Mental

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The difficulty of letting go of past success

Wow—five days have passed since I made this blog public to the whole world.Even though the number of readers is still sm...
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What I can gain from Degeiko

Wow… yesterday I finally launched the Kendo Cat Blog ♡ to the whole world! My heart was pounding like crazy!But when I t...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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