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

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

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