Osaka 2 - Uur Echte Kendo / Samurai Ervaring In Japan

Five Stars are not enough for this experience! The Sensei was an amazingly gregarious, kind, talented and patient guide through the Kendo experience! Enough great things cannot be said of this man. The Sensei meet me at the street as he was helping an elderly lady into the cab I was exiting. So by design or accident he was attentive and committed to the experience. Again, not sure if by design or luck in my booking, but my experience was completely one on one. I had the complete attention and benefit of the Sensei’s knowledge, experience, humor, kindness and skills for the entire time. It was absolutely incredible. And the Sensei’s patience with the lack of skill was fantastic. With forty years studying Kendo he was not even slightly annoyed at the fumblings of an older not quite in shape person. If you have ever wanted to try Kendo, this is the place to do it! Amazing! Note, this is a bit of a workout!

Five stars does not do this experience justice! The Sensei greeted me at the street, perhaps not by design as he helped an elderly lady into the cab I arrived in, but it set the tone for the entire experience. In my case the experience was completely one on one. The Sensei gave me his complete attention and patience for the entire time. This truly was an immersive dive into Kendo. The Sensei was gregarious, kind, understanding and above all patient. My obvious lack of coordination, balance or anything resembling skill did not phase or give him pause. His 40 plus years of experience in the art was a wonder to behold when he let it shine. But he went out of his way to try and nurture and encourage my learning. This experience may lead me to taking up the art back at home. Words come with great difficulty to describe what a wonderful experience this was! One thing to note is this is a workout and be prepared to sweat!

Great exercise and fantastic fun! Our group was small 3 people + sensei) but that meant we each got a lot of focus. Very educational, and very fun. The armour fit perfectly, and though the gloves were a tight fit for me - it's worth noting I'm 6'3" with large hands anyway. I definitely recommend it! Just bring some water/juice, you'll get thirsty!

I’ve seen a lot of references to kendo and sword fighting in anime but it was really fun to be able to experience it first hand. We did some warm ups, then learns the stances. Then we practiced different swings and had a quick sparring session. Maeda-san was an excellent host. He is very skilled with kendo. I can barely keep up with his movements when we sparred.

Brilliant experience- our teacher was very passionate about his sport and taught our small group very well. He helped us get correctly dresses, taught us etiquette and Japanese stretching before a well paced lesson in the basic movements. We went on to do trial strikes before playing a few games. Overall it was a brilliant experience and I would highly recommend for anyone wanting to experience a local sport with a long history.

We had a very important guest from Germany, and they were very happy with the very polite and easy explanation and training. I was faintly worried (sorry), but it was a total disaster, and I'll take advantage of it if I get another chance!

Instructor was very nice and well informed. The class was very informative and fun. It was a great experience learning more about the history of kendo and being taught how to perform kendo.

Kosei was a fantastic Kendo teacher. He was very encouraging and patient and built everything up in an easy to understand way. He took photos and videos of us along the way. It was a great experience although hard work!

On this SAMURAI TRIP, my friends and I had a great time, and I gained a lot from it. The teacher was very kind and patient, and often encouraged us. There are basically no communication barriers, and the teacher's English is fluent and easy to understand. The price is slightly expensive, but the experience is very good.

Super fun and instructive! It requires some phisical effort, though not very intense. The sensei was very nice and patient. I loved the experience!