[tussinelde]

I check out Imafuji sensei's Kendo Guide blog and recently read an article that rather surprised me. I'm referring to a this question a student submitted.

Am I the only one who thinks this sensei acted criminally when he struck his student with a shinai? I'll admit we may not know the whole story, and even the kendo culture and what is acceptable in student-teacher relationships may be different in Mexico but I'm shocked that Imafuji's response was so mild and even tolerant. I wanted to send him an email expressing my disappointment and asking him to reconsider his response to the student. I tried to submit a comment on his site but kept getting an error. the way I read it, this is a violent sensei who probably feels entitled to abuse his students. If anyone has personal knowledge of the situation and could enlighten me, I'd like to hear it or even a reasonable explanation would do.