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a worthy sport

inferior to aikido

>>2807165

OP here, can you use swords in aikido? You can only grab your opponent and twist his arm from what I 've seen.

Kendo is fine, if you love the sound of ringing in your ears and losing 5kg of water weight every class.

>>2807160
Just that, but there's little teamwork and not very flashy. So don't do it for the sake of friends or to look cool.
It's mostly useless if you're taking it for self-defence.

>>2807175
I take Aikido, we practice using them regularly, aikido is much more practical than kendo if you wanna learn self-defense

>>2807186

I see.

Aikido seems more complex and difficult to me though. Kendo looks easier. Is that true or is it just me?

Judo was here, Aikido is for fags.

>>2807194
Yeah, aikido is harder to master

>>2807209

Well, I think I am going to go with Kendo then, since I want to be able to enter tournaments in a couple of years.

>>2807209
>Yeah, aikido is harder to choreograph
Fixed.

>>2807194
Kendo is a lot simpler, However the 'swords' are different we practice using a bokken most of the time combined with a the four-foot staff which you can treat like a shinai but it's alot more versatile, also weapons training only takes up about 1/3 of our lesson time with it being about a mostly even split between bokken, the jo and tanto.

Aikido is an incredibly effective martial art, I've taken tae kwon do and kung-fu since I was a child. The technique does get pretty complicated later on with all the arm-bending and stuff, so yes it is pretty complex.

>>2807197
JESUS CHRIST HIS ARMS ARE LARGER THAN HIS CHEST!

>>2807228
>Aikido is an incredibly effective martial art, I've taken tae kwon do and kung-fu

None of those are effective forms of martial arts.

I feel bad for you, son.

>>2807216
That's a rather pathetic reason, you can certainly enter Kendo tournaments within a few months of first starting but you'll be sorely disappointed
Aikido doesn't exactly encourage competition so you'll have to stick with Kendo if you want it, but better yet start fencing or judo.

>>2807234

> you can certainly enter Kendo tournaments within a few months of first starting but you'll be sorely disappointed

why?

Also, I found fencing and judo boring.

>>2807247
Spoilers: Kendo is Japanese fencing, without any of the excitement.

>>2807253

well fuck.

>>2807146
I think sage sage sage

>>2807247
It's probably Kendo fights are boring pieces of shit, go for Aikido even the practices are more entertaining.

>>2807247
It's because Kendo fights are like repeated games of Rock Paper Scissors except with a giant stick.

>>2807255
Go Judo if you want to crush people, and kill their souls. Kyokushin/Seido-kaikan Karate if you want to murder people will violence.

Anything else is shit. Don't believe a word they say. Aikido is for old men who aren't good enough to compete in Judo.

>>2807260

I guess I could take a few Aikido and Kendo lessons and see how it works out.

Thanks for the info /jp/ see ya later!

>>2807273
>Aikido is for fighting old men so you don't get your ass sued when you hand their asses to them
fixed

You need alot of stamina, so jog all the time.
Also expect many blisters on your feet and hands.

I remember getting out of class before because my hands were so bruised and shaking the next day I couldn't hold a pen...was sent to the nurse.. Good times.

>>2807273
Old men that could kick any Judoka's ass

>>2807285
Aikido doesn't even have competitions, you old men aren't beating anyone. You're glorified ballerina.

go for karate OP. trust me it's the best martial art out there.

>>2807294
Aikido is too deadly for competitions

>>2807281
sage

>>2807303
Too deadly for actual competition, but not for Kata? lolubad.

If you wanna learn how to sword fight like a motherfucker, Take some breakdancing lessons.

how did you manage to turn this thread into a troll thread /jp/ ??

>>2807315
I see what you did there

>>2807323
This is /jp/ every thread is a troll thread today.