Can I learn kendo on my own?

[hamish]

No!

You will only develop bad habits if you aren't under the supervision of an experienced kendoka.

[Zaphiel]

puhhh...just a moment I thought you would have really asked this question!!!!
I got a shock.....such a question from YOU!
thank god you were posting this to new guys..........
had a heard attack.......:)

[Kote-Men]

heart=heard?

heart attack.





ah, um. excuse me.

[Reina]

No!

You will only develop bad habits if you aren't under the supervision of an experienced kendoka.
I thought for a second someone else actually asked that again...0_0

[Zaphiel]

heart=heard?

heart attack.





ah, um. excuse me.SORRY....i'm not a native
........:evolved: so i nearly got a hearT attack

[Yann]

LOL same.. when I read the title I was about to reply "NO YOU CAN'T !" :P

[Zaphiel]

by the way...why do people want to learn kendo on their own....it's much more fun in a dojo.....isn't it?

[Andoru]

by the way...why do people want to learn kendo on their own....it's much more fun in a dojo.....isn't it?
Indeed. And then there's beer keiko afterwards....

[emitbrownne]

You will only develop bad habits if you aren't under the supervision of an experienced kendoka.
I've got a ton of bad habits despite constant supervision and correction :)

[Zaphiel]

Indeed. And then there's beer keiko afterwards....
'grin'
only if you have the money!:down:
but i like the sake better...

[Kyros Nighle]

by the way...why do people want to learn kendo on their own....it's much more fun in a dojo.....isn't it?
well cause not everybody nas a nearby dojo in the hood, hasnot an avaliable spot in ther schedule or realy dont want to be in a dojo, i too once tried to learn on my own, but then joined a dojo and i dont see much problem, better still i had much of the space sensibility pretty much worked out by then......

for example, i spend like 6 months finding a nearby dojo...........and the more "nearby dojo" for me is an hour and a half taking 2 buses and a metro ride..........so go figure

[litige]

for example, i spend like 6 months finding a nearby dojo...........and the more "nearby dojo" for me is an hour and a half taking 2 buses and a metro ride..........so go figure

...wow 1h30 of bus and metro and your complaining??
If you rely liked kendo, you would do the trip.

[litige]

note that i intended to write really, and not rely

[Kyros Nighle]

the point is that i do get up at 5:30 precisely cause i really like kendo

[Lloromannic]

and the more "nearby dojo" for me is an hour and a half taking 2 buses and a metro ride..........so go figure
That's quite al long way. Where do you live?

[Sakabatou]

I think I asked this same question a year ago.. or about online teachings... I sorta figured when thinking about it..

Is what your mastering what the master has mastered or are you mastering just nothing you think is something of a master?

lol basically.. think... can you learn how to do special moves a character does in a video game without looking for the buttons to push in a manual or online?.. Not really, and if you do, you're pretty much lucky. I'd probobly reccomend waiting till you can find somebody at a decent rank who can teach you, or just attend a dojo, and if you're having dojo-finding conflicts, theres always ways to fix that. Ask around, don't just check online, or wait. I waited a few months, I left this forum.. then I came back, and now a friend I had met tells me theres a dojo close by here now where I live.