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**first_pr** · 01-28-2006, 08:00 AM

There is no question that Kendo is both a sport and an art. Where I think the difference lies is in the ability to train your mind and your body through Kendo practice. I fear that an over emphasis on competition is bad for the future of Kendo. Many of the adults that start kendo at university may never win a competition (except in the kyu ranks).

I they felt that the only measure of their progress was whether or not the win the game. They will soon realize they are never going to win and decide to quit. I don’t know about other experience, but I have seen many example of this phenomenon through the years.

The other drawback to training to win the game or get the (crappy waza) point as the focus is what you get out of it. Which is people pushing their shinai down with only the right hand a total of 1 cm hitting the tsuba and running around like a chicken with their head cut off.

I calculated that I practice around 30 times between each shia, if I lose in the first round am I a failure in the rest of my practice?

Just a though

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01-28-2006, 08:00 AM	#14
first_pr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	There is no question that Kendo is both a sport and an art. Where I think the difference lies is in the ability to train your mind and your body through Kendo practice. I fear that an over emphasis on competition is bad for the future of Kendo. Many of the adults that start kendo at university may never win a competition (except in the kyu ranks). I they felt that the only measure of their progress was whether or not the win the game. They will soon realize they are never going to win and decide to quit. I don’t know about other experience, but I have seen many example of this phenomenon through the years. The other drawback to training to win the game or get the (crappy waza) point as the focus is what you get out of it. Which is people pushing their shinai down with only the right hand a total of 1 cm hitting the tsuba and running around like a chicken with their head cut off. I calculated that I practice around 30 times between each shia, if I lose in the first round am I a failure in the rest of my practice? Just a though D-
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