HELP ME!

[miojine yahiko]

HI got any recomendations for better trainig .i can train for hours and hours with my bokken and im still not sore .i broke it training with my friends yesterday got plenty of bruises {we train full contact no armor }but it just feels like i fell .im now training with a 10 lb meatal bar but i ant for long i have a heart condition im not sposed to pick up things that feel heavy thanks for the help!

[Kenshin Himura]

1- you shouldnt be doing this with full contact and no protection
2- you should be doing this at all with a heart condition
3- if you dont know how to do it right I suggest going to a dojo if you arent

although.. I.. can see how people fight with no armor.. .I really wish I had a daito and somebody to train against with it full contact no armor.. that would be fun... lol i wouldnbt care much for the pain.

[Kenshin Himura]

*edit: in #2, you SHOULDNT be doing this with a heart condition.

[miojine yahiko]

doc says its ok

[miojine yahiko]

me and my freinds know how we visited a dojo and the sensei gave us tips we learnt the basics from a book and he told us how to do them right

[miojine yahiko]

but i heard alot of people get blisters and are wiped after training .im not training hard eough or what? will someone tell me their trainig schedule or make ajustments to mine and i have school from 7:45-2:15 thanks!:)

[Will]

My training schedule is pretty rough, but here it is:

Go to kendo

[Kaoru]

me and my freinds know how we visited a dojo and the sensei gave us tips we learnt the basics from a book and he told us how to do them right

You can't learn it in one class, Find a dojo. If you tell us where you are, we can help you find a Kendo dojo. You can't learn from books, either.

Kaoru

[miojine yahiko]

i live in johnstin rhode island and thanks for all the help:)

[miojine yahiko]

*johnston and thanks again

[Shambler]

*johnston and thanks again

Go to a dojo and stick with it. Practice properly to learn correct techniques safely. Here's a list of schools in NJ:

Shidogakuin NJ Hakushikan
Edison First Aid Rescue Squad
33 Lakeview Blvd.
Edison, NJ
W
Contact: Bella Church (mailto:Kendoka@worldnet.att.net) (908)755-6288

Shidogakuin Rutgers Kendo Club
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
M W Sa
Contact: Bella Church (mailto:Kendoka@worldnet.att.net) (908)755-6288

Fort Lee Kyudokan Dojo
Cresskill, NJ
Su 10:00am-12:00noon
Contact: Yuichi Endo (201)894-5820

Zen Kendogun of Princeton
Princeton, NJ
Su 3:00-5:00pm
Contact: Chang-Fu Lin (609)924-7495

[Hattori Hanzo]

I find that books are okay, and training outside of a dojo is okay but remember this word reinforcement..helps to add to what you learned, like as a reference.

[meow]

Do you really use bokken in fullcontact? Who told you to do so or where did you read that? Please don´t don´t hit each other with a bokken, you can seriously injure yourself or your partner, espacially when unexperienced! A bokken is not a toy.

Next point: I don´t think, one can learn kendo or any other martial art from a book. Please look for a club near you and take classes. A teacher will always give you valuable advice and make corrections. Also, he is able to see mistakes in your technique, where you are not able to see them.

In the beginning you will have to struggle a lot, to deliver a straight men strike. It looks so easy and is sooo damn hard to do. If you are serious with your kendo training, maybe you should concentrate on the very basic stuff like footwork and doing suburi. (I find doing suburi a lot of fun and there is always something new to discover and so much to learn...)

I am also a newbie and startet kendo last month, so I guess you might have similar problems like I have...just a thought...;-)

Have fun with kendo.

meow