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**YTmWSOA5** · 04-15-2006, 07:00 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen...

A visiting sensei mentioned that in his experience, most people come to Kendo having previously studied a martial art.

So, out of idle curiousity - is this true? What did (do) you all study prior to Kendo. And why is Kendo better for you?

To get the ball rolling - I did a year of Shaolin Kung Fu. Very enjoyable, but I ended up with a jaw problem that lasted about 5 years after one very light-contact sparring session. (My partner started the session by saying "ok, dont hit me any harder than >this< and whacked me on the jaw

) Plus it was a bit impractical to get to, and not cheap (in todays terms about £20 UK (30 bucks US) per lesson - and you had to pay a whole term in advance!)

And I never got anywhere near as much peace / control / focus / meditation or just _fun_ that I get from Kendo. And the people in my Kendo dojo are nicer. And we all go up the pub after

Over to you......?

Dave

04-15-2006, 07:00 AM	#21
YTmWSOA5 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	Did you do another Martial Art? Ladies and Gentlemen... A visiting sensei mentioned that in his experience, most people come to Kendo having previously studied a martial art. So, out of idle curiousity - is this true? What did (do) you all study prior to Kendo. And why is Kendo better for you? To get the ball rolling - I did a year of Shaolin Kung Fu. Very enjoyable, but I ended up with a jaw problem that lasted about 5 years after one very light-contact sparring session. (My partner started the session by saying "ok, dont hit me any harder than >this< and whacked me on the jaw ) Plus it was a bit impractical to get to, and not cheap (in todays terms about £20 UK (30 bucks US) per lesson - and you had to pay a whole term in advance!) And I never got anywhere near as much peace / control / focus / meditation or just _fun_ that I get from Kendo. And the people in my Kendo dojo are nicer. And we all go up the pub after Over to you......? Dave
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