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**assohillA** · 08-03-2010, 09:23 AM

I was thirteen years old and had wanted to at the very least try kendo so I begged my Dad to take me to a practice, when I got there it just looked like everyone was yelling for no reason and it was a bit embarrassing to have to do it also. But now I'm over it and I enjoy going to practicing even though after two years I haven't tried to move further with my rank, I don't seem to care though I took Kendo to enjoy it not to be worried about moving up in rank, is that wrong?

This might be something to discuss with your sensei but my feeling is that, despite what your sempai and sensei may say, it ultimately is up to you whether or not to test. They may tell you that you're more than ready and just go but whether or not you actually show up at the shinsa is still your decision. I think of testing as seeing where you are in the grand scheme of things and if you fail, it shows you what you really need to work on. If you pass, great, it means you're at the level that you were trying for. My fist sempai's wife's take on rank is that it's like a cloud; you're there at that given moment and periodically you drift in and out of it (but hopefully not too much). I really can't see myself enjoying kendo for the rest of my life without finding something to work on and having some sort of goal to work towards. Just my two cents.

08-03-2010, 09:23 AM	#12
assohillA Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	I was thirteen years old and had wanted to at the very least try kendo so I begged my Dad to take me to a practice, when I got there it just looked like everyone was yelling for no reason and it was a bit embarrassing to have to do it also. But now I'm over it and I enjoy going to practicing even though after two years I haven't tried to move further with my rank, I don't seem to care though I took Kendo to enjoy it not to be worried about moving up in rank, is that wrong? This might be something to discuss with your sensei but my feeling is that, despite what your sempai and sensei may say, it ultimately is up to you whether or not to test. They may tell you that you're more than ready and just go but whether or not you actually show up at the shinsa is still your decision. I think of testing as seeing where you are in the grand scheme of things and if you fail, it shows you what you really need to work on. If you pass, great, it means you're at the level that you were trying for. My fist sempai's wife's take on rank is that it's like a cloud; you're there at that given moment and periodically you drift in and out of it (but hopefully not too much). I really can't see myself enjoying kendo for the rest of my life without finding something to work on and having some sort of goal to work towards. Just my two cents.
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