Drop-dead Gorgeous Sensei

[Manslayer]

So what do you do when your sensei is drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single? We have one in the dojo and every girl is smitten. (Togashi, this is a hypothetical question for women kendoka so please hold your horses :wink: ) )

[Alison2805]

Sounds like an interesting problem youve got!

I suggest lots of taiatari.

:D :D :D

[ben]

Handsome sempai always bolster the female membership of any club.

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[Mokujin77]

Gives the phrase "beating them off with a stick" a refreshingly literal sense! :D

[Budo Angel]

Get over yourselves girls - they ALL LOOK THE SAME wear a MEN !!! :silly:
You are there to do KENDO !!! not oggle the hot totty :rolleyes:

[shred_lord]

Speak for yourself dude. It's all about the tottie....... and the bling of course! :D

[kim]

Ha. it should never happen they all look like sweaty smerfs at the end of the evening. If they don't they ain't working hard enough:rolleyes:

[Hello_Kitty_Fan]

Sounds like an interesting problem youve got!

I suggest lots of taiatari.

:D :D :D


In my dojo, we had a nice, pretty lady practice with us. All the men in our group wanted to do taiatari with her. I wonder if she noticed... :cheeky:

[dwez]

If you're single ask 'em out. If not I would recommend joining another club as it would be far too distracting.

[Damien_lucifer]

hmmmm, are relationships at work simmilar to raelationships at the Dojo??

i personally would chat to him outside of the dojo, and get to know him seperatly.

on a slightly related note, when we was in school, we always did better in the classes which were taught by good looking teachers, could this be the same with good looking sensei/sempai in kendo?

[Old Warrior]

Ha. it should never happen they all look like sweaty smerfs at the end of the evening. If they don't they ain't working hard enough:rolleyes:

I'm an old married guy. Almost 20 years ago I used to practice European fencing a club that was home to the USA Womans Champion Epee Team. One Saturday my wife showed up announced. The place smelled from sweat and the white uniforms on the women were gray, stained and wet under the arms. When the masks were taken off at the end of every bout, their hair was matted to their heads and their faces dripping, so there was never a sign of make-up of any kind. I think the most attractive part was when something didn't go as planned curse words echoed off the walls.

After 5 minutes my wife came over to me and said "its OK dear, stay as long as you like".:cheerful:

[Big One]

I used to have a drop dead gorgeous TKD instructor who was my Judo Sensei's daughter. However, since he warned us once that left his daughter alone, we were so shitless scare that nobody wanted to date her even we wanted it so much. One day, we heard one of our Judo beginner dating her (of course, he didn't go to Judo class anymore), we were all so impress and all called him "big brother" because to him, we were just a bunch of gutless chicken.

[Nakura]

You are there to do KENDO !!!

Indeed! But why can't we get a bit of eye candy while doing kendo/iaido/jodo? Just wish we had a bit more cheesecake in our dojo...

[Alison2805]

If you're single ask 'em out. If not I would recommend joining another club as it would be far too distracting.

Hehehe, you sound like a guy thats easily distracted! Which dojo is yours? :evil:

The other day a sensei was trying to explain to all the guys and myself how to do proper taiatari - pushing with your hara. To show us how to do it he stood there pushing his hips back and forward exaggerating the movement so everyone would get it. There was a very uncomfortable silence as all the guys turned and looked at me. Sensei pointed to my motodachi and said "do that to her!" He looked like he wanted to crawl under a rock. It was hilarious. :silly:

[mingshi]

So what do you do when your sensei is drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single? We have one in the dojo and every girl is smitten. (Togashi, this is a hypothetical question for women kendoka so please hold your horses :wink: ) )

The above 3 conditions rarely exist simultenously... at least in my experience...

[Damien_lucifer]

umm isnt "drop dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single" usuall followed by "very gay or married"?? :P :P :P

[JCM]

....To show us how to do it he stood there pushing his hips back and forward exaggerating the movement so everyone would get it......... Sensei pointed to my motodachi and said "do that to her!"

HAI, SENSEI!

[lucy]

The other day a sensei was trying to explain to all the guys and myself how to do proper taiatari - pushing with your hara. To show us how to do it he stood there pushing his hips back and forward exaggerating the movement so everyone would get it. There was a very uncomfortable silence as all the guys turned and looked at me. Sensei pointed to my motodachi and said "do that to her!" He looked like he wanted to crawl under a rock. It was hilarious. :silly:

We had that once when our iai instructor talked about using the hips to cut. One of the guys promptly said: "Ah, that's like sex." :silly:


drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single

Yep, that would equal gay. At least in my limited experience. :wink:

[rainmaker]

there is no such thing....


So what do you do when your sensei is drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single? We have one in the dojo and every girl is smitten. (Togashi, this is a hypothetical question for women kendoka so please hold your horses :wink: ) )

[Nakura]

hmmmm, are relationships at work simmilar to raelationships at the Dojo??

i personally would chat to him outside of the dojo, and get to know him seperatly.

On a slightly more serious note [to my previous post], it's been my experience that serious relationships in the dojo are never good; perhaps it's just me being unlucky with kendo women but we realised a few weeks in that kendo was pretty much all we had in common. So, just bear in mind that he might be perfect in every way in the dojo, out of the dojo, you might not have that much in common...

Oh dear, I've said something bad about Togashi-san in front of his fan club...should I start running now? :p

[Dervish]

So what do you do when your sensei is drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single? We have one in the dojo and every girl is smitten. (Togashi, this is a hypothetical question for women kendoka so please hold your horses :wink: ) )

Where is this dojo with all the women kendoka?

[Manslayer]

Oh dear, I've said something bad about Togashi-san in front of his fan club...should I start running now? :p Togashi is probably tickled pink now. Should I tell them the truth or not? Ahhh...I'll keep them guessing. :wink:

[Manslayer]

On a slightly more serious note [to my previous post], it's been my experience that serious relationships in the dojo are never good; perhaps it's just me being unlucky with kendo women but we realised a few weeks in that kendo was pretty much all we had in common. So, just bear in mind that he might be perfect in every way in the dojo, out of the dojo, you might not have that much in common...
Ahhh...so true. I am not talking about Togashi and I, though. We have been happy together long before kendo (though I guess kendo is a big part of what makes us tick and stick!). We have a "match made in the dojo", but it did not last more than a year. They just recently broke up and it's just so sad and awkward. The guy is still in denial (we think), and the girl temporarily took a leave of absence from the dojo. Sigh....

[Nakura]

Ahhh...so true. I am not talking about Togashi and I, though. We have been happy together long before kendo (though I guess kendo is a big part of what makes us tick and stick!).

Good on you! I take my hat or, in this case my men, off to you!

We have a "match made in the dojo", but it did not last more than a year. They just recently broke up and it's just so sad and awkward. The guy is still in denial (we think), and the girl temporarily took a leave of absence from the dojo. Sigh....

Ah well...hopefully they'll learn...

[Gessho]

hmmmm, are relationships at work simmilar to raelationships at the Dojo??

i personally would chat to him outside of the dojo, and get to know him seperatly.

on a slightly related note, when we was in school, we always did better in the classes which were taught by good looking teachers, could this be the same with good looking sensei/sempai in kendo?

"..when we was in school...?"

I think it unlikely your good-looking teacher had a positive effect on your grades...

[Oroshi]

One of my female sempai is single, incredibly beautiful and really fun to spend time with.

Unfortunately she is also waaaaay out of my league :(

[Nakura]

One of my female sempai is single, incredibly beautiful and really fun to spend time with.

Ah but there's one crucial flaw: she's from Leeds...

[Togashi Yokuni]

Oh dear, I've said something bad about Togashi-san in front of his fan club...should I start running now? :p

Er...just to disspell a misconception...I am NOT the sensei Manslayer is talking about. Which kinda makes me wonder about her sometimes too, since she is one of the smitten ladies...*sigh*...

Seriously though, the sensei in question is kinda what she describes him to be...which is kinda why on a personal level a lot of the guys in the dojo are glad that he's leaving for Japan! :ko: We ARE gonna miss his kendo though.

Just thought I should chime in.

Cheers!

Togashi

[Manslayer]

there is no such thing....Oh, but there IS such a thing. Too bad the particular species that we have in the dojo just left for Japan yesterday. Too bad for the girls, that is. We won't have eye candy anymore. Good for the guys, though. They would no longer feel that they have to compete for the girls' attention. Harhar!

[Manslayer]

Where is this dojo with all the women kendoka?Why? Do you fit the qualifications of an eye candy? :ditsy:

[Oroshi]

Ah but there's one crucial flaw: she's from Leeds...

Don't worry, she's from somewhere else.........


:D

[Oroshi]

To clarify (because of confusion), that somewhere else is Japan - so I don't really see her much any more.

[Nakura]

To clarify (because of confusion), that somewhere else is Japan - so I don't really see her much any more.

Ah, she's instantly cleared and is now very hot :p

[Hisham]

Maybe not related to the subject of this thread but this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmPv9-D31GQ) shows that some relationships that starts in a dojo can become serious.
I gotta say that i envy the guy.
I was looking for a video on Tennen ryu when i found this one.

[Nakura]

Maybe not related to the subject of this thread but this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmPv9-D31GQ) shows that some relationships that starts in a dojo can become serious.
I gotta say that i envy the guy.
I was looking for a video on Tennen ryu when i found this one.

I guess relationships in the dojo can work but it's quite rare, at least in the West that they do. One thing I should've mentioned is that two of the highest jodo grades in the UK are married and they seem to get on fine. So, I guess that just goes to show it can work...but it doesn't usually :p

Good video!

[yagyuu gal]

I'm in a kendo marriage, and I gotta say I still think guys with great kendo legs are hot. I hate wimpy calves and forearms. I haven't met many kendo "ladies" though. I guess we want to be like one of the guys and/or tough enough to push back, but I like to try to be ladylike outside of practice. Do you meet many "ladies"?

[Charlie]

Maybe not related to the subject of this thread but this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmPv9-D31GQ) shows that some relationships that starts in a dojo can become serious.
I gotta say that i envy the guy.
I was looking for a video on Tennen ryu when i found this one.

What a cute couple!

[Hisham]

Yeah, it's good to have somebody that close who supports you in pursuing your passion, it's even better when that person is as involved as you are in that endeavour which is the case for that couple.

[Bailee]

Where is this dojo with all the women kendoka?


Laramie WY;)

[Alison2805]

I'm in a kendo marriage, and I gotta say I still think guys with great kendo legs are hot. I hate wimpy calves and forearms. I haven't met many kendo "ladies" though. I guess we want to be like one of the guys and/or tough enough to push back, but I like to try to be ladylike outside of practice. Do you meet many "ladies"?

eeh? whaddaya mean? *pulls finger out of nose* Im a lady! I wear deoderant... *sniff armpit*

hehehe, seriously though, I agree with you that kendo legs are hot. Its a shame you cant see them most of the time.
Im hoping one day to have kendo that is graceful and elegant, as well as quick and lethal. That will take a while I think.....

[Ignatz]

I often get compliments on my legs from the young ladies in the dojo. Do you think they want to take advantage of me?

[Alison2805]

Yep. You may have to beat them off with a stick.

[Nakura]

Yep. You may have to beat them off with a stick.

*whistles* Not gonna say it...:p

Laramie WY, here I come!

[Nakura]

Im hoping one day to have kendo that is graceful and elegant, as well as quick and lethal. That will take a while I think.....

At my home dojo, we've got a guy called Tomo Futamata and his kendo is just like that: quick and effective but graceful and beautiful to watch at the same time. Next time I go there I'll get a clip...

[Alison2805]

ooh, yes please!

[lucy]

ooh, yes please!

Seconded. But in the interest of all women kendoka, tell him to wear shorts. :eek: :D :D

(At the moment we are 4 women and 1 guy in our dojo... :wink: )

[Nakura]

Seconded. But in the interest of all women kendoka, tell him to wear shorts. :eek: :D :D

(At the moment we are 4 women and 1 guy in our dojo... :wink: )

Hehe...I'll give him one of the hakama for toddlers :p I take it you don't mind short guys? He's about 5'6...

Oh forget the states, it's too far...I'm movingto lucy's dojo! Ich spricht nicht deutsch...how am I doing? :D

[Dervish]

(At the moment we are 4 women and 1 guy in our dojo... :wink: )

Folglich beginnt den deutschen Urlaub von Derwisch!

[lucy]

Slowly, guys, let me explain:

4 women, that is:

1. my senpai, she's together with our only guy
2. a 13-year-old girl
3. a middle-aged, married woman
4. me

:D Sorry to disappoint. ;)

Oh, and Nakura, I absolutely don't mind short guys, but usually they mind taller girls (I'm 1,83m, about 6')... :rolleyes:
The short hakama sounds good. :D

[Nakura]

Slowly, guys, let me explain:

4 women, that is:

1. my senpai, she's together with our only guy
2. a 13-year-old girl
3. a middle-aged, married woman
4. me

:D Sorry to disappoint. ;)

So you mean three women? The 13-year-old isn't fair game for another few years and the other two are taken so that just leaves you ;-)

Oh, and Nakura, I absolutely don't mind short guys, but usually they mind taller girls (I'm 1,83m, about 6')... :rolleyes:
The short hakama sounds good. :D

I'm sure he's used to tall women by now (he's been living in the UK for a couple of years)...not sure about the uber-short hakama though :p

[Gideon]

Try and remember you're attempting to kill them.

[Dervish]

Try and remember you're attempting to kill them.

You'll have to excuse the fact that some of us were raised on Japanese cartoons where the heroine tries to kill the hero and marries him in the same episode :P

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/481/miriyajg6.jpg http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5756/eps38370qa2.jpg

[MSPaintClock]

So what do you do when your sensei is drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single? We have one in the dojo and every girl is smitten. (Togashi, this is a hypothetical question for women kendoka so please hold your horses :wink: ) )

What if he wears like a giant sombrero outside of Kendo and refuses to take it off? (Reason why he's very single.)

[minniya]

I've practiced Kendo 5 years and I've certainly met many drop-dead gorgeous guys. But the problem is yeah.. like mentioned above, they are all married.

[KhawMengLee]

But the problem is yeah.. like mentioned above, they are all married.

Why is that a problem?

[kartoffelngeist]

What if he wears like a giant sombrero outside of Kendo and refuses to take it off? (Reason why he's very single.)

Dude, the sombrero will be in fashion one day, then we'll see who's laughing!

Mwahahaha...

[minniya]

Why is that a problem?

OK~
The problem is there has been no gorgeous single men in our dojo for my 5 years practice, who would give me additional happiniess in practicing in my Dojo.

[MSPaintClock]

Dude, the sombrero will be in fashion one day, then we'll see who's laughing!

Mwahahaha...

Us, but not right now. :'(

[lucy]

So you mean three women? The 13-year-old isn't fair game for another few years and the other two are taken so that just leaves you ;-)

:cheeky: True. :cheeky:

I'm sure he's used to tall women by now (he's been living in the UK for a couple of years)...not sure about the uber-short hakama though :p

Worth a try... :silly:

[Nakura]

Worth a try... :silly:

If only all women unnderstood that mentality...:-P

[Inner_Silence]

why is that "valentines day", "romance in dojo" or "gorgeus sensei" threads are in the girls part of the forum??...

sometimes girls make boys feel like objects....:(


NOT

just a joke

[budocop]

where were all the gorgeous women when i was doing kendo?

[SmellsLikeBogu]

why is that "valentines day", "romance in dojo" or "gorgeus sensei" threads are in the girls part of the forum??...

sometimes girls make boys feel like objects....:(

Sure, but whats the downside :p

[TheChessQueen]

So what do you do when your sensei is drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single? We have one in the dojo and every girl is smitten. (Togashi, this is a hypothetical question for women kendoka so please hold your horses :wink: ) )

Perhaps this has already been addressed. I know there are quite a few girls crazy about this one sensei from camp (I won't mention his name). It is definitely a treat to be taught by a handsome sensei. I find myself doing better kendo when there is a cute boy around. I practically kill myself doing the best I can whenevre said sensei is around! Unfortunately, usually the senseis are much older than me and dating a sensei is not an option in my mind. Oh well... He just got married anyways...


Cheers
:)

[Lady_Kitsune]

Well, in my case that doesn't exist so I'm there only because I love kendo.

Try to concentrate, it does not woth it, like someone said before or he's married or he's super gay

[Kenzan]

Well, in my case that doesn't exist so I'm there only because I love kendo.

Try to concentrate, it does not woth it, like someone said before or he's married or he's super gay

You mean..not just plain gay, but super gay? (http://www.buyercampus.com/images/lucky-charms.png)
LOL :D
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/72597356_1c6c665b32.jpg

[Paikea]

where were all the gorgeous women when i was doing kendo?Doing something that smelled better.

[satsumaruma]

You must spread blah blah before giving to paikea blah blah

Doing something that smelled better.

I always smell lush - they are welcome to do me:D:D

[Nash]

Sounds like an interesting problem youve got!

I suggest lots of taiatari.

:D :D :D

Is that why we spend so little time in Tsuba-zeriai? Am I not pretty enough? :confused:

[Alison2805]

Compared to how people do kendo here, ALL we do is tsubazeriai! Seriously!

Im sure most of the beginner girls would love to taiatari you...

[Nash]

Compared to how people do kendo here, ALL we do is tsubazeriai! Seriously!

Im sure most of the beginner girls would love to taiatari you...

I look forward to you enlightening us on your return.

Not anymore they don't, not since I knocked one of the little girls to the floor on Saturday. It was an accident, but I felt like such a bully. :cry:

[Alison2805]

meh, she'll get over it. They are all going to get put on their ass by Ant sooner or later anyway.

[TheChessQueen]

I look forward to you enlightening us on your return.

Not anymore they don't, not since I knocked one of the little girls to the floor on Saturday. It was an accident, but I felt like such a bully. :cry:

That is taking the idea of sweeping her off her feet a little far :-P


Don't worry though. She is probably plotting revenge and will taken you down with tsuki in a few years when you least expect it. Remember, women have loooong memories.

[subygal]

So what do you do when your sensei is drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single? We have one in the dojo and every girl is smitten. (Togashi, this is a hypothetical question for women kendoka so please hold your horses :wink: ) )

I think drop dead gorgeous sensei are like the Easter Bunny - they don't exist! :laugh:

[shred_lord]

I think drop dead gorgeous sensei are like the Easter Bunny - they don't exist! :laugh:
Don't worry, I'll open a Dojo one day. :dog:

[Nash]

That is taking the idea of sweeping her off her feet a little far :-P


Let's avoid looking at it that way if we can - she is only 12.

To her credit she took a 2 minute break to wipe a tear from her eye and then got straight back into it. Showed strong will and determination, if only to improve in order to enforce future revenge on me.

[emitbrownne]

Don't worry, I'll open a Dojo one day. :dog:
what??

for me to run..

you are very kind Gareth.

[TheChessQueen]

I think drop dead gorgeous sensei are like the Easter Bunny - they don't exist! :laugh:

You need to visit more dojos... Or go to a few camps... They are out there. Then again I have a thing for asian men so maybe I am bias

[shred_lord]

what??

for me to run..

you are very kind Gareth.Nice to see you've still not lost your sense of humour :)

[Adam]

Hmmm....this is quite a problem...In my usuall manor I would say to ask him out,better to KNOW he said "no" then spend your life wondering.However to ask someone on a date that is a fellow student of the martial arts would be distracting you from you TRUE purpose of being there (in the dojo) in the first place...If I was in your shoes I would try to befriend him and make a pass later down the road of life.In doing this you would not only learn more about him but he may even become more attached.

[Owen]

stop reviving dead threads!

[Kenzan]

stop reviving dead threads!

You do realize the irony of your post, yes?
:confused2

[Owen]

that i contributed to the revival? speaking of dead threads, havent heard from ziggey in a while. wonder what happened...

[Hisham]

You're not only contributing to reviving but also drifting a thread from its subject.:square:

[Paikea]

Somebody get a rope.

[satsumaruma]

I think drop dead gorgeous sensei are like the Easter Bunny - they don't exist! :laugh:

I know the meaning of 'multiple' ....and how to get you there......................is that gorgeous enough for ya:laugh:

[Inner_Silence]

You do realize the irony of your post, yes?
:confused2

and Kenzan does it again... I almost die laughing on this one :D:D:D

anyway...
why the drop dead sensei n stuff is in the "women" forum instead the "lounge" ???

[skilled]

You need to visit more dojos... Or go to a few camps... They are out there. Then again I have a thing for asian men so maybe I am bias


I have a thing for Asian Womans ^^ xD, so in my case it would be Drop Dead Sensei's Wife XD

[Kenzan]

I have a thing for Asian Womans ^^ xD, so in my case it would be Drop Dead Sensei's Wife XD

I like shrubberies.

[dwez]

stop reviving dead threads!

Actually the universal cry of 'use the search facility' should result in many a dead thread rising from the grave. As you see with the new thread about oil tubes, there was a very successful 8 pager covering much of the same ground that had just dropped off the 'shinai' forum list.

There's so much archived and so many people discovering kendo, this forum and the wealth of knowledge already posted [thanks to the wonders of 'search'] why on earth should we penalise those who do?

Anyway it's only been a month, hardly dead maybe it was in a coma. Jeez I wouldn't like to be hooked up to a machine if you were in charge of my hospital ward :eek: :)

[ziggey]

I like shrubberies.

hehe... :)

[Masahiro]

u know,i've gotta thank whoever's idea it is to create this thread. because some day when i open up a dojo. all my female students will be like. "awww. our sensei is so handsome" and i'll know exacty what to do with these bright eyed and bushy tailed beloved students. :laugh:

[Togashi Yokuni]

u know,i've gotta thank whoever's idea it is to create this thread. because some day when i open up a dojo. all my female students will be like. "awww. our sensei is so handsome" and i'll know exacty what to do with these bright eyed and bushy tailed beloved students. :laugh:

You want to know something funny? The sensei that the Manslayer was referring to when she made this thread is also named "Masahiro"...so I guess that's a very good start to having that dream dojo of yours. :wink:

Cheers!

Togashi

[Kenzan]

u know,i've gotta thank whoever's idea it is to create this thread. because some day when i open up a dojo. all my female students will be like. "awww. our sensei is so handsome" and i'll know exacty what to do with these bright eyed and bushy tailed beloved students. :laugh:

Why, You romantic schemer you.

:laugh:

[satsumaruma]

u know,i've gotta thank whoever's idea it is to create this thread. because some day when i open up a dojo. all my female students will be like. "awww. our sensei is so handsome" and i'll know exacty what to do with these bright eyed and bushy tailed beloved students. :laugh:

just make sure that your base line requirement for dojo membership is 'Glamour model':laugh:

[Masahiro]

hahahaha, it's a win win situation. ..handsome instructor(s), beautiful female kenshi, both are membership boosters. :laugh:

[satsumaruma]

handsome instructor

Gosh, I didn't realise you had already sent me an invite:D

[Hisham]

Hey Masahiro, hope there'll be some VIP pass for us KW members when you get the club going cause i'm planing to pass by in my "special shugyo" journey :cheeky:

[Masahiro]

u know what's really funny? last night 2 girls showed up to watch our regular thursday night practice. And I asked them why they wanted to take kendo? and before they said anything, i said . "surely, you are here because you've heard of our club's reputation for good looking guys" and they just stared at me like i was an alien. hahahaha:laugh:

[Kiki]

Let us know if those girls come back. :ermm: :rolleyes:

[Masahiro]

they did, they did, of course!! kiki you really ought to come down to Pittsburgh somtimes, (wink wink):ko:

[KendoMom]

Morning,

Gorgeous senseis are quite the bonus!

Another thing that works as well as good looks is awesome moves - I could spend hours watching some of our not-exactly-glamour-model senseis performing katas or sparring. It absolutely boggles my mind how they can move sooooo fast, in the blink of an eye.

I have motion-envy. :)

Barbara

[satsumaruma]

Morning,


Another thing that works as well as good looks is awesome moves - I could spend hours watching some of our not-exactly-glamour-model senseis performing katas or sparring. It absolutely boggles my mind how they can move sooooo fast, in the blink of an eye.

I have motion-envy. :)

Barbara


You like men who do things in the blink of an eye. Does that not leave you feeling... unsatisfied:ko:

[KendoMom]

You like men who do things in the blink of an eye. Does that not leave you feeling... unsatisfied:ko:

Not if they can do it again and again and again and again and again and ..... ;)

Barbara

[Newbie]

SATS! Do you have to corrupt everyone?!

[Kiki]

they did, they did, of course!! kiki you really ought to come down to Pittsburgh somtimes, (wink wink):ko:

That's a long way from SoCal. Will you buy me dinner? Cheers!

[Masahiro]

Not if they can do it again and again and again and again and again and ..... ;)

Barbara


damn, Sats . ..you thought you had her. ..but she executed a perfect oji-waza. hahahahha. where's your zanshin? Incidently kendoMom, you would have really liked it to be a female lion, because male lions can't last long but they make up for it in their "frequency". hahahahaha. don't believe me? look it up.


hmm, I don't know kiki. I plan to visit Shikai sensei next summer. Maybe we'll get to meet. However, my answer to your playful comment is, not only in Pittsburgh, if we were to ever meet in person I will buy dinner. On one condition, no "kendo" topics at the dinner table. Cause then I wont be able to shut up. hahahaha.

[KendoMom]

Morning,

damn, Sats . ..you thought you had her. ..but she executed a perfect oji-waza. hahahahha. where's your zanshin? Incidently kendoMom, you would have really liked it to be a female lion, because male lions can't last long but they make up for it in their "frequency". hahahahaha. don't believe me? look it up.


Count me out of a lion pride; female lions have the, ahem, lion's share of having to hunt/provide for the pride....but when food is available, the male lions simply take over until they're fed. The females/cubs are second-rate in that case; not appealing to me at all.

Personally, I much prefer the lives of alpha wolves.

How did the topic of gorgeous senseis metamorphize into the animal kingdom? :)

Enjoy,

Barbara

[Yulya]

Hmm...on the original topic of drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single sensei:

1) I don't think that's possible :laugh: At least in my experience all the good looking sensei seem to be taken.

2) Even if it was possible, I would probably never consider having a relationship with a sensei. The respect and awe would make me feel inferior even outside of the dojo, and that doesn't make for a good relationship. Also keeping a relationship out of your mind inside the dojo may be desirable and the right thing to do but not very realistic or easy to do. Of course there may be exceptions, such as married couples doing Kendo together etc., but for the most part I think it wouldn't be a very good idea.

[satsumaruma]

Not if they can do it again and again and again and again and again and ..... ;)

Barbara

hahahaha superb Posrep for being ' up for it'

(I leave it up to you to work out what I mean by that:laugh:)

SATS! Do you have to corrupt everyone?!

Given half a chance............
In a seventies porn star voice....Hi baby doll, I'm Lee and I'm a scorpio., let's (censored):laugh:

Hmm...on the original topic of drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single sensei:

1) I don't think that's possible :laugh: At least in my experience all the good looking sensei seem to be taken.

.

True. I am. But if you ask really nice.......

aaargh .. wifey just read this over my shoulder and has tipped my tea in my lap.

Shouts back to wifey leaving study ..."woman.....if you gonna do the pain thing at least dress in something black and shiny.. No not a bloody bin bag":laugh::laugh:

[Yulya]

True. I am. But if you ask really nice.......

aaargh .. wifey just read this over my shoulder and has tipped my tea in my lap.

Shouts back to wifey leaving study ..."woman.....if you gonna do the pain thing at least dress in something black and shiny.. No not a bloody bin bag":laugh::laugh:

That's not a nice thing to say! :P

[Kiki]

... I plan to visit Shikai sensei next summer.
I saw Shikai Sensei yesterday at our tournament. I really respect him. Were you one of his students before? I'll PM you my coordinates for when you visit next summer and drinks are on me.

... I would probably never consider having a relationship with a sensei. The respect and awe would make me feel inferior even outside of the dojo, and that doesn't make for a good relationship.
I respectifully caution you about placing anyone on a pedestal. Sensei are very much human beings who happen to be very good at kendo.

[lucy]

I respectifully caution you about placing anyone on a pedestal. Sensei are very much human beings who happen to be very good at kendo.

Even though that is absolutely true, I can understand Yulya's opinion, I feel the same.
It's not about placing anyone on a pedestal, but rather the fact that a sensei is supposed to teach you, and so I think it would be awkward to have a relationship with such a person. That is not to say that it's not possible, but I personally wouldn't be able to get to terms with it. E.g. some "tough love keiko" or something.

I'm sorry, I can't seem to express what I want to say properly... I hope you see what I'm hinting at... :emb:

[Yulya]

I respectifully caution you about placing anyone on a pedestal. Sensei are very much human beings who happen to be very good at kendo.

Well, you are definitely right about that, Kiki, I won't argue. I still couldn't ask one out though haha, not only in Kendo but in any other art I did - too much respect for them to ask something like that. :ermm:

[Yulya]

Even though that is absolutely true, I can understand Yulya's opinion, I feel the same.
It's not about placing anyone on a pedestal, but rather the fact that a sensei is supposed to teach you, and so I think it would be awkward to have a relationship with such a person. That is not to say that it's not possible, but I personally wouldn't be able to get to terms with it. E.g. some "tough love keiko" or something.

I'm sorry, I can't seem to express what I want to say properly... I hope you see what I'm hinting at... :emb:

I agree, one of my exs was a karate teacher (NOT my teacher at the time :P), and he attempted to teach me - just didn't work out very well. It just didn't feel right - not serious enough or something, or maybe mine or his expectations were too high or too low etc. I guess what I'm trying to say is the relationship affected the whole "learning" thing and that shouldn't happen.

[ccheck5]

damn. and most of the senseis are guys where i go. i never get to oogle at girls in my dojo either.there arent any girls around my age there. looks like i should look for another dojo. jk. at least im more focused when i practice.

[Kiki]

Gotcha sisters!. LOL

[Azamatsu-sama]

Hmm...on the original topic of drop-dead gorgeous, uber nice and very single sensei:

1) I don't think that's possible :laugh: At least in my experience all the good looking sensei seem to be taken.

2) Even if it was possible, I would probably never consider having a relationship with a sensei. The respect and awe would make me feel inferior even outside of the dojo, and that doesn't make for a good relationship. Also keeping a relationship out of your mind inside the dojo may be desirable and the right thing to do but not very realistic or easy to do. Of course there may be exceptions, such as married couples doing Kendo together etc., but for the most part I think it wouldn't be a very good idea.

If you don't think it's possible why were you after Sensei at the dojo..I mean yea..even abandoned me to the tournament for him...ok. I know I wasn't going to mention it anymore..just thought the stuff you were sayin was crap...considerin :P

[Yulya]

If you don't think it's possible why were you after Sensei at the dojo..I mean yea..even abandoned me to the tournament for him...ok. I know I wasn't going to mention it anymore..just thought the stuff you were sayin was crap...considerin :P

Hi Max. You're crazy and a pervert. But we've already established that.

[Azamatsu-sama]

If you don't think it's possible why were you after Sensei at the dojo..I mean yea..even abandoned me to the tournament for him...ok. I know I wasn't going to mention it anymore..just thought the stuff you were sayin was crap...considerin :P

Hi Max. You're crazy and a pervert. But we've already established that.

yea sorry this is very gay that I am not able to delete my own posts. Sorry I was a little mad sad that. We know it's not true..just screwing with ya. I'll make it up to ya at your house. Punish me as you see fit

[Azamatsu-sama]

just don't take away the sushi

[Yulya]

yea sorry this is very gay that I am not able to delete my own posts. Sorry I was a little mad sad that. We know it's not true..just screwing with ya. I'll make it up to ya at your house. Punish me as you see fit

Wow that sounds even more perverted. You are truly a virtuoso when it comes to being perverted. Sorry, no more sushi for you.

[Azamatsu-sama]

perverted? OMFG..I meant hit me as much as you want.. I usually get hit when I'm with you wheither in your house or in the car

[Yulya]

perverted? OMFG..I meant hit me as much as you want.. I usually get hit when I'm with you wheither in your house or in the car

But you ask for it with your perverted comments! >.<

[Azamatsu-sama]

But you ask for it with your perverted comments! >.<

omg..getyour mind out of the gutter :chinese:

[Hisham]

Guys there's a private message feature for that kind of exchange.

[Yulya]

Guys there's a private message feature for that kind of exchange.

I apologize. Just joking around, didn't mean to cause the thread to drift.

[Hisham]

I apologize. Just joking around, didn't mean to cause the thread to drift.

Oh you were joking :confused:, then carry on i thought it was serious :nervous:

[lucy]

Oh you were joking :confused:, then carry on i thought it was serious :nervous:

Me too... Prospective SSS members! :D

[Yulya]

I guess I should've added a more amused smiley or something so it wouldn't sound so serious lol - but we're actually friends just joking around.

Me too... Prospective SSS members! :D

What's SSS?

[Masahiro]

What's SSS?

Seven Smutty/Silly Samurai (samurai wannabe)

[Yulya]

Seven Smutty/Silly Samurai (samurai wannabe)

Umm lol...is that a good or a bad thing?

I think the thread drifted again :(

[Yulya]

Umm lol...is that a good or a bad thing?

I think the thread drifted again :(

Nevermind, I don't want to know.

[Hisham]

It's good if you're into smutty comments like some of us.:silly:

[lucy]

Yes, nothing bad about it, check the Seven Smutty Samurai Chat Thread! :)

[Yulya]

Took a while to read the whole thread. I think that's a little too much smut for me!

[satsumaruma]

That's not a nice thing to say! :P

Hot tea hurts, i wasn't feeling in the mood for niceties.:confused2

Took a while to read the whole thread. I think that's a little too much smut for me!

you read it all in one go???????

No wonder it was too much.

wait what am I saying.


Yulya you weirdo. You can never have too much smut in your life.


:)

[Soldier Blue]

Great things Britain has contributed to the world:

Benny Hill
The Carry On movies
confessions of a ... movies
the list goes on

[satsumaruma]

You forgot Coronation street:ko:

[garyquinn1704]

Great things Britain has contributed to the world:

Benny Hill
The Carry On movies
confessions of a ... movies
the list goes on

Britain gave you Scotland so you should all be grateful to her....

....and the world's favourite drink, media, playwright, sport, comedian, artist, novelist. And the first place to put the muppets on TV.

Go Kermit Go Kermit Go Kermit

[Yulya]

Hot tea hurts, i wasn't feeling in the mood for niceties.:confused2



you read it all in one go???????

No wonder it was too much.

wait what am I saying.


Yulya you weirdo. You can never have too much smut in your life.


:)

I don't mind smut, but I'm not a big fan of corny smut!

[satsumaruma]

Britain gave you Scotland so you should all be grateful to her....

....and the world's favourite drink, media, playwright, sport, comedian, artist, novelist. And the first place to put the muppets on TV.

Go Kermit Go Kermit Go Kermit

you forgot fictional monsters to con tourists out of money - wern't we the first to do that?

I don't mind smut, but I'm not a big fan of corny smut!

what about pervy smut? that do anything for you?

[ccheck5]

smut is good. like cookies and pokemon

[Obukan_dude]

Britain gave you Scotland so you should all be grateful to her....

....and the world's favourite drink, media, playwright, sport, comedian, artist, novelist. And the first place to put the muppets on TV...
And Rowan Atkinson. And on that note, humor in general. :ko::cheeky:

[Yulya]

you forgot fictional monsters to con tourists out of money - wern't we the first to do that?



what about pervy smut? that do anything for you?

Afraid not. And I don't like cookies or pokemon either. I am such a boring person, aren't I?

[ccheck5]

yes you are. shame on you for not liking cookies

[Yulya]

yes you are. shame on you for not liking cookies

Well, my taste buds like cookies - but they are terrible for you overall!



I think the thread drifted way off the original subject, on which I would like to add that I take most of what I said back. I seem to have developed a Kendo mode. In the dojo and outside of the dojo are now two different worlds. (That's not to say that I don't have respect for my sempai or sensei outside of the dojo as well)
Also it seems to me that couples that do Kendo together get to train a lot more, which is always a plus! Training alone every day is one thing, training with a partner every day is a whole lot better.

[subygal]

Great things Britain has contributed to the world:

Benny Hill
The Carry On movies
confessions of a ... movies
the list goes on

The Secret Diary of a Call Girl ;)

[Raindrop]

Also it seems to me that couples that do Kendo together get to train a lot more, which is always a plus! Training alone every day is one thing, training with a partner every day is a whole lot better.

I noticed that as well. Most importantly you always have someone to practice Kata with!!! And noone who minds bogu smell or blue dye on stuff. I wish my better half would be even remotely interested in Kendo but it's still "stick fighting for crazies" D:

[Yulya]

I noticed that as well. Most importantly you always have someone to practice Kata with!!! And noone who minds bogu smell or blue dye on stuff. I wish my better half would be even remotely interested in Kendo but it's still "stick fighting for crazies" D:

There is this wonderful thing called bogu deodorant :D

[Kenzan]

yes you are. shame on you for not liking cookies

(sniff!) I thought I was the only one!
My secret cookie gobbling sessions shall be a source of shame no longer!
Bless you kind sir!
You give stregnth to us all!

Cookies....
Is there any other more perfect food?

[Sparv]

Cookies....
Is there any other more perfect food?

Deep fried mars bar. I tried it yesterday, it's like an horn of plenty: you eat 1gr, you take 10g of fat.

[satsumaruma]

Cookies....
Is there any other more perfect food?

My daughter read this over my shoulder earlier today and asked why you had put the sentence wrong? Just thought you should know that you have been marked by a 7 year old.:)

And yes.

Yorkshire puddings in onion gravy.
John Smiths cask bitter ( it is a food in the same way that Guinness is)
Raspberry pavlova.
Egg and bacon sandwich in fresh white bread and brown sauce
Corn flakes that are from a just opened packet and covered in cold semi-skimmed milk with a sprinkling of white sugar
fresh mussels in a white wine sauce
Aberdeen angus steaks - medium rare
Chocolate - especially rainbow drops
vanilla ice cream in a proper cone.


I stopped at 10 cos I am getting hungry.

[Yulya]

Deep fried mars bar. I tried it yesterday, it's like an horn of plenty: you eat 1gr, you take 10g of fat.

That sounds horrible :(
I feel guilty just thinking about it.

[ccheck5]

(sniff!) I thought I was the only one!
My secret cookie gobbling sessions shall be a source of shame no longer!
Bless you kind sir!
You give stregnth to us all!

Cookies....
Is there any other more perfect food?
no, no there isnt. cookies are a godsend and nothing rises above a cookie, unless it is a pazookie which is still part cookie.

[ccheck5]

My daughter read this over my shoulder earlier today and asked why you had put the sentence wrong? Just thought you should know that you have been marked by a 7 year old.:)

And yes.

Yorkshire puddings in onion gravy.
John Smiths cask bitter ( it is a food in the same way that Guinness is)
Raspberry pavlova.
Egg and bacon sandwich in fresh white bread and brown sauce
Corn flakes that are from a just opened packet and covered in cold semi-skimmed milk with a sprinkling of white sugar
fresh mussels in a white wine sauce
Aberdeen angus steaks - medium rare
Chocolate - especially rainbow drops
vanilla ice cream in a proper cone.


I stopped at 10 cos I am getting hungry.
yorkshire in onion gravy?
the egg and bacon i get
cereal i get
mussles no, wine yes
medium rare meat is godly but in a different catagory of food, a steak well done is as good as an opportunity lost.

[yoda-waza]

...a steak well done is as good as an opportunity lost.
A steak well-done is not.

[satsumaruma]

yorkshire in onion gravy?
the egg and bacon i get
cereal i get
mussles no, wine yes
medium rare meat is godly but in a different catagory of food, a steak well done is as good as an opportunity lost.

Yorkshire pudding is actually a starter, did you know that?

And it MUST be done in onion gravy.

[ccheck5]

Yorkshire pudding is actually a starter, did you know that?

And it MUST be done in onion gravy.
i actually have no clue what it is but with that name it doesnt sound too good. i like onions but onion gravy, come on who makes that?

and about that steak. it is a waste of meat to eat anything that is well done. real men eat nothing more cooked then medium rare.

[satsumaruma]

i actually have no clue what it is but with that name it doesnt sound too good. i like onions but onion gravy, come on who makes that?

and about that steak. it is a waste of meat to eat anything that is well done. real men eat nothing more cooked then medium rare.

Traditional gravy is made with onions as well as the water used from boiling all the vegetables to be eaten as part of the Sunday Dinner ( I assume you understand what constitutes a Sunday Dinner - not being rude here I hope).

Yorkshire Pudding is something that was devised to fill people up when times were hard and the cost of basics such as meat, eggs, vegetables was exorbitant.
It is made from Plain Flour (although southern Englanders use Self -raising Flour cos they are a bit dim), milk,eggs, splash of water, seasoning. Whisked well and left in the fridge (traditionallly the larder) for at least an hour.
This mix is then tipped into special metal trays which go into a very hot oven and cooked until the rise into a nice bowl shape - all golden and slightly crispy.
These are then served on a plate with onion gravy poured into the 'well' of the pudding.

Done well, they are truly mouthwateringly delicious; done badly and they can be truly ghastly.

I am amazed though that you have never heard of them let alone tried them.

Lee

[ccheck5]

onion gravy is unheard of in the us well at least socal. i have never seen gravy made from veggies, only meat or mushroom. lol most people here dont have sunday dinners either but maybe its cause your really religious. so its like biscuts and gravy......i still dont like it, just dont fancy it

[satsumaruma]

onion gravy is unheard of in the us well at least socal. i have never seen gravy made from veggies, only meat or mushroom. lol most people here dont have sunday dinners either but maybe its cause your really religious. so its like biscuts and gravy......i still dont like it, just dont fancy it

Biscuits and gravy?:eek: Ye Gods.

No, not a religious thing more a poverty thing.

here is a thing. did you know the vast majority of famous dishes from around the world are ones that were developed by poor people to make the most of what little they had.

Pizza - bread, cheese, tomato and whatever scraps are left in the kitchen is the original idea behind this.

Paella - rice fried with whatever you have to hand (shellfish or scraps of meat).

Curries of many varieties - developed to disguise the poor quality of the meat.

yorkshire pudding - a filler made from flour, egg and milk.

Bubble and squeak - leftovers from a traditional english dinner fried for breakfast the net morning.

there are so many more. Andyes i know there are some famous dishes that wer created by chefs but the number of those is few by comparison.

I was told this by a chef so if it is wrong don't shoot this messenger.

[random944]

Im not a semsei.....

:laugh:

Did i chime in late?????? LMAO

[skilled]

wow , this thread will last forever ^^

[Yulya]

I like curries.

[ccheck5]

curry good, but bad for tummy :(. pizza good, but not made as it used to be, we put everything from chorizo to bbq pork on it. i was talking about the sunday dinners being religous. and the pizookie (http://www.martygaal.com/trippin06/pics/us/CO/boulder/downtown/pizookie.jpg) rules!!!!!!

[Docile]

curries are nice !!!

either chicken curry of beef curry with a bit of spicyness mmmm curry... i only cook it rarely though :( only when i feel like it...

noone have mentioned lasagne !!! omg..

it boggles my mind that every curry from different households taste different LOL
and why has this thread change direction LOL!!>.

[ccheck5]

because there eating good food and relations with the opposite sex are almost the same

[samurai80]

I'd say relationships are more like candy. Its good at first, but after a while you start to feel sick.

[ccheck5]

let me change that then, its more like being intimate with someone of the opposite sex

[Kenzan]

let me change that then, its more like being intimate with someone of the opposite sex

Try another analogy.
Most of the members here have no way to relate to that, same sex or no.
:D

[ccheck5]

wtf else is there to relate really good food to? lol

[Kenzan]

My daughter read this over my shoulder earlier today and asked why you had put the sentence wrong? Just thought you should know that you have been marked by a 7 year old.:)


I think perhaps my grammatical faux pas is completely overshadowed by the shocking revelation that you have actually reproduced.

Also, please advise your daughter that in many countries, reading over one's shoulder is punishable by a legnthy cellar incarceration for a day or so.


..With no Tea, I may add.











Well, alright...Tea. BUT NO SCONES!!!

Sigh..very well, Scones..
We are not Barbarians after all, are we?

:D

[Kenzan]

wtf else is there to relate really good food to? lol

You can relate good French food to Italian food,

and Good Japanese food to Chinese food,

_and in fact, for that matter, one can relate Chinese or Japanese to either French or Italian.


As for American food,
It can be related to English food.

What does that tell you?



:D

[Yulya]

You can relate good French food to Italian food,

and Good Japanese food to Chinese food,

_and in fact, for that matter, one can relate Chinese or Japanese to either French or Italian.


As for American food,
It can be related to English food.

What does that tell you?



:D

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, Kenzan. Are you hungry?

[Yulya]

I'd say relationships are more like candy. Its good at first, but after a while you start to feel sick.

Moderation can be applied to both! Make sure to use moderation with your moderation though...

[Sparv]

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, Kenzan. Are you hungry?

I think that the fact that the adjective "Good" is missing in the last two sentences means much.

You can relate good French food to Italian food,

and Good Japanese food to Chinese food,

_and in fact, for that matter, one can relate Chinese or Japanese to either French or Italian.


As for American food,
It can be related to English food.

What does that tell you?



:D

[Yulya]

I think that the fact that the adjective "Good" is missing in the last two sentences means much.

Ha, true! I missed that.

[ccheck5]

I'd say relationships are more like candy. Its good at first, but after a while you start to feel sick.
i got it! relationships are like drinking alcohol, you keep doing it untill you throw up, black out, or die from it

[Docile]

or when you get alcohol poisoning LOL

[ccheck5]

hence the dying unless your fast enough for a stomach pump.

[satsumaruma]

I think perhaps my grammatical faux pas is completely overshadowed by the shocking revelation that you have actually reproduced.

!

Have done so at least three times. (but only three times if the wife asks:laugh:)


Also, please advise your daughter that in many countries, reading over one's shoulder is punishable by a legnthy cellar incarceration for a day or so.
..With no Tea, I may add.
Well, alright...Tea. BUT NO SCONES

Unfortunately we are no longer allowed to punish our children in such ways in the UK - so we make them watch US teen programmes instead.

"right child o'mine. It's Drake and Josh for you non-stop for 4 hours. Stop crying. That'll teach you to read over my shoulder. and think yourself lucky that i don't make you clean't chimney.":)

You can relate good French food to Italian food,

and Good Japanese food to Chinese food,

_and in fact, for that matter, one can relate Chinese or Japanese to either French or Italian.


As for American food,
It can be related to English food.

What does [B]that tell you?



:D

Not sure really. I never knew I was related to food. My mum, Sister, kids and my cousins I knew I was related to ........but never food.

well you learn something new everyday.:ko:

[PlutoInLove]

I have actually read ALL THIRTEEN PAGES of this thread and have happened upon quite a few things I'd like to throw my two cents at, but... when I added it all up, I realized that (after all my Christmas shopping) I had nowhere near enough cash on hand...
I'm also super-new to both Kendo and these forums, and since you all seem to be old chums, I thought maybe I should introduce myself... (I see a newbie's forum, but it's pretty dead...)
Hi. I started Kendo at the beginning of this past summer and have fallen head-over-heels in love. I have an extensive athletic background, figure skating competitively for 11 years, ballet for five, I was (undefeated!) on the school interdistrict tennis team, and even though I did karate for two years (mostly to work on isotonic strengthening for my skating), I've never done anything like this... My love for this sport is easily equal to that of skating, which I dedicated my life to.
Because of medical problems over the past couple of years, I've lost my athlete's body and have gotten quite fat. Blech. My mind is sharp as ever, and I memorize the kata rapidly, my heart is not as strong as it once was and I find myself panting after only a little work.
The dojo situation is a little weird where I practice, so for the first month and a half that I studied, it was just me and Sensei in class! (The kendo club has multiple locations, you see...) It was rather delightful and I advanced rapidly.
But then his most advanced students started coming regularly again, and we had a going-away party for a young kenshi who was leaving to go to Miami to start at a Sensei's position. Here's where this post finally becomes relevant....
If anyone is coming to FL to train, shoot for Miami because this Sensei is seriously, seriously, seriously HOT. I can't say to tell you I sent you, because I'm a walking conundrum: even though I'm freaking ginormous, boys somehow manage to look right through me these days. I doubt he noticed me even though we've corresponded.
Second problem. There's a wide age range at my dojo, but all the boys my age are very, very good-looking. Luckily they're all in bogu, so I can ignore them most of the time. Often I even go into another room and work on beginner stuff while they spar. But during mokuso and the other Full Formalities... it's terrible. We all stand in a circle and each count to ten suburi (that I might have spelled wrong... a practice overhead strike to men) while the others follow, and dammit if they don't always stand opposite of me. This one, you'd swear he was Adam Grenier but with a buzzcut. I just have to focus on my form. REALLY focus. I'm all a mess! But at least Euro is gone, when he touched me to correct my posture once... I nearly jumped through the ceiling. Pathetic, I know.
And to those of you 'old farts' who don't see ANYTHING sexual AT ALL in kendo... PUH-lease. Are you from some sort of time-warp where you were never in your 20s? You just skipped from 10 to 40? Obviously we're in a different position in our lives than you guys are... at least try to imagine our difficulties!

[Yulya]

I have actually read ALL THIRTEEN PAGES of this thread and have happened upon quite a few things I'd like to throw my two cents at, but... when I added it all up, I realized that (after all my Christmas shopping) I had nowhere near enough cash on hand...
I'm also super-new to both Kendo and these forums, and since you all seem to be old chums, I thought maybe I should introduce myself... (I see a newbie's forum, but it's pretty dead...)
Hi. I started Kendo at the beginning of this past summer and have fallen head-over-heels in love. I have an extensive athletic background, figure skating competitively for 11 years, ballet for five, I was (undefeated!) on the school interdistrict tennis team, and even though I did karate for two years (mostly to work on isotonic strengthening for my skating), I've never done anything like this... My love for this sport is easily equal to that of skating, which I dedicated my life to.
Because of medical problems over the past couple of years, I've lost my athlete's body and have gotten quite fat. Blech. My mind is sharp as ever, and I memorize the kata rapidly, my heart is not as strong as it once was and I find myself panting after only a little work.
The dojo situation is a little weird where I practice, so for the first month and a half that I studied, it was just me and Sensei in class! (The kendo club has multiple locations, you see...) It was rather delightful and I advanced rapidly.
But then his most advanced students started coming regularly again, and we had a going-away party for a young kenshi who was leaving to go to Miami to start at a Sensei's position. Here's where this post finally becomes relevant....
If anyone is coming to FL to train, shoot for Miami because this Sensei is seriously, seriously, seriously HOT. I can't say to tell you I sent you, because I'm a walking conundrum: even though I'm freaking ginormous, boys somehow manage to look right through me these days. I doubt he noticed me even though we've corresponded.
Second problem. There's a wide age range at my dojo, but all the boys my age are very, very good-looking. Luckily they're all in bogu, so I can ignore them most of the time. Often I even go into another room and work on beginner stuff while they spar. But during mokuso and the other Full Formalities... it's terrible. We all stand in a circle and each count to ten suburi (that I might have spelled wrong... a practice overhead strike to men) while the others follow, and dammit if they don't always stand opposite of me. This one, you'd swear he was Adam Grenier but with a buzzcut. I just have to focus on my form. REALLY focus. I'm all a mess! But at least Euro is gone, when he touched me to correct my posture once... I nearly jumped through the ceiling. Pathetic, I know.
And to those of you 'old farts' who don't see ANYTHING sexual AT ALL in kendo... PUH-lease. Are you from some sort of time-warp where you were never in your 20s? You just skipped from 10 to 40? Obviously we're in a different position in our lives than you guys are... at least try to imagine our difficulties!

Hello, Unidentifiedfemalekenshi,

I'm 21, I'm also single and mostly healthy, and I do like men! I don't see anything sexual in Kendo. I mean, really...there is nothing sexual about 2 people attempting to kill each other. At least not in my book.
That's not to say that I label everyone from my club "training partner" in the outside world and only treat them as such. Outside of practice is a different story, but when I enter the dojo and bow in, I'm only there for one thing - my best Kendo, that includes proper mind set. Everyone becomes a training partner/teacher, no matter how good looking or otherwise attractive they are. I don't know about you, but if I let my mind wonder in inappropriate directions during any part of keiko, I am already not doing my best Kendo.
My $.02



Back on the latest subject of food(I think that is where this thread left off?):
What's a common thing to cook/eat on Christmas and/or New Years in the US?

[stephanie dee]

I have actually read ALL THIRTEEN PAGES of this thread

Christ someone needs to get out a bit more....

:)

Welcome to KWF!

[satsumaruma]

Christ someone needs to get out a bit more....

:)

Welcome to KWF!

WHAAAAAT?

You think they are Gay? (US meaning)


And once you 'are out' you can come out a bit more? I never knew this.








Golly.

[PlutoInLove]

Yes, I DO need to get out more, but I just had surgery on my back so I'm kinda stuck! Heheheh. Thanks for the welcome.

And for Ms Yulya, online I really do go by my handle-- Pluto. It's the second alias I've had, and it's relatively new (at least compared to my old one-- which I would actually answer to in real life), but that's just my way 'o things. I have a whole philosophical reasoning behind it, involving a lot of thought over the years, but not even people who know me and like to hear me babble on about stupid crap like that are bored by it and call me stupid. So let's skip it and just say, "Hi Yulya, I'm Pluto. How are you?"
And as for the topic at hand, kendo and sexiness. Because I see Kendo as very much a dance, the natural give-and-take of the male-female relationship (even when you're trying to kill someone-- at least in theory) is very much evident. And besides, do you spend every last nanosecond practicing? I think it's very important to get to know your comrades. *shrugs* Perhaps I'm just flirtatious by nature. Hmm... It doesn't come up as much when I'm practicing quietly, of course. But when we're all gathered around, decompressing, while the advanced students take off their bogu, do I mind if a shirt or two comes off as well? Hell no. And I don't feel a tiddlebit bad about it.

[Yulya]

Hi Pluto. I wish I had a cool nickname like that :laugh:

Well, I never said I don't get to know my classmates outside of class, I guess I just actually do like to spend every nanosecond in the dojo practicing or otherwise learning, asking questions etc.
Mostly every guy in my dojo is either married or not single so I don't really feel right "flirting" with anyone, so I just skip the whole flirting part and make friends. However, I don't feel bad for stealing a look at single guys changing if they chose to take off their gi in public :wink:

[PlutoInLove]

I put a lot of thought into my avatars.

My classes are so different week-to-week that I'm getting all sorts of different experiences... which, as you can imagine, has both its pros and cons. But I was thinking about it, and when they all dress up in bogu, they all kinda look the same. Then again, I'm not looking them in the eye... but my point is, once you're all at that same level, that is, wearing armor most of the time, you are all not only equals, you look exactly the same, and you're prevented from touching any skin by at the very least a thick layer of gi...

Like I said... dojo time is for practicing, but afterwards, when we all go out for sushi... party's on.

[hasegawa201]

This is an interesting topic...

Funny enough, I think I do have a crush on a sempai at our dojo. I'm always looking at him whether he's wearing men or not (don't know if he noticed..) He is not drop-dead gorgeous though and I have no idea if he's single or not because we barely talked. He was the first person I ever saw the very first day coming in the dojo and I remember feeling something different the second I saw him... I just don't know why!

So far there's nothing between me and him except for kendo. When we do talk, it's just about kendo. One time when I tried to chit-chat with him and asked him personal questions, he seemed a bit shy! Normally he wouldn't come up to me and start a conversation (unlike some other guys at the dojo that are very friendly and groovy) unless it's important kendo-related topics... so I don't know I guess he has no interests in me?

Of course it wasn't my intention looking for a boyfriend or a date coming to learn kendo... but I guess when you just like someone you can't help it right? Plus I'm a red-blooded woman! :laugh:

Does any fellow female kendoka have similiar experience?

[imouto]

And to those of you 'old farts' who don't see ANYTHING sexual AT ALL in kendo... PUH-lease. Are you from some sort of time-warp where you were never in your 20s? You just skipped from 10 to 40? Obviously we're in a different position in our lives than you guys are... at least try to imagine our difficulties!

I'm 27, and no, I don't see anything sexual in the dojo.

I'm there to train. I get irritated when I have a partner who isn't focussed at the task at hand. And I can tell.

Outside of the dojo however, is a completely different matter.

[SamuelRiv]

I must say, as a drop-dead gorgeous sempai myself, that I'm always worried about making practices awkward by being just too charming. So instead I tell bad jokes and wear the smelliest gi I own just to keep everyone in line.

[Saitani Umetaro]

Thank goodness that eye-candy sensei is no longer at the dojo, as practice would've been more difficult.

Yes, we are there to practice Kendo (not to oggle the hotties)--have to constantly remind myself of that.

But sometimes it's hard not to get distracted especially since our senseis are all nihonjins...have you ever noticed how they change into their kendogi/hakamas? In our dojo, which is a 2-court basketball gym, the nihonjins/senseis change just there, in public view: remove shirt, put on kendogi, remove pants, remove underpants, wear hakama. It doesn't matter if you're beside them or not, male or female. They go commando. :laugh:

And mind you, our senseis have great bods. Quite short though. :cheeky:

And so, as a recurring thought let us remember General Maximus Decimus Meridius' favorite slogan as he says to his troops before every battle: "Strength and Honor"...for there's no honor in ogling, desu ne? :ditsy:

[Inner_Silence]

He was the first person I ever saw the very first day coming in the dojo and I remember feeling something different the second I saw him... I just don't know why!

(blah blah...)


...girls...


:smoker:

[Maku-san]

= It doesn't matter if you're beside them or not, male or female. They go commando. :laugh:


Male? :eek::shocked: Female? :D :grin:

[Fred27]

Me dunno if it's the best of ideas to date within the dojo. Sure its good to have a partner with a similar passion as you, but there are pitfalls alongside the advantages. If you get involved with someone and then break up you still have to see each other in the dojo which will affect your training & focus. Perhaps it'll turn so bad you'll loose your love for training since its associated with the breakup, especially if its a messy breakup.
Point is there is alot to win but also alot to loose dating yer fellow stick-whacker!

...

That last came out wrong.

[samurai80]

Maybe it came out wrong 'cause she wasn't whacking the stick right in the first place. I'm all for dating someone else in the dojo. If you break up, you'll have even more focus on making sure you take 'em out in jigeiko. I'm even more for dating another kendoka outside of your dojo. You never have to see them again untill your regional tournament, and then you can just make them jealous by giving it to someone else.

[Maku-san]

Maybe it came out wrong 'cause she wasn't whacking the stick right in the first place.

*WINCING* :eek:

Even more so NOT to hang out with her!!! OUCCCCHHHH! :eek:

You only got one of 'em, bucko... take care of it!!! Geez! :jaguar:

[satsumaruma]

*WINCING* :eek:

Even more so NOT to hang out with her!!! OUCCCCHHHH! :eek:

You only got one of 'em, bucko... take care of it!!! Geez! :jaguar:

Oh I dunno. You only live once, try it all ways, say I.



PUT THAT SANDPAPER DOWN WOMAN!

How many times do I have to tell you; when I told you to rub down the wood, I was talking about chairs that need re-varnishing.

:eek::laugh: