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**ibiDb4uu** · 11-12-2007, 08:50 PM

Im asking why all these guys are whoopin the kendos guy @$$'s? I would think kendo is a better stricking art. Even the midevil guy fighting one handed beat the kendo guy.

This has already been answered, but I'll try and summarise. Anyone please feel free to correct me if I slip up, being a kendo noob myself.

The people who make these kinds of videos generally aren't very good at kendo.
Kendo is not the same as real-life swordfighting. Kendo is kendo. Kendo is self-development through the principles of the sword, not duelling or battlefield combat.
The rules for kendo and fencing are very different. A point in fencing might not score in kendo, and vice versa. Whatever rules were used in these videos, it's highly unlikely they were kendo rules.
Kendo players for the most part train to do kendo. Change the rules or add new target areas and suddenly there are unfamiliar elements in play which present new challenges (such as having to defend the legs in isshu-jiai with naginata).
There is no reason to assume that just because a sword art is Japanese it is better. Why would kendo be better for 'striking' than (say) a German longsword style?

Is there a better term than "kendo guy" ? 'Kendoka' is the usual term.

11-12-2007, 08:50 PM	#15
ibiDb4uu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	Im asking why all these guys are whoopin the kendos guy @$$'s? I would think kendo is a better stricking art. Even the midevil guy fighting one handed beat the kendo guy. This has already been answered, but I'll try and summarise. Anyone please feel free to correct me if I slip up, being a kendo noob myself. The people who make these kinds of videos generally aren't very good at kendo. Kendo is not the same as real-life swordfighting. Kendo is kendo. Kendo is self-development through the principles of the sword, not duelling or battlefield combat. The rules for kendo and fencing are very different. A point in fencing might not score in kendo, and vice versa. Whatever rules were used in these videos, it's highly unlikely they were kendo rules. Kendo players for the most part train to do kendo. Change the rules or add new target areas and suddenly there are unfamiliar elements in play which present new challenges (such as having to defend the legs in isshu-jiai with naginata). There is no reason to assume that just because a sword art is Japanese it is better. Why would kendo be better for 'striking' than (say) a German longsword style? Is there a better term than "kendo guy" ? 'Kendoka' is the usual term.
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