[Caliwany]

I think you have to pass through fumikomi before you can do no fumikomi. It's like many sensei also say, you shouldn't have blisters or callouses on your hands and your shinai should last for years. Were a beginner to take these sayings to heart, they would end up with a kendo that lacked any intensity. I think it's a bit disingenuous of a hachi-dan to tell a sho-dan that they needn't use fumikomi.

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