Age?

[ziggey]

Ok, so on this board you can read about everyones grade, see what country they are from, but I wanna see some stats on how old people are here.
So why dont you just vote here (and be honest now! its not how old YOU FEEL =)

[Karaken]

Ok, so on this board you can read about everyones grade, see what country they are from, but I wanna see some stats on how old people are here.
So why dont you just vote here (and be honest now! its not how old YOU FEEL =)
You should add 60+ and 70+

[Decado]

Ok, so on this board you can read about everyones grade, see what country they are from, but I wanna see some stats on how old people are here.
So why dont you just vote here (and be honest now! its not how old YOU FEEL =)

As the saying goes "You're as old as the woman (or man to avoid the sexist tag) you feel".

Jeez, I'm old!

[pgsmith]

My Mom always says "you're only as old as you feel, and that all depends on who's doing the feeling!"

[Andoru]

I'm 30 going on 18 (wish I'd started kendo 20 years earlier).

Here's a piece of wisdom for those like me:

"Men are only boys grown tall,
Hearts don't change much, after all."

(I didn't grow as tall as I'd like but that's a separate story...)

[Kapplow]

"It's not the years. It's the mileage."
-Henry Jones Jr.

[ZtefaNNN[K]]

I´m 21 and started kendo almost 4 years ago... I wonder if starting earlier would have been of help.

[Maro]

32 going on 17. Knees feel 40 however! :p

[ziggey]

You should add 60+ and 70+

Sorry, I dont know how to add more alternatives... if you know please share that info, will ya?

[verissimus]

I have a feeling you won't get too many respondents in the 0-10 or 50+ range due to unfamiliarity with/lack of awareness of kendo-world.

[The Limp]

24 right now, started out a year ago.

[Fonsz]

Aah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now!

I wish......................:rolleyes:

[akumalkenshi]

38, started at 32.

this is the fittest i've been in my life!

[joekc6nlx]

I have a feeling you won't get too many respondents in the 0-10 or 50+ range due to unfamiliarity with/lack of awareness of kendo-world.

Well, I'm certainly not under 10 years old. I'm 54, started kendo at 51, wish I'd started about 36 years earlier or maybe even before that.

[ziggey]

never thought 30-40 would hold the second biggest lump of kendoka...

[Ignatz]

never thought 30-40 would hold the second biggest lump of kendoka...

Over 30 is just about even with under 30.

[Jearom]

never thought 30-40 would hold the second biggest lump of kendoka...
Realise this Ziggey, when you get home you will be among the younger kenshis in sweden.
For two-three years most dojos in sweden have started special classes for kids and actively recruiting them, but I still think that the average age lies somewhere around thirty.

[Pugtm]

do you think this has to do with the japan boom and bust or is it just more people join when they are older and maybe have more time?

[earth_kendoka]

I'm only 16,and hopefully about to attain ikkyu. Lots of practice needed tho. Still wish that I would have started earlier.

[Fudo-Shin]

Good idea Ziggey, I would be interested on another poll to see who is male and female. If it hasn't been done before that is.

[Pugtm]

heh me too. If i had started 2 or even 3 years ago i would have been in bogu long ago. Instead im almost in bogu. Oh well Shikata ga nai. Still as we see in the thread 16 is pretty early. Though when i have kids they are going to be doing it the moment they can possibly hold a shinai.

[taganahan]

19 here and started kendo 4 yrs. ago. with my knees and feet feeling the way they are right now, my lower body feels like i'm in the 30's. LOL

~taganahan

[ziggey]

the most "dangerous" guys doing kendo in japan is in the range 40-50 i think. Some get their 6dan around 35-40ish and in the years 40 to 50 they still have a lot of speed and power left. That combined with about 30-40years of kendo...

[waiwilly]

starting 21 almost 7 now
i feel very kendo.

the most "dangerous" guys...
i will be dangerous!!still walking the path...