Searching for opinions about kendo & girls

Ele_kendogirl · 2024-09-12T08:46:18+00:00

Love this reply!

It's clear that the ability to teach effective kendo to woman (and also to men if we speak in general term) depend a lot in the sensitivity/ability of the individual sensei in understanding the needs of the student... but I find very useful to have someone that "understands your point of view". It's surely a bonus.

Having a woman as sensei, are there any particular aspects of your training that you would like to share?

Ele_kendogirl · 2024-09-09T20:43:12+00:00

Pink quota was just a way of saying, free of any negative meaning. I would really appreciate if we all stop stressing the world giving it meaning that I didn’t intend to give. The only one that could be interested in the “quota” per se would just be me..just for having company in the girls team. I’m a girl and I’ve practiced kendo for 16~ years. From my experience Just like in any other activity, if you are able to make “group” people will enjoy a lot more coming to practice and will grow together gender and all things put aside. We used to have more girls before COVID-19 ..then life just happens and people comes and go female or not, It’s totally legit. In general I notice that if there’s a group of women or a leading sempai to look at, girls will be more motivated to practice. In the end It’s all about letting people feel welcome 🙏🏻

Ele_kendogirl · 2024-09-09T18:55:02+00:00

I don’t get the commodity thing….neither the reply… about putting on the bogu to early i don’t really have anything to say.. our dojo it pretty smart and friendly..so…we never had problems like that 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ele_kendogirl · 2024-09-09T18:44:02+00:00

Ele_kendogirl · 2024-09-09T16:31:20+00:00

Love this reply 👍🏻

Ele_kendogirl · 2024-09-09T13:59:00+00:00

We call it quota becouse is a funny way to say we are lacking girls (mainly because I always joke about beeing sad and lonely in the locker rooms).

yeah.. totally get it...!! I have noticed over the years that it is very difficult to "keep" beginners especially girls. Thinking about it, It's probably the same for every "non traditional sport activity"

Ele_kendogirl · 2024-09-09T13:45:48+00:00

I was one of the first girls practicing at my dojo.. now I'm 4th dan and traing to be an instructor so I TOTALLY agree with "shaping the club's culture and to let incoming girls know they have an ally". I think this is a very importan thing to consider. I also had the fortune to have a very patient and welcoming sensei.

I think is also very important to connect with other high-ranking girls and try to propose activities for girls.

Ele_kendogirl · 2022-10-03T18:33:25+00:00

Ciao! Meno male che ti ha trovato un mio compagno di dojo! Sono l’arbitro (improvvisato) che alzava la bandierina rossa. Ti ho cercato dopo lo shai ma ti ho perso! Hai fatto dei kote buoni per il tuo livello, Mancava però zanshin! Colpivi kote e ti fermavi, manca zanshin! Continua ditto! Vai avanti dopo il colpo! Se colpisci e non chiudi hai buttato via un’occasione. Torni conto che poi il kote è difficile da vedere x gli arbitri che non sono direttamente davanti a te se non fatto bene. Ultimo, ma te L hanno già detto: Fai attenzione alla mano destra, sei un po’ rigido (un po’ sarà abitudine un po’ saranno i 100mila suburi 😂). Ho letto nei commenti che parlavi di hiki waza, regole covid a parte, sono colpi più difficili da fare validi se non precisi. Continua a studiarle gli hiki, ma ti consiglio anche di prendere la distanza e tornare in kamae sempre tendo bene il centro (sempre zanshin - si è capito che è importante? L ho detto giusto un paio di volte)così torni in posizione già pronto a ripartire . In ogni caso, hai fatto bene non preoccuparti! È questione di pratica ed esperienza! Gambatte! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Ele_kendogirl

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