[yarita]

Everybody seems to be getting me wrong here

A: I am NOT complaining AT ALL. I won the fight. I think shimpan do a fantastic job.

B: I think they ended up scoring the kote, which my opponent had cut, but giving me the point.

can no one understand why this makes me more uncomfortable than just having been scored a crappy strike?

Maybe you're understanding what everybody is saying wrong.

You're there to show your best kendo and to win by scoring a point, showing proper ki-ken-tai-ichi followed by zanshin.

According to kendo ettiquette you follow the instructions the shinpan give you.

You should do your dojo and sensei proud by following kendo ettiquette and respecting the discissions the shinpan makes.

As said before, you're there to show your best kendo and the shinpan is there to make sure all goes the right way.