MaxPayneWayne, First off, you are not a true kendo student. You are a prideful American, kendoka wanna-be. You point your finger and say "That person is not humble! Look at me, I'm humble!" And, then you come here and boast about how good you are and how you beat the others and how much better your technique is and how clean it is and blah blah blah. Kendo is about learning, not boasting and whining, which you have apparently mastered. When doing keiko, you and everyone else is there to learn from each other. If you are better, it is your duty to teach those who are of lower rank than you. If you are a visitor to a dojo, you automatically do not have any seniority. That is the Japanese way. It is the sensei's business to take care of his students, not a visitor. Whiner. Why you join a strip mall karate club?