Japan pics

[runsyi]

random pics from my trip to Japan can be found here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tweety_marshmallow/album?.dir=/e39d&.src=ph

For the European kendokas, my last day at Butokuden I got to practice with the Eurpoean Kendo Renmei Kaicho. He wasn't wearing a zekken so I didn't get his name. Also, I met a couple of kenshi from England, one was from KMNS (or KNMS, I don't remember) and the other was from Doshinkan.

One Monday I got to practice with one of the few remaning kyu-dans, Inouye sensei. It was really cool.

[Paikea]

Hey, thanks Shelly! Looks like you had a good time...

[runsyi]

Hey, thanks Shelly! Looks like you had a good time...

That's what she said.

Doh. I guess visiting all those shrines and temples didn't help much.

One of the highlights of my trip was shocking all the kenshi at Butokuden by changing in the dojo proper like all the men. My friend told me that all the other women were shocked. So from then on I went into the female changing room.

[Paburo]

<3<3<3 shelly changing in the dojo. i always do that, and i don't see WHY girls shouldn't do it as well... lol.

so, which one of these shelly?
http://www.ekf-eu.com/home.asp
so far i think i've only practiced with number 3 and 5, bernaers and raick...

[runsyi]

<3<3<3 shelly changing in the dojo. i always do that, and i don't see WHY girls shouldn't do it as well... lol.

so, which one of these shelly?
http://www.ekf-eu.com/home.asp
so far i think i've only practiced with number 3 and 5, bernaers and raick...

Before you get all excited... I was wearing t-shirt and shorts (it was SNOWING outside). That's why I didn't see what the fuss was, but I went to the changing room thereafter because I didn't want to disrespect.

I did jigeiko with the guy with the big white handlebar moustache.

[Paburo]

Before you get all excited... I was wearing t-shirt and shorts (it was SNOWING outside). That's why I didn't see what the fuss was, but I went to the changing room thereafter because I didn't want to disrespect.

I did jigeiko with the guy with the big white handlebar moustache.

and before YOU get all excited.... i'm not one of them freedom kendo kamikaze commando freaks... last time i was wearing boxers. and i usually do wear boxers or shorts under hakama. briefs on summer.


never jigeiko-ed with the moustached man. how did it go?

[runsyi]

and before YOU get all excited.... i'm not one of them freedom kendo kamikaze commando freaks... last time i was wearing boxers. and i usually do wear boxers or shorts under hakama. briefs on summer.


never jigeiko-ed with the moustached man. how did it go?

There you go ruining all my dreams....

Jigeiko with the EKF Kaicho was interesting, because basically Tazaki-sensei (the hachidan leading Butokuden practice that night) hustled me into Ducarme-sensei's line almost as soon as I had bowed out with him (Tazaki-sensei). It was also really interesting because that was my first practice with a kendoka from Europe.

[LarsCW]

Thanks for sharing the picture, I enjoyed watching them

[Ignatz]

Before you get all excited...
I got excited when I saw the first picture.:rolleyes:

[runsyi]

I got excited when I saw the first picture.:rolleyes:

To clarify, that picture was taken in Hawaii, not Japan. Taken the morning I got back.

[Paburo]

There you go ruining all my dreams....

Jigeiko with the EKF Kaicho was interesting, because basically Tazaki-sensei (the hachidan leading Butokuden practice that night) hustled me into Ducarme-sensei's line almost as soon as I had bowed out with him (Tazaki-sensei). It was also really interesting because that was my first practice with a kendoka from Europe.

aawwwww it's ok.... we might arrange something funky ala shinchan style oshiriwo furifuri zousan-zoooooouusan kendo keiko someday (only in europe, har har)

and i never fenced anyone from hawaii before. dying to see the deadly island hulahula kote men.

nice zekken btw, 市下 .

[runsyi]

aawwwww it's ok.... we might arrange something funky ala shinchan style oshiriwo furifuri zousan-zoooooouusan kendo keiko someday (only in europe, har har)

and i never fenced anyone from hawaii before. dying to see the deadly island hulahula kote men.

nice zekken btw, 市下 .

Why only in Europe? You should come here. It's loverly when it's not the rainy season. I like my zekken too. When I first got it I didn't quite care for it but I like the blockiness of the lettering now. It's sorta unique.

[Nukitsuke]

Funny thing Paburo. My former kendo sensei said that to "not restrict movement" men should go "commando" in their hakamas. He was Japanese and that was in Toyama, one of the coldest places in North-Central Japan.
I still go "commando" when I practice Iaido in the summer. Since the men all change together next to the practice area, it's a bit tricky changing so that no one witnesses anything they shouldn't though.

[Kenshi]

It was also really interesting because that was my first practice with a kendoka from Europe.

Next time you are in the kansai area pm me and I can oblige! I can be Euro Numero 2. No handlebars though.........!!

[emitbrownne]

Also, I met a couple of kenshi from England, one was from KMNS (or KNMS, I don't remember) and the other was from Doshinkan.



Brilliant pictures.

Was the gent from KNMS an older gent by the name of Wilf?

[ScottUK]

Nice pics, Runsyi - shame I haven't got the bottle (or the ability) to practice kendo in Japan... :)

[lemi]

Nice pictures, Runsyi :)

[The great I AM]

Hey Runsyi, you scrub up ok! Wanna hook up?

[ScottUK]

Hehe, smooth talker... :D

[Paburo]

it has to be in europe shelly. and it has to be in my dojo. i can't tell you why now, but when you come i'll tell you why for sure. promise....



Funny thing Paburo. My former kendo sensei said that to "not restrict movement" men should go "commando" in their hakamas. He was Japanese and that was in Toyama, one of the coldest places in North-Central Japan.
I still go "commando" when I practice Iaido in the summer. Since the men all change together next to the practice area, it's a bit tricky changing so that no one witnesses anything they shouldn't though.

well... the commando issue has been covered on other posts... you can read my posture there.

cheers.

[Fonsz]

Hey Runsyi, you scrub up ok! Wanna hook up? I thought that we were collecting money so that my friend Anjin can go there in Hawai to practice Kendo, eat a home cooked meal and maybe get along with Honolulu Azumi. So I think you're stepping into an off limits area..:rolleyes:

[runsyi]

Next time you are in the kansai area pm me and I can oblige! I can be Euro Numero 2. No handlebars though.........!!

It'll probably be a while as the 'ol pocketbook needs some time to recover (I spent a lot of time in Tozando), but sure!

[runsyi]

Brilliant pictures.

Was the gent from KNMS an older gent by the name of Wilf?

Nope, a younger guy by the name of Chong.

[runsyi]

Nice pics, Runsyi - shame I haven't got the bottle (or the ability) to practice kendo in Japan... :)

Weren't you the bloke who is being held captive by his sensei and not allowed to do anything but practice? And what is bottle? Trust me, I don't have the ability. Thankfully you don't need it if you are a girl there, then you can just shyly smile and say, "sensei wa kakkoii desu." They'll love you!

[runsyi]

Hey Runsyi, you scrub up ok! Wanna hook up?

I'd scrub up better if someone had sent me that dangleberry remover he promised!

[Michiyo Akimoto]

Dangleberries?
(Haku!)

[Paikea]

Hey Runsyi, you scrub up ok! Wanna hook up?Turn around, see new wife with cast iron frying pan in jodan. Poor Gibbo...

[Ignatz]

Hey Runsyi, you scrub up ok! Wanna hook up?
incorrigble scale:
Gibbo 9.5
Ignatz 8.2 (low score from east germany)

[The great I AM]

I'd scrub up better if someone had sent me that dangleberry remover he promised!Aaaaah dangleberry-schmangleberry. I'll hold my nose.

[The great I AM]

Turn around, see new wife with cast iron frying pan in jodan. Poor Gibbo...Actually, it'd be Ken Hom's Woktm. That shit is massive.....

[ScottUK]

Aaaaah dangleberry-schmangleberry. I'll hold my nose.Hehe, how close do you think you'll get to said 'berries...? :D

[The great I AM]

Hehe, how close do you think you'll get to said 'berries...? :DHeh heh heh.......wouldn't you like to know.....

[ScottUK]

No, just email me the pics... :D

[The great I AM]

No, just email me the pics... :Dheres a link to some of the more "hardcore" ones

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tweety...=/e39d&.src=ph

Enjoy, especially the doggy-doggy ones.

[ScottUK]

Truly a tragedy, Neo... :)

[runsyi]

incorrigble scale:
Gibbo 9.5
Ignatz 8.2 (low score from east germany)

Raise the shimpan-ki, I think Gibbo just scored a perfect ten. Bust out the wok, Mrs. Gibbo!

[pgsmith]

One of the highlights of my trip was shocking all the kenshi at Butokuden by changing in the dojo proper like all the men. My friend told me that all the other women were shocked. So from then on I went into the female changing room.
I remember being on the opposite end of that sort of thing. I got permission to practice with an MJER group at a small dojo in Kawasaki a number of years ago. No change rooms, so everyone changed in the main dojo. We were six men and two women. I tried not to stare, but the Hello Kitty undies were just too much for me! :)

[medric]

I remember being on the opposite end of that sort of thing. I got permission to practice with an MJER group at a small dojo in Kawasaki a number of years ago. No change rooms, so everyone changed in the main dojo. We were six men and two women. I tried not to stare, but the Hello Kitty undies were just too much for me! :)


When i saw this i just had to respond. LOL