Thursday, April 05, 2012

The Last 10th Dan in Kendo

Moriji Mochida was the last man to be awarded the 10th Dan in Kendo.

4 comments:

  1. Working smarter (mind) is always better than working harder (body), assuming everything else being equal. But who knows when an older folk is doing smarter than a younger guy? For all I know, they usually don't (save demonstrations featuring highly respected and respectable masters, with all my due respects to everybody, as always )....

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  2. Those awesome old guys are few and far between, but they are really something. If you follow the "kendo videos" tag, you'll find a 9th Dan in Kendo just toying with his opponents.

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  3. I had seen this a while back. I forgot the gentleman's name. Thanks for bringing this back into memory, Rick.

    As you say, few and far between, but truly amazing to behold.

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  4. The planets almost have to be aligned in a certain way for anyone to rise to the pinnacle in any field.

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