Manila Kendo Club

[shinji]

yup it was fun and also tiring.. hehehe . medyo ilang ulit ako napagsabihan sa mannerism ko . Nakaka intimidate yung sensei namin.... Pero sinabi naman nya na, Our enemy is our own self, we have to deal to ourself to overcome our weaknesses. Kelan ba kami hahawak ng shinai. Just asking lang

[wanderer]

yup it was fun and also tiring.. hehehe . medyo ilang ulit ako napagsabihan sa mannerism ko . Nakaka intimidate yung sensei namin.... Pero sinabi naman nya na, Our enemy is our own self, we have to deal to ourself to overcome our weaknesses. Kelan ba kami hahawak ng shinai. Just asking lang

Yup, I think kendo is about surpassing yourself, more like becoming better than you are yesterday, just wanting it for the sake of hitting and looking cool is too shallow for a reason and most who think like that usually do not last long in training.

You may start training with a shinai if your basic forms are good enough, your sensei usually decides if you and your whole batch is ready for the shinai.

[batusai.]

It's about discipline, perseverance, patience, hardwork, concentration, awareness, respect, honor, humility, meekness ...

and teh blisters

[shinji]

Its true ba that you need a training partner for kendo. Will the teacher assign us our training partner. Im kinda worrying i might be burden to my partner

[wanderer]

Its true ba that you need a training partner for kendo. Will the teacher assign us our training partner. Im kinda worrying i might be burden to my partner

In the future, yes when you are already wearing the bogu(armor), there will be no permanently assigned partner, we face different partners randomly(if you notice during training). You may face a taller/smaller, weaker/stronger partner so better prepare for that!

Don't worry too much about that, just focus on your present training, be patient and have fun do what your sensei instructs you to do. build up those basics and you'll be doing great in the future.

[lexzy16]

wow, sobrang interesting for me ang posts dito ah. since i've been really interested in learning kendo rin. but seems like late na nang nahanap ko 'to. i really want to try kendo though.

[shinji]

yehey... we did receive our shinai. BTW advantageous ba talaga ang left handed? I dont see any difference im left handed but im having difficulty holding my shinai...always wobbly

[wanderer]

yehey... we did receive our shinai. BTW advantageous ba talaga ang left handed? I dont see any difference im left handed but im having difficulty holding my shinai...always wobbly

It will always depend on the person whether being a left handed will be advantageous or not in handling the shinai. You already proved it yourself.

Left or right handed, it will take time before you can become comfortable in handling your shinai. Again, regular practice is the solution to your wobbly shinai grip.

[Yamashita Riki]

Hi i'm new here i always wanted to study kendo because of my father...
I don't know how to join this club. pls tell me how. thank you

[hanji]

hello,
May I know if I can visit in your place?
hmm, I got interested in studying Kendo.

[Shadow]

Kelan po ba ang next na training pra makasali ang begginers?

[Shinichi]

こんにちは！

when is the next training?? is there other dojos like this in manila?? becuase i think the dojo is very far from our place.. i live in paranque... is there like this near paranque??

ありがとう！

[shinji]

Good day..
i would like to ask if is it ok to use a wooden stick shorter than our shinai just for training purpose. Having a low ceiling urges me to use that stick..but that stick has the same weight as my shinai its only quite shorter

[Gin]

http://www.bokkenshop.com/product_p/012-223.htm

Please check link above as a reference. Different uses and styles of bokkens.

Hope this helps.

[Bailemor]

Hi there,

I am Dojo leader for an MJER Iaido club in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I have one of my students moving to Manilla very soon, does anyone know of any Iaido clubs in the Phillipines or anyone in the Phillipines with knowledge of iaido who would be willing to teach.


David