Go read the court documents . The actual documented facts . The pipeline is long . There was a 2 year input period . This one group refused to participate , then immediately moved to try their case in the court of public opinion . It ' s not colonialism , it ' s law order . You don ' t get to fuck off for 2 years of repeated attempts to work with you and then claim you were railroaded when things don ' t go your way at the end . <| sep |> Just to add to everyone else ' s comments . I think many Kendo communities could use more women . I know around my Dojo there are some really tight knit female kendokas and its great for them to grow . There is no differences between men and women training except that women often leave their ego at the door and thus they fight and practice differently than men who tend to use their strength more . I also have some social anxiety as a guy and Kendo is a great way to get over it . Especially if you train hard you can gain some nice friends . Train hardlong enough and people look to you as a source of strength which in turn will help your anxiety . Ganbatte !