[Nundduedola]

While I may still be new to Kendo, I am not new to life. I know that the football business is money-driven. So is wal-mart, the media, politics, which ice cream flavors are made, and most aspects of our lives. It isn't the money that corrupts things, it's the people. When I said that the CKL could be like the college football industry, I meant that we could have collegiate standings, a yearly championship, individual stats, that sort of thing.

Saying that we shouldn't try something because we are afraid of other people corrupting our idea is something I have to disagree with on principle.

We can create something that we can be proud of, and that will make the world of Kendo a better place.

I am not aware of what happened to judo after it got into the olympics, but if it went sour then that is the fault of people. We, knowing the mistakes of the past, should be able to come up with a better system. We should not say that "it didn't work for Judo so we shouldn't even try." We should keep working towards a goal and trying different things. We keep what works and ditch what doesn't.

I wasn't aware of any mainstream movies or such involving kendo. I was thinking the AUSKF or a joint venture between some of the federations could put together a marketing campaign to increase the awareness of Kendo across the nation. I think commercials would be a good investment, and a Kendo movie would help with that too.

Anyway, I am not trying to be confrontational, and I mean no disrespect to anyone here. I look forward to reading everyone's thoughts on this.