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I think that more aggressive and competitive people have an advantage in shiai over more compassionate/nurturing and collaborative people.

Stereotypically, people associate the former with men and...

I'm just not sure the two are easily separable.

Something that maybe is getting glossed over: what is "general fitness" anyway?

I personally would think that kakari-geiko is way better for...

That's an interesting question. I think that the valus and attitude is a big part of what we learn from sensei -- bigger in many ways than technical knowledge.

In other words, when I have the...

I don't know if I agree or disagree with you:

1) sensei have told me in the past that everything you do should be thought of as part of practice. For example, keeping yourself healthy or keeping...

I puked plenty running cross-country in high school. Far more than in kendo. Maybe I am not practicing hard enough :)

What's a "suicide?"



I think that expecting the vast majority of people to do conditioning outside of the dojo is naive. People who would do it, do it without being asked/told. I imagine 99%...

I meant "keiko" only as a generic term for general practice. You could do interval training with uchikomi geiko, karakri geiko, kirikaeshi, or a mixture of some or all.


I confess I didn't read...

The research cited in this article: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/can-you-get-fit-in-six-minutes-a-week/?apage=15 suggests that properly managed keiko may be enough to get very...

This is a very important point. The thing is that 0.15 seconds is less than the average time required to see a visual stimulus and to respond with a simple reaction (e.g. pressing a button). It's...

I don't recall making a fuss over anything that you do. I replied to a question you asked, which was along the lines of "what is a sword art if not combat?" I don't care what you do or what you...

You're arguing about the meaning of an arbitrary label that has been applied to something, and from that trying to conclude something about the fundamental nature of that thing. That is nonsense. ...

I know an adult male that regularly uses a 38 in practice. He once told me it was to help him develop his footwork, but I don't think I ever saw him use a 39.


Just out of curiousity, does...

Practicing a sword art involves practicing the techniques one uses with a sword. Practicing combat involves putting techniques into application in a fight.

IMO kendo is more like practicing...

I disagree with your criticism.

I could go into detail as to why, but, frankly, I see no point to it since you were plainly offended by it, and there's nothing I can say to make up for that.
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I believe that I know at least person at each of those extremes. Not sure if any of them are here, though -- I don't know some forum people in the dojo, but I think none in life outside of...

I personally don't find anything objectionable in Mizobe sensei's posts.

Certainly "respectfulness" and formality is lacking in the forum, but I suspect most people here feel that is a good thing....

Thanks, I appreciate your looking. I'll practice my puppy-dog-eye-waza, but I am not too hopeful.

Spoilsport! :D

Is anyone aware of a dojo anywhere near Cape Cod? Specifically, East Sandwich. It can't be too far away (like Boston) -- my wife is annoyed with me enough for looking for someplace at all, she'd...

I am quite convinced that this was a key factor in my passing my 4-dan test.

I was asking myself exactly the same question not too long ago.

I asked my sensei for his advice and he said I absolutely should not switch to jodan. He had two reasons. The first doesn't really...

I think that is all true, and so I'm not sure how that conflicts with feeling crowded. The question is if someone steps in and you -- for whatever reason -- don't deal with it immediately, as they...

I understand completely. I think these are questions that all tall people have. I think the last two in particular get aggravated by the tendency to want to teach tall people to hit from far away. ...

Anyone here familiar with the scene in Dublin?

I'm going to be there for business for a week, and I think I might have the evening of Monday 14 Sept free.

Welcome back, Charlie :)



I think that thinking is giving into a misconception. I find there are a lot of advantages to being tall, but I have never found that playing from the outside is one...