Any Martial Artists out there?

[Alex.J]

kendo? whats it like?
I heard it hurts XP

My goal is to really stay in shape and gain lots of stamina.
I'm not really thinking of joining ufc.....yet
I just have an appetite to to learn martial arts and hopefully be good @ it^^

Well I didn't have the money for real gear so I used the ghetto standby gear at the dojo which had no pads. So sometimes after practice my head would be bleeding, so it was a little painful. The thing I liked the least about it though was probably the fact that there was so little to learn. They teached a very limited amount of strikes and expected someone to do them over and over and over.

 

[InfestedLoli]

Well I didn't have the money for real gear so I used the ghetto standby gear at the dojo which had no pads. So sometimes after practice my head would be bleeding, so it was a little painful. The thing I liked the least about it though was probably the fact that there was so little to learn. They teached a very limited amount of strikes and expected someone to do them over and over and over.

I never actually got the armor, a full set costed around $450 or so. Also the dojo I studied at did not let you even wear the armor until they felt you had the basics down.

But yeah like Alex said there's very little to actually learn, it's more about practicing over and over and over the different strikes.

 

[bludeblu]

I never actually got the armor, a full set costed around $450 or so. Also the dojo I studied at did not let you even wear the armor until they felt you had the basics down.

But yeah like Alex said there's very little to actually learn, it's more about practicing over and over and over the different strikes.

That's because kendo has a high dropout rate, as do most martial arts. Armour is a considerable investment and no one wants you to spend that much money and then drop out. How long were you doing it for?

 

[InfestedLoli]

That's because kendo has a high dropout rate, as do most martial arts. Armour is a considerable investment and no one wants you to spend that much money and then drop out. How long were you doing it for?

About 4 months or so not very long I know. If my work schedule changes though I would pick it up again.

 

[Alex.J]

I never actually got the armor, a full set costed around $450 or so. Also the dojo I studied at did not let you even wear the armor until they felt you had the basics down.

But yeah like Alex said there's very little to actually learn, it's more about practicing over and over and over the different strikes.

The dojo I studied at also didn't let people wear armor till they had the basics down. It makes sense considering a lot could go wrong even with bamboo and wooden sticks.