Sumi sensei (8 DAN) versus Honda sensei (6 DAN)

[whodat16ip]

MENTAL HOSPITAL..... jks lol

[dnd00719953]

The screams are awesome, as well as the sport itself :p

[PrAmAtHa]

@dnd00719953 Please, don´t call "sport" to a martial art like kendo... There´s a big difference between them. =)

[GoodwillWright]

@PrAmAtHa Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Kendo more likened to a Sport than a Martial Art? Martial Arts is translated as military arts. So if they are not using their skills for military purposes, doesn't that make it simply a sport? Not that I intend to dishonor Kendo but that is just my thoughts.

[tjakal]

@GoodwillWright It's not a martial art in the sense of something useable for warfare. It originates from the numerous schools of swordsmanship teaching various 'styles' of swordsmanship much like a product, kinda like modern day karate. There is this well know book "A book of five rings" by a fearsome 17th century swordsman named Miyamoto Musashi. In it he describes how he could walk from dojo to dojo, defeating all the masters using no 'style' or 'form' what so ever.

[tjakal]

@tjakal He explain he fought using both his swords drawn (katana and wakizashi), because he had two swords - and one should always use the most effective tools at their disposal. And he wielded them the way which felt most natural to him. Reading him sounds a lot like what Bruce Lee said about his JKD. Also, Musashi was a huge man by japanese standards of the time - standing over 6ft tall. So if you're big & powerfull and fight like a real bastard - chances are you gonna win.

[divinehysteria07]

loving the war cry's coming from them : P