[Trikaduliana]

Maybe it's part of the tradition.

I have a japanese sensei, quite in his fifties and he learned kendo in the police dojo of the Saitama prefecture, if I am not mistaken, since he's from Kyoto.

He always picks on the students he likes. When I was beginning, he would stand in front of me to check if each suburi was perfectly done. When I've put bogu, he would push me around for speed, whack me in the back, shout, and all else which I'd expect him to do. When he didn't do that, I thought that Iwas doing something wrong because he wasn't caring for me. Later on he would tsuki me to show me my lack of concentration, push me around with taiatari blows and so and so and so.

I see no reason for ego bruises, nor hatred, nor anything. Noone is forcing you to go to the dojo for keiko. But if you go, you do it aware of what may happen to you. I don condone "bullying", but since I didn't see the scene I'll take your judgment for it Confound. Bullying is bad. Stout discipline is good. So-so.

Alex Polli