How to practise web services?

Hi All,

I just started preparation for scdjws. I would like to know how can I practise coding web services? I tried using Axis and Lomboz plugin for Eclipse for developing web services. I don't see any advantage of using these tools (at this stage

) since everything was automatically created. As a beginner to web services, I want to get my hands dirty to coding. Hope you understand my problem and suggest me an approach please.

Thanks,