this is a thread for those who like kendo?

I've actually been intersted in Kendo/Kenjutsu for about two years now. I would love to practice Kendo, but there are no Kendo schools for hundreds of miles were I live, and all I have is a Boken to practice with.

I've always wanted to try Kendo too.Don't know the rules but it looks fun! :)

cool thanks for replying

i would like to do this some day i tank it is awsome.

I wish where i lived we hade kendo it the best

I SERIOUSLY want to try this sport but never had the chance to find a dojo in this country..

I want to try this sport but in my country there is any dojo to train. DO have any ideas how to make sword that doesnt kill peole ,i want just play with my friends.

i really want to try it

>>8 Seriously? There are hundreds of methods.

I think it's an awsome sport

thanks for the response

truthfully i always wished i could play

@Jez i too its seen interesting

@ayko yeah, maybe one day we will be able to play

when i go one day to japan i will make it i find its cool ;)

I'd like to try out kendo, but it's hard in my area

kendo is super cool guys so any of you that can learn it should give it a try. one thing though is you have to be pretty patient which gets a little boring

yah kendo is the bomb thats why i posted about is buts its like 700 dollars to do it right.

thanks yah it is realy cool

i have always wanted to do kendo

One of my goals in life is to learn kendo. I think swordsmanship would be a great skill in life, along with capoeira.

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i want to try that sport sooooo bad!. its on my bucket list to try kendo at least once.... i think ill actually be able to do it when i get my licence :)

Planning to learn kendo this summer holiday!

Cool ^^

Do it! It's REALLY fun. But there are a lot of repetitions. And you need to have A LOT of patience! Just warning you~

Like Swordsmanship.

I want to learn how to use a katana or sword ..

Kenjutsu / Kendo ftw <3 I´ve trained this for 2 Years, but after i moved to germany, there was no chance to join a Kendo-Club ._. Anyone know a Club in Germany?

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One thing I really want to try out, but since there are no dojos here, can only dream.

I think that by the time I'll get the chance I'll be too old or something. Are there dojos where people in their late teens/early tweens can learn?

Reviving this thread I've practice Kendo for quite some time now and love it. It's not as expensive to start practicing at a dojo reason being I'm pretty sure the auskf here in the states, regulate that all sensei must be voluntary. Or at least I'm aware that all 6 of my sensei don't get paid lol. Monthly rates are only for facility purposes. I am aware Bogu is quite expensive my set cost me about 500, Keikogi and Hakama can range from 60-200 shinai can cost anywhere between 20-45. Truly just to start the martial art you only need a shinai you really do need bogu until you learn the proper way to strike, my sensei didn't tell me to get bogu until 5-6 months of instilling the basics in me. so have patience with it and if you have any questions regarding the martial art feel free to ask I'll hopefully be able to give you a proper answer

don't need bogu*

What did you start with?What did you learn first?

Rei-Gi(etiquette)of course:)
http://kenshi247.net/blog/2012/10/24/small-things/

Tenouchi(grip)
http://kenshi247.net/blog/2012/01/14/tenouchi-for-men-cutting/

Ashi-Sabaki(footwork)
http://www.kendo-guide.com/footwork.html

When you get the finer understanding of those three I would start in with metsuke
http://www.kendo-guide.com/wisdom_kan_ken_metsuke.html

then maybe start in to suburi(training)
the way we start our practice at my dojo is with the following

1. Kyotsuke (kyo-tsu-ke) - Attention.
2. Rei - Bow.
3. Nuketo (nu-ke-to) or Batto (ba-tto) - Draw the sword/shinai.
4. Joge-buri Naname-buri (jo-ge-bu-ri na-na-me-bu-ri) 20 x - Full swing motion strikes, first 10 are shomen and second 10 are sayumen strikes. (Counting: ichi, ni, san, shi, go...) "Jo" = high, "ge" = low, "buri" = strike/swing, "naname" = diagonal
5. Yon-kyudo-men (yon-kyu-do-men) 20 x - Four step men strike. (Counting: ichi-men-san-shi, ni-men-san-shi, san-men-san-shi, and so on)
6. Mae-ushiro-shomen-uchi Mae-ushiro-sayumen-uchi (ma-e-u-shi-ro-sho-men-uchi, ma-e-u-shi-ro-sa-yu-men-uchi) 20 x - First 10 are shomen and second 10 are sayumen strikes. (Counting: ichi-ni-san-shi, go...) "Mae" = front, "ushiro" = back , "uchi" = strike
7. Haya-suburi Go-ju-ka-i (ha-ya-su-bu-ri) 50 x - Fast(jumping) men strikes. (Counting: ichi-ni-san-shi, go...) "Haya" = fast, "suburi" = strike/swing
8. Shin-ko-kyu 3 x - Deep breathing exercise. (Counting: ichi, ni, san, si, ichi, ni, san, shi, ich, ni, san, shi)
9. Sonkyo.
10. Osameto (O-sa-me-to) - Sword/shinai back to the saya/taito position.
11. Rei. - Bow

The best way though ultimately is to find a good Sensei if you live in the states I might be able to point you in the right direction of a dojo. Also for all the suburi training drills you can youtube how to preform them properly it's alot easier to see it then to explain via typing. If you would like i can always post some links to them as well. You can also get shinai
at these website which is all you really need to begin

http://www.e-mudo.com/kendo_shinai_bamboo_sword_s/4.htm
http://www.e-bogu.com/Shinai-Kendo-Bamboo-Sword-s/18.htm
http://www.e-bogu.com/Shinai-Kendo-Bamboo-Sword-s/18.htm

Just make sure its 39 for males and i believe it needs to be 38 for females.(It doesn't hurt for women to use a 39 and switch over to a 38 for taikai;))

Thanks for the info. Too bad I live in Pakistan right now :(

No problem if you have any questions that I may not have answered or have any that have not been brought up feel free to post on this thread and I'll try my best to answer them to the best of my knowledge.

I live in England in the south west, I would like to give kendo a go but closest club is in Bristol which is a good few hours away.

I just whish there where more kendo clubs/schools in England :P

I wanna try kendo at least once sadly there's no such club here where I live

I want to try Kendo but there's no place to go to do it. I might end up buying some equipment and use my basement and spar with my friends.

I wanna try Kendo atleast once in my life looks awsome

unfortunately Kaisuke I'm not familiar with any of the dojos in England so can't be of much help:/ but where do Minitiny, Saz, and BH2 live? Love to help get more Kenshi in the world, mainly for the competition lol.

My long-distance eyesight is really weak and I have to wear glasses. Will that effect practicing kendo?

nope so do I, but I do wear contacts during practice some fellow kenshi either use sports frames which they sale I'll attack a link to some below. They also go with out since your relatively close to your opponent and you can gauge your distance and the intent of your opponent with the tip of your shinai.

http://www.e-bogu.com/Kendo-Glasses-p/ank-ken-glss.htm

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Bump because I am thinking of taking it up and I'm wondering if its worth it.

If I can find classes for it I will take it. One of my weapons of choice for the zombie apacolypse is the katana. I don't wanna be some mall ninja, so I want to do kendo to get practice with it

ive been looking for a class, but cant find one TT_TT

Sorry have been busy with life and also Kendo have a tournament coming up on may 4th and sadly didn't get to practice tonight due to an issue with the auskf having insurances issues should be back in the dojo by sunday. so where do you guys live i can maybe find a dojo in the area:)

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Yeah, I'm interested in this too, but yet, I still can't fin the class T_T

I'm in Kendo too! It's really fun, I promise! >,<
But to be honest, I'm pretty suck at shiai .. T.T

I've always wanted to try kendo but it costs quite a bit of money for a good set of equipment and the closest dojo is over an hour drive away. I would like to join a dojo if given the opportunity.

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I actually practice chivalrylong sword, claymore Gardena sword and rapior

Perhaps the only sport I would actually enjoy, I suck at team sports

What are you zero? A warmachine?

I'm well born in a southern family I like to say we have guns to spare and swords to sharpen and a nation to protect. Yeah some people think that the sport is stupid or for nerds and that's when I respond. Try spending a hole day in hot heavy chain armor and get hit a few times with a German great sword or two and than you get to say what they think hahaha

I wanna try this too!! I'm a frustrated samurai!! I'm pretty much satisfied with just playing video game Samurai Warriors as a way to try this sport.. >.<

I've been doing Kendo for 17 years. Still love it to to the point where I've tried to get other people at work to take it up. Possibly one of the greatest way to exercise. For me atleast. xD

I like kendo but in my countri , i didn't find any place to practice them i'm from méxico

I love this thread best thread ever.

I LUV Kendooo. best wooden sword sports ever!

I tried Kendo but it doesn't seem that, you know, if used in the real world, it would be.....kinda....useless? Ish?
Like, would I really just step and slide all the way to the front and back odd myopponent?

But besides that, the swing of a kendo practitioner is top notch. With one arm, most guys that I know would devastate anyone who got in their way.

I love this thread best thread ever.

love alot!!