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**QQQQQ-Trek** · 09-01-2010, 11:54 AM

Just starting in Kendo, so am really excited about the whole thing, but I do feel that it should be part of the Olympics as well, in the end, it's still a sport.

Replying to what ben suggests that Kendo has roots in warfare, well there are many other sports in the Olympics which are also have paths leading to the battlefield, but I think we all moved on now where we can adapt Kendo and other spots to more civil matters where we can celebate arts and sports these in safe and honest sporting tournaments.

With all competitions, there is bad and good players.

The question of whether or not kendo should be in the Olympics has been beaten to death and I would recommend you take a look at the threads cited here. In summary, many feel having kendo in the Olympics would cheapen it as it would likely enter a downward spiral and become focused on who hit first and would toss out everything that is required for yukodatotsu. On top of that, we have the World Kendo Championships every three years already so why bring it to a venue where there would invariably be more pressure to win no matter the cost and become even further removed from budo?

09-01-2010, 11:54 AM	#37
QQQQQ-Trek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 659 Senior Member	Just starting in Kendo, so am really excited about the whole thing, but I do feel that it should be part of the Olympics as well, in the end, it's still a sport. Replying to what ben suggests that Kendo has roots in warfare, well there are many other sports in the Olympics which are also have paths leading to the battlefield, but I think we all moved on now where we can adapt Kendo and other spots to more civil matters where we can celebate arts and sports these in safe and honest sporting tournaments. With all competitions, there is bad and good players. The question of whether or not kendo should be in the Olympics has been beaten to death and I would recommend you take a look at the threads cited here. In summary, many feel having kendo in the Olympics would cheapen it as it would likely enter a downward spiral and become focused on who hit first and would toss out everything that is required for yukodatotsu. On top of that, we have the World Kendo Championships every three years already so why bring it to a venue where there would invariably be more pressure to win no matter the cost and become even further removed from budo?
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