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yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts) Sat Sep 21, 2019, 08:56 PM Sep 2019

BEGIN Japanology - Kendo

I took this as a kid...

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BEGIN Japanology - Kendo (Original Post) yuiyoshida Sep 2019 OP

Japanese "fencing". Fascinating-- do you still do this? TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #1

I still have two of my Shinai yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #2

Nice! (I hope you don't get to use it very often.) TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #3

Sometimes I like to take it out yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #4

Interesting vercetti2021 Sep 2019 #5

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Japanese "fencing". Fascinating-- do you still do this?

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:35 PM

Sep 2019

yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts)

2. I still have two of my Shinai

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 10:14 PM

Sep 2019

and some where in boxes is my old Kendo fit. I out grew it as you might imagine... for my 15th birthday my dad got me this...said to be careful that I don't accidentally cut off a finger or something...

about 1600 US dollars...

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. Nice! (I hope you don't get to use it very often.)

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 02:40 AM

Sep 2019

yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts)

4. Sometimes I like to take it out

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 04:28 AM

Sep 2019

and practice my kendo moves with it, but its very heavy for me. I still have my shinai to work with and also two bokken, solid wooden swords..both are fairly light.

Bokken

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

5. Interesting

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 05:16 AM

Sep 2019

Love seeing videos like this. Helps with my information gathering about the region when my Japan trip comes into fruition

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