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Kendo : Return!


Malang, 17 Februari 2013

After such a long time since my last Kendo practice, unexpectedly today I came back to Dojo. Well, honestly it has been 3 months since I held my shinai and fought with my senior. There is no specific reason for my returning. I just missed my moments of practice and shiai with others.

Fortunately, Sudo sensei (Kendo teacher) from Surabaya came to Malang and practiced Kendo together with us Kendoka Malang at the terrace of GOR PERTAMINA UB. Well, it has been so long time since I met him in Kendo tournament in Surabaya last year. He wasn’t alone in Malang. He brought his child whose name is Bobo. There were also some Kendo friends from Surabaya Kenyuukai. Oh one more, there was a Kendoka girl from Jogjakarta. Her name is Yola. I called her Mbak Yola since she is a senior. Well for my first pratice time, it’s really a surprise that there were so many Kendoka who practiced today. And it’s really something that what happened next is really a big surprise!

Because this is my first practice from my “hibernation”, honestly I couldn’t do much. The warm up really exhausted me. Waza pratice with bogu was also terrific. I can say that from the start my body was not really ready.

But, I had a feeling that I really want to practice Kendo again. I want to wear bogu and fight my sensei and senpai. I want to fight with my own shinai. I really want it for sure. And yeah, I did it today eventhough it was not a really good fight to watch. I had missed my chance to do my best when fighting so many times. And the worst is I cried in my last fight today.

What happened to me today were so shocking like getting a super big surprise. I fought with Sudo sensei and I thought I still did Kendo better like I used do. I fought with my senior, Senpai Sun, and I was sure that my body still remember how to fight well. I thought I was okay and really okay in Kendo eventhough I havent’s practiced for so many months. But, that assumption was like a bubble in the air when I fought with Yola Senpai. You know what, finally I realized that I’m super weak in Kendo after I fought her. My strength, speed, offence, and the important one is defence was so weak than I expected.

She all over again pushed me with a very strong effort (She said it’s not her whole effort o_O ) when we were fighting. I have tried my best to defence her but when I pushed he back she pushed me with more strength. I tried to fight her and hit her Men but it was useless. She intimidated me more and more all over again. She pushed me until I hit a wall. I tried to escape with pushed her back but okay my strength couldn’t compare with her. It’s a truly super duper irritating me and made me tired. I lost all of my strength and decided to surrender. But, you know what? She wouldn’t STOP! She all over again hit pushed and hit pushed me until I couldn’t bear it again! I tried to run away but she chased me to wherever I go. Finally I cried! For the first time since I joined Kendo two years ago I cried in the middle of shiai. Well, due to my worst condition she finally stopped chasing me. We stopped our fight and I went to where my friends at with tears wet my Men. You know, it’s very hard to stop my tears. It won’t just stop. I don’t know why but that fight was really irritating me! Was it a sign that I’m weak?

Well, it’s a relieve that I was not the only one who cried today. Mbak Dadact also cried when she fought Yola Senpai. The worst was she also had to bear the pain feeling in her back. She hit a pot when Yola senpai pushed her. From her expression I knew that it was super painful. She told me that her bone hit it. Well, I couldn’t imagine how it feels. I won’t imagine it for sure cause I have felt it before.

Well, today was so shocking day. But, I won’t stop my Kendo practice just because of this. Eventhough all of my seniors and juniors laughed at me when they saw me cried, I don’t feel ashame because I know it’s a part of learning. I’m not afraid of losing. I’m just afraid that I couldn’t do my best than others. I think it’s time for me to move on! I don’t want to be the one who left behind!

Haaa... (take a deep breath) next week sensei from Jakarta will come to Malang and practice with us Kendoka Malang. I think I should be ready for new part of Kendo learning. And I hope what happened today won’t happen next week!

Me in Kendo Outfit

How do I look? Like a japanese girl? :P

One Memory of Kendoka in Malang Tempoe Doloe

Kendoka of Malang Kendo Club

Surabaya Kenyuukai with Malang Kendo Club

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