by Mark Kawabe | Dec 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
As talked about in an earlier post, I believe one of the reasons people choose to train in martial arts is for a purpose of self defense. Kendo is a weapons-based martial art and is therefore “impractical” as a form of self defense. I believe this way of...
by Mark Kawabe | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to our students who successfully graded! Congratulations as well to all those who were successful in their attempts. And, of course, to those who weren’t successful, I hope you consider how you can improve to attain that next level. A few...
by Mark Kawabe | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Someone asked me how this year’s JCCC tournament was. Here are a few observations. Shinpan-cho Bryan Asa noted at the end of the tournament that the referees needed to do a better job controlling the matches to prevent roughness from creating safety issues and...
by Mark Kawabe | Nov 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sitting in a McDonalds waiting for my daughter’s job training session to end when I should have been at the dojo, my mind wandered to the state of kendo in Ontario. Kendo, along with other weapons-based martial arts suffers from low participation rates. Karate,...
by Mark Kawabe | Nov 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
On my most recent visits to the JCCC, Tsumura Sensei has been teaching me how to strike men properly. That might sound odd to you. After all, someone with a 5th dan should know how to do this already. And, of course, you’d be right in thinking that. However, the...
