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[Vector]

Kendoooooo oh god I can't move my arms <3 <3 <3

Ouch. But it sounds like the good kind of ouch of doing what you love. Although I wonder if this is from repeated strikes to the upper arms(As I know there are large wrist guards for this) or just swinging around the shinai?

Two hours of swinging bokuto (weighted wooden practice sword) + running across the gym while screaming at the top of my lungs =)  They said that though I hadn't practiced for 6 years, I haven't lost a thing.  I used to be go-kyu (gained two ranks from raw beginner), and on my very first practice they asked me if I'd brought my armor so I could go fight with the more advanced people <3  And they made fun of me a lot, which is a good sign.

Admittedly, I kept running backwards full-speed into doorknobs and folding chairs because I haven't yet figured out this whole "peripheral vision" thing, but it was still fun.  Nothing like fighting for a couple hours a week to rebuild your spirit!


I'm hoping to try naginata and maybe some kind of kung fu when I go back to Berkeley.  MOAR KILLING THINGS.

[Acanthus117]

YOU MUST KILL ELVES FOR GREAT JUSTICE, VECTOR



seriously, you're awesome!

[ein]

You go to Berkeley?
Cool.

I remember back when I took Tae Kwan Do, and our teacher dumped out this large sack of weapons.
I was probably 7 at the time, and got to hold a bunch of real martial arts weapons.
We practiced with them (real, bladed if normally bladed, metal weapons), but didn't fight each other.

[Gunner-Chan]

Admittedly, I kept running backwards full-speed into doorknobs and folding chairs because I haven't yet figured out this whole "peripheral vision" thing, but it was still fun.

This is my problem. The eyesight in my left eye is terrible. I have NO peripheral vision in that side. Sucks so much.

[cganya]

Kendoooooo oh god I can't move my arms <3 <3 <3

Ouch. But it sounds like the good kind of ouch of doing what you love. Although I wonder if this is from repeated strikes to the upper arms(As I know there are large wrist guards for this) or just swinging around the shinai?

Two hours of swinging bokuto (weighted wooden practice sword) + running across the gym while screaming at the top of my lungs =)  They said that though I hadn't practiced for 6 years, I haven't lost a thing.  I used to be go-kyu (gained two ranks from raw beginner), and on my very first practice they asked me if I'd brought my armor so I could go fight with the more advanced people <3  And they made fun of me a lot, which is a good sign.

Admittedly, I kept running backwards full-speed into doorknobs and folding chairs because I haven't yet figured out this whole "peripheral vision" thing, but it was still fun.  Nothing like fighting for a couple hours a week to rebuild your spirit!


I'm hoping to try naginata and maybe some kind of kung fu when I go back to Berkeley.  MOAR KILLING THINGS.

I'm happy that you found something to enjoy ^.^ A hobby is a great way to pull yourself out of a bad mood. I hope your training goes well.

[Itnetlolor]

Become a chameleon, except make it more like being able to see through your blind spot. That's essentially what peripheral vision is, at least how I see it.

Having my fingers at the edges of my vision, I have a good 170-degree sensitivity (150-degree effective). My vison is crap (both eyes, left especially; I should wear glasses, but I choose not to), but I have some wide vision. My head comes panorama-standard. Considering things, I can watch my TV as I type and look at my screen. The sound provides the context.

I think a good environment to train the periphs would have to be working at a restaurant and hauling ass when doing service (and crunching your awareness time to milliseconds or quicker), looking out in the distance and seeing even the faintest of movements out the corners of your eyes, overall running through cluttered zones, the list goes on. Just think what could improve and try it out, if not, do something else, or make it more challenging.

Hell, go through extremes. Extreme light, then extreme dark. Alternate and slowly close the time between even tighter, increase response and notice more. Same applies to moist and dry environments. Wash your eyes with cayenne pepper (add honey to make it less intense and speed up healing and reduce any irritation) semi-regularly. It hurts like hell, but it has been a great help. Nice little painful home remedy. Eat your vegetables.

[cganya]

Hell, go through extremes. Extreme light, then extreme dark. Alternate and slowly close the time between even tighter, increase response and notice more. Same applies to moist and dry environments. Wash your eyes with cayenne pepper (add honey to make it less intense and speed up healing and reduce any irritation) semi-regularly. It hurts like hell, but it has been a great help. Nice little painful home remedy. Eat your vegetables.

erf, my eyes hurt just thinking about that. For some reason I find any foreign substance in my eyes to be quite distressing and blinding, even regular water. I don't know how people can open their eyes underwater >.<

Are my eyes supposed to feel like that? I don't know how to describe the sensation but I hate it and I can't see anything.

[Rilder]

erf, my eyes hurt just thinking about that. For some reason I find any foreign substance in my eyes to be quite distressing and blinding, even regular water. I don't know how people can open their eyes underwater >.<

Are my eyes supposed to feel like that? I don't know how to describe the sensation but I hate it and I can't see anything.

I am the exact same way, probably one of the reasons why I don't swim, (Besides the fact that I'm afraid of drowning)

[Itnetlolor]

Hell, go through extremes. Extreme light, then extreme dark. Alternate and slowly close the time between even tighter, increase response and notice more. Same applies to moist and dry environments. Wash your eyes with cayenne pepper (add honey to make it less intense and speed up healing and reduce any irritation) semi-regularly. It hurts like hell, but it has been a great help. Nice little painful home remedy. Eat your vegetables.

erf, my eyes hurt just thinking about that. For some reason I find any foreign substance in my eyes to be quite distressing and blinding, even regular water. I don't know how people can open their eyes underwater >.<

Are my eyes supposed to feel like that? I don't know how to describe the sensation but I hate it and I can't see anything.

I guess it sorta helps that my conditions involve animals being in the area, some rather dusty environments, lotta salt and sand in the air, and so on. My eyes have been through some hellish conditions, including the cayenne pepper thing for a good week (a few separate times in my life). I also thought it a good idea to take a gander under water in the ocean without goggles. Yeah...

How my vison hasn't gotten better is beyond me. Okay, maybe about 5 points better; but still, c'mon.

[ein]

I have great eyesight, just a little bit nearsighted.
Don't need glasses though.

I don't really mind water in my eyes.
I actually like it.
To the point where I will place water in my eyes.
Other foreign objects are just mildly irritating until I can finally get them out, usually involving flushing.

[Enzo]

Breaking Bad. The television show in which the dad from Malcom in the Middle becomes a meth kingpin.

As awesome as it sounds.

God I love this show.

[smigenboger]

Ugh, I hate getting stuff in my eyes. I had to train myself to use eyedrops. That shit's scary if you don't like it. I can do the underwater thing alright, but I'd much rather use goggles. If I'd ever need to have that surgery where a needle goes in your eye while you're conscious, I would freak the fuck out. Or if I got a papercut on my eye...

Meh talk about something nice and pleasant, plz

[Jackrabbit]

Oh God yes to the eye dropped thing. I still can't use those accurately.

But I do use contacts. Never get contacts, is my advice. Or have eye surgery in lieu of that. I know a person who did that once, it worked, but it wasn't fun. I'll spare you the details.

[Aqizzar]

Two hours of swinging bokuto (weighted wooden practice sword) + running across the gym while screaming at the top of my lungs =)  They said that though I hadn't practiced for 6 years, I haven't lost a thing.  I used to be go-kyu (gained two ranks from raw beginner), and on my very first practice they asked me if I'd brought my armor so I could go fight with the more advanced people <3  And they made fun of me a lot, which is a good sign.

Admittedly, I kept running backwards full-speed into doorknobs and folding chairs because I haven't yet figured out this whole "peripheral vision" thing, but it was still fun.  Nothing like fighting for a couple hours a week to rebuild your spirit!


I'm hoping to try naginata and maybe some kind of kung fu when I go back to Berkeley.  MOAR KILLING THINGS.

You have the awesomest hobby in the world.  What the fuck, why doesn't my college have a "dress up as samurai and beat the shit out of each other with sticks" program?  Damn that sounds like fun.

"Best Choice", "Hytop", and "Always Save" are supposed to be pseudo-food brands so cheap they're not worth eating.  Normally this is true, because of all the things in the world you can cheap out on, food should never be one of them.  But it turns out "Best Choice" knows them how to makes some good fucking chocolate icecream.  This makes me happy.

[RedKing]

It's my Friday. That makes me happy. Plus, I can't stop giggling when I look at my new avatar.