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Hello to KW!

Just introducing myself...
i just started training in Kendo last week i'm really enjoying it so far, but the local dojo only holds classes once a week; i obviously train and practice outside of formal class (nearly 2 hours/day).

As far as prior experience, I've trained in Shorin-Ryu/Shotokan for 8, nearly 9 years and hold Nidan rank. I stopped training in Shotokan in 2002. I've dabbled in a bit of TKD, wushu, a little aikido, judo, and some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. During my time training in Shotokan i competed in many national/int'l tournaments and divisions for kata, weapons, creative/showmanship, and sparring, and was also part of my dojo's demo team -- performing katas and creative weapons forms with Kama and Katana.

Kendo has always interested me, so i took it upon myself to find a local dojo to learn the basics, though i'm not sure yet if they do gradings/rankings at this dojo as it is only one sensei (4th dan), once a week, and he only takes a certain number of students at a time (i think the number was 12, but i'm #13 -- after having a short talk regarding my experience he allowed me to join his classes).