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**@Aerodyno@** · 07-31-2010, 01:21 AM

We must all witness people attending our dojo from time to time, who simply don't have the 'spark' to allow them to be any good at Iai/Kenjutsu/Kendo/Naginatado and who disappear after a couple of awkward lessons. But what happened in feudal Japan if a person born into a Samurai family didn't have that spark either? What if they were poor warriors, unable to grasp the nuances of swordplay, archery, strategy etc? What happened to these people? There must have been poor warriors in Japan who ended up....well, where?

Any thoughts?

07-31-2010, 01:21 AM	#1
@Aerodyno@ Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 379 Senior Member	Cannon Fodder We must all witness people attending our dojo from time to time, who simply don't have the 'spark' to allow them to be any good at Iai/Kenjutsu/Kendo/Naginatado and who disappear after a couple of awkward lessons. But what happened in feudal Japan if a person born into a Samurai family didn't have that spark either? What if they were poor warriors, unable to grasp the nuances of swordplay, archery, strategy etc? What happened to these people? There must have been poor warriors in Japan who ended up....well, where? Any thoughts?
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