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**zdoppiklonikaa** · 10-01-2006, 06:01 AM

I would be fascinated to know the fallout of this issue in the Korean kendo community. Incredibly divisive I'd imagine. The doco about Eiga refers to Kim as having dominated competition in Korea for the last 20 years. Whether this is hype or true I've no idea, but it makes him sound like a very big player indeed (no pun intended).

So there must have been huge levels of anger at his behaviour in Korea, not because he had raped another human being, but because he brought shame upon Korean kendo.

OTOH if he really is as talented as people make out, the powers-that-be in Korean kendo would be loathe to make too much of an example of him (i.e. ban him for life). They need him as much as he needs them.

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If he's been dominating the scene for 20 years then he's probably finished competitively and can't serve any real purpose at this point. They're not going to name the guy coach of the team or have him anywhere near the team outside Korea.

I think that on the contrary, he's useless at this point to Korea and that the right move politically (and the Koreans know how play the game as well as anyone) is to shun the guy and really make an example out of him. The costs of welcoming him back outweigh the gains.

If he were still in his prime though... that would be a tougher issue to deal with. But as it is he's three or four years removed from being an already "mature" kendoka. And I doubt Korean prisons help halt the aging process.

10-01-2006, 06:01 AM	#20
zdoppiklonikaa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	I would be fascinated to know the fallout of this issue in the Korean kendo community. Incredibly divisive I'd imagine. The doco about Eiga refers to Kim as having dominated competition in Korea for the last 20 years. Whether this is hype or true I've no idea, but it makes him sound like a very big player indeed (no pun intended). So there must have been huge levels of anger at his behaviour in Korea, not because he had raped another human being, but because he brought shame upon Korean kendo. OTOH if he really is as talented as people make out, the powers-that-be in Korean kendo would be loathe to make too much of an example of him (i.e. ban him for life). They need him as much as he needs them. b If he's been dominating the scene for 20 years then he's probably finished competitively and can't serve any real purpose at this point. They're not going to name the guy coach of the team or have him anywhere near the team outside Korea. I think that on the contrary, he's useless at this point to Korea and that the right move politically (and the Koreans know how play the game as well as anyone) is to shun the guy and really make an example out of him. The costs of welcoming him back outweigh the gains. If he were still in his prime though... that would be a tougher issue to deal with. But as it is he's three or four years removed from being an already "mature" kendoka. And I doubt Korean prisons help halt the aging process.
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