Mental strengthening 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...
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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 strengthening 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 ...