Originally posted by: darkshadow
i train to fight at tournaments to win, not to lose,
That can cause a few problems within your techique and basics. My sensei tells us all the time there is a big diffrence between tournament kendo and real kendo. I've seen that apply to almost every martial art there is. I'm not saying your bad but, being a good tournament fighter and a good pactitioner of a martial art can be two compleatly diffrent things even at the black belt level.