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**socialkiiii** · 09-22-2006, 04:15 PM

Let's see....oldest beginner....well, I was 51 when I started, I'm now 54.

:Old_man:

So if you stay healthy and keep practicing till you are my sensei’s age, 84, you will have 30 years of kendo under your belt. That’s a lot of kendo.

When you think about it, 30 years is a long time, it’s long enough for a career, but can you imagine if you started 40 years earlier? Next weekend, Cascade Dojo in Seattle is hosting a luncheon to honor 4 of the area’s sensei, who all have been practicing over 70 years.

So it’s been my opinion that you’re never too old to start, it’s more likely you are too young to start and keep up with it till you die. There should be a lot more 5th dans with 20 years or more practice walking around. There’s been tons of shodans and nidans outside of Japan over the years, but life gets a hold of a lot of them and after 5, 10 years they give it up. So for us older guys who start late in life, it’s easier to keep on going till we die. You guys in your 20’s just getting started, you got at least 50 years to go .

09-22-2006, 04:15 PM	#30
socialkiiii Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 566 Senior Member	Let's see....oldest beginner....well, I was 51 when I started, I'm now 54. :Old_man: So if you stay healthy and keep practicing till you are my sensei’s age, 84, you will have 30 years of kendo under your belt. That’s a lot of kendo. When you think about it, 30 years is a long time, it’s long enough for a career, but can you imagine if you started 40 years earlier? Next weekend, Cascade Dojo in Seattle is hosting a luncheon to honor 4 of the area’s sensei, who all have been practicing over 70 years. So it’s been my opinion that you’re never too old to start, it’s more likely you are too young to start and keep up with it till you die. There should be a lot more 5th dans with 20 years or more practice walking around. There’s been tons of shodans and nidans outside of Japan over the years, but life gets a hold of a lot of them and after 5, 10 years they give it up. So for us older guys who start late in life, it’s easier to keep on going till we die. You guys in your 20’s just getting started, you got at least 50 years to go .
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