kendo (kumdo) in korea
 

Has anyone here practiced kendo/kumdo in korea? I am planning a trip there this summer (to visit my relatives and party) and I wanted some input as to the quality/difficulty of the kendo training there. I know that there are alot of fake dojangs here in the states, but i doubt they are as prevalent over there. Also, from watching some of my friends i could tell some subtle differences in their form (for instance, they dont seem to regard the full swing as important as the shorter, quicker one, even for beginners). But besides this, Im curious to know what its like to train over there.
I might also stop by Japan just to visit and maybe train there too http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif .

Some of the best kendoka in the world are in Korea just ask the Japanese who won't allow them to win the World Kendo Tournament.

They have a world class training hall out in the boonies that I visited back in 2001.

You should try to make contact through your friends here first unless you are a fluent Korean speaker.

Some of the best kendoka in the world are in Korea just ask the Japanese who won't allow them to win the World Kendo Tournament.

They have a world class training hall out in the boonies that I visited back in 2001.

You should try to make contact through your friends here first unless you are a fluent Korean speaker.

Here's a link though the page is in Korean
http://www.kumdo.org/employ/intro.php

I spent 6 months in Korea studying at Yonsei. It depends on where you'll be at in Korea. I heard the stronger Kendo is actually in the Southern part closer to Pusan. In Seoul the Kendo was so so, it depends on how experienced you are. I went to five different dojos, 2 different colleges and I pwned everyone there. I didn't find the practices difficult, there was never kakarigeiko or uchikomigeiko at any of the places I practiced at but that might be because they wanted to do jigeiko earlier to play me. The summer heat wasn't as unbarable as I thought.

Even in Korea there are some dojangs that spring up with maybe a 3dan teaching. So don't be so sure that you'll find a fake dojo. Oh, check out dongdaemun for some equipment (cheap). I think it's exit 5 @ Dongdaemun Stadium station. I know you can get out at exit 1 and then cross the street (left) and then once upon the other side of the street you go left. I think there are 3 or 4 kumdo stores there.

PM me for more info.

Eh!? Am I missing something here? http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo.../confused2.gif

japan has been winning the WKC since the beginning, Korea got 2nd place since the 80's, almost got to the top in 2003, but lost on the 6th deciding team match.

Yeah I know, but that is just the Japanese winning, not Japanese who won't allow them to win the World Kendo Tournament. It just struck me as a funny way to put it.