Kozushi
Level 7 Valued Member
I posted before about how much magical difference S&S made to my judo, and I found the same is true for kendo.
By the way, judo is a grappling sport and kendo is a fencing sport with movements similar actually to boxing, so in other words quite different actually from judo.
S&S did for kendo exactly what it did for my judo - it turned me from a guy who really wasn't strong enough to fully "own" the 2 hour workout into a guy who easily handled the workout and due to the strength and endurance demands being no problem for me anymore, was able to focus on skill and technique and therefore I'd say improve in these areas by a factor of 10!
I'm really excited about this as I have wanted to be a great fencer all my life, I just apparently had no talent or ability or strength for it. Now it seems I DO! I'm VERY happy about this!
Strength First! All the way!
By the way, it wasn't like I was stupid and didn't realize I was too weak - I just didn't know how to exercise with weights to TRULY build strength, and I followed programmes that didn't do much for me. PROBLEM SOLVED!
By the way, judo is a grappling sport and kendo is a fencing sport with movements similar actually to boxing, so in other words quite different actually from judo.
S&S did for kendo exactly what it did for my judo - it turned me from a guy who really wasn't strong enough to fully "own" the 2 hour workout into a guy who easily handled the workout and due to the strength and endurance demands being no problem for me anymore, was able to focus on skill and technique and therefore I'd say improve in these areas by a factor of 10!
I'm really excited about this as I have wanted to be a great fencer all my life, I just apparently had no talent or ability or strength for it. Now it seems I DO! I'm VERY happy about this!
Strength First! All the way!
By the way, it wasn't like I was stupid and didn't realize I was too weak - I just didn't know how to exercise with weights to TRULY build strength, and I followed programmes that didn't do much for me. PROBLEM SOLVED!