Others

The Kendo Cat Blog Is Going Global Meow!

I’ve accumulated around thirty blog posts now, so I’ve finally decided to release the Kendo Cat Blog to the entire world...
Mental

My Juniors and the Discipline Within

In kendo, there is a ranking system called “dan.”Even when we simply say someone is “yudansha” (a dan holder), the range...
Mental

The Day I Thanked Kendo

Before I knew it, I had written 30 posts on the Kendo Cat Blog, even though I update it only irregularly.I had told myse...
Shinai practice

Big men and Small men

I suspect that for most kendo practitioners, the very first technique they learned when they started kendo was probably ...
Mental

Is my kendo really mine?

At our dojo, every morning, after finishing Seiza -quiet sitting- while hearing the birds chirping, we bow to the Sho-me...
Footwork

Footwork in Kata

Once upon a time, there was a mother raising two children.The mother’s name was Suri-ashi.Her children were Okuri-ashi a...
Others

What Is the Beauty of Kendo?

From time to time in everyday life, I find myself reacting to something I see with, “Wow—so beautiful,” or “Ah, this mus...
Others

2026 Kendo Resolutions

Happy New Year!This year again, it’s Haru-chan the Kendo Cat, continuing morning kendo practice.Now that I’ve finished e...
Mental

New Year’s Eve Kakari-Keiko Cooking

The last practice of 2025 had safely concluded.And just as I was finally able to take a deep breath and relax, I began m...
Kata practice

Looking back on Kata practice 2025

With only one day left in the year, today was the final kata practice of 2025.How did a whole year go by so fast?Looking...
Shinai practice

For Myself vs. For Each Other

While I was doing mitori-keiko, I found myself thinking about so many different things that I’ve had no shortage of blog...
Shinai practice

Seeing the trees, Missing the Forest

Last week, my lower back finally felt good again, and I was just so happy to be able to practice normally that I was sec...
Shinai practice

Practice with Care and Precision

As I mentioned the other day, this autumn I ended up spending a great deal of time simply watching practice, thanks to m...
Shinsa

Why and When do I take Shinsa?

I traveled to Japan for about two weeks starting in early November to visit my cats friends, Mugi-chan and Mee-chan, who...
Mental

My Relationship with Kendo

Since injuring my lower back in late September, I haven’t been able to take part in regular practice, and before I knew ...
Shinai practice

Breaking bad habits Part 3

Hello!Another energetic morning practice today. It's Haru-chan, the Kendo Cat! ♪Today, I'm going to reflect on my practi...
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