[Cabinanteerip]

Think of yourself lost in a mountain range. You start climbing up one mountain, find a plateau, get some easy going, then hit a peak...you struggle up that peak and hit the summit then top of the mountain...you're all excited and happy and thinking "dang I'm good, that wasn't so bad"...then you turn around and what do you see...more mountains showing you how far you really are from your destination - that's kendo.

It's all in you...and that's been said here.

As for the bogu, most people forget that the bogu has weight and that the weight is all forward. You'll get used to it. I do however, find that people that have played "armoured" sports like american football, ice hockey, and the like get used to the narrow field of vision and weight quicker.