Overview
on Learning Kendo
Kendo
is a competitive sport by nature. This means that you will almost
always need an opponent in order to practice kendo. It is not
impossible to practice kendo outside of the dojo or by yourself,
but it is extremely difficult. Especially considering the fact
that unless you know what you are doing, odds are, you will do
something wrong to mess up your form that will take you a long
time to un-learn. The information presented in this website cannot
replace the hours spent at the dojo under a qualified instructor.
However, much of the information presented here might not be available
at the dojo due to time and resource constraints in a group teaching
environment. Additionally, there is an aspect to learning kendo
that is done by mentally processing the information absorbed during
the practice.
The
purpose of this website is to present the information that would,
ideally, be learned at the dojo or from a practice session. These
information are solely for the purpose of preparation or reflection
before and after a practice session in a dojo.
With
that said, there are also plenty of information here that would
save you from having a bad experience in a dojo during your practice.
For instance, when a group of beginners began their first class,
they do not always know how to sit properly, how to speak to the
senseis properly, how to bow in and bow out, etc..
The
scenarios presented in this website may not reflect what happens
at every dojo. However, it follows the general flow of many dojos
including most of those that I have attended.
