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I suspect 'average' means average during training, not at rest! My resting heartbeat has been as low as 54bpm or so, and whilst cycling I've seen it hit 180bpm when struggling uphill. No idea what it...

Cycling. I find it helps a lot, bothg for fitness and leg conditioning. If you fancy some bodyweight stuff, try 'You are your own Gym' by Mark Lauren - it's a cracking book, and if you like your...

The same effect can be achieved with a light dumbell in your hand. Whilst seated, put your forearm along your thigh with the hand palm down holding the weight downwards. Use the other hand to do the...

I'm +1 for wearing a support. It'll help. Not so much for the anti-inflammatories though. Found they did very little for me other than screw my stomach up. Had to take Omeporazole to prevent the...

I had pretty severe tennis elbow last year. As a kendo noob and having been told to 'straighten my arms' on the cut, I was taking it to the extreme and locking/hyperextending them. This led to tendon...

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A selection of Kendo glasses. Only seem to be able to find the horrible ones. There seem to be several different types available in Japan, sadly all of them on Japanese...

Tastes good too!

As an update on this, we seem to have lost a few of the folks who started as beginners when I did. One has given up, claiming he simply didn't have time; he does have other interests he pursues with...

Thank you for all the suggestions folks - much appreciated. I'll give the focus on the ball/just behind the ball of the foot a try.

As for taping, when I need to (if it gets horrendous, walking is...

I've wondered on this. Maybe I'm twisting the foot as I push off? I don't think my heel is too high - perhaps too low if anything. I'll ask my Sensei to pay particular attention to my footwork if he...

No tearing involved - the top thick layer of skin separates from the lower layers, and this is where the blisters form, sort of under the surface - they rarely bubble up. The problem comes from the...

I've only been doing Kendo for just short of a year now, so I know I'm going to get all the usual 'it takes time' responses, but here goes anyway.

I get blisters, as do many folks. Unlike many...

I've only been doing Kendo for nine months or so, but am still loving it. Last night I got back home and realised that my bogu bag felt twice the weight it did when I left the house - I was well and...

Mine (bought from Amazon UK) had instructions, but not for this particular exercise, and all in German. I don't speak German, but the you tube vid was pretty clear anyway, I thought.

Get it...

In a twist to my tale, I now have tennis elbow, and have been advised to leave the Kendo alone for a while. I've got some exercises to try and help, and with luck I'll be back to Kendo proper in...

I'm a relative beginner (about six months in), and suffering from tennis elbow. My GP has advised me to lay off the Kendo for a while to let it heal. However, I'm still going into class and watching....

I've only just got into armour myself, and had the same problem trying to fit it all back in. :ermm:

I can now do it, complete with the addition of Kendogi and Hakama! :happy:

Indeed. The thoughts you guys have added are food for thought for certain. Some of these things have occurred to me, some haven't. The 'bogu hump' is a complicated beast, for certain. After spending...

I've been lurking around these forums for a while now and have absorbed a lot of useful information, and I feel it's finally time I made my first post.

As a beginner to Kendo (about six months in)...