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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Mental The first joint practice of 2024
Our dojo, Meikyokan is for adult beginners and we usually only have practices with our own students to avoid too much va...
Mental How should I overcome my fear?
Today, as always, we did some warm-up exercises and suburi,and then we started kihon keiko with the command, "Put on you...