The Dojo

NiNGi said:
I have a question though - I know from experience that samurai use to practice hand to hand combat too, like Jujutsu or Aikido. Do you guys practice anything like this in Kendo? ^^
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Well, yes and no. Kendo has been stylized somewhat from the old Kenjutsu techniques, but you can still see some evidence of hand-to-hand techniques, particularly in the shortsword kata. Furthermore, the accepted technique if you drop your shinai in a match is to tackle the opponent. Yes, you'll get a wanring, but better than letting them get the point, eh?

However, each and every one of the students at my Kendo dojo take some other form of martial art. I, Sam, and Andrew are all Shotokan Karateka, Brian takes Aikido, the Senseis Ryan teach our Karate class as well, Sensei King practices Shorei-do Karate, Mark and Jon take Judo, Dave, Aikido, so on and so forth.
 
*bows*

Hi, Kurou-Kun/Bart/dpkuro. Its groudon. I do Tae Kwon Do, and I am a 1st dan black belt. I teach classes at my school, and I am going to open my school in many years!
 
The Adamant Dodger said:
Well, yes and no. Kendo has been stylized somewhat from the old Kenjutsu techniques, but you can still see some evidence of hand-to-hand techniques, particularly in the shortsword kata. Furthermore, the accepted technique if you drop your shinai in a match is to tackle the opponent. Yes, you'll get a wanring, but better than letting them get the point, eh?

However, each and every one of the students at my Kendo dojo take some other form of martial art. I, Sam, and Andrew are all Shotokan Karateka, Brian takes Aikido, the Senseis Ryan teach our Karate class as well, Sensei King practices Shorei-do Karate, Mark and Jon take Judo, Dave, Aikido, so on and so forth.
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Well, I believe its a great thing that everyone practices other fighting techniques elsewhere because it makes the skills with the sword more complete!

Groudon, I have a question - how comes that you're only 14 and yet, you're a 1st dan? o.o;
Anyways... welcome! ^^
 
meeh il join ^_^i wanna do ninjutsu i only need to find a dojo :(
 
Well, I have been training since I was like 9. In three days, It's my 5th year of training. I also progressed through the belts quickly. I am planning to test for second dan in maybe 2 years... . I am also the only instructor at my school now. We have had another guy, but he quit. Now its my master and I.
 
Junior black-belt would be my guess. :P

Although, I must say, in my eyes, achieving a dan rank in under ten years is a little foolish. To become a yudansha is the kind of thing that requires extreme dedication and patience. One of the higher-ranking instructuors in my area, Sensei Iwakabi is currently 65. He's been training since he was 13, I think and has only recently achieved his eighth dan. Although that could just be the way my style trains...
 
Well, I totally agree with this, Adamant Dodger...! (btw, is there a shorter name with which I can call you? ^^)
A Dan isn't just being able to execute certain techniques, it requires loads of experience both in life and in the art itself, which cannot be obtained at a young age.
In Ninpo, it is not easy to become a Dan. Apart from the difficulty of the techniques (just to give you an example, for the 10th Kyu you need to be able to backflip and frontflip already.... o.O) there is a deep understanding of life that a person must have. A Blackbelt Ninja needs to be a fully formed strong person, both physically and mentally, who has overcome and understood many things in life already. A young person hasn't got the knowledge to be a real warrior, however strong his spirit might be.
Or at least, this is what I think regarding my warrior art, which makes it simply my opinion in front of you all... ^^;
 
TAD, AD, Dodger, Adamant, Takai, Ozy. Take your pick. *laughs*

I think it's actually particular between governing bodies. I know that a few of the Shotokan federations other than mine have looser requirements. I presonally disagree with that, but eh, if they want to have substandard yudansha, their choice. I don't know what governing bodies there are in Ninpo, but they have the right idea. Personally, I believe that martial arts are a lifetime thing, and that the right to wear a black belt has to be fought for, that you must prove your knowledge of not only the art, but your dedication to developing and furthering it, your knowledge of its history, and your abilty to responsibly use it. That is an area I'm intamately familiar with, many Shotokan techniques are potentially deadly, even if you can't develop all the power behind them a yudansha can.
 
WRONG! JBB means Juvenile Big Beating. You get a beating cos you're too good for your age. You get a JBB in TKD for 30 minutes till you're 16. XD j/k. You're right. It does mean junior black belt.

Anyway, you guys are starting to make me think that I won't make it to black belt. Well, that won't stop me from training though.
 
A) Wrong forum
B) Wrong thread
C) Quadruple post (very poor ettiquete)
D) All these questions can be answered in this thread.
 
dpkuro said:
WRONG! JBB means Juvenile Big Beating. You get a beating cos you're too good for your age. You get a JBB in TKD for 30 minutes till you're 16. XD j/k. You're right. It does mean junior black belt.

Anyway, you guys are starting to make me think that I won't make it to black belt. Well, that won't stop me from training though.
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Don't worry, Bart. If you have enough determination, you can get there in no time! ;)
That requires a lot of dedication to it, though, so get training! xP
 
Or at least it seems like no time. :D I still can't believe I've been doing this for two years. But yeah. it takes dedication. Then again, everything worth having does.
 
Bart, if you had enough determination to persuade your parents to let you do TKD, then you surely will have enough determination to make it to black belt. ;)
 
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