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**pedFlicle** · 06-14-2006, 10:24 AM

I reckon everyone should have a place here regardless of rank, thats one of the things i like (liked?) about kendo, they absense of an external ranking systems and the way all grades work/help each other in class.

Don't let the fact that there is no external rank indicator fool you into thinking that the rank system is taken lightly or that there isn't a real class consciousness evident in kendo.

However, I don't usually like to argue from authority. That gets people's back up, and of course there's no real way to verify rank on the internet. I figure if I post stuff that is correct (or at least, insofar as I understand it) often enough, it will provide some sort of sanity check to all the false/misunderstood info presented by newbies. Sometimes out of exasperation I'm reduced to "I've been doing this a long time, so there", but I don't like to.

Having said that, if you are in a physical kendo setting, who are you going to listen to, the guy that just started with you yesterday, or your sempai and sensei? Hang out here long enough and you'll get to know the cast of characters and take their advice for what it's worth based on your knowledge of people's character and experience. But none of the advice you get here should supercede your own sensei.

06-14-2006, 10:24 AM	#11
pedFlicle Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 460 Senior Member	I reckon everyone should have a place here regardless of rank, thats one of the things i like (liked?) about kendo, they absense of an external ranking systems and the way all grades work/help each other in class. Don't let the fact that there is no external rank indicator fool you into thinking that the rank system is taken lightly or that there isn't a real class consciousness evident in kendo. However, I don't usually like to argue from authority. That gets people's back up, and of course there's no real way to verify rank on the internet. I figure if I post stuff that is correct (or at least, insofar as I understand it) often enough, it will provide some sort of sanity check to all the false/misunderstood info presented by newbies. Sometimes out of exasperation I'm reduced to "I've been doing this a long time, so there", but I don't like to. Having said that, if you are in a physical kendo setting, who are you going to listen to, the guy that just started with you yesterday, or your sempai and sensei? Hang out here long enough and you'll get to know the cast of characters and take their advice for what it's worth based on your knowledge of people's character and experience. But none of the advice you get here should supercede your own sensei.
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