by Mark Kawabe | Sep 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
For those of you who are thinking of buying new bogu, here are a few observations on the “new bogu experience”. 1) It’s probably going to be stiff. For me, this has meant more pressure on my ears. The first class I had to take my men off to give my...
by Mark Kawabe | Aug 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
This weekend was the 30th Anniversary Seminar for the Toronto Kendo Club. An all-round excellent event. I managed to videotape some of the sessions. Here are the links. Keiko Seminar: http://www.vimeo.com/27183609 Kata Seminar: http://www.vimeo.com/27168413 Chiba...
by Mark Kawabe | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Have you noticed how our society frowns upon making mistakes? Granted, there are some professions where making mistakes is deadly. Snipers. Air traffic controllers. Nuclear plant operators. Yup. Mistakes are bad. That’s why these people train extensively before...
by Mark Kawabe | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Due to a glitch, we’ve lost our previous posts. So, I guess we’re starting over. Never a dull moment. Just like Kendo ; )
