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**Retapleapse** · 01-26-2010, 07:53 PM

Hey, fellow kendoka!

Been away for a while. Have been recovering from a mild concussion suffered during keiko. Overly enthusiastic men strike, plus I was looking down. Caught the shinai in the back part of the men. All I felt was my neck bones popping and my hands went numb for a second or two. Was woozy like hell for the rest of keiko.

Now that I'm cleared to go back to Kendo, I really don't want to. In fact, I'm thinking of selling my stuff and getting back into my old love, archery. Dunno if the ol' cowboy adage about "getting back on the horse after he throws ya" even applies here.

I like my dojo mates & sensei. They're the greatest bunch of folks I've ever had the privilege of meeting. But I don't think I can take another errant strike like that one again.

Any suggestions?

I've been on the other side of that equation, and although my strike wasn't even that hard, the fact that my opponent looked down just changed things in ugly ways, and I knocked her out. I've never knocked a woman out before, and jokes aside, it's not an experience I care to repeat. I seriously considered quitting, and I know she did. All the non-bogu people who were there that night never returned.

However, she returned, and after a hesitant month or so, she fights as hard as anyone. Harder than she did before, really. I think the cowboy adage applies.

01-26-2010, 07:53 PM	#6
Retapleapse Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	Hey, fellow kendoka! Been away for a while. Have been recovering from a mild concussion suffered during keiko. Overly enthusiastic men strike, plus I was looking down. Caught the shinai in the back part of the men. All I felt was my neck bones popping and my hands went numb for a second or two. Was woozy like hell for the rest of keiko. Now that I'm cleared to go back to Kendo, I really don't want to. In fact, I'm thinking of selling my stuff and getting back into my old love, archery. Dunno if the ol' cowboy adage about "getting back on the horse after he throws ya" even applies here. I like my dojo mates & sensei. They're the greatest bunch of folks I've ever had the privilege of meeting. But I don't think I can take another errant strike like that one again. Any suggestions? I've been on the other side of that equation, and although my strike wasn't even that hard, the fact that my opponent looked down just changed things in ugly ways, and I knocked her out. I've never knocked a woman out before, and jokes aside, it's not an experience I care to repeat. I seriously considered quitting, and I know she did. All the non-bogu people who were there that night never returned. However, she returned, and after a hesitant month or so, she fights as hard as anyone. Harder than she did before, really. I think the cowboy adage applies.
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