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What does it have to do to an anonymous user who may or may not be German

go away troll

Truly Awful news

My condolences to his family

note to self

at least scan whole thread before being nice to someone

Hmmmm

One thing to consider will be travelling time & how to get there

Both clubs are excellent and have top rate sensei

Unless you will be travelling by car (and yes i did see your age) then going...

The problem with NA micro breweries is that they almost always brew belgian / german derived beers

nothing wrong with that mind

The only pro british one i ever saw was in Victoria BC - great...

Commiserations :-(

Follow the advice & don't rush back too soon - Kendo will still be there even if you need to sit out a few months
longer than you think

best of luck

based on the dates it's tricky for obvious reasons

however im sure you will be welcome at any dojo & some do practise over the break

best thing will be to keep in touch and make definite plans...

Hi

There are quite a lot of London dojo - if you have an idea where you will be staying that would help us make a suggestion

best regards

phil..

there's probably a good case for changing the format of at least one of the national events on age

say juniors, adults & old gits (40+)

id suggest the british open is a good candidate
...

you will find this useful too ;-)

http://www.thepotteries.org/dialect.html

the grading's not till sunday ;-).....

ewan

as ever ask your senesi, however;

make sure your tsuka is the correct length for your arm before changing

place the end of the shinai in the crook of your right elbow and grip with your...

FWIW i love the warmer weather & enjoyed hiking round uluru in 42deg (though it took a bit of water )
though by the time id got to aus id spent almost 3 months in higher temperatures and was used to...

if you can do it correctly at light speed then great

most of us lose technique as we go faster

sometimes i get my class to go as fast as they can just so they can feel / see what happens when...

dont want to put you off but if you cant do it properly, dont do it at all

if you are serious then you'll find a place or move somewhere where there is a place you can learn

reading is great...

OK, serves me right for being flippant

However the OP has made a point of saying he (she?) doesnt conform and speaks out of turn

depending on what that means actually I can see how an 'old...

perhaps the OP IS an idiot and the sensei is just being honest ;-)

intresting

As you say there is a minimal requirement here but thats been in place to enable people to take part in kendo
intresting topic for another thread about whether its important to be able...

Tease - what DOES it say ?

Intrested in your last comment though

what is happening ? & how do you think thats likely to affect the rest of us ?

cheers

all of the above about hydration is good advice

you say you are new into bogu - is this new bogu ?

its common for the futon to obstruct airflow - if its like a nun's headdress its wrong
...

rats - that last line is supposed to say i cant demand my students take a test theyre NOT confident of making if i wont do it myself
so ill try my best and see where it gets me

When I started with the BKA i thought san dan would be attainable (id been ni dan with another organisation first), Godan a total pipe dream

14 years later Im serisouly wondering about how the...

seems topical

http://kendo.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=526#p526

i failed one of my 4dan attempts precisely because my opponent was continually attacking
i didnt block his waza as thats pointless BUT
i didnt control him or close him down so i could make an...

i can only speak from my own experience, but for me the difference between my 4th and 5th
was the amount of mental contact with my opponent before one of us made an attack

at 4th dan it was all...