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**Enjoymms** · 10-26-2005, 07:38 PM

Just because the life doesnt exist in modern day Tokyo, or in another part of Japan, doesnt mean that it was bashed out of existance by the modern day world. This isnt just some half cocked idea that I came up with after watching some anime. Western ideals have pretty much over taken the modern day world...the days of honor and purity are gone. People go about there days causeing and recieveing emotional and physical harm like the exchange of money. This is...I guess a dream of mine that Ive had for a long time, and Im not going to let someone stomp it by saying something to the effect of, "Nice try, come again." Thankyou to the person who pointed me in some direction. Im simply trying to draw as much information as possible from as many sourses as possible. What im hopeing to do some day is find a dojo to stay at, work there, live there, train there. I know it sounds eutopian, but Im not going to stop untill I find that place

We're not trying to stomp on your dream, we're just trying to tell you that you really can't dedicate your life to just learning martial arts, working and living at a dojo. It just isn't possible anymore. The only thing that's close is if you become a high ranking kendo practitioner and teach at a police dojo as was said earlier. These days dojo's aren't lived in, nor do they have jobs there. All kendo practitioners are either students in school or have regular day jobs. The only thing that I can think of that would be close is if you managed to get accepted at the IBU and figure out a way to teach there yourself. I don't know the details behind such an idea but it's a start and the only thing that is remotely close to what you're looking for. I lived in Tokyo for 12 years and studied judo for a large portion of that time and my sensei had a regular day job. Our dojo was rented space that was taken care of by custodians and our monthly membership fee went towards the cost of renting the space. While your dream is very utopian, it is something that just can't become a reality anymore, at least not very easily.

Here's how it could work:

1. You somehow manage to get an unlimited source of income to finance this endeavor (payment for food, housing, etc.) so you can focus purely on martial arts.

2. You earn enough money to live in Japan in an apartment with cheap rent, eat and live cheaply, get a job to pay bills, and continue to study martial arts.

3. You enroll in the IBU, study martial arts there for a few years, get a job in Japan, live a very spartan life, and devote all your time to martial arts.

The first idea is higly improbable whereas the last two are possible, albeit difficult to pull off. In the end it's up to you what you want to do with your life, but know this: it is impossible to live in and work at a dojo these days and in order to continue practicing martial arts you need a good job. Once you have a steady source of income and a way of staying in Japan, you'll be all set. Just make sure your passport is up to date

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10-26-2005, 07:38 PM	#10
Enjoymms Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 610 Senior Member	Just because the life doesnt exist in modern day Tokyo, or in another part of Japan, doesnt mean that it was bashed out of existance by the modern day world. This isnt just some half cocked idea that I came up with after watching some anime. Western ideals have pretty much over taken the modern day world...the days of honor and purity are gone. People go about there days causeing and recieveing emotional and physical harm like the exchange of money. This is...I guess a dream of mine that Ive had for a long time, and Im not going to let someone stomp it by saying something to the effect of, "Nice try, come again." Thankyou to the person who pointed me in some direction. Im simply trying to draw as much information as possible from as many sourses as possible. What im hopeing to do some day is find a dojo to stay at, work there, live there, train there. I know it sounds eutopian, but Im not going to stop untill I find that place We're not trying to stomp on your dream, we're just trying to tell you that you really can't dedicate your life to just learning martial arts, working and living at a dojo. It just isn't possible anymore. The only thing that's close is if you become a high ranking kendo practitioner and teach at a police dojo as was said earlier. These days dojo's aren't lived in, nor do they have jobs there. All kendo practitioners are either students in school or have regular day jobs. The only thing that I can think of that would be close is if you managed to get accepted at the IBU and figure out a way to teach there yourself. I don't know the details behind such an idea but it's a start and the only thing that is remotely close to what you're looking for. I lived in Tokyo for 12 years and studied judo for a large portion of that time and my sensei had a regular day job. Our dojo was rented space that was taken care of by custodians and our monthly membership fee went towards the cost of renting the space. While your dream is very utopian, it is something that just can't become a reality anymore, at least not very easily. Here's how it could work: 1. You somehow manage to get an unlimited source of income to finance this endeavor (payment for food, housing, etc.) so you can focus purely on martial arts. 2. You earn enough money to live in Japan in an apartment with cheap rent, eat and live cheaply, get a job to pay bills, and continue to study martial arts. 3. You enroll in the IBU, study martial arts there for a few years, get a job in Japan, live a very spartan life, and devote all your time to martial arts. The first idea is higly improbable whereas the last two are possible, albeit difficult to pull off. In the end it's up to you what you want to do with your life, but know this: it is impossible to live in and work at a dojo these days and in order to continue practicing martial arts you need a good job. Once you have a steady source of income and a way of staying in Japan, you'll be all set. Just make sure your passport is up to date .
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