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**Lerpenoaneway** · 06-21-2006, 08:06 AM

As a 20+ year Karate practitioner and a noob in Kendo at only 4 years, I find areas where both arts compliment and contrast each other. However, I practice Karate and Kendo each for their own's sake. Why do we have to believe that one should help or hinder the other? Does riding a motorcycle make you a better or worse driver in an automobile? They are both different modes of transportation with different approaches.

When I started Kendo, I did not approach it with any belief that my Karate training would bear any influence on my Kendo. Kendo was something I always wanted to learn.

Has my Karate helped or hindered my Kendo? I can't answer that because I have no way to compare. I know that I had issues with the longer maai and wanted to be closer to my opponent (much to my instant feedback of a fast men strike!).

06-21-2006, 08:06 AM	#19
Lerpenoaneway Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	As a 20+ year Karate practitioner and a noob in Kendo at only 4 years, I find areas where both arts compliment and contrast each other. However, I practice Karate and Kendo each for their own's sake. Why do we have to believe that one should help or hinder the other? Does riding a motorcycle make you a better or worse driver in an automobile? They are both different modes of transportation with different approaches. When I started Kendo, I did not approach it with any belief that my Karate training would bear any influence on my Kendo. Kendo was something I always wanted to learn. Has my Karate helped or hindered my Kendo? I can't answer that because I have no way to compare. I know that I had issues with the longer maai and wanted to be closer to my opponent (much to my instant feedback of a fast men strike!).
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