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UMKC KENDO BEGINNERS' MANUAL

 

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GENERAL UMKC DOJO REQUIREMENTS

Kendo training
  • Before training, write your name in the attendance book, along with the training fee.
  • The floor should be swept at the beginning of training. It should also be checked for nails, holes, floor fittings or other protuberances that may cause injury. These should be flattened or taped over as the situation requires.
  • All club armour is to returned to the same position in the store room (for mixing of armour sections, first see the armourer or club executive members). If you train on a continual basis, put your name on some tape on stick it on the shelve in front of the armour. If you do not continually train, it will be allocated to someone else.
  • All private armour is to be kept separate. If there is space in the shelves, you can air it, but please clearly mark your name on it, otherwise, keep it out of the way in a bag, with your name clearly marked on the bag.
  • All of your shinai and bokuto should have your name on them. If you keep them in the store room, keep them separate, preferably in a bag.
  • Do not leave your tenegui, keikogi of hakama in the store room, unless it is clean, folded and out of the way.
  • Please keep the store room as clean as possible, as it's there for all to use.
  • Whenever you leave the store room, lock the door.
  • The less time we spend organising and cleaning, the more time we have for training.