The eyes creaked open a little. It was dazzled by the sudden surge of bright gold. A drowsy arm reached for the watch beside the bed. A stream of pain emerges on top of the head all of a sudden. The drowsy arm quickly searches for the source of it. It rubbed the head to soothe and make the pain go away. I blinked and realized that the gaudy glare was from the light that I had not switched off the night before. I tried to remember what was causing this pain…
Then it filled my memory. It was all coming back.
I was really excited that morning. I woke a little bit late and got dressed as fast as I could. My heart was pounding and my mind racing as to today’s plan. I ran all the way to the bus to find that the lecturer is already waiting by the bus. Still puffing I quickly got on it. I knew that I was in for a new experience.
It was another of those planned trips for the international students. It is so that the international students get the chance to bond and experience the culture of Japan. This trip took us to Niigata, the capital city of the Niigata prefecture. It is about one-hour drive from Nagaoka. First we went to the Niigata Science Museum.
I actually was quite surprised by our visit here. (I didn’t know actually). There, a whole kind of science exhibit was on display. I was really excited when I heard that there were dinosaurs on display! Well, as usual, the hype is always better than seeing the actual thing. All there was were rubber dinosaurs that were controlled by computers and some rocks with worms on it. I continued exploring the science world. More frequent than not stopping by posing for pictures. There were amazing stuffs with walking robots and gigantic planets and complex gears and all, but the part that I enjoyed most was eating ‘udon’. Udon is a kind of Japanese mee soup. You should try it! It’s better than walking around seeing all those science stuff.
Then, in the afternoon, we went to another place. This was the thing that we’ve (maybe I’ve) all been waiting for. The chance to experience Kendo and Karate for the first time. I must admit, I still have a crush on martial arts. I joined Taekwondo in high school but quitted it after I’ve achieved my goal in Taekwondo. At first I thought Kendo was a lame sport. Don’t get me wrong, but with the slow approach and the heavy gear which make its movement looks so hard. There were two sessions for us. First we got to learn Kendo and then Karate. Karate is what I’m looking for to be honest.
There were 16 of us and only 6 of the so called Kendo’s masters. We learned how to bow at the start of class as a sign of respect to each other. We bowed so low (almost in a sujud position) with the hands forming a triangular shape with the face entering it. It was done with due humbleness and respect. I was raring to go. First we learn how to move. It was not the usual movement with the other martial arts. This was a kind of gliding movement. Where you are required to move forward without even lifting your feet from the ground! I found it hard at first as my foot doesn’t seem to want to glide. It just keeps stopping. I tried it several times and at last got the hang of it.
With the advancement of our learning we were given a bamboo sword (shinai) in reminiscent to the real katana sword used by former warriors during the Edo era where Kendo wasn’t known for a sport but rather as a deadly weapon and the art of killing. It was the most known skill/art for killing then. We were thought the right way to hold it as holding it in the right position is essential to strike with guile. At least that was what were told!
After a few sessions going back and forth perfecting the slick movement, it was time to learn the art of attacking the enemy, well in this case our partners/ friends! I learnt that there was 3 ways to attack. The first is a strike to the head. We were all nervous at first as we were told to strike hard on the head of the tutor of each group. (They said it was safe because they wore the helmet gear). I for one didn’t know how to strike it really. I mean should I hit it for real or just touch it. When striking that ‘fatal’ blow, the Kendo swordsman scream the word ‘MEN’ and move swiftly as if gliding past the opponent. Besides hitting the head, you can also strike to the hand and you refer to it as ‘KOTEI’. And the last one is the most difficult of them all, hitting the abdomen area. This is quite difficult as it requires the opposition to open up because this part is the most protected part in this sport. After each strike on the abdomen you have to shout ‘DOU’. I don’t know why they should shout after each strike? I guess it a kind of satisfaction after each move?
Then the time arrived that I dreaded the most. It was time for us to spar. I got the chance to wear the armour set called 防護 (Bōgu) set. My body was tightly strapped especially the helmet. Without long, sweat started to flow like ice in heat. It was not a sweat of warmness but sweats of excitement and anticipation! I could see through the bars inside the helmet gear. My heart thumped like drums. I was given the privilege of facing the Kendo instructor. We squatted and bowed a little and with a touch of shinai the duel began. I looked him in the eye looking for a way into his defenses. We locked eye contact as though seeing each other clearly for the first time. We circled each other faking as if to strike but I tried to counter attack him with a strike to the head while screaming ‘MEN’ but he just casually step aside and struck a blow to the head. I was stunned with the searing pain spearing from the top of the head to the tips of my hair.
“Try bluffing as if u’re trying to strike the head but instead go for the body! Mix ur moves and bluff more to confuse ur opponent” the master advised.
And then I did like he advised and with a bit of luck I managed to touch him. With a loud shout of the word ‘DOU’ I managed to get a point. I learned a lot that day. Even though I eventually lost the duel due to his superior skills and experience, but I learned an important lesson that day. A lesson not only for Kendo or Karate but a lesson in life. Through Kendo, I learnt that what is important in life is not to be too dependent and rigid on what we have learnt. But to mix it and learn as you go along. Only then you can strike that ‘fatal blow’ in facing life problems.
Unlike Kendo, karate had a more similar feeling to what I’ve learned before. It moves are fast and precise. As the moves are a little bit difficult for beginners, we mostly watched the pros execute those difficult moves. I really enjoyed the day trip. I am hopeful for another bite at the Kendo sessions. You should try it too…
-yeh-
THE PONDERER 
Thanks for sharing Idris. Saya sangat jeles! I hope one day the opportunity will come for me to experience the wonderful stuff in Japan (can tell I’m a Japan addict eh? *laughs*)
And Kendo! Subhanallah! That’s the closest to Samurai (that I can think of). My friend in Edinburgh is doing Kendo too and she says it’s a lot of fun. Apa kata kamu?
After this, maybe bile terasa nak ke Jepun..bolehla baca entry ni. ^_____^
Ehem, apa yang telah di’achieve’ tu? Kongsi sikit… 🙂
Kat Jepun dah pernah try Aikido–>> takleh ngam, sebab die suka pegang-pegang dan baling-baling.
Pastu karate–>> very serious dengan karate, sebab hampir-hampir kepada taekwondo. Kelas pun percuma untuk foreigner, tetapi ramai budak-budak jepun kecik-kecik, comey-comey. Kesian kalau time sparring… satu, tak dapat pilih partner, sebab yang paling sesuai ialah sensei. Kedua, sebab dah terbiasa dengan taekwondo, kesian semua kena sepak je. But, yang best tentang karate is the KATA (bahasa taekwondo, poomse). Disebabkan karate sangat menekankan sharpness dalam KATA (cuba tengok tournament KATA, nafas kena jaga dll), sangat cool bagi mereka yang mahir KATA. Langkah sangat kemas dan sharp. Boleh nampak, orang-orang yang hebat KATA… sensei(master) yang makcik-makcik pun jalan tersusun dan ada style.
Tapi sebenarnya, apa-apa pun…diri sendiri masih lebih kepada taekwondo. Dah try silat pun tak ngam gak…
nice entry…
salam ziarah dari bumi Dublin. Nice blog!! Keep it up. Kalau rajin, dtg laa ziarah blog hamba.. 🙂
err..perubahan dari beruk ke manusia tu teori darwin kan? pernah belajar teori tu kat sini, dan sebenarnya teori tu agak mengarut dan direka oleh Barat..huhuh
sape yg tiru aksi org tu?kawan kan? owhh..tak ngaku kawan eh?hehehehe
sugoiii ne…anego baru berhajat nak cuba aikido..tapi tgk org berlawan kendo mmg mengujakan!
Familiar pictures…
Hoho. Berhenti Taekwando selepas dapat gol yang diimpi? (Naib Johan dakke?) Belum tali pinggang hitam lagi maknanya belum habis perjuangan tau. Hihi.
Kendo ni banyak jerit, pukulnya sikit. Judo pulak perit, baling pun melangit. Huhu. Taubat dah aku. Haha.
Geez….
Martial Arts?
Yer, banyak yang asalnya dari Jepun kan?
Isk2… bestnya~
Apa-apa pun saya tetap bersetuju dengan A’qilah. Tiada kata-kata lagi. Saya sangat jeles dan mahu ke Jepun juga!
Udon tu ada macam mee sup tak? Eheh… =D
udon oh udon..
Apabila lapar..fuhh..apabila meenya yang gemuk itu menjalar di dalam tekak,kuahnya yang secukup rasa meresap dalam tekak..fuhh..nikmat apakah lagi yang ingin kau dustakan?
p/s:puas sungguh ketuk kepala orang guna kayu buluh kendo hari tu kan?
gambar yg beruk teori darwin tu mmg sesuai ngan ko.. haha.. nmpak real sama mcm seolah2 mmg ada 3 monyet.. kekeke.. kira nya ko paling primitif ar.. haha..
alhmdulillah..having great times eh bro ? what a trip..
p/s : pretty sure darwin himself might be upset with u messin up his theories.hehe.(upss..’that guy’, i meant)
Reply for budak comel(^_^),
Salam perkenalan untuk kamu juga! =).
Thank you for commenting. Diharapkan komen yang diberikan dapat dijadikan sebagai panduan untuk meningktkn lagi mutu penulisan akan dtg.InsyaAllah.
Nway, I’m glad u liked it.I just wanted to share my experiences with all of u. I was glad that I took part in that class. It was really fun n nervous-breaking activity. Maybe u should try it too. Erm, penah try martial arts jugak ke?
Kendo ni nampak macam slow tapi bile attack tu memang tepat pada sasaran. Nway, best jugak pakai suit armour tu.
To tell you the truth, mule2 cam nampak best r ketuk2 tu tapi bile sendiri dah pakai helmet tu ase takut plak bile kena ketuk.hehe.takut2 dorang tersalah pukul ke kan.sakit plak.huhu.
Hurm,saje je tiru tu.dah abis bosan2 jalan2 kat c2:p.hehe.time tu cam lapar n onda way nak cari udon.
Udon tu sedap. tapi lebih prefer soba kalau ade. Soba tu die halus2 sket berbanding dgn udon. Tapi sedap r. Kalau kat Jepun mesti kena try!hehe.
Reply for luffy san,
Thank you for ur support. InsyaAllah akan dicarikan jugak mase untuk menulis dengan lebih kerap. Feel free to drop by slalu ye.
Reply for Aqilah,
It’s my pleasure. I hope that through sharing my experiences I can further understand and realize the values in life. I am always looking forward to share with ur ur experiences also insyaAllah.
I certainly hope that u will get ur chance to come to Japan to experience for urselves to what Japan has to offer. What is it that u wanted to do most in Japan? (Jumpe Doraemon ke?hehe)
Although that was my first experience in Kendo but I really enjoyed it very much! I totally agree with ur friend that Kendo is a fun sport. I like all sports in general but I would rate Kendo as one of the better ones.
You what went through my head when I first wore that suit with helmet and stuff? I really thought that I a samurai! A samurai with bamboo swords. hehe. I think that Kendo in some ways resembles the Samurai.
I’ll try to share a lot more experiences in Japan in the future.
Reply for indahayatisamsi,
Hehe. Ape yg telah di’achieve’ tu ek?
Yeh menang pingat kat UIA International Open. Kak Inda xpegi kot tournmnt mase tu. Time tu klu xsilap mase form 3 kot. Mase tu baru green belt tapi still dpt go through. Mase kat semi tu kaki tercedera, so terpakse concede walkover.But still dpt gangsa.:)hehe.
Nway, the real reason berhenti Taekwondo sbb waktu training tu slalu clash dgn waktu training bola.huhu. But still I loved Taekwondo. Kak Inda dah black belt dah kn? Nanti boley amik class akak ke kn?hehe. 🙂
Mase kak sekolah dulu ade diperkenalkan Aikido, tapi xmendapat sambutan sgt asenye. Aikido tu a bit macam judo ke?
Wow, bestnye dah try macam2 martial arts. University offer free karate classes ke? Skang pun practice Karate lagi ke? Aritu through my short experience in Karate, I was really amazed by the preciseness and sharpness of the moves shown in KATA. Its true what you said about kena jage nafas. Even in Taekwondo during sparring or etc kalau xjage pernafasan kite akan mudah letih and gerakan kite cam kurang bermaya kn?
p/s: skang practice Taekwondo lagi ke?
Reply for ridzuan,
Thank you for the compliment. Hope u liked the entry? I’m looking forward to sharing some of ur experiences in martial arts with u.
Reply for JHaZKiTaRo,
I’ve visited ur site and really liked on the article about Islam in Spain. I’ve visited Andalusia when I was 14. It was the best trip/holiday that I’ve ever been in. I was really mesmerizing seeing all those unique wonders from the Islamic world. I would highly recommend to those of u wanting to see the history of Islam for urselves. Personally I would like to go there again if I get the chance.
Please feel free to drop by ye.
Reply for nadia,
Yup, the evolution in the pictures supposed to be the Darwin theory. But as we have learnt the theory is absolutely absurd! There’s no truth in it whatsoever. I’m sure if you ask any Muslim scholars they would give u an insight on this theory and give u facts to deny this theory.
Kat course yg nadia blaja tu support or against this theory? just curious. Sbb mase kat sekolah dulu (kat England) they actually supported this theory of evolution but I always knew that this theory was nonsense.
That guy is the picture is actually me…( *shhh..dont tell anybody ye?)hehe. but still i’ll pretend that i dont know that guy in the picture.hehe.:)
Reply for anego,
Kendo ha chou tanoshikatta!
Yeh pun pernah gak tengok pertunjukan Aikido mase kat sekolah dulu. Time tu memang sangat teruja r. Tapi xpernah try it for myself. Kalau anego dah try Aikido maybe anego boleh kongsikan pengalaman jugak ye?
Kalau ade peluang yeh syorkan try jugak r Kendo. Best jugak pegang macam pedang tu.ase macam samurai pun ade.hehe.:)
Reply for nami,
Thank you for visiting this site. I really appriciate it. For me, what I truly cherish the most as a writer, is the feedback that I get from all of u. That’s what matters most for me. Hope with the support I can continue to write more frequently insyaAllah.
Reply for Calvin,
Thank you for dropping by. As you know, I dont really like taking pictures but really2 like my pictures taken.haha. Nway, hope u dont mind I used some of the pictures taken by you. It’s just that ur good at taking good quality pictures.=).
hey.. thanx for linking my page.. i’ll link yours later k.. 🙂
Reply for SangPelangi,
Halooo wahai SangPelangi.Saya rindu sama kelibat kamu!haha.
Tu r,skang ni ase menyesal plak xabiskan smpai black belt.sempat sampai blue belt je. Yang menang tu pingat gangsa kat terbuka UIA. panjang citenye klu nak dicerita.hehe. ase cam penah cite kat SangPelangi dah kn?
InsyaAllah kalau ade peluang ingin jugak nak abiskn smpai black belt.baru macho sket kn?hehe.Jom kite amik kelas Taekwondo Kak Inda nak?hehe.
SangPelangi penah try judo ek?mesti dah terer membaling org kn.hehe. Tapi mesti training die cam strict n penat sgt kn?Klu kat Jepun ni training biase pun same cam training nak pegi olimpik!huhu. Aku pun xtahan mase join ngan Kelab BolaSepak dorang.huhu.
Kendo ni banyk kena fokus n perlu cari kelemahan lawan sblm serang.Org Kendo tu ckpp bile kite jerit sblm serang tu cam ade perang psikologi n tambahkn kekuatan serangan kite. Judo best x ek?
Reply for BaruKisu,
Yup, banyak martial arts yg asalnye dr Jepun. dunno why.huhu. Klu nak diikutkan majoriti martial arts comes from Asia kn?
Barukisu pun penah practice ke salah satu martial arts?
I do hope so that u’ll get the chance to experience Japan for urself. There are so many things to do and so many new and untapped experiences to enjoy.
Like many other countries with 4 seasons, there’s always different things to experience throughout the year. But with Japan, I feel that it has something unique to offer other than the usual weather climate. Hope ur dreams will become a reality one day insyaAllah.
Erm,susah jugak nak terangkn camne asenye udon tu. But in some ways ase cam mee sup gak kot. Tapi ase nikmat sungguh bile makan udon tu panas2. Memang licin r bile makan tu. Udon tu usually refer kepada mee nye yg agak gemuk tu.hehe. Best utk dimakan dimana2 saje.Org Jepun suke mkn udon dan seangkatan dengannye. Kat sane ade gak ke yg mcm udon?
Reply for SangPelangi,
Halooo wahai SangPelangi.Saya rindu sama kelibat kamu!haha.
Tu r,skang ni ase menyesal plak xabiskan smpai black belt.sempat sampai blue belt je. Yang menang tu pingat gangsa kat terbuka UIA. panjang citenye klu nak dicerita.hehe. ase cam penah cite kat SangPelangi dah kn?
InsyaAllah kalau ade peluang ingin jugak nak abiskn smpai black belt.baru macho sket kn?hehe.Jom kite amik kelas Taekwondo Kak Inda nak?hehe.
SangPelangi penah try judo ek?mesti dah terer membaling org kn.hehe. Tapi mesti training die cam strict n penat sgt kn?Klu kat Jepun ni training biase pun same cam training nak pegi olimpik!huhu. Aku pun xtahan mase join ngan Kelab BolaSepak dorang.huhu.
Kendo ni banyk kena fokus n perlu cari kelemahan lawan sblm serang.Org Kendo tu ckpp bile kite jerit sblm serang tu cam ade perang psikologi n tambahkn kekuatan serangan kite. Judo best x ek?
Reply for BaruKisu,
Yup, banyak martial arts yg asalnye dr Jepun. dunno why.huhu. Klu nak diikutkan majoriti martial arts comes from Asia kn?
Barukisu pun penah practice ke salah satu martial arts?
I do hope so that u’ll get the chance to experience Japan for urself. There are so many things to do and so many new and untapped experiences to enjoy.
Like many other countries with 4 seasons, there’s always different things to experience throughout the year. But with Japan, I feel that it has something unique to offer other than the usual weather climate. Hope ur dreams will become a reality one day insyaAllah.
Erm,susah jugak nak terangkn camne asenye udon tu. But in some ways ase cam mee sup gak kot. Tapi ase nikmat sungguh bile makan udon tu panas2. Memang licin r bile makan tu. Udon tu usually refer kepada mee nye yg agak gemuk tu.hehe. Best utk dimakan dimana2 saje.Org Jepun suke mkn udon dan seangkatan dengannye.
Kat sane mknn tradisional yg popular ape ek?
Reply for AsadulQalb,
udon oh udon.
sungguh sedap kamu!hehe.
Memang sungguh sedap kamu whai udon. Apabila lapar kamulah penawarnya, apabila kesejukan kamulah penghangatnya.hehe. xtau r mengarut ape tah ni.huhu. Nway, thank you sbb describe makan udon dgn begitu baik skali. Ase cam teringin nak makan udon je plak tibe2.huhu.
p/s: actually bile nak ketuk kepala org tu cam beragak2 gak coz takut org tu sakit.Tapi bile dah pakai suit tu turn org lain plak yg ketuk.Time tu baru terasa sakit.huhu. Aritu pakai suit tu gak ke? Nway, memang best r program kali utk foreign students.hehe.
Reply for alanbest,
Ish, mane de sesuai!ish2. Nampak sgt perbezaan ngan gmbr2 lain tu. Kalau nak diukurkan dr segi ke’macho’an pun dah ade perbezaan kn?hehe. 🙂
p/s: teringin nak tgk ko bergambar cam2 gak.hehe.
Reply for mrdin,
Alhmdulillah at last I got the chance to enjoy myself after all those exams..
Maybe we should try it someday together.hehe. Dunno what it would be like if we spar rite?hehe.
I’m pretty sure myself if he sees that picture, he wouldnt have liked it at all!haha. Through that picture it can prove his theories is wrong in so many ways rite?hehe.
Picture speaks a thousand words rite?
p/s: How’s Glasgow? Has it snowed yet?
hey.. thanx for linking my page.. i’ve already linked yours in mine.. 🙂
Salam…
menarik…the pic u r wearing the Bogu armor, it seemed like u just paste ur face on it…meaning??? haha
well, actly U’VE BEEN TAGGED!!!
Please b honest yeh…u never really get going with martial art,don’t u?…u’ll never succeed without the package of the physics,the skills,n most importantly the talent!
hahaha
I bet gimnastic will suit u better instead!ekeke
hmmm..kendo sounds fun..but i prefer karate..hmm..udon..aritu try udon malaysia..niku udon..same ke?hehe..
Barukisu pun penah practice ke salah satu martial arts?
Martial Arts eh… eto…
When i was in primary school, taekwando was my passion. Until i fell down, head first, during one of the training session, my father had never ever after that allowed me to join in any of them anymore. I was only a green belt holder at that time though but still, it’s a waste, aite?
I was half nerd during my junior high, besides there aren’t any martial arts classes in my school, so I didn’t take any…
Then sumhow, I got into this martial arts thingy feeling again and I joined Silat Harimau Jatian Lima when i was in Form 4 n 5. I convinced ayah that I’m already a big girl and sumhow he let me have my way. But after SPM, I didn’t continue taking classes nemore and it just ended like that. The ‘task’ now is taken by my brother who study in the same school i was b4 and he really did very well in silat(anugerah n all, bla-bla-bla). After all, he’s a boy, aite? Haha~
Kat sane ade gak ke yg mcm udon?
Obviously the answer would be – No!
Unless if you go to the Japanese Restaurant (yeah, we have one here), then maybe there is udon, but x pernah pergi pun! Huhu~
sesuai amat!!! (merujuk gambar – I dont know this guy!)
kah3…
niku udon kt mr. ramen…times square..
salam ziarah~
terima kasih menyinggah.. ^_^
oh ya, seni pertahanan diri jepun ni macam best je.. tak pernah cuba lagi semua tu.. silat pun belajar tak habis, apa lagi nak masuk seni orang lain.. tapi seronoknya kalau boleh hadam semua sekali.. boleh jadi ultraman.. ^_^
assalamualaikum, selamat berkenalan
sy sekarang belajar di Padang, Indonesia.walaupun belajar medic tapi sy tetap sibukkan diri dengan mengikuti martial art dari jepun ni, karate..kat sini sy ikut 2 jenis karate…yang pertama shotokan (kyu 6) dan kyokushinkai (kyu 8)..
sy antara org yg mencintai seni bela diri dari jepun ni~boleh su link ke blog sy?rajin2 sila la berkunjung~
Salam Yeh…
Hari tu dah baca sekerat, tak sempat nak tinggalkan komen.
Hari ni, kak su merayap sakan kat blog kekawan.
Kak su cuma penah masuk silat cekak je. Itupun sbb kawan yg ajak. Dah lama. Ingat le sikit-sikit gerak langkahnya, tapi kalau ada org serang, rasanya langkah seribu yg kak su atur. hehe…
Sbnrnya kak su tak yakin dgn kemampuan diri dlm bidang seni mempertahankan diri ni. Kak su jenis yg berbadan kecil, bimbang tak mampu nak lawan. Isk… negatif sungguh. huhu…
ni lawatan ryugakusei kan?
tahun ni kami pi dekat2 ni ja..huhu..bdk2 kisarazu kosen mai sini pastu sama2 gerak pi ryoko..dekat ja
To Kak Su – Aish lawak bebenor ler kak su ni…
saya pun pasang langkah seribu jugak kak su!!
Reply for JHaZKiTaRo,
Thank you for linking mines with urs too. Do drop by slalu ye? Lokking forward to reading urs too.
Reply for emann,
Salam…
Meaning ape?? Ish, mane de paste je muke kat gambar tu. Time tu tengah sweating banyk sgt sbb panas gak r pakai bogu tu. Lagi2 baru lepas sparring mase tu.hehe. Nampak ala2 samurai x?haha.
Owh, have I been tagged?Well, nanti i’ll try to answer that one maybe in the page about myself.huhu.
Reply for Frank,
Haha. I’m trying to be honest honestly. Well, now maybe i dont have the complete package but where there’s a will there’s a way rite? To tell u the truth, I’ve always had a passion for martial arts, it’s just with time constraints and other commitments I had to put that dream on the back seat for a while. I wish to experience more in the future. How bout u? Have u ever learned martial arts?
Nah..I dont think gimnastics suits me at all. I dont have the talent for it maybe!haha.
p/s:How did u know bout that gimnastic thing?
thank god i found this guy,so i can prove to world that my theory is true.Can i take you to my lab,I will feed u with a lot of bananas.how bout a name for you,deris seem too human for a specimen like you.no offence….how bout ipin?cool huh
Reply for MuNsYi-SaMa,
Salam,
Skang ni practice karate ke? Asenye karate cam lebey kurang Taekwondo kn? Cume karate lebih penekanan kat penggunaan tangan kn?
Erm, kat cni udon yang boley dimakan sume yg sayuran saje. Jadi vegeterian sket.haha.
Niku(Daging) klu kat kedai xleh mkn. Tapi kat mesia okey je asenye. Sedap ke niku udon kat mr ramen tu? Mahal x ek? (nmpak sgt xpenah pegi..hehe.)
Owh ye, ramen klu kat jepun ni xleh nak makan sbb mengndungi unsur2 xleh nak dimakan.haha. Kat Mesia ramen die lain sket asenye..
Reply for BaruKisu,
Wow, that must be some fall eh sampai ur father xbagi teruskan kan. Hope u didnt hurt urself badly r kn? I once injured myself too. My feet was bruised smpai jd warne biru time tu.(tu time tournmnt).
Nway, mesti ase sayang je kalau wat sumthing tp xabis kn. Ase cam xbape satisfied je bile fikirkan balik kn?
Wow, the silat thing sounds pretty awesome. Silat Harimau Jatian Lima, well, this is the 1st time I’ve heard of it. In my school there is only Silat Cekak Hanafi I think. Glad to hear that u passed on the silat tradition to ur brother. U must b so proud of him kn? In a way, boys generally like to enter in competitions to ‘practice’ the martial arts in the real arena. Nway,hope he excels in the future too.
Reply for kepunden,
hehe.ntahla sape dlm gambar tu ek. klu kenal bgtau ek?hehe.
Reply for ainul arina,
Salam. Thank you for dropping by too.=).
Skang ni duk blaja silat lg ke? Tu r,kan best klu boley blaja sume martial arts skali kn. Boley lawan ultraman dan geng2nye. Dulu time kecik2 slalu wat gaya ultraman.Ingatkan boley jadi terer tapi same je.hehe.
Reply for muhammadsayyid,
Salam dan selamat berkenalan juga.Thank you for visiting my blog. And sorry for the late reply ye.
Wah,bestnye blaja 2 jenis karate skali gus. Sy tak berapa tahu sangat pasal karate ni lagi, erm, dalam karate pun ade banyak jenis jugak ek?
Karate Kid was my all-time favorite movie.Mesti dah penah tgk kn?Ade satu kick die yang special kn?Ade blaja ke yang tu?hehe.
Actually sbb tu r dulu I got involved in Taekwondo(kat sekolah dulu xde karate).
Goodluck and all the best ye in practicing Karate!
I’ll link ur blog with mine ye?I’d be glad if u’ll link mines with urs too.Do drop by again ye?
Reply for suara,
Salam Kak Su.=). How r u? Sori lambat reply sebab berbizi sket kebelakangan ni.huhu.
Wah,Kak Su pernah blaja silat cekak ek?Yeh sebenarnye teringin gak nak blaja silat tapi tak berkesempatan lagi. Ade jurulatih Taekwondo dulu die ckp, it doesnt matter kalau kite berbadan kecil berbanding lawan kite, tapi yang penting kite ade courage and ade mental strength nak outwit the opponent.With that,confidence and skill will come by itself.
Dulu yeh berbadan kecil gak asenye.hehe. Tapi kan,bile kite belajar martial arts ni kite ase lebih confident pada diri and lebih disiplin kn?
Reply for amir5656,
Salam bro.Ape khabaq?Bile nak dtg nagaoka ni?hehe.
Ni aktiviti utk intrnational students untuk experience culture jepun.Setiap tahun wat aktiviti yang macm ni. Tahun lepas wat gubah2 bunga. dorang panggil ape tah, Ikebana kot asenye. Tahun depan maybe main alat muzik jepun kot?
Kalau untuk jalan2 tu,tahun ni pegi nikko. tengok keindahan alam kat situ. Dekat ngan tempat ang kn? Tiap2 tahun korang pegi same2 ngan kisarazu kosen ke? Ade bunka taiken gak x?
Reply for gomu gomu no,
Salam perkenalan untuk kamu juga!
erm,sy baru je dlm dunia blogging ni dan banyak lagi untuk dipelajari. Hopefully u’ll share ur views and comments with me again ye in the future?
N hopefully pasni akan diupdate dengan lebih kerap. Actually ade banyak yang nak dimasukkan sbgai entry baru tapi just need those finishing touches je.huhu. Ganbarimasu.
Reply for darwin,
Hi Darwin! How r u?
I have no problems with u taking the ones in the picture (the middle and on the right ones only ye!) for ur lab experiments. Nah, i dont think ipin is suitable for the name. Hope u’ll come up with a better name next time ye.hehe.
Good luck in ur experiments ye.haha.
salam ziarah…
enjoy this entry. hehe, saya sangat berharap satu hari nanti saya berpeluang belajar seni mempertahankan diri dari negara lain. teringin nak cuba aikedo dan sheijou kenji (alamak tak tahu la nak eja macam mana, hentam je la).
tapi, lepas abis belajar la. sebab dulu, masa saya aktif silat dan taekwando, result merundum. ibu terus haramkan huhu~
untuk karate, tak berani la. yang kamu cerita ni pun tak berani. macam ganas je. hehe
*laughs* Hmm..takdelah nak berjumpa Doraemon kan? Maybe nak cari orang Jepun sebagai suami? *laughs* kidding kidding. Nak tengok Sakura, how they integrate modernity with nature, tea ceremony, yukata, Shibuya, Odaiba, Hokkaido, Okinawa dan bermacam-macam lagi. My passion for Japanese-related issues/items ni critical sangat dah haha.
Yes yes!One of the reason why I have a liking for Kendo is because the feeling of being a Samurai. Samurai kakkoii!~ Though maybe Shinobi lagi best but anyway..Samurai best.
Pernah cuba Japanese archery tak? Siap dengan Yukata dia etc?
Fuh,42 komen. Boleh tahan blog nih, hihi.
Sheikh, tak try silat cekak or silat gayung ? Aku dulu masa kat sekolah menengah berminat jugak dengan taekwando, tapi yurannya mahal sangat, so terpaksa give up. Tambah2 lagi, budak taekwando kat sekolah dulu rata-ratanya tak power real sparring, haha. Pernah lawan black belt punya budak, err…skill itu ada tapi…:)
Aku ada belajar silat cekak dan memang berminat dengan silat ni, cuma tiada rezeki untuk habiskan. Si johan pun rasanya belajar silat cekak kan.
Nway, belajarlah apa-apa martial art pun asalkan ia bermanfaat ketika masanya diperlukan. Dan teruskan menimba ilmu2 martial art yer. Boleh buat kenangan 🙂
Reply for iliana,
Salam. Thanks for visiting:)
Aikido n sheijou kenji (xtau nak eja jugak..hehe)sounds fun too. I`ve never tried it before too. Hopefully u`ll get the chance to try it one day. Kat universiti skang ade bukak kelas utk foreign martial arts ke?
Wow, u`ve actually tried silat n Taekwondo ye? U must like martial arts a lot kn? For me, martial arts ni byk teach kite stuff yg xdiajar dlm klas. Dgn tu akan ajar kite about discipline n responsibility kn. Maybe in the future u could show that through martial arts u could handle the other responsibilities as well kn. Lame ke masuk Taekwondo n silat dulu time sekolah tu?
All the best in whatever u do ye! I am thinking about taking up martial arts again some time soon.
Erm, yang Kendo is actually quite fun.Org yang ajar tu ckp, kalau follow the rules kite xakan sakit sgt sbb dah pakai protective helmet n everything. Sy suke movement dlm Kendo ni sbb nampak smooth je seolah-olah cam gliding. macm samurai sket pun ade kot=p.
Karate tu nampak cam ganas sket kot.Tapi asenye lebey kurang cam Taekwondo je kot.
p/s: may I link ur blog with mine?
Reply for ‘Aqilah,
Hye! Wow, u really love Japan don`t u? Do u have any plans to visit here sometimes soon?
I guess I am lucky coz I have a tree in front of my room. In Spring, it blossoms into Sakura.Its very beautiful.The Japanese would gather in the masses under the sakura trees during the season and would have bbq or picnic with friends and family.
FYI, next year I will be furthering my studies in Hokkaido. I heard that it is very beautiful there and famous for its big fishes n crabs!! Its gonna be way colder there though.
I`ve never tried Japanese archery yet. But I heard that the university is gonna replace the martial arts stuff with archery next year! If I`m not wrong, the archery thing is called `Yumi` in Japanese.
Reply for ainohikari,
Salam bro! How r u?
Erm, xpernah try silat lagi seumur hidup. Teringin sangat nak try tapi xberkesempatan lagi.huhu. Ape lagi nanti boleylah ajar sket2 kn?hehe. Ko ingat x `silat John` yang aku wat?hehe. amacam, ade gaye ala2 silat x?hehe.Video tu ade kat mane ek?tibe2 terase nak tgk balik je.
Tu r,kadang2 belt ape yang kite pegang tu xbape penting bg aku but yg pentingnye kite blaja melalui hati kn. Baru ade feel n boley praktikkan ngan betul kn? Time aku msk tournment tu, aku green belt je mase tu pn. ade gak r kalahkn black belt.(smpai arini cm bangga je.huhu)
I totally agree with u=). Kite patut belajar n amik mane yg baik kn. U keep learning martial arts ye bro!
Aisey sheikh, kat website WG08 tu ada je ‘silat john’ hang tu. Tergelak-gelak aku tengok lagi sekali. Pi lah jenguk website yang UPU buat cantik-cantik tu. hoho
p.s.silat john di bhgn sketsa
http://winter.ipij.info/sketsa.html
kat u takde lagi open untuk foreign martial art..kena belajar di luar..dah plan dengan uncle nak sama-sama try..tapi, tak tahu lagi bila..rasanya pernah tengok la ‘kendo’ di tv hari tu..memang smooth je, tapi sampai boleh buat orang terpelanting..tapi, yang macam tu la best kan..
lama juga join martial art..tapi, lama juga stop hehe sebab kecederaan..habis semua sport lasak tak boleh nak join..sedih sedih..
taekwan-do n silat tak punch kepala tapi karate boleh (masa pertandingan la)..in real, mana ada orang ikut rules kan..tapi, sekali kena masa karate tu, berpinar juga la kepala hehe..
boleh je..sangat berterima kasih dan i will link ur blog too ye..
p/s : panjang juga membebel ni..harap tak mencuri banyak masa tuan rumah ;p
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