Backyard Ninjas

[keima]

i didnt quit kendo. Nor any of the other martial arts except gong fu.

[Kenzan]

All I have to say on the matter is that if this Shodan had done a basic Men cut with any Bokken and any sort of proper Kime on you, you would not be here.
You probably would be in an intensive care unit or worse.
Had he done a proper Kote, you would probably never grasp a sword again.
I am not saying to look down on what you do or to be haughty.
There is a very good reason why Kendoka wear bogu. (Trust me on this)
Even with equipment, I can tell you first hand that knockouts, swollen wrists, and bruised ribs are only some of the fun injuries that can and do happen.
I implore you, all jest and flamage aside, for your own safety, please consider what you are doing and stop this madness of unprotected full contact Bokken sparring.

And I also urge you to stick with good Kendo Dojo and learn why I am advising this.
It is a disaster in the making.

[keima]

even if the bokken is padded?

[keima]

by the way: which do you guys think offers more protection
this:
http://www.damascusgear.com/section/...force/fx1.html

or your bogu?
They both cost about the same. lol

[ahmed61086]

Actually, for Kendo, bogu definitly gives more protection.

There is no throat protection, no protection for your fingers. Not good at all.

[Alison2805]

Too many things you say dont add up.

Youre a student, right? Highschool because you are doing karate as a gym credit. But you opened and taught your own kung fu club? You also "learn" off friends who do other arts by mucking around with them. It sounds like most of the MA you practise are just a case of a friend during lunchtime saying "hey, Ill show you how to headbutt a wall". I did 6 months of boxing/wrestling and judo at school. I would never in my right mind say that I have practised them as an MA because I would be talking out of my butt. And I sure as hell wouldnt claim to "open a club". What a load.

You make sarcastic comments about the shodan you "fought" and about the cost of bogu. None of the kendo beginners I know would ever do that. You say you are mukyu in kendo? And have never put on bogu...

You film and put a video of a fight on the net - which indicates that you think its cool enough to show around - and then go out of your way to get in contact with a kendo forum to discuss it, but then claim that you thought it was so uncool noone would try to copy or whatever. If I knew something I was recording was bad and disrespectful (you admit youd never let your sensei see this) then I would delete it.

I think you are some highschool nerd who has an inflated idea of your own importance, wanted people to love your video (as does everyone who posts them. You dont post wanting to get a negative reaction), and thought that proper kendoka would respect you if you explained yourself.

[yohed55]

Actually I went out of my way for him to discuss it on here.

[Alison2805]

for entertainment??

[keima]

Youre a student, right? Highschool because you are doing karate as a gym credit.

I am not in high school anymore. And gym credit was for college. And i did karate before that just moved away as I explained.

But you opened and taught your own kung fu club?

True that is because i have been doing kung fu for years in a martial arts school.

And yohed55 was the one who encouraged me to discuss it here.


And no one answered my question yet: Is it alrgiht for a paded bokken fight and where do we draw the line between disrespecting kendo and practicing personal duels?

[Ignatz]

And no one answered my question yet: Is it alrgiht for a paded bokken fight and where do we draw the line between disrespecting kendo and practicing personal duels?

Your entire premise is stupid.

[verissimus]

And no one answered my question yet: Is it alrgiht for a paded bokken fight and where do we draw the line between disrespecting kendo and practicing personal duels?

I think one crosses the line when one contemplates it. Speaking for myself, I did not start kumdo to get into personal duels with people (even friends), because duelling has by-and-large been made irrelevant by modern weaponry. You may think otherwise.

It's your backyard, your bokken, and your skull, so you can do what you want - you don't need this forum's permission. But as soon as one makes one's demonstrations public, one should be prepared for ridicule.

[keima]

Your entire premise is stupid.

please dont say something without giving a reason.

because duelling has by-and-large been made irrelevant by modern weaponry. You may think otherwise.

I just want to understand the tactics and thought process that people put into creating each martial art. But Hey people learn kenjutsu so apply to other things right? like business, etc.
Another aspect is the sporting fun of it.
To fignt well with a sword or any other martial arts is to know its strategies so deeply that you can react in an instant.
that is why there are sports like MMA (UFC)
gun > MA lol
Well, thats just my opinon w/e people here are very arrogant anyway and will probably get flamed even more.

But as soon as one makes one's demonstrations public, one should be prepared for ridicule.

lol have you seen some of the kendo demos? It went like this: both guys go in kemai then one guy exposes his men and another guy hits it. And they repeat that over and over again... my roomate who dont know any MA made the comment: wouldnt he just get stabed in the face if he just stuck his stick out?
iono...

[ScottUK]

But Hey people learn kenjutsu so apply to other things right? like business, etc.

No. We learn kenjutsu in order to learn kenjutsu. Not for duelling, business etc.

[Ignatz]

please dont say something without giving a reason..

Your statements are reason enough. You know nothing about kendo. You apparently do not have the mental or intestinal fortitude to learn and instead do this stupid stuff.
Clown.

[verissimus]

lol have you seen some of the kendo demos? It went like this: both guys go in kemai then one guy exposes his men and another guy hits it. And they repeat that over and over again... my roomate who dont know any MA made the comment: wouldnt he just get stabed in the face if he just stuck his stick out?
iono...

Yes, I have seen many kumdo demos. I have seen my own, and they would probably generate the same kind of comment your roommate made. Fortunately, I am not learning kumdo to please your roommate.

I'm not even going to waste time and explain the "repeat that over and over again", since it is obvious you tried kumdo just for the feel of it (fair enough). But know this: there are no quick ways to learn kumdo; and you will find many people on this forum who've practiced for years and still consider themselves beginners.