit. If you're serious about learning, an hour is nothing - even on public transportation.

[ScottUK]

man cmon i was hoping this thing would go to page 10......dang!!!Just noticed this thread I am having fun with is currently 250 pages long...! :D

http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7988&page=1&pp=15