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**Hofonom** · 05-09-2006, 08:00 PM

Just from my own experience...

I never missed practice for 4 years. Then I went to college. Without a car, I couldn't get to the nearest dojo, 25 miles away. So, I almost never practiced. However, I kept in touch with my sensei and stayed up-to-date with what was going on in the kendo community. When I had the means to practice again, I jumped in head first, eager to make up for lost time. I learned to kind of sate my desire to practice by connecting with the kendo community, and it really helped spur me on as I got back into my practice.

I don't know about your situation, or what the community is like in your dojo and any surrounding ones, but at the very least reading these forums and contributing in that sense could help you get by and help you begin to mature your interest in kendo for when you can practice again.

05-09-2006, 08:00 PM	#13
Hofonom Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	Just from my own experience... I never missed practice for 4 years. Then I went to college. Without a car, I couldn't get to the nearest dojo, 25 miles away. So, I almost never practiced. However, I kept in touch with my sensei and stayed up-to-date with what was going on in the kendo community. When I had the means to practice again, I jumped in head first, eager to make up for lost time. I learned to kind of sate my desire to practice by connecting with the kendo community, and it really helped spur me on as I got back into my practice. I don't know about your situation, or what the community is like in your dojo and any surrounding ones, but at the very least reading these forums and contributing in that sense could help you get by and help you begin to mature your interest in kendo for when you can practice again.
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