(Written by BadSniper)

Buat Saya ,Kendo adalah Survival

Pertama gw ikut kendo itu Tahun 2002 akhir.dan pada saat itu adalah masa sulit untuk gw dan keluarga gw yang emang lagi jatoh banget.Bisnis Bokap Bangkrut,Tabungan nyokap abis,sedangkan gw dan adik gw belum tamat kuliah.kemudian gw ketemu senior gw di kampus yaitu Mas Yanuar yg pada saat itu juga baru mulai 1 bulan ikut Kendo.awalnya gw ga begitu tertarik,karena peralatannya semua mahal,gimana bisa join? tapi penjelasan Mas Yanuar itu cukup make sense(dipinjemin shinai,bogu ,dsb).so i join Kendo in JJS.

Dalam perjalanan gw latihan Kendo,banyak kejutan2 yg gw ga temui di beladiri lain,yg mana pada saat yg hampir bersamaan gw juga join Aikido.kejutan pertama itu waktu ujian Kyu pertama kali. gw baru latihan 3bulan,gw kira gw bakal ga lulus eh taunya gw malah langsung Kyu 5,yg mana di Aikido itu first level itu Kyu 6.setelah selang waktu setelah ujian ,dojo bikin latihan shiai.semua Kyu Holder disuruh pakai Bogu sama Meguro Sensei dan ikut Shiai keiko.selama 4 bulan shiai keiko gw kalah terus, sama siapapun gw kalah.cuma 1 kali hikiwake itupun sama rekan kita yg lagi cedera lutut. gw frustasi,bingung, ga ngerti,akhirnya ada yg mau bersedia memperbaiki kendo skill gw utk pertama kali yaitu Tony.gw rasa dia tau kalo gw stress jadi dia nyamperin gw sambil nanya " ry, lu mau latihan biar ga kalah mulu ? ".waktu latihan sama Tony gw mulai enjoy(walaupun rada mampus soalnya saat itu, dia no mercy), gw ga mikir lagi win or lose it's all the same.yg penting Kendo gw improve.terus suatu hari gw shiai dengan si Tiger Willy,dan pada saat itu pula gw lagi PEDE sama gw punya Kendo.dan sampai saat ini Shiai itu adalah "My most outstanding awesome and wonderful Shiai " iya ga will ?hahaha.dan sejak hari itu pula ,Meguro Sensei mulai nge drill gw sama Willy untuk memperkuat seme dan kihon.

Kejutan berikutnya,waktu ujian lagi. kali ini gw memang penuh dengan persiapan.jujur pada saat itu gw takut kecapean,krn ujian udah pake Bogu.temen2 se-angkatan gw semua udah pada Kyu 4 cuma gw doang yg Kyu 5.dan waktu ujian,temen2 gw naik jadi Kyu 3.tapi gw langsung Kyu 1 terus gw disuruh ujian Kata dan akhirnya gw lulus ujian Shodan.buat gw ini kejutan.gw bener2 ga ngerti gimana bisa langsung Shodan? tapi gw nikmatin aja prosesnya. ga lama setelah ujian , gw masuk seleksi Team ASEAN tournament.disitu gw baru ketemu sama Pak Cobra.hahaha dan pada saat itu gw sering latihan sama Pak Cobra,sedangkan Willy latihan sama Tony.dan hasilnya..meskipun tidak dapat juara 1 tapi kita semua pulang bawa medali.huhuhu kejutan terus deh..sampe saat ini score gw sama willy masih sama..kalo aja turnamen kemaren gw ketemu willy lagi,mungkin dia yg menang.hehehe karena gw over weight dan jarang latihan lagi.tapi gw seneng,dia bermain sangat cantik saat melawan NV.. aauuuummm buat SexyTiger

Sekarang kejutan itu datang lagi, lewat Kampretos...dan Bung Whisper,gw mau ngucapin terima kasih buanyaak karena lu maksa gw latihan kendo lagi..hahaha sekarang gw ngerasa lagi suasana latihan kayak dulu waktu Tahun2 awal gw pake bogu.serba cuek yg penting kendo gw improve.dan yg penting gw tetep latihan.seiring perjalanan waktu dari 2002 sampe sekarang rasanya singkat banget.tau2 gw udeh begini,meski tidak berumur 20an lagi tapi semangat gw tetep kayak 8 Tahun yg lalu. apalagi masih bisa liat Willy,Marcel,Tony,dan Djoko.buat gw itu sudah nostalgila..hahahaha(kesan nya Toku banget) dan semangat2 ini dan semua kejutan2 inilah yg membuat gw tetap SURVIVE...

sekarang,hidup gw lebih teratur,lebih damai,dan layak,meskipun gw sibuk harus traveling ke luar kota terus,tapi buat gw semangat Survival yg gw dapet dari latihan Kendo bertahun2 telah membuahkan hasil yg maksimal. kalo gw ga pernah Kendo,mungkin hidup gw udeh berantakan karena putus asa.dan gw selalu inget pesan Meguro Sensei " Penderitaan itu adalah bagian dari latihan,dan latihan itu adalah bagian dari kesenangan,jadi Penderitaan itu sama saja dengan Kesenangan" dan gw selalu inget pesan Fujikawa Sensei sebelum beliau pulang ke Jepang " kalian itu Samurai tangguh,bukan Kendoka sembarangan,jadi jangan berhenti latihan.." dan Alhamdulilah sampai saat ini gw masih tepati janji gw sama beliau untuk tetap latihan,dan tetep SURVIVE...

(Written by Commander)

I remember when I was still at the UW Madison Kendo Club...
It was the first time I've heard that there is a pretty active Kendo
community in South East Asia. I was so excited that I was still able to
continue fighting even after I graduated and imminently return to
Indonesia. Of course being a young cocky upstart that I was, I told myself
that I was going to be South East Asian Champion someday. I was pretty
confident in my own skill and record, I thought the only way I could from
there was up and nothing could stop me.

I have to admit that my thirst in pursuing Kendo isn't at it's height at
this moment. While I still enjoy it, I don't find myself immersed in it.
Perhaps due to my other activities and distractions. I am also not in my
top shape at the moment, even though I am working at it... however,
nothing seems to be working for the moment. I promised Master Djedi that
I'd get myself ready for the next South East Asian Tournament next year
somehow. Not only I'd have to get myself ready, I will have to get my team
mates ready also. Even though it saddens me to have lost a few comrades
along the way, I am very comfortable with the skill level and the
chemistry we have now. Possibly the most comfortable we are with each
other as a Kendo team. Perhaps this time we can capture the glory that has
long eluded us...

I remember after my first taste of South East Asian Kendo Championship...
While it was a satisfactory result for the Indonesian Team, I was pretty
disappointed with my own performance. I thought I was a non-factor during
the team championship run, much less in the individual division. I was
beginning to have doubts regarding my own skill, compared to my own team
mates' and my competitors'. However, I was still determined to improve and
make my mark in the next tournament. Yet again, I still dream that I'd be
a champion someday.

The truth is however, I have lost that dream of becoming a champion. While
I still haven't reached the goal I originally set for myself. Through my
life, the meaning of Kendo has changed. Even though at times I forget, it
is still an important part of my life. Perhaps one thing that keeping me
together when times get though. Even though both times I've tried the
result wasn't as good as I'd hoped it'd be, I don't know if I can sum up
the energy and the ferocity that I once had. Not to mention my age and
injury, I just don't know if these old legs still have it anymore.

I remember when I first started Kendo...
I was an overweight underachiever, who never puts any real effort in any
endeavor in life. Kendo was the first thing I did that put me out of my
own element of comfort. The first thing that I really had to try and fight
in order to survive. I promised myself I'd never give up... to prove to
myself more than anyone, I can do this!!

(Written by Commander )

Kendo in Life, Life in Kendo… I’m so Confused I Don’t Know Anymore…

“When your life is bad, do Kendo… then your Kendo becomes good… then your
life becomes good”

Those were the words I got a few years ago from Tsuji Sensei at a
particularly tough time in my life. Even though it didn’t make sense to me
at the time, I tried it anyways. It took me 3 years before I understood
what it means, at least for me…
I found that doing Kendo is NOT going to miraculously change your life for
the better, that would be preposterous! Kendo when done right however, can
not only train you physically, but more importantly mentally and
spiritually. When I say spiritually, I do NOT mean as a religion. Training
in Kendo non-verbally incorporates a lot of what we need in life to
survive as a human being. In training we often found ourselves applying
the virtues of humility, respect, grateful and trying hard not giving up.
Those are the qualities that we need to survive in this harsh real life as
a human being. In training, they are rarely spoken of, but nevertheless
practiced.
As I am saying this, in no way I am conveying that I have mastered them.
In fact, often times I forget and found myself having to re-learn
everything over again.
Even though Tsuji Sensei wasn’t exactly the strongest Sensei at the dojo,
but I will forever be grateful and respect him for this one thing he has
taught me.
Perhaps one day, all of you will tell your own story about your Kendo and
your Life.

(Written by Commander )

I read Whisper’s article about the beginning of Campretos… To think about,
how long ago was that? Beginning of 2009 wasn’t it? Time flew by so
quickly, we’re already in November 2009 now.
It’s amazing what we can accomplish if we put our minds and efforts
together. I will be complete honest with all of you that I much enjoyed
this year’s tournament than last year’s. For one thing, as I first looked
at the tournament brackets, I thought to myself that this year ANYONE
could win this. A lot of people in the Dan division are that good that
with a slight twist of luck, they could win it all.
Don’t get me wrong, I respect the hell out of Big Boss as a fighter and as
a friend. To all of you who have the privilege of fighting with Big Boss
as a team mate, it’s an amazing thing to watch him fight. For some reason,
he’s the one guy that can somehow find a way to win, even when faced with
a difficult opponent. Even resorting to some ‘interesting’ tactics,
although he’s Kendo skill is still formidable.
However, the one thing that I am particularly proud of… Campretos, all of
you… despite the result of your matches… you all came out swinging!! NONE
of you went in with a loser’s mentality, you all went and try to win! No
matter who you’re faced with… For that, I am proud to be a part of
Campretos (I'm no leader, trust me, you all made it happen)… I believe
this is one thing we all are trying to achieve, and for one thing we all
showed them what we are made of.
I may sound like a hypocrite, but I do mean it when I saw this : winning
isn’t (too) important. If you keep believing and trying hard, it will
happen, trust me… hey, it happened to me, didn’t it?

Guys,

Suatu hari,abis keiko,gw ngobrol2 ama si CrazzyRabbit. Dia heran, knp bandung selalu menang,kendonya bagus,padahal sensei sedikit. Sementara jkt,kecuali yg senior,selalu tertinggal dan kewalahan menghadapi bandung,surabaya dll.

Gw bilang,mungkin,anak2 bandung sering keiko antar mrk sendiri (krn keterbatasan sensei dll ).
Trus obrolan sering berulang,via YM,atau di dojo. Intinya adl kita mengungkapkan bhw ingin ada keiko tambahan,atau apapun namanya,antar rekan. Tapi kita mentok di tempat,hari,dll. Tp kemudian rabbit diajak sama mantis keiko di kampus. Bahkan yg gilanya,mrk keiko tanpa bogu,sampe bibir jontor dan pala benjol.

Ternyata eh ternyata,keiko tambahan ini berlanjut di dojo abis latian,plus deny-goat-kingant-mantis-rabbit, di bawah asuhan commander. gw ? kagak ngikut alias langsung balik hehehe.

setelah sekian lama, akhirnya gw coba ikut. Rabbit awalnya ngajak,untuk ikut minor leaque. Gw bilang kalo minor leaque gw ga mau,kalo liga kampret mau. Dan gw pun ikut, untuk kemudian dipecundangi sama rabbit,mantis,dll. Wah, ternyata improvement dr sini ok jg nih.

Sejak saat itu gw mencoba selalu ikut, dan lambat tapi kampret, liga berubah nama menjadi LIGA KAMPRET.

Satu hal yg gw suka disini adl, ini bukan tentang (semata2) menang. Tp lbh ke self improvement. Serius tapi kampret, eh santai maksudnya. satu sama lain, dibawah asuhan commander, kampret menjadi semakin kampret tiap minggunya.

Kemudian datanglah sniper, dan memberi masukan nama dll. Supaya berbau latin, kampret pun menjadi Campretos atau Los Campretos.

Kemudian muncul blog dll, dibantu oleh agnes yg emang webmaster, masukan dr sniper-girlscout-tiger, blog pun jadi.

Thats all, The Born of Campretos secara singkat.

Thanks to semua yg udah membantu kelahiran campretos.

Mudah2an semua semakin kampret...

Just sharing my opinion..

Gw blm lama kendo, masih bau kampret, eh bau kencur maksudnya.
Gw merasa kendo itu sangat sulit, sekalipun ( kelihatannya ) simple dan gampang.
Selain sulit, capenya jg ampun2an. But kendo is fun. Bahkan lebih dari fun.

Di kendo gw belajar. Tapi bukan belajar menang.
Gw belajar jangan banyak omong,yg penting improve. Yeah, gw rasa kendo sangat anti dg yg namanya omdo. Sangat realistis.

Bahkan bisa dibilang,kendo kita kayak apa ya berarti diri kita atau hidup kita kayak gitu jg.

Cepat panik (kayak gw) saat keiko,plus minus itu mencerminkan karakter.
Ragu2, takut ambil resiko. dll, dll.

But, yg paling gw rasakan adalah kendo itu sangat menyenangkan saat hidup sedang kacau balau. Apalagi saat kita merasa terbuang,dan kita menjadi nothing to lose. Kendo kita akan jauh lebih lepas,tanpa beban.

Thats all.

Keep ngampret, and please be more kampret.

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SexyTiger (K) ----- Vs ----- BigGoat

BadSniper (M) ----- Vs ----- VagabondMantis (H,M,M)

SexyTiger (M,M) ----- Vs ----- Whisper

BadSniper (K,M) ----- Vs ----- BigGoat

VagabondMantis ----- Vs ----- SexyTiger (M,M)

Whisper (K,K) ----- Vs ----- BigGoat

BadSniper (K) ----- Vs ----- SexyTiger (M,M)

Whisper (M) ----- Vs ----- VagabondMantis (M)

( Written by Cobra Commander )

Nah... akhirnya setelah tertunda lama, Liga Campretos sudah dimulai lagi setelah kita mengalami tundaan karena kegiatan JKA dan juga jadwal kalendar yg kurang mendukung...
Sekarang... utk yg memang berminat... silahkan stay after practice... sebisa nya saya akan tetap membantu (biarpun sebenernya kalo lg sehat, pengen ikut juga)
Mungkin bisa juga tugas mewasit itu dirotasi... karena ada guna nya bagi kitu utk bisa mengenal apa yg ippon dan apa yg tidak...
Karena utk jadwal bbrp bulan mendatang belum ada tournament lagi, maka boleh juga kita pakai liga ini utk mempertajam basic dan kendo kita secara umum nya... tanpa ada beban tournament dsb...
Saya juga masih menunggu anggota JKA utk berlatih di Sari Pan, karena fasilitas itu sudah tersedia bagi para anggota JKA dan merupakan tambahan yg baik utk latihan kita di JJS.
Terakhir... anggota yg hilang pada ke mana nich? Denny? Mota? Fadly? Trus katanya bakal ada liga wanita... siapa yg waktu itu sesumbar ya?

gender : male
age : 21
weight : 73kgs
height : 170cm
grade : Ikkyu
kata2 mutiara : Devil May Cry...

Male
165an cm
60an kg
Kata mutiara: walaupun bangsat, tapi terpelajar...
Cintailah bahasa indonesia... ^_^

status : Single Asian Male looking for self improvement in Kendo
Age : 33
height : +/- 170cm
Weight : fluctuating
My Kendo goals for 2009: Ki Ken Tai Ichi, lulus ujian (JKA & AJKF) & body weight control
My Kendo goals for 2010-2015 (first 5): Ki Ken Tai Ichi, lulus ujian (AJKF), Saika Tanden, Improving my swings & ashi sabaki
Words : "sea turtles, mate" -Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)

gender : Male
Age : 30
height : 170cm
Weight : Unknown ( in a process of loosing weight)
Rank : Nidan
words : Wes Ojo Dumeh Cah !!!

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Height : 170 cm
Rank : Sandan
kata2x mutiara : Whatever you may have heard about me, it's probably true.

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Age : 22
Weight : 54
Height : 170
Rank : shoudan
Kata mutiara : "ara to hosion hoti hosion estin fileitai hupo thon theon,, e hoti fileitai hosion estin..."

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Height: 170
Rank: Shodan
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Age : 33
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Height: 172
Kata2 mutiara:belum begitu kalo ga di gitu in terlebih dahulu...
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