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funny thread.... i'm 183cms and around 70~74kgs. so i'm on my 'normal healthy' weight tho leaning a bit on the thin/skinny/lean side.

some months ago when i asked my sensei what was lacking, or what should i improve in my kendo he said.... "umm... you need to eat more/gain more weight...". lol.

so i started eating more and gained like 4~5 kgs. but i didn't notice any improvement in my kendo because of it. so i think i'll lose them again. anyway, i'm fit, i'm lean but athletic, i'm relatively sort-of agile as is, so i'm sorry sensei but i don't think i'm going to gain weight to improve my kendo... lol.

what i DO need (and i'm sure that's what my sensei really meant in the end) is to feel "heavier", more stable, less jumpy, and overall look 'stronger' and stable in my kendo performance, like a mountain or a rock/brickwall. unmovable and down-to-earth.

but i guess you can achieve that without actually gaining weight. just by correcting posture, footwork and kamae.... or at least i hope so... lol.


p.s. oooh dooowg, pls don't start a thread about short, lefty, mini-me ppl. dont give ideas jenny!