[Zwnkkvle]

wow confound your soooo smart correcting spelling like that im really impressed why dou you even post on a concepts forum if your not capable of conceptualization

[chppjdf]

Wutian,

To answer your question, yes you are crazy and you know that you are. Your just waiting for some people to confirm what you strongly believe you are and I hope that makes you happy. There is nothing wrong with that. In this crazy world, the sane are the outcast. But if being crazy takes you to another heights then you should be proud of it. So welcome to the real world...

BTW, do you want a poll for that?

In the spirit of truth...............

munenmuso

[jinnsamys]

Mr. Dragonsvirtue,

Welcome to the Kendo World.
Please don't feel isolated because you are new to Kendo or the Forum. You haven't fill in your profile so we know nothing about you too.

Anyway, let me re-quote:-

I am not however new to martial arts. I have studied physical and mental diciplines for almost 10 years now. Developing the martial spirit is very important in any art.
May I ask, what are the other martial arts that you've been doing? And what is "martial spirit"?

How can anyone expect to wield the sword with skill and not devote any time understanding the spirit of the sword?
Er... We've to understand the spirit of the sword? Can you explain that? ...and aren't we all wielding Shinai here?

When you have truly understood the universe in relation to your art and your art in relation to the universe, you will come to understand no-thing-ness.
Ah? Kendo is related to the universe? Great concept. Wher did you get this one from?
Well, there is a term in Kendo concerning nothingness =Mushin

You would do well to follow Musashi Wutian, and not these fools
Yeah right. We are the fools. Enlighten us.

[bumxumer]

Why practice kendo?
You will encounter many people who ask you this question....... It is this distinctive feature that makes kendo a particularly interesting art to practice.

-Dr. Michael Steward Sr., Soke
Wait a second. People from Hizen Dojo, London, does this look familiar to you too? Wutian, check out Hizen Dojo, London and look at their text. Correct me if I am wrong, but I did find the EXACT wordings there.

Wutian, I found out your dojo by a google search:
Yamatani Dojo
Seems like you're traing under this Dr. Steward SOKE, and a SENSEI PATRICK ALBRECHT - SHODAN????

10th Dan : Soke-Head-founder Yama-Tani Ryu Ju-Jitsu
Er, Wutian, do you know what Soke is?

3rd Dan Kendo, 3rd Dan Jukido Iaido Ryu
So he's actually a 3rd Dan.... But.... what is Jukido Iaido Ryu???

Inducted Into The World Martial Arts Hall of Fame Sokeship Council 2000
Sokeship Council....?

Wutian, you said you are 25 so make your own choice. However, I do not believe that worth a 3-hour drive. Plus, your Dojo is not under All Japan/American Kendo Fed... You'll not get an official Kendo blackbelt/1st Dan from that place, so don't even think about getting 8th Dan.

Well, welcome to the world of McDojo.

[Imihooniump]

"...if you do not become one with the art you persue..."

I know everyone can interpret this differently, but can't this be something like dedication? Hence, for those who do enjoy Kendo as merely a sport, as long as they are dedicated to it, then they are finding what they want as the "spirit" of Kendo, whether it be the competition or just the fun of it or the discipline and ritual of it.

I do look forward to discovering more about ki and all the random comments people and my sensei have made about it, but you are definitely looking for something quite different than a lot of the people on this forum. Although you are taking to such a different extreme, that it is unfair to call the sports minded Kendo people fools.

[colmedindustry]

Hey, kendo is not a religion (u should look for that topic we argued a couple of weeks ago), so finding "Enlightement" about your life is not really what it is suppose to give you. And your sensei is not your spiritual teacher, he's teaching you a sport! And we aren't really fighting with samurai spirit; kendo has his roots from samurai, but today we do modern kendo (which is more of a normal sport than anything else).

[ugosanchezo]

why?

what is so great about kendo and spirituality? compare to other stuff...

[CamVideoQl]

hey man....dont say such thing

i like to practice kendo under waterfalls.

[hictchewisa]

Greetings honorable wutian,

> I fit in to a category I have read about 3 times here.

Which category would that be, sir?

> the book of five rings changed my life

How has your life been changed by that life-changing book of five rings?

> I believe I can not fail in the fight I wont give up.

What is this fight that you won't give up? It must be very important.

> a year ago i picked up a japanese sword and my life has not been the same

Sort of like Luke Skywalker picking up the lightsaber in Star Wars, huh? That's very cool. How is the spiritual side of your training going?

[TolleyBoymn]

Dude, you're wrong, it's Bart pretending to be Barney or Krusty.

[Izzy]

ps one more point this thought of mine. is taken in to the dojo only in spiret when im there it will always be to became better at kendo. that is my goal. the other is coming as that does.

[Inonanialry]

ya but kendo is always fustrating!
..so is life

woah anyway looks like i'm depressed too


wutian you really drive 3 hour for kendo?! this is.....weird
why dont you just move to an other town, it will cost you less money in the long run..so less fustration .

[amehoubFomo]

HAHAHAHA! I'm getting a good kick out of this thread.

Look, people, kendo is kendo. It isn't some eastern mystic yin-yang meditate-under-a-waterfall Takuan-say bullshit.

Just frickin' go to practice.

You want spiritual, become a monk.
You want martial, join the Marines.

[Jorcelirl]

you all seem to be missing the main point someone made here - don't know who, my eyes started to bleed somewhere on the second page - which is that i can use kendo to meet ladies.

if i'd known that i would have taken it way more seriously.

[mudozvonf]

Originally posted by wutian
...But I am still new and open to anyone who has good reason to tell me i’m crazy.
Being as he's from Springfield and judging from the sentence structure I would say it's either Barney or Krusty.

[borasolit]

I can't wait till I get shodan and I can start my own Amazingly Cool Ryu and be an Ultimate Grandmaster Soke PhD Hall-of-Famer along with all the other studly chaps in there. Cool! Now what you need to do after starting your own amazingly cool ryu is: iverse the rank system so we can all start out as "hachidan" and freak out others.

And for those seeking true "enlightenment" we could hand them a lightbulb. The rest is up to them.

[neictscek]

I'm surprised that not all of you have heard about:

THE WORLD MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME

http://www.photographer4you.com/mahome.htm

The studly man on the page is demonstrating Steven-Seagal-no-kamae, commonly used in the Legless Chicken waza in which shidachi cuts off his own leg in order to surprise uchidachi according to Sun Tzu's Precepts of War. It is also used in the Beheading The Trouser Snake waza of which the less is said the better, except for the fact that it is characterized by extremely high pitched kiai.

I can't wait till I get shodan and I can start my own Amazingly Cool Ryu and be an Ultimate Grandmaster Soke PhD Hall-of-Famer along with all the other studly chaps in there.

P.S. On a more serious note, wutian, you seem like a sincere person, do yourself a favour and get in touch with an All US Kendo Federation dojo The head senseis do respond to email and you can get their contact info off the website here.

[tarmpriopay]

Er...dude..as a beginner I wouldn't be thinking so much about the spiritual side of kendo. While you are thinking about the "oneness" of your soul with the universe and your sword your opponent is gonna come in and lay a massive men cut on your head.

I'm not saying the spiritual side of kendo isn't important but at our level training our bodies is more important. It's no point training your mind up if your body is too slow to apply the thought.

BTW, does your Chief Instructor Dr. Michael Steward Sr sit opposite you at the beginning and end of practice?

If so then its pretty dodgy, as only godan(5 dan) above have that right. Same with the title of Sensei, only godan upwards have that right.

Don't be discouraged but also be wary of things, its good that you are keen but keep an open mind.

p.s. check your spelling and punctuation dude. Its really hard to understand what you mean to say sometimes.

PEACE
MENG

[SergeyMaikov]

Love those stream of consciousness posts...

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[Jeaxatoem]

you are not crazy

you are funny

are you a samurai by the way?