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**smifatv** · 11-13-2007, 02:02 AM

That's a cliché and is as false as saying that showing respect to your teacher in kendo means never bother him with questions. I tried fencing for three months, and that's enough to say that you're wrong. Preferring kendo to fencing as I do does not mean that fencing is a "reiho-less" sport.

I agree with that, by that token it could be argued that Kendo is just about smacking people over the head with a stick.

I wouldn't call it poking either, I am sure that being stabbed by rapier between the ribs wasn't a lot of fun back in the day when they used actual swords. I also think that modern western fencing is closer to real dueling than Kendo is.

11-13-2007, 02:02 AM	#19
smifatv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 356 Senior Member	That's a cliché and is as false as saying that showing respect to your teacher in kendo means never bother him with questions. I tried fencing for three months, and that's enough to say that you're wrong. Preferring kendo to fencing as I do does not mean that fencing is a "reiho-less" sport. I agree with that, by that token it could be argued that Kendo is just about smacking people over the head with a stick. I wouldn't call it poking either, I am sure that being stabbed by rapier between the ribs wasn't a lot of fun back in the day when they used actual swords. I also think that modern western fencing is closer to real dueling than Kendo is.
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