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Hi Halcyon - I think that's why I'm still confused about what it means. It seems like everyone else who is replying understands but I'm just not getting it. Don't take this the wrong way but when I...

Hi Gendzill-san. When you mention 'elements', are you referring to ki-ken-tai ichi?

With my experience with kendo, I have been taught that it is not about winning. There are more aspects to kendo than just the ippon.

Thanks for the tips all. That's why I'm a little bit confused. Because it's actually not my dojo but a visiting dojo. I talked to my dojo guys about this as well and they think that I'm progressing...

Hi there... I think maybe to help you start, you should look into 'reiho'. Reiho is part of kendo. I take it very seriously, and I believe you can use this in every aspect of your daily life. I don't...

Hi All,

I visited another dojo and one of the feedback items I received from a senior in practice was 'It seems like you are just hitting. It seems like you just want to score the ippon.' I'm...

Ah yes! Thanks for finding that image. Although you can't see it in the photo, but definitely their left doh is wide open - and a beautiful chance for a gyaku-do. My reaction is as soon as I see it -...

Yes! That is the one. Thanks

I only use gyaku-do on people who keep blocking - especially where they angle it to block their men, kote and right doh. Can't remember what it is called in Japanese. It makes a nice whack, and...

Lol.... Nice one :)

Hi DCPan,

I sometimes get confused in English when you say 'straight men'. If you mean a shomen (sorry if this spelling is incorrect), then this is what I would translate into a 'straight men' -...

Hi All,

Sorry for my ignorance for shinai grip sizes. I thought that they just came as regular, thick etc. Anyway, I stumbled upon a kendo store website that has certain grip sizes for their...

I'm not even sure what my colleague meant by that either. They're coming from a non-martial arts background, so pretty much they just watched the video and said it just doesn't work. Because it was...

The myth was: He who moves first loses. Is the reaction is faster than action.

Maybe for newbies this might hold true. But if a newbie was to go against a skilled kendoist, this wouldn't be true. ...

Hi All,

Not sure if this has already been posted, but check out this video from Mythbusters on Kendo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BohALARH30&feature=related

Look into about 21.18.

My...

I agree with dillon. I get asked those questions as well, but I've been practicing kendo long enough to know what's a valid technique. So if anyone who reads this thread thinks I'm going to ask a...

Hi All,

Oh my god! How the hell I didn't notice this until recently.

Although some of the techniques in the anime, we don't practice in modern day kendo - I was thinking it might be a good...

Hi JSchmidt,

Thanks for the link. I read it carefully which makes me raise a question. (I'm assuming your practicing hidari jodan), When you practice in jodan and you are doing a morote cut, do...

Thanks for spelling out the 'shin kokyu'. Definitely remember it now. Our dojo does it a little different. We actually start from chudan, slowly go up to jodan, and then breathe out and go back to...

Hey JSchmidt,

It sounds like your a very experienced Jodan player. Do you have any websites or tips online that helped you with your training? Or anyone else?

I know this thread is moving...

I didn't do jodan in waza training because the sempais and senseis said that the others in the dojo (especially more junior than me) might put the training a bit off, and may not be used to it so it...

Yeah this is what I'm talking about! I understand when it's said in Japanese, but I just can't say it myself.

By the way - no way I would practice jodan against my sensei. I'm not at that level...

Hi All,

Looks like there might be a bit of confusion when I meant taking a breather going into jodan. So to help clarification:

Breather = taking deep breaths (must be local slang where I'm...

Sorry if I wasn't clear. I'm thinking more from a training point of view ie do people in Kendo get to a point in their training to start becoming like that? If I was to think about it, I might be...

Hi All,

So I train jigeiko with the sensei. They push me hard where I literally can't stand up. Or they beat the cr@p out of me - until I fix something even when I'm tired. My turn is over - have...