Chris deMonch
White Belt
I was asked to introduce myself, so here goes. Name's Chris deMonch, a kenshi of the Yagyu Shinkage Ryu out of Philadelphia. Born in New York, raised on the Jersey Shore, went to college at the illustrious UARTS in the great city of Philadelphia and liked it so much that I put my roots down here. I'm a rabid collector of manga, a half decent artist and writer in my own right, a legendary drunk, amatuer historian, and slacker extraordinaire.
Trained TKD and Karate with a smattering of Judo through my childhood to mid teens. Had heart surgery at 17 and then went to college which resulted in the first major burp in my training history. When I was 19-20 I took Aikido with a professor of mine, and one of the guy's there noticed our interest in swordsmanship and recommended another guy he trained with. After giving us the wrong directions a few times, I finally met Manogue Sensei, who I'd tried unsuccessfully to contact a couple years earlier. I've been training under him for the past 6 years. I'd like to think that in that time I've managed to shape myself into a not terrible fencer, but then kendo is a life long pursuit, so I've got lots of time to get better.
Anywho, I train with the mod here who goes by the monicker Swordlady and was pointed in this website's direction. So in any event, hello all.
Trained TKD and Karate with a smattering of Judo through my childhood to mid teens. Had heart surgery at 17 and then went to college which resulted in the first major burp in my training history. When I was 19-20 I took Aikido with a professor of mine, and one of the guy's there noticed our interest in swordsmanship and recommended another guy he trained with. After giving us the wrong directions a few times, I finally met Manogue Sensei, who I'd tried unsuccessfully to contact a couple years earlier. I've been training under him for the past 6 years. I'd like to think that in that time I've managed to shape myself into a not terrible fencer, but then kendo is a life long pursuit, so I've got lots of time to get better.
Anywho, I train with the mod here who goes by the monicker Swordlady and was pointed in this website's direction. So in any event, hello all.
