Grateful for Practice

Until recently I found the end-of-class ritual in kendo of lining up in seiza and bowing to the sensei(s) to be … More

The Strike Begins Before the Strike

On Sunday I had a less-than-steller practice. It was a series of small things that add up to fundamentally failing. … More

As part of my commitment to cleaning up my past training omissions and focusing on a higher level of kendo, … More

In kendo class last night I felt slow and really off-the-mark, as it were. Viewing the class video … More

Why do you train? What do you train for? I’ve been asking myself this question and the answer is one … More

George Saint-Pierre (GSP to his friends and enemies) is a pure champion. His focus is single-minded. He avoids trash-talk and … More

Mitsuhashi Kanichiro was a kendo master of the early 20th century. Pulling again from Kenji Tokitsu’s book on Miyamoto Musashi, … More

We had a solid class again. My challenges are to engage in more direct and effective strikes (Musashi in his … More