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**Reftsheette** · 04-11-2006, 01:06 AM

i agree with scott.
stick with the iai for a bit longer before starting kendo as well.

i did iai for over 2 year before i started kendo. and i still got a bit muddled (posture, cut shape etc) though at the same time the kendo really benefitted my iai, as well as being an ace art to practice.

the 2 do compliment eachother well. remember iwata sensei used to do kendo.

im not sure about the swordsman comment. for a start, you are a girl not a boy

preston club (doshinkenyukai) is a nice one though. and as you already have hakama etc, you will only need a shinai, which they can get cheap for you. they have club bogu to start you off with (not that you'll wear it on the first couple of sessions)

stick with the iai for now anyways.

04-11-2006, 01:06 AM	#7
Reftsheette Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 529 Senior Member	i agree with scott. stick with the iai for a bit longer before starting kendo as well. i did iai for over 2 year before i started kendo. and i still got a bit muddled (posture, cut shape etc) though at the same time the kendo really benefitted my iai, as well as being an ace art to practice. the 2 do compliment eachother well. remember iwata sensei used to do kendo. im not sure about the swordsman comment. for a start, you are a girl not a boy preston club (doshinkenyukai) is a nice one though. and as you already have hakama etc, you will only need a shinai, which they can get cheap for you. they have club bogu to start you off with (not that you'll wear it on the first couple of sessions) stick with the iai for now anyways.
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