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**LoohornePharp** · 04-03-2006, 08:00 AM

Just watched the 8th dan grading for iaido at Kyoto, 201 entrants, 8 passes! Thats nearly more people grading than train in the U.K.! Apparently the kendo grading later had 10 passes out of nearly 1200... sounds more like a competition than a grading! Thinking about it, wouldnt it be great to have a few 7th dans locally, never mind 1200 of them!

Tim

04-03-2006, 08:00 AM	#12
LoohornePharp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	Just watched the 8th dan grading for iaido at Kyoto, 201 entrants, 8 passes! Thats nearly more people grading than train in the U.K.! Apparently the kendo grading later had 10 passes out of nearly 1200... sounds more like a competition than a grading! Thinking about it, wouldnt it be great to have a few 7th dans locally, never mind 1200 of them! Tim
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