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**avappyboalt** · 11-11-2009, 05:07 PM

Salute,

Well I just started wearing Bogu. I thought I would be practicing without the Men for while, but I was wrong. I also thought that up to now my Kendo was quite sharp and quick, but last night a little 9 yr old kid kicked my butt all over the Dojo.

Problem #1 is that my Dojo is run by Japanese workers over here in Düsseldorf, so the training is all in Japanese, which makes things a little hard to follow.

But that aside, with Bogu on I feel like...."Crap". My speed is gone (but then I am 47), and its like starting from day 1 all over again. My response time to given open targets is so slow, and my posture falls apart very quickly. I basically feel very....Feeble and weak.

Is this normal for most folks ??

Yes, it is completely normal. Trust me... *remembers how hard it was - still can be ...*

As for it being in Japanese, well, 2 of our 5 Sensei are not Japanese speakers (nor are the vast majority of our students) and it is all in Japanese here. That is completely normal for Kendo.

11-11-2009, 05:07 PM	#15
avappyboalt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 329 Senior Member	Salute, Well I just started wearing Bogu. I thought I would be practicing without the Men for while, but I was wrong. I also thought that up to now my Kendo was quite sharp and quick, but last night a little 9 yr old kid kicked my butt all over the Dojo. Problem #1 is that my Dojo is run by Japanese workers over here in Düsseldorf, so the training is all in Japanese, which makes things a little hard to follow. But that aside, with Bogu on I feel like...."Crap". My speed is gone (but then I am 47), and its like starting from day 1 all over again. My response time to given open targets is so slow, and my posture falls apart very quickly. I basically feel very....Feeble and weak. Is this normal for most folks ?? Yes, it is completely normal. Trust me... remembers how hard it was - still can be ... As for it being in Japanese, well, 2 of our 5 Sensei are not Japanese speakers (nor are the vast majority of our students) and it is all in Japanese here. That is completely normal for Kendo.
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