Sword Training

[Cloudarc]

Has anyone ever had any sword training was curious to see how many people have found a person to train them and if so is there a rank system involved in sword training?

[Icestorm]

Well you could put weapons training.. because ive been trained in boe-staff.. 6 years i have used it

[Dark Fire]

most sword trianing is done through a particular martial art unless you take fenceing (which I'm looking into taking) so their rank system is based on your belt rank

[Ai]

Kendo!!! thankz shino...:p..

I used to train this at the university about 3 years ago..I did it for about 2 years ...it was alot of drills and meditation upon one's self..

[Bleach47]

I want to try out for kendo training.

[ChansteR]

Well Ive been trained in bo staff but not in sword training.

[JamesThePhox]

Foil Fencing for about 1 year and 1/2. It's fun.

Extremely difficult, but I've been to National Tournaments and stuff.

[Wolfman Walt]

My academy teaches Kumdo afew times amonth.

I also am required to know afew sword forms for Kung Fu.

[Cloudarc]

ok that's cool i was just wondering if there was a rank system and if any martial arts school taugh them i was looking to going to my area to check i really want to learn :)

[Wolfman Walt]

It depends on the system. I imagine a dedicated Kumdo school has ranks, but since mine is an integrated system, our ranks go off the main martial art. For schools, I'd check the yellow pages or online with the search of your zip code and something like "Kendo" or "Iado" (which are more common.) Almost all major cities will have atleast one. You may have to look up "Martial Arts" in your yellow pages and search from there. Worst comes to worst, call around and ask. My school doesn't say anything about Kumdo in the brochures, but I found out when I asked the head instructor.

If the only thing you wanna learn is swords - then I definetly suggest a dedicated art to swords rather then something like Kung Fu where it takes up to a year till you start learning anything with a sword.

[Alienor]

I do both kendo and iaido, and it rocks!
I think I prefer iaido, though... the feeling you get when all the swords whistle at the same time is undescribable...
The only problem I have is... I am Rangiku-shaped, if you get my drift, and so I have to use bandages... so it takes half an hour to change... but otherwise, I can't cut correctly, they get in the way... (I think I know why her zapankuto turns into ash)

[Kazuma Shawn]

Still under training for rapier and sword..hehe..going to continue after two months later..

[Penryn]

I've done 2 years of training for stage combat, but that only teaches the bare basics of each weapon we study, and then we add flare and fake crap to make it pretty for the masses:rolleye09 Now that I've moved away from the class and troupe that wanted to recruit me, I'm looking into kendo so I can learn the real stuff:)

[uzumaki 45]

I want to try out for kendo trainmig

[gbtennisjunky]

my oncle was a martial artist expert although i beat him as far as judo goes...
anyway, he's amazing when it comes to using a sword. and he beats me at kendo.
anyway...he started giving me kendo lessons. just the basis for now. and it's not as easy as it looks in manga or anime. it requires a good sense of anticipation and good control over your body.

[Dexter]

Well you could put weapons training.. because ive been trained in boe-staff..


same. I've had weapons training on the bo(e)-staff for 7 years.

also short-boe (one in each hand) so that can qualify as sword training since you learn actual techniques and have actual combat. ie/ learn to wield two sword length boe's for the same amount of time. been to tournaments/contests etc

[Jinzu]

i've been using a sword since i was 4....
so basically, i don't feel it anymore, it's just like my arm.
i've been training in many places, and i even have a pupil :D
but there's basically no competition for me so i stopped a while ago...

[SLVR]

I do Kendo and Im having my friends grandad teach me shinkendo

[tears_of_blood]

I train with bokken in Aikido. It's taught very formally emphasizing that no movements be wasted. The goal of mastering Aiki-Sword is to be able to disable the opponent harmoniously, quickly and decisively.
In Aikido, swords are used to harm not to score points.

[Ronin36]

I took about a year of fencing, but I sucked at it. So I started getting into anachronism. I'm a beast when I've got a longsword. It's amazing. I don't usually have good reaction times, but with this I just know what my opponent will do. It still gets boring when the only guy who can beat me is on my team.

I've always wanted to get into Kendo, but I don't know how. There's no place or person I know of that teaches it, and competitions are pretty much unheard of where I live. Maybe I'll start when I move away from my house.

[shunten_satsu]

Fencing is based on an A-D system, with unrated fencers at the bottom. If you win a tournament with a higher rated fencer, you get bumped up to that level. Sometimes, if you beat a way stronger fencer, the US Fencing Association has to determine the outcome. I've been fencing foil for almost two years and i'm still unrated... but I've been told I have alot of potential for saber... after 3 weeks I was wailing on guys that had been doing it for years. I'm a bit out of practice, though.

[skyoon]

Practioner of Muso Jikiden Eishin ryu iaido, great stuff :)

@Ronin and all other having trouble finding dojos in their area:

They are more common than you think :) Try searching around for forums related to kendo/gumdo/kenjutsu/iaido, such as the Bugei forums, kendo world etc. Be warned though that if you are looking for competition style arts, you should stick with kendo and gumdo. Kenjutsu and iai are more "budo" style arts that are done for the sake of mental and physical development. :)

[AznMafia19]

never really had any type of weapon training from a professional but maybe with my friends playing around with sticks in all..

[skyoon]

BTW

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:)

[EndlessSky]

One type of sword trainning I was also interested in was this Western Longsword one or something like that, I'll have to look them up again. Anyway they were saying how Western sword arts were just as in depth, complicated, etc as Eastern ones, though not made as popular.

[Reyson]

were can I learn it?

[Kalashnikov]

well, i did wushu for a little while -
and i did learn some weapons training =)

but ive given all that up . im more into kickboxing now

[Reyson]

All I need are my fists, people say my nakls are like rocks

[skyoon]

You have an entirely wrong additude concerning the sword arts/martial arts in general then...

[Reyson]

ok, sorry, I was kind of PO back then

[Toutaku Chuuei]

i don't have a true fighting style. i train in combat with my friend but it is all improvised in my head to properly adjust to every situation that presents itself. i prefer a shield and bastard sword but i can use most weapons well enough to keep myself alive if the situation called for it.

[EndlessSky]

I highly doubt you would be able to take someone who actually professionaly sword trains, even only a little bit.

[Toutaku Chuuei]

if the situation required me to defend myself i would defend myself, i never said i would win or lose only that i would try. besides if someone was trying to kill me there is olny a 50/50 chance he would be an expert in some form of weapon fighting style. i understand what you are saying but i know when to fight and when not to fight.

[Hotaru]

I do both Foil Fencing and Kendo.

Great fun lol. A sharp contrast in the attitude but in the end, the moves, esp. the foot work, are very similar.

[skyoon]

Hotaru (and all others who practice eastern sword arts),

Click and my sig and give the fanclub a visit :) We could always use more members (especially since the FC seems to lack a lot of activity nowadays :()

[Lust]

i only practice fencing,epee:( i want to try eastern one too...

[Hotaru]

Haha, an epee eh? I want to start saber, so it actually has some sort of correlation with Kendo.

[7th captin]

i know how to use a sword but i never fought anyone or even trained with one. but i used a sword once because i was having a fight with a stupid guy who thought i stole his money. so he was about to attack me but after seeing the sword i thretened him i will slice you into halves and it wasn't me who stole your money.

i usually collect swords and other weapons from syria and iran(very cheap) and other arab countries becuase the decoration on the swords are cool.

[skyoon]

Please don't take offense to this, but no, you don't know how to use a sword :)

[7th captin]

you don't know how to use a sword

i didn't say that i'm a master or something like that but i know how to use it.

[SoulReaper109]

I hav swords that I use in MuayThai and they are sharp and ready to be used if needed to

[Angelus]

I am currently studying Kuhapdo. It's a Korean sword art in the Jung Ki Kwan association. I just got out of a class an hour ago. It's a style that begins all it's techniques and forms from sheathed position. Every technique begins with a draw and ends with a resheath.

[scholar]

Wow Angelus, is Kuhapdo similar to Kumdo? I haven't been taught much about swords, just curious. I've really only had experiences with Kali (Escrima) sticks.

[skyoon]

Wow Angelus, is Kuhapdo similar to Kumdo? I haven't been taught much about swords, just curious. I've really only had experiences with Kali (Escrima) sticks.

no, kumdo is basically koreanized kendo. kuhapdo is a koreanized version of iaido.

[scholar]

Oh okay, that sounds very interesting. I'm going to assume thats from the Japanese occupation of Korea? (1910 to 1945)

[skyoon]

I believe that's where gumdo originated, but I think kuhapdo is a more recent art (a contemporary of Haedong gumdo i think?) , though admittedly I don't know much about it.

[scholar]

Well, I had some time to do a little research and I find out that ancient Koreans apparently used a ring pommel saber in addition to the predecessor of Tae Kwon Do, Tae Kyon. At sometime in their history they began using a weapon design copied off of the Japanese, basically a katana. Unfortunately many of the masters of the art of the Korean sword and much of the books and techniques were destroyed during the occupation. As for weapons in general, it is possible to teach yourself (i.e. Musashi Miyamoto), but only as long as what you are doing is plausible and efficient to the situation of real life combat.

[Freya69]

yeah, i sword train, but there was no rank system....katana training i was in.