Need a little help

[StylophonePet]

Hey guys (&girls),
I'm in trouble.....
For the duration of the summer the people of my club are training all over the country. But I couldn't keep up with that kind of shedule because of my job, I decided to wait it out untill everything has turned to normal and the trainings are back in my hometown....
This little heatwave in europe isn't doing wonderfull things for my heartrate either
And now I'm wondering why I even started Kendo (I started just before the summer), not that I don't know why I did,
but I kinda feel ashamed to show my face when I would go back to training.
I mailed my sensei to let him know, but no response
I mailed my sensei again to ask when normal trainings would commence, but no response
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :(

Please, I need a little encouragement, or someone to tell me I should quite moaning and head back in

NB: My sincerest apologies for this utterly boring mail, but I just don't know what to do with myself

[Chook]

I would just head back in. In my sensei there have been absences longer than a few months and when they show up again it's more a case of "hey, glad you're back".

I'm sure not everyone expects you to travel all over the country when you've got such a schedule.

[nodachi]

I had to take two months off of kendo because of moving about between 3 different places in 2 different states before finally settling down. It hurt to not go to practice, but I did lots of suburi each day to try and keep up at home as best as I could. When I went back, I was definitely behind with the level that I was at before I had to take the break, but having started all over again and sticking with it feels good. It took awhile to get back to my old level. I am still a bit off of how I was, but it just felt good to get back into a dojo. Don't be feel bad. Just go back to the dojo and start again. You will feel that it is where you belong when you return and it will push you harder to regain what you have lost. It will only help you to fight harder if kendo is where you truly want to be.

[John W]

Yeah man!Get back into it!

Kendo is a hard slog and not for the faint hearted but hey.. that's why we do it right?

Good Luck! :cool2:

[S. Takamori]

Hi Guy!

If your sensei didn't reply means maybe that he isn't connected, no?
Why don't you contact your clubmates and ask for a lift to a practise?
As you know, Hirakawa sensei, Kyoshi 8th dan, is in your country until the end of this month. It's a pitty to miss this unique opportunity to learn correct (tadashi) kendo... Of course, it's easier to wait until everything is going as usual, but how will you progress in kendo without meeting other people?

Get out of your home even if it's so warm! It's warm for everybody! Join the practise as soon and much as possible!

:cool2:

[Marine_Boy]

For me, part of kendo is practicing in the summer. This is because the heat make me tired and want to stop. But although my body can no longer move as well, I try to train my determination and mental aspects. How far can I push myself, etc.

So in other words, don't give into the summer heat. One thing my sensei said to us two weeks ago was that he knew it was hot, but we should all be thinking of our training first. And I guess, the pub second! :laugh:

Stan

[Charlie]

Go back. Don't sweat it. Er, no pun intended!

Ain't no shame in the game.

[kendomushi]

Get back in!
If you want to do it, just do it. Sensei will appreciate that. Jobs are a part of reality, just make your best effort to attend in some kind of regular fashion.