English "Kendo" perhaps? With Attitoood!

[ekajati]

http://www.rathergood.com/morris_dancers/

Enjoy!

[Mark123]

Don't reveal the deepest secrets of the prospective 2099 British Olympic kendo squad ! Now we have lost the element of surprise.

[Mark123]

(now watch some smartass tell me 2099 will not be an Olympic year)

[Angelfire]

(now watch some smartass tell me 2099 will not be an Olympic year)

2099 will not be an Olympic year.:laugh:

[ekajati]

2099 will not be an Olympic year.:laugh:

Ahem. I think if you check carefully in Bloggis's de rigeur UKendo manual (J Bloggis, ed.1843 pgs 92-99) 2099 is most definitely an Olympic year. Maybe a less well known one, but one that every self-respecting UKendo practitioner is well aware of.

[taganahan]

silly brits. never distribute your squad's training video on the net. when will you ever learn?

~taganahan

[Bear of Doom]

silly brits. never distribute your squad's training video on the net. when will you ever learn?

~taganahan

the japs do it :silly: ... but thats because they can afford to eh? wouldn't matter anyways, they always win ...

[Bear of Doom]

Also, Kendo will never become an Olympic sport! Japan will never let that happen, they have to have control over it and the governing body must remain there. If it becomes an Olympic sport, the Olympic committee will look after Olympic Kendo, not the IKF. Then the Koreans could intervene and make it more Kumdoish too ... we definitely don't want that to happen. So KWC is probably the biggest thing for the Kendo World ...

As for the reply to the original post ... 'British Kendo' ... it better be good!
I am going there next year for university and I don't want my Kendo deteriorating. My Sensei, Dave Young (JCCC any Canadians know him?) kid me I will come back not knowing how to ki-ai anymore ... because they do gentlemen's ki-ai over there, lol. Any truth to that? (Highly doubt it ...)

Since we're on the subject anyways, don't mind me asking information about dojos ... I am already accepted by King's College, Oxford Brookes, Edinburgh (I've heard they have a uni club, which is quite good?), and Royal Holloway ... and Oxford, Brasenose College is still on pending (just took their test yesterday). So infos on that would be helpful ... many thanks.

[Toaster]

As for the reply to the original post ... 'British Kendo' ... it better be good!
I am going there next year for university and I don't want my Kendo deteriorating. My Sensei, Dave Young (JCCC any Canadians know him?) kid me I will come back not knowing how to ki-ai anymore ... because they do gentlemen's ki-ai over there, lol. Any truth to that? (Highly doubt it ...)



Honestly, tsk tsk... *sips cup of tea*.... No seriously, British kendo is great! Your kendo won't deteriorate because of a good old English dojo! Infact, I'd place bets it would improve :glasses:
And anyway, I'm sure if you did end up with a gentlemanly kiai it would be wierd enough to leave your opponent a little stunned for a while....

[Anjin-san]

Bah! Gentlemans kiai,what will your crazy kwf cats come up with next.

[Bear of Doom]

And anyway, I'm sure if you did end up with a gentlemanly kiai it would be wierd enough to leave your opponent a little stunned for a while....

lol might just will ...

[ScottUK]

SINGLESTICK - REAL ENGLISH KENDO:

http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2002/jmanlyart_wolf_0202.htm

"The weapon is a good stout ash-stick with a large basket-handle … The players are called "old gamesters," -why, I can't tell you,- and their object is simply to break one another's heads: for the moment that blood runs an inch anywhere above the eyebrow, the old gamester to whom it belongs is beaten, and has to stop. A very slight blow with the sticks will fetch blood, so that it is by no means a punishing pastime, if the men don't play on purpose, and savagely, at the body and arms of their adversaries."

"The old gamester going into action only takes off his hat and coat, and arms himself with a stick: he then loops the fingers of his left hand in a handkerchief or strap which he fastens around his left leg, measuring the length, so that when he draws it tight with his left elbow in the air, the elbow shall just reach as high as his crown. Thus you see, as long as chooses to keep up his left elbow, regardless of cuts, he has a perfect guard for the left side of his head."

"Then he advances his right hand above and in front of his head, holding his stick across so that its point projects an inch or two over his left elbow, and thus his head is completely guarded, and he faces his man armed in like manner, and they stand some three feet apart, often nearer, and feint, and strike, and return at one another's heads, until one cries 'hold,' or blood flows: in the first case they are allowed a minute's time, and go on again; in the latter, another pair of gamesters are called on. If good men are playing, the quickness of returns is marvelous; you hear a rattle like that a boy makes drawing his stick along palings, only heavier, and the closeness of the men in action to one another gives it a strange interest, and makes a spell at backswording a very noble sight."

[ti.to]

As for the reply to the original post ... 'British Kendo' ... it better be good!
I am going there next year for university and I don't want my Kendo deteriorating. My Sensei, Dave Young (JCCC any Canadians know him?) kid me I will come back not knowing how to ki-ai anymore ... because they do gentlemen's ki-ai over there, lol. Any truth to that? (Highly doubt it ...)

Don't worry. I've seen a movie about british fighting spirit: http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?ID=339&CAT=movies

[Bear of Doom]

Don't worry. I've seen a movie about british fighting spirit: http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?ID=339&CAT=movies

lol that clip just got me even more worried ... no im joking, I'm sure it's gonna be great Kendo in Britain, looking forward to it ... but now I'm still waiting for someone to be kind enough to tell me where the nearest dojos to those universities are ... or what are some big clubs (although I don't neccesarily prefer big ones ...)

[koteslasher]

try looking into the british kendo association website and have a look at the clubs in different areas....but if ever you end up in the west midlands area....well ill be delighted to show you around.

[Bear of Doom]

hehe yea i figured, but still its just a list with names, I'd like to hear from people what they think of particular clubs and what not ... but thanks for your offer (koteslasher)! very kind of you ... yea if i have time on my hand i'll tour around all the dojos (if at all possible) for a summer or something.

By the sound of your name your favourite point is kote am I right? Well if you ever drop by Thailand, let me know, our Sensei is apparently a Kote master, thats what he was known for in Canada (he's japanese by the way) ... so he could show you some neat tricks :D they never cease to amaze me ... he could hit it a thousand different ways without me even knowing, lol ...

[Toaster]

yea if i have time on my hand i'll tour around all the dojos (if at all possible) for a summer or something.



You gotta visit by Durham uni club!

[Bear of Doom]

You gotta visit by Durham uni club!

*oof* that's a bit far up north ain't it? :nervous: hehe, but we'll see ... but if I'm ever around the area, I'll be sure to let you know.

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Now more questions to heat the thread up a bit, why isn't the British squad finishing high in the WKC?? The community seems fantastic, there are numerous clubs, the senseis are great and well qualified, the kendokas are enthusiastic ... why are the Koreans, Canadians, and Brazilians still finishing tops (this is all excluding Japan from the question, of course)? Kendo in England doesn't seem to be relatively new either, so the 'infant sport' arguement won't cut it.

[Toaster]

*oof* that's a bit far up north ain't it? :nervous: hehe, but we'll see ... but if I'm ever around the area, I'll be sure to let you know.

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What's a visit to England without seeing some good old northern kendo! he,he. Hope you can come some time then :D



Now more questions to heat the thread up a bit, why isn't the British squad finishing high in the WKC?? The community seems fantastic, there are numerous clubs, the senseis are great and well qualified, the kendokas are enthusiastic ... why are the Koreans, Canadians, and Brazilians still finishing tops (this is all excluding Japan from the question, of course)? Kendo in England doesn't seem to be relatively new either, so the 'infant sport' arguement won't cut it.


hmm.... :ermm: maybe the crumpets and tea have something to do with it!

[GoldenShinai]

http://www.rathergood.com/morris_dancers/

Enjoy!

O_0

It's almost like musical kata :)

[Toaster]

O_0

It's almost like musical kata :)

Musical kata? (he) Sounds like something the olympics would employ....:D Before we know it we'll have shinai acrobatics, synchronized shiai and gosh knows what else! *whispers* If we're not carefull they may even make us wear sparkly hakamas.... *suspicious look*....