U Mad, Bro?

A couple of weeks ago at kendo a friend of mine asked me after class, “Wow, were you mad during … More

Heat Got Me Down

I felt like this last night at kendo. The heat in the gym was stifling with the outside temperature outside … More

I was chatting with a friend about kendo, specifically about the need to swing smoothly without tension slowing one down. … More

Visual.ly has a great video on the Art of War. A good leader leads with discipline and benevolence. Measurement and … More

NW Kendo July 31, 2013 (by NorthwestKendo) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

Who lives, who dies, and why. This is part of the title of Deep Survival, a book about why some … More

I’m coming back from a knee injury and have been focusing on my flexibility and form in kendo as a … More

I participated in the University of Washington’s 2013 Taikai (kendo tournament) today and it was a mostly positive experience for … More

I went to see Amaluna, the Cirque du Soleil show which just ended its run in Marymoor Park. … More

I passed my nidan (2nd-dan) exam in kendo on March 2nd. I’d been training for this since August and I … More