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Old 09-11-2006, 07:00 AM   #35
Coollabioto

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Alex - The Brazillians are pretty good ..... just a matter of time before you are in the team! Remember to cheer for me when I am smashing a kote onto one of your brazillian mates!
Contact my kendo club nearer the time to ask about accomodation. If there isnt floor space we can def. give pointers.
Castles?!?! More here than any other country in europe, or so I read. 400-ish.

Meng - [embarressed]

Cheering - you are not aloud to shout kendoka's names, nor shout advice, but general noise is good methinks! At last years europeans there was some booing ... thats was *nasty* ... I hope the idiots who did that realise what it is they did.

Shimpan - how many people have tried? I recently did my first official shimpan-role at the hizen taikai (ask some of the guys here) ... it was tiring (but not long) and I was nervous! More nervous than fencing an italian 6th dan at the Euros last april!! AND the last point scored (which I gave) was dodgy .... I felt terrible. I had to have 1 or 2 beers to recover.
The point is : try it (in a proper taikai, not your dojo).

General - I think its easy to hit people, if thats all kendo is [to you] then how long will it take before you get bored of it? Same with coloured zekken and other bits and bobs. I have a green tsuru .... it kept me amused for about, oh, 1 hour!

Eiga sensei - just a general comment : myself and another Brit defeated Eiga sensei and [forgot name] sensei at table football last december, 8-3. Heh heh. I told him his kendo was ok, but his table-footbal waza sucked.. he then wrote something on my meishi... I think I am going to get a mashing the next time we meet!

Sorry for the ramble - i'm tired.

Cheers,
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