Beginner's luck

[bobdonny]

ignatz thinks

it is

thus

even a woman can do sumo

or even an old man

or kids

ammmmmmmmmmm OK :

[icy_flame]

I'm only 6 months in, so I'm not going to boast about anything.

I will say this however, from what I can tell, it will be incredibly hard for you to practice Kendo from your home. Regardless of how far away it is, you should try to make it to a dojo at least once a month. I'm saying this out of the apparently lack of dojos in your area (someone said 2 hours away?), not because of my general rule of thumb. (I go to a dojo twice a week). Sensei's teach you so that you don't have to make the mistakes that they have made, honing your technique and ability faster, with better results.

There will be flaws that you will make, that will go unchecked. Without a sensei to observe your technique you are going to be considerably prone to bad habits. I can count at least 12 flaws off the top of my head that I would have continued to do if unchecked.

Also, please, please, please! use a shinai. Katana's are great and all, but if it is a decorate katana it won't be build for swinging. You'll be doing suburi and it'll fall apart.

But you've probably stopped listening, claiming the forum doesn't know better and we are being over critical. We simply are thinking of your safety and well being.

[Paikea]

Not very many fat people can do martial arts. So if your fat you might as well give up on doing martial arts I mean dont even try you just wont make it. So just get in shape and work out.

Especially that Samoan guy, Akebono, was it? Maybe he should drop a few, so he can make a name for himself.

[Paikea]

You have obviously never been taitara-ed by someone bigger than you, because the extra innertia is a huge advantage. Kendo is for anyone!

It's where the fun is...

[Paikea]

"know all the moves"

...almost as good a telltale as that word "sparring".

[Neil Gendzwill]

Y'all know this thread's been dead for nearly a year and the original poster banned, right?

[Paikea]

Y'all know this thread's been dead for nearly a year and the original poster banned, right?

Yup, we're hunting the vultures now...

[icy_flame]

Can an admin please remove this thread?

[Paikea]

Can an admin please remove this thread?

Why? There's plenty more like 'em scattered about.

[flagnuts]

Paikea how is that working for ya'

[Neil Gendzwill]

Locking old thread.