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**searkibia** · 09-08-2010, 06:26 PM

Like pretty much every martial art in history, Kendo is treated with little concern for accuracy by hollywood, because, frankly, most martial arts make for poor fight scenes except for wushu and the like. Heck, even boxing scenes are wildly innacurrate.

Really, getting people to tell you what kendo means to them will provide you with little benefit. Even the videos on youtube don't really paint an accurate picture. Go to a class and find out what kendo means to you. If you don't like it, then at least you can scratch it off your list of things to try.

09-08-2010, 06:26 PM	#8
searkibia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 554 Senior Member	Like pretty much every martial art in history, Kendo is treated with little concern for accuracy by hollywood, because, frankly, most martial arts make for poor fight scenes except for wushu and the like. Heck, even boxing scenes are wildly innacurrate. Really, getting people to tell you what kendo means to them will provide you with little benefit. Even the videos on youtube don't really paint an accurate picture. Go to a class and find out what kendo means to you. If you don't like it, then at least you can scratch it off your list of things to try.
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