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Yes. I agree with the sentiment of the previous posts. Welcome to Kendo. A feast of embarrassment.

If you don't choose to dig in and eat, well then, you'll be metaphorically skinny in your Kendo....

I assume you're speaking of the Men strike you make at the very beginning of the video yes? If so, yeah, I'd agree. It landed somewhat to the left side of the opponent's men buton, but the timing was...

Menbuton.

Apparently, the new style for manufacturers is to make them shorter. Same as the Kotebuton.

Wowza. The next time I moan about my sore elbow, I'm gonna remember the original post here.

It was sort of meant as a joke.

Agreed. 10 rounds of keiko for a Shodan shinsa?

That's just silly machimso in my opinion.

Shodan is a beginners grade and that's just where people start.

So, don't get too down on yourself....

Congratulations, and well done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN2bWq89QLk

Indeed. I remember you and I having this same conversation a while back when I first bought that Dou!

Beauty! Subtle as well.

Here's a link to mine. The color is called "Beni-Tame" and although it looks rather bright in the example, in reality it's much darker and changes according to the ambient...

Well, I was in the same boat as you. Always wanted to have a do-dai that was a wee bit fancier than black. So, I ordered a very subtle reddish colored dou.

When it arrived and I began wearing it...

Ah...a tough, and bitter, pill to swallow, but all the same, I'm assuming you did your best.

So, shake it off, and try again.

Kendo is for life.

Fair enough and well said, however, I would say that you are in the minority.

I kinda wish I'd bought that nashi "rough/textured" design for my latest Do-dai. So, I say go for it.

Yes, what Neil said. I can't tell you how many beginners I've seen who buy bogu, come to practice for a few months and then simply disappear. The number is in the hundreds, I'm sure of it.

So,...

Totally, totally agree with this one. This kind of behavior really gets my back up. Seeing Shodan ranks trying to teach beginners when they haven't been asked to is the blind leading the blind.

These are brilliant!

I took Shodan in Japan back in '94 or so, and I recall that the testing was a bit less strict than here in the West. Seems to me (from my experience only) that Shodan/Nidan in Japan is still viewed...

You could try Jeff at Maruyama. He's our local guy and does great repairs. Give him a shout:

http://www.maruyamakendosupply.com/

Someone had to say it!

Hang it outside? C'mon man, it aint' ever gonna dry if leave it in some steamy shower room.

While you can't help liking the guy as a sort of cartoony entertainer, every time he says the word "kendo" I had to wince a little.

Well, he's to be congratulated as his Kendo was good and fast.

I, unfortunately, had to find this out during shiai. In my first match.

Ah well, that's Kendo!

Your first match was a good one. Cabral sensei is no slouch, and you did well. Your second men point, in particular, was very strong. Nice one. (Yes, the Cabral family is an interesting one eh?)
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Yep. North/South Tournament.

Were you the guy who had the first match of the day in the division? If so, I saw your match. It was against one of the teachers in our satellite dojos.