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**Ngdyoysv** · 03-14-2010, 04:09 AM

I don't think of kendo as being about social castes or socio-economic status, but I do believe that in Japan kendo is still an activity with more allegiances to the right wing than the left. Outside of Japan it might be different, with perhaps a higher percentage of kendoka (not of Japanese decent) being what one might call 'seekers'. But kendo is more likely to be taken up, in Japan at least, by people who don't question the status quo and who are probably quite in favour of things staying as they are. Of course there are lots of exceptions to this and I've met a lot of them. But in general I think kendo in Japan often operates a bit like the "old school tie". If you do kendo and your boss does kendo then you're might likely to get the promotion. If you do kendo and play golf then you're a shoe-in for the job. They might even overlook the fact that you're a woman...

My $0.02 and all disclaimers apply YMMV, etc, etc.

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03-14-2010, 04:09 AM	#7
Ngdyoysv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 328 Senior Member	I don't think of kendo as being about social castes or socio-economic status, but I do believe that in Japan kendo is still an activity with more allegiances to the right wing than the left. Outside of Japan it might be different, with perhaps a higher percentage of kendoka (not of Japanese decent) being what one might call 'seekers'. But kendo is more likely to be taken up, in Japan at least, by people who don't question the status quo and who are probably quite in favour of things staying as they are. Of course there are lots of exceptions to this and I've met a lot of them. But in general I think kendo in Japan often operates a bit like the "old school tie". If you do kendo and your boss does kendo then you're might likely to get the promotion. If you do kendo and play golf then you're a shoe-in for the job. They might even overlook the fact that you're a woman... My $0.02 and all disclaimers apply YMMV, etc, etc. b
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