[quote=@Mr Allen J]
[@Ryougu] I'm just pointing this out because I found this weird about his character; but Kendo isn't exactly good for street fighting. Not even in the slightest. It's cool, but it's still a wooden sword in the end, and Kendo is taught as a competitive sport - not self defense. Just applying it to a real fight just sounds silly. It's a completely different ball game than real swords, or even katanas. And you're [i]definitely[/i] not going to be able to wield a pipe like one.

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On the subject of that, it's better to say that he learned "Kenjustu" or "Aikido" if you want sword skills that are more 'practical'. Kendo, while it is indeed about wielding a sword, cannot be used in proper fights due to the way it works as a sport (As said by Allen). Additionally, you could even say he learned Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) if you want to stick with the whole sword fighting shebang. HEMA, although a sport, also contains realistic (Or as realistic as possible) swordplay that's not choreographed.

(Trust me, I've practised all of these)