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 ??
Yeah. And it doesn't go away. Starting to think you're getting good, and then being disabused of that notion; it's more of a recurring motif in kendo than a one-time occurrence.