Anime12478
Kendo Engineer

hey Chris, I commented on your Timing blog. very nice website by the way... Goodluck on your shinsa.

Thanks Chris for your comments ^_^ hopefully somday i will get to practice with you.

Hey, chris wanted to share my match with ya. My first time playing in the Yudansha division for our regional Individual championships. I really enjoyed it. I thought for sure I would get a ippon. lost focus a few times though which is why I lost and was disarmed in the beginning though.

My Ai-Jodan Match against an experienced San Dan ready to test for Yon Dan quite a few people thought eventually I would get the point since I was getting 2 to three one flags (I think all the Judges raised there flags at different times--just not all together lol)

hello Chris, I read your blog...very nice.
I wish that I could have an entertaining but private discussion with you.
I don't know if this will help you, but it helped me tremendously with understanding Kendo...
Ippon Shobu really means 1 beautiful kill or 1 beautiful death. Every moment in kendo, for me, is training for that. Losing or wining by the single, first ippon is an amazing feeling--it connects me to the fighters that actully lived or died by it--I feel satisfaction...

hope i didn't sound too nerdy or wierd,
Dave