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**Gasfghj** · 12-25-2005, 07:00 AM

Matthew,

I don't know about yourself, but perosnally the biggest obstical to overcome before I felt totally happy in Bogu (and this problem still comes through in my Kendo now), was worrying about being hit. This seems to be the biggest mental barrier that anyone who starts Kendo has.

You learn by being hit

I am only talking from my personal experiences, but you have to forget about other people and get on with your own Kendo.

As you said you shouldn't look at other people that started at the same time as you, but it is only natural. I know, at my last grading down at mumeshi's I passed with three other Kendoka from "U'p Nrth", and even though I shouldn't. I always find myself looking to them and thinking why are they better than me at that ! .... or I can do that better then themat that . As you said you shouldn't really but hey it human nature to be competitive and beat others around you. Having said that, it is always good to have others to measure yourself by. But this is only good as long as you are better than them (I have found that out the hard way)

12-25-2005, 07:00 AM	#6
Gasfghj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	Matthew, I don't know about yourself, but perosnally the biggest obstical to overcome before I felt totally happy in Bogu (and this problem still comes through in my Kendo now), was worrying about being hit. This seems to be the biggest mental barrier that anyone who starts Kendo has. You learn by being hit I am only talking from my personal experiences, but you have to forget about other people and get on with your own Kendo. As you said you shouldn't look at other people that started at the same time as you, but it is only natural. I know, at my last grading down at mumeshi's I passed with three other Kendoka from "U'p Nrth", and even though I shouldn't. I always find myself looking to them and thinking why are they better than me at that ! .... or I can do that better then themat that . As you said you shouldn't really but hey it human nature to be competitive and beat others around you. Having said that, it is always good to have others to measure yourself by. But this is only good as long as you are better than them (I have found that out the hard way)
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