Do you do?

**jastastic** · 17th August 2005, 12:22 PM

Silly question.

I was just wondering what would be the verb used for participating in the activity of kendo. Does one do kendo? Do you play kendo? See, to me using the term "playing" kendo kinda belittles it. And doing kendo just sounds wierd.

My solution for this kind of problem is to turn the noun into the verb itself. For example, I am an architecture student and therefore I do a lot of activities that surround architecture. Too many to go into detail about. So what do I do? I architecture! This is also especially helpful when creating entusiasm to people. "Hey, come on!! Let's Architecture!"

...so then i kinda do the same for kendo. "No, I can't talk right now, I have to kendo. Kendo like the wind."

**Miravil** · 17th August 2005, 12:53 PM

Ummm.... I kind of lost on what you've mentioned, but usually I just say "I practice kendo". Hope it helps.

**filter** · 17th August 2005, 01:03 PM

I agree!
I always tend to think of myself as studying budo/kendo, as it's a serious and constantly challenging pursuit.

But anyway, verbing funs english.
Let's enjoy kendoing.

**piggy** · 17th August 2005, 01:11 PM

i either study or learn kendo. nothing else seems to fit.

**taganahan** · 17th August 2005, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by jastastic

Silly question.

IMy solution for this kind of problem is to turn the noun into the verb itself. For example, I am an architecture student and therefore I do a lot of activities that surround architecture. Too many to go into detail about. So what do I do? I architecture! This is also especially helpful when creating entusiasm to people. "Hey, come on!! Let's Architecture!"

it sounds silly. really. you're trying to change some hundreds of years of perfecting english. it's like saying.

"me fail english? it's unpossible!"

though the thought is understood, it sounds wrong.

~taganahan

**Kingofmyrrh** · 17th August 2005, 05:24 PM

There are many, many posts on this topic elsewhere. Give the search function a spin.

**Hisham** · 18th August 2005, 12:51 AM

Try this thread http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7509

**filter** · 18th August 2005, 06:00 AM

Originally Posted by taganahan

you're trying to change some hundreds of years of perfecting english.

Perfecting english?
English is known as the language that slept its way to the top, because it is its felxibility and ability to adapt that has made it so successful (well, that and the british empire).

The word silly in english used to be sælig, meaning blessed.
Are you perhaps suggesting that it sounds worthy of worship?

Language is our playground, but kendo we take seriously.

Hotei · 18th August 2005, 07:10 AM

English is very flexible. . . It can, however, be broken.

www.engrish.com

**Kingofmyrrh** · 18th August 2005, 08:53 AM

There are kids in Japan who are trying to do the same thing, actually. For example, making suburi into a verb, 'suburu'. If teacher hears you'll have to do extra kakarigeiko!

**JSchmidt** · 18th August 2005, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Kingofmyrrh

There are kids in Japan who are trying to do the same thing, actually. For example, making suburi into a verb, 'suburu'. If teacher hears you'll have to do extra kakarigeiko!

kakarigeikoru?