Jason does KENDO（剣道）- Part ONE

After school, on the last day before summer vacation, I had the pleasure of hanging out with the kendo team at my main Jr High school one last time.

I decided I would put on all my gear and let the kids have one last whack at me after their practice ended.

Yamasaki sensei was kind enough to help me out with filming and explanations, and the whole team stuck around even though I'm sure most of them were pretty tired. (Practicing kendo, where you're wearing fairly thick clothing, in Japan in the summer time is a hot and sweaty job)

I can't really show the kids too much, but you'll see a little more of them in part TWO since they'll be wearing helmets. I really have enjoyed my time hanging out and working out with the kendo team, even though I've gone to practice less in my last two years.

I hope you enjoy this vlog, I apologize in advance for my poor Japanese, and I hope you watch part TWO - Coming Soon! :)

-Jason

LINKS...

a good guide to kendo terms:
http://www.gwu.edu/~kendo/Terms.htm

a beginner's guide to kendo with two methods for tying the tenogui:
http://boston-kendo.com/html/guide-2.htm

けんどう（剣道）translates to "way of the sword"

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[TasteForDisaster]

when did you first start kendo? i really want to try it some day.

[myargonauts]

@TasteForDisaster I had never done it before I moved to Japan in 2004, and got into with the JH students I was teaching.

[Tabzaqu]

What's the kendo poster on your wall?

[myargonauts]

@Tabzaqu the large wall hanging behind me in most of this video is the school crest and kanji for the Jr High where I used to teach English - Taisha JH.

[myargonauts]

@Tabzaqu weird - I just saw this comment again many months later, and I realize that you mean the kendo poster behind me that I'm pointing to at the beginning - it was for the ALL-JAPAN kendo competition that was held in Izumo in 2004, the year I came to Japan.

[dagger09]

Lol, it's soo cool!! It's great how the sensei and all the kids were so helpful in the video. It shows they reall respect you. Great video!

[myargonauts]

yeah - the teachers and students are all fantastic and I had a great time that day.

[gundam898]

wait till u have to take the dan test -.-

soooo tiring and hard

and training with dans :O

[000nobodyhome]

i think jason should say im not fat im just big boned

[korea7891]

your Japanese is good!!

[darrenwouldgo]

this was very funny to watch. great job in making this. as a student new to kendo myself, you basically did all the things I did (vocally, that is), lol. awesome job.

[SilverGunZoO]

good to see your channel again, I lost it once and forgot the name ^^

hmm, say goodbye to belly if you do much kendo hehe ^^

be well !