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...
Shinsa 
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...
Shinai practice Breaking bad habits – part2
This is Haru-chan, also known as Kendo Cat.Today, I've made another new discovery, so I'd like to write about it.The oth...
Others Breaking bad habits – part 1
Hello, I'm the Kendo Cat, Haru-chan!Today, I'd like to share something I heard from my senior senpai (Celery-san) that m...
Shinai practice The pitfalls of the “dominant eye”
One day, my Sensei said to me, "Okay, Kendo Cat, let's do Ai-Uchi-Men!"So Sensei and I practiced Ai-Uchi-Men for about 3...
Shinai practice My long journey of Ki-Ken-Tai no icchi
One of the things that bothers people who have been practicing kendo for a few years, or even decades, is that they just...
Shinsa Shinsa preparation
We have a dojo member who will be taking shinsa soon.So today, we held shinsa practice at our dojo.Just like the real th...
Body building Strengthening my body…It’s so hard
This is Haru-chan, the Kendo Cat.I am about 10 years old in cat age ... (don't convert to human age, please).Well, at th...
Kata practice The first 3 steps forward in Kata
At our dojo, we practice kata for an hour and a half every Tuesday.Today, I'd like to write about something I've been fe...
Shinai practice Let’s do tsuki!
Today we practiced tsuki waza.Sensei showed three kinds of tsuki practice:the basic tsukitsuki where the kensen starts o...
Kata practice Teaching is learning
Today, we split into two groups for practice.I was assigned to teach the basics to two beginners.Well, it's not easy to ...
Shinai practice The position of the left foot
Today, Sensei told us to pay attention to the position of the left foot.I feel like I'm finally starting to understand h...
Shinai practice The importance of the motodachi
Today, we had morning practice (7:00am-8:30am) as usual.Our practice usually starts with warm-up, suburi and foundation(...
Others 2025 Kendo resolutions
A new year has begun.Starting this year, I've decided to use more this ‘剣道Cat’blog to keep records of my kendo practices...
Kata practice What we are learning from Kata?
It’s Tuesday, our kendo kata practice day. As soon as we finished the opening greetings, Sensei asked us a question."If ...