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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Desimodontidae on May 23, 2006, 03:17:20 PM

Title: The Art of Kendo
Post by: Desimodontidae on May 23, 2006, 03:17:20 PM
Hey... anyone else here kendo fight? I occasionally do when I go to my friend's house. It's painful, getting your knuckles busted open isn't too fun. But meh.

Oh, and if anyone could point out some sites that could help me improve, that'd be great. My friend is an awesome kendo-ist and he's too good for all of us and is always looking for challanges (to no avail). So I'd like to actually be able to at least match him someday...
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Post by: Drace on May 23, 2006, 03:20:26 PM
I heard about Kendo but I'm not completely sure if what's the fighting style. Can you describe it shortly?
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Post by: Almeidaboo on May 23, 2006, 03:40:37 PM
Bamboo swords and armor. Needs a lot of concentration and discipline. Beautiful martial art. Not meant to self defense though.
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Post by: Desimodontidae on May 23, 2006, 03:51:57 PM
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Originally posted by Almeidaboo
Bamboo swords and armor. Needs a lot of concentration and discipline. Beautiful martial art. Not meant to self defense though.


Yep... it probably would  be better if we used armor...
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Post by: Drace on May 23, 2006, 04:13:23 PM
Ah, a weapon orientated martial arts style. Those pwn. I prefer my self-defense fighting style though.
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Post by: Almeidaboo on May 23, 2006, 04:42:31 PM
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Bamboo swords and armor. Needs a lot of concentration and discipline. Beautiful martial art. Not meant to self defense though.


Yep... it probably would  be better if we used armor...


Yeah, the bone cracking would cease then...But these armors must be expensive...more than the hospital bill.
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Post by: Dragoon de Sol on May 23, 2006, 06:00:09 PM
You can get a cheap set of armor for about $400.

But I see not use in armor.
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Post by: DragonBlaze on May 23, 2006, 06:16:16 PM
My friend and I used to sword fight with sticks or broom handles, does that count?
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Post by: Almeidaboo on May 23, 2006, 07:27:25 PM
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My friend and I used to sword fight with sticks or broom handles, does that count?


Not really man...
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Post by: jynce on May 23, 2006, 07:34:14 PM
i do that with my friend roan but we use bokken
he is a tip
focus on his hands and when he strikes dodge then atttack while his attack is completed the climax of battle is the most important

he is a good site
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.beratung-hr.de/pages/berichte/Aikido-Impressionen/original/Bokken%25203.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.beratung-hr.de/pages/berichte/Aikido-Impressionen.html&h=768&w=1024&sz=118&tbnid=ojkyEkK33wwOkM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&hl=en&start=15&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbokken%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN
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Post by: Dragoon de Sol on May 23, 2006, 07:59:42 PM
I prefer when they slash downward, the strike down their sword, so it gets caught in the ground (Yes, We use blades).
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Post by: Drace on May 24, 2006, 02:27:16 AM
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I prefer when they slash downward, the strike down their sword, so it gets caught in the ground (Yes, We use blades).


Wow, do you feel cool now? Here's a cookie, beat it.
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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on May 24, 2006, 02:48:48 AM
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I prefer when they slash downward, the strike down their sword, so it gets caught in the ground (Yes, We use blades).


Wow, do you feel cool now? Here's a cookie, beat it.


Dude, thats freaking awesome on so many lavels...
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Post by: Osmose on May 24, 2006, 09:26:24 AM
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But I see not use in armor.


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(Yes, We use blades)


There's that whole thing where the sharp part of the sword doesn't get stuck in your innards. Ah well. At least someone dumb enough to fight his friend with real swords will be taken care of soon enough by said fighting.
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Post by: Desimodontidae on May 25, 2006, 01:06:04 AM
I switch styles a lot. My favourite is probably one-handed style. You can't put a lot of power into it but you can move the sword quicker.

My friend has this one style that he always kicks someone's *** with when he uses. He hold the kendo stick with one hand at the handle and then puts his other open hand on the actual bamboo "blade" part. Anyone know what this style is called? It's pretty fucken kickass.
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Post by: Archem on May 25, 2006, 01:27:06 AM
This sounds interesting... I think I'll look into it.
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Post by: Linkizcool on May 25, 2006, 01:37:10 AM
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I switch styles a lot. My favourite is probably one-handed style. You can't put a lot of power into it but you can move the sword quicker.

My friend has this one style that he always kicks someone's *** with when he uses. He hold the kendo stick with one hand at the handle and then puts his other open hand on the actual bamboo "blade" part. Anyone know what this style is called? It's pretty fucken kickass.


That sounds a lot like the style of Tai Chi Chuan I am learning right now. Yang style Tai Chi.