Did Kendo practicing helped Kirito in SAO?


At the second season of Sword Art Online we can see Kirito and his sister
practicing Kendo:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sZNHZ.jpg)

In this scene, he used a similar fighting style that he used in the game. Is
it possible to say that practicing Kendo or other fighting sports could help
people in Sword Art Online? I mean, being strong or fast in real life, Did it
have some influence in the gameplay at SAO? If so, people like Kirito could
have some advantage?




Haven't seen the anime, but at least according to the Light Novels, it is
implied that Suguha was better than most other players in Alfheim due to her
expertise in Kendo. So answer to your first question would be a yes. It also
goes in the other way around, in that skills learnt virtually can be applied
to the real world, though there will be limits based on one's physical
attributes naturally.

In Kirito's case though he given up on Kendo a long time ago, as kids. His
prowess probably came from his inborn reflexes and his belief that both the
gaming and the real world are 'real'.




Haven't seen the anime, but at least according to the Light Novels, it is
implied that Suguha was better than most other players in Alfheim due to her
expertise in Kendo. So answer to your first question would be a yes. It also
goes in the other way around, in that skills learnt virtually can be applied
to the real world, though there will be limits based on one's physical
attributes naturally.

In Kirito's case though he given up on Kendo a long time ago, as kids. His
prowess probably came from his inborn reflexes and his belief that both the
gaming and the real world are 'real'.

