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Mental I’m on a journey to find my voice
When did it start?I wonder when I first began thinking about kisei...When I think about it, kisei is actually one of the...
Mental Why Do I Compete in Tournaments?
Last week turned into a "mitori-keiko (watching practice) week" for me for the first time in quite a while.The reason wa...
Others Learning Kendo Through Sewing (Part 2: Goal & Satisfaction)
This blog post has become the longest in Kendo Cat blog history. A bathroom break is recommended somewhere along the way...
Others Shinai Bags, Anyone? – A Little Shop Is Born
Have you all noticed something...?Detective CatHm? What's that?There hasn't been a single advertisement anywhere on my b...
Mental Adult Method / Child Method
At last, I’ve started to even have nightmares about achieving ki-ken-tai no icchi in my dreams. This is Haru-chan, also ...
Others Tying, folding…
Phew, I made it through today’s practice safely again.Last time, Celery senpai guided me through a lot of things, and my...
Others Waaaaah! I can’t take this anymore!
Sometimes during keiko, I just want to claw at my head and scream:“Waaaaah! I can’t take this anymore!”Even though my se...
Mental 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...