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[Junkomama]

You don' t say "play judo" , "judo player" or "judo game" but you say "practice judo" , "judo wrestler/ judoist" or "judo match", right?
Then how about kendo?
Do you say"kendoist" or "kendo match", not "kendo player" nor " kendo game"?
(Kendo is Japanese style fencing.)

Thank you in advance!
Junkomama

[Mister Micawber]

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You could borrow from the Japanese and use kendoka. Or how about kendo practitioner?

I have it easy: I am a kyudoka, but I just say I am an archer.
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[Junkomama]

Ｔｈａｎｋ　ｙｏｕ　ｆｏｒ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｒｅｐｌｙ，　Ｍr. Micawber!
You say you are an archer, then a kendoka can also call him a (Japanese)fencing player, can't he ?

Regards,
Junkomama

[Mister Micawber]

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...except that one doesn't 'play fencing'. I'd suggest Japanese fencer. (The spoken stress or the context will reveal whether the person is Japanese.)
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"I really do not know that anything has ever been more exciting than diagramming sentences." � Gertrude Stein
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Canadian-American who teaches English for a living at Mr Micawber's

[Junkomama]

Thank you again, Mr. Micawber!
Your comments are so helpful!

Regards,
Junkomama