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Cicada
11th May 2006, 02:27 AM
got to wear my bogu yesterday and i did some keiko -- _completely_ different with bogu on, and i learned that i REALLY need to work on my endurance -- we only do it for about 20-30 minutes and i was exhausted after only a few rounds :|

good fun, though. i love kendo! :D
ScottUK
11th May 2006, 06:02 PM
Glad you enjoyed it. Keep it up.

Oh, and thanks - glad to know I'm not the only one who gets absolutely knackered... :D
Cicada
13th May 2006, 12:30 AM
Glad you enjoyed it. Keep it up.

Oh, and thanks - glad to know I'm not the only one who gets absolutely knackered... :D
yeah, i had _no_ idea :P
Ignatz
13th May 2006, 12:37 AM
now we have you hooked. BWAHAHAHA
Kitsune
13th May 2006, 12:53 AM
Well,congrats I think.. Using bogu is always different, but you get used to:cheerful:
Kapplow
13th May 2006, 02:26 AM
Thats my promblem too. I'm doing haya-suburi everyday till I drop in an effort to increase my stamina. There are better ways to increase your stamina(cross training). I just really really hate running or doing anything else besides kendo to improve my endurance.
Cicada
13th May 2006, 03:55 AM
Thats my promblem too. I'm doing haya-suburi everyday till I drop in an effort to increase my stamina. There are better ways to increase your stamina(cross training). I just really really hate running or doing anything else besides kendo to improve my endurance.
you know, i had the EXACT same idea. ive done a few hundred haya suburi a day for the past few days.

IMO, keiko is more tiring and strenuous than running. first of all, you're using your entire body, there's a good amount of weight in a shinai, so your arms get tired...AND you're wearing armor, so there's little breathing room so you heat up quick :P
kendonoobie
15th May 2006, 10:14 AM
how long did you train to get your bogu on? my sensei says i have to practice for 6 months, i couldnt tell if he was joking or not.
Lloromannic
15th May 2006, 10:29 AM
Probably being serious.
kendonoobie
15th May 2006, 10:32 AM
cool itll gimme a goal to work towards
lemi
15th May 2006, 10:46 AM
6 months is nothing - at my dojo we can start to play with bogu not sooner than after around 1 yr of practice...
Cool Cat
15th May 2006, 11:13 AM
I think I was practicing for around 4-5 months before going into bogu. I still remember the feeling even now. I think I know what Darth Vader felt like in Star Wars. The men which I first used was also a bit loose so I felt like my head was stuck in a jar....

You soon get used to it so work hard.
samurai999
15th May 2006, 11:36 AM
got to wear my bogu yesterday and i did some keiko -- _completely_ different with bogu on, and i learned that i REALLY need to work on my endurance -- we only do it for about 20-30 minutes and i was exhausted after only a few rounds :|

good fun, though. i love kendo! :D

Which dojo?

Tim
LNGUYEN
15th May 2006, 11:29 PM
When I started to wear bogu, I sometimes forgot to breath during jigeiko then suddenly I started to suck in like a cow. So, don't forget to breath. :ditsy:
Ignatz
15th May 2006, 11:35 PM
When I started to wear bogu, I sometimes forgot to breath during jigeiko then suddenly I started to suck in like a cow. So, don't forget to breath. :ditsy:
Did you expell noxious gasses out of your anal pore?
LNGUYEN
16th May 2006, 12:46 AM
Did you expell noxious gasses out of your anal pore?

Argghhh, I am too civil to do that since I'm civil engineer. beside I am not an old fart yet so what you have done doesn't mean others experienced the same.:pirate:
Ignatz
16th May 2006, 02:19 AM
Argghhh, I am too civil to do that since I'm civil engineer. beside I am not an old fart yet so what you have done doesn't mean others experienced the same.:pirate:
You are endangering your health.
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