[GreefeWrereon]

"I'm a kendo player" .... "I play kendo"

Are you teaching your kids "play" kendo? I assume you do the same for Judo... but what about Sumo, Iaido, or Aikido? And if you dont "play Sumo" then why do you "play kendo" ?

I think a much more accurate phrase to teach the kids is "practise" (or "practice").

An easy way to teach the kids this is to say that for 武道 or 修行 related arts (including Tea Ceremony, Bonsai, Kenbu, whatever) then "practise" is more accurate. And someone who does it is a practitioner.

Many American-English speaker use "play kendo, kendo player, kendoist" whereas British-English speakers tend not to use them (thats not written in stone though). Its quite an interesting debate.

Whatdya think King-of-M?