Japanese class or Fencing?

Pestilence3 · Nov 12, 2002

Which one should I choose for my next semester?

a) Nihongo class, which

Cons : must pay RM90(USD 23.00++) per month that will not guarantee my achievement to master this difficult languange. I'm ok with hiragana & katakana but kanji is killing me

Pros: Watching anime with ease and w/o the subs. Clear understanding of what the characters are saying.

OR

b)fencing, which

Pros : I've been learning for 5 months now. The fee is quite cheap. Hoping to learn "Saber Thrust lvl 3" or "Super Cut lvl 2" and other super moves soon

Cons: Those thrusts are killing me hands . Saber & foil is ok coz not so heavy. But epee,using it for less than 10 minutes got my hand tired.

So, which one will it be? Is it :

-->Nihongo : muzukashi(hard) or kantan(easy) ?

-->Fencing : sabers, Zorro, cute girl instructor

?

_E_ · Nov 12, 2002

My vote goes to learing Japanese. I will start doing that myself as soon as possible, but again, thats only my opinion....

Eface · Nov 12, 2002

JAPANESE!

no doubt.... i know what i would choose... but it's your choice.

The Captain · Nov 12, 2002

I would pick the fencing, but that's my opinion. It would be fun for me to dominate all the other students by using two hands to hold the saber instead of using one hand to hold the saber and the other for balance. You might use the first stance anyway, but the latter stance is what I see in all the pictures of fencing.

Kane · Nov 12, 2002

Nihongo will help you more in life, unless you are a god at fencing.
The Kanji are hard to learn, but if you work at it, they do get embedded in your head.

Ninjaa · Nov 12, 2002

I would go for the Japanese class, as that's what I am taking at this moment in time.

RZetlin · Nov 12, 2002

Unless you are going to fight a gang of thugs with a fencing sword or date your cute girl instructor, I would go with Nihongo.

Dark Watcher · Nov 12, 2002

Hmm...with practice and training..eventually thrusts will no longer hurt..particularly since you will become stronger...but the same holds true for Nihongo...over time it will become easier.....

Here is the real question...do you prefer to be physically challenged or mentally...but we agree..Nihongo will be quite useful in the future...for now anime would be a perk...but much in the way of buisness..knowing the language puts you that much farther to a good future

NuGgEt · Nov 12, 2002

Its nice to kno japanese and all, but no way you will be good enough to fluently and easily understand any anime. Unless they speak fairly slowly and speak in a first grade level. Its great to kno, and you do pick up things here and there, but not until MAYBE 3rd year will you be able to understand much.

Drachenfels · Nov 13, 2002

Go for fencing. Your lazy butt needs some sports.

Quatro · Nov 13, 2002

if your the athletic type, go for fencing (and not just for the cute instructor

)

if not, better stick with Nihongo, you will learn a lot and even get yourself a Japanese chick

Shiori · Nov 13, 2002

Learning Japanese is useless if you've got no one to practice it with. You might learn something from the start, but without constant use the skill erodes quickly.

Fencing is just flat-out useless because it has no practical applications in Real Life.

I would suggest you find other worthwhile applications for your money.

Drack · Nov 13, 2002

I think you should do the fencing. I'm doing it right now and it really helps me in about every sport. It increaces upper body strength, which has been my weakness my entire life.

Shiori · Nov 13, 2002

A bit of calisthenics and light weights training every morning does the same thing, costing you almost nothing.

Drack · Nov 13, 2002

True, but how much fun is that?

I know that I would'nt stick to that because its too boring.

Shiori · Nov 13, 2002

To each his own, as always. He looks like he's on a budget (unless someone else is paying the lessons for him).

Rhombus · Nov 13, 2002

I say fencing. Use your youth and athleticism while you can to have fun and be physical. You can always learn japanese at a later time. Plus I don't know about where you live, but around here it's pretty hard to find a fencing teacher, whereas you could always learn japanese from books and tapes and people who speak the language.

Quatro · Nov 13, 2002

good point there... but you must work your body in shape coz fencing demand a lot of training in agility and quick reaction... I tried to enter an org here in our school but I'm physically not motivated coz the rigid training...

Shiori · Nov 13, 2002

There's a fencing org in Benilde, but AFAIK the cost for equipment is way too expensive over here.

I for one have thought about learning Kendo, of all sports. :heh: That's waaay cooler than fencing.

VTB · Nov 13, 2002

Japanese. You can't walk down the street with a sword in your hands. But you can use ur Japanese to shout at people and they won't understand you.

Japanese class or Fencing?

Pestilence3

_E_

Eface

The Captain

Kane

Ninjaa

RZetlin

Dark Watcher

NuGgEt

Drachenfels

Quatro

Shiori

Drack

Shiori

Drack

Shiori

Rhombus

Quatro

Shiori

VTB

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