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If you're interested in sword play you could check for a local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA for short). They don't allow people to start practicing armoured combat until they are at least 16 (until last year it was 18) and lots of people don't start until their late 20s.

I've got lots and lots of links for people who are interested. SCA is one of my only hobbies that rivals anime for amount of time and energy invested in it. The main link to start with is http://www.sca.org if you're interested in seeing what we do. We have clubs world wide (although I'm not too sure about Portugal... I'd have to look). I actually met my wife when I was up in Canada for a tournament.

The thing that made me think of SCA is the fact that Kendo was mentioned. We have people join from time to time who have years and years of Kendo experience who arrive believing that they'll be able to do very well. It's fun when they learn that Kendo isn't a very practical style against other mixed armed combat styles. If they stick around, they tend to learn a whole lot faster than a new member but that initial shock of getting walked all over is lots of fun to watch... I just love watching an ego deflate...

Thank you for the suggestion Zagatto, I'll check out the website. It must really be funny watching those people getting walked all over. We sometimes tend to think we're the best at something but the truth is there's always someone better.

Zagatto - The SCA huh. Well yes traditonal Kendo does take a back seat to mixed sword fighting. But in Okinawa they offered a Kendo/Ninja mixed sword play that I found very hard for other styles to contend with.

Now that would be perfect! I have a friend who used to practice Ninjitsu and he said it was really awesome! Oh, and you should have seen his equipment! Boots with hidden knives and stuff like that.

bending is like any other part of the body. You only become good at if you work at it. Unless we are talking about a certain male anatomy. Then you are either blessed from birth or go see a doc and pay for your improvements.

True, but flexibility differs from person to person, younger people are usually more flexible than older people and women are naturally more flexible than men. Vicious has no flexibility and apparently it wasn't much different when he was a kid. I on the other hand can easily put my forehead on the ground with my knees flat. According to my latest physical examination I have an excellent flexibility and I personally think I'm a bit out of shape where flexibility's concerned. Sure it requires work but the body has its limits.