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**BokerokyBan** · 09-19-2006, 08:57 AM

I'm not offended by kendo-ist, it's just a little awkward. If you're speaking to someone who doesn't know kendo, it's easiest to say "I practice Japanese fencing". "Kendo player" also works for me.

Kendoka is what my sensei uses. He gave me a funny look once when I said "kenshi". I think where he's from, that's a fancier term that implies a level of skill I didn't have.

09-19-2006, 08:57 AM	#15
BokerokyBan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	I'm not offended by kendo-ist, it's just a little awkward. If you're speaking to someone who doesn't know kendo, it's easiest to say "I practice Japanese fencing". "Kendo player" also works for me. Kendoka is what my sensei uses. He gave me a funny look once when I said "kenshi". I think where he's from, that's a fancier term that implies a level of skill I didn't have.
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