by Mark Kawabe | Jan 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
For all the talk about it being a new year or new decade, today is just a new day like any other day. Humans are good at creating meaning where none existed previously. Dinosaurs, dolphins, and antelope never celebrated a new year. They just lived their lives until...
by Mark Kawabe | Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you haven’t read the AJKF purpose of Kendo, perhaps a refresher is in order. As Kendoka, respect is part of our training. Respect for yourself and respect for others. It’s the latter I want to focus on. We are surrounded by disrespectful behaviour. In...
by Mark Kawabe | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Canadians went to the polls yesterday to make choices on how we want to be governed. Today, some people are happy and others are not. If you’ve bopped around on social media at all, you’ll probably have noticed a fair bit of negativity. How the heck does...
by Mark Kawabe | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
My wife has an interest in pain. Relieving pain, not causing it, so she doesn’t do Kendo 😉 In a discussion about human neurology she said “Neurons that fire together, wire together”. That really stuck with me. This is how we learn. When we start...
by Mark Kawabe | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Grit has been identified as a characteristic closely tied to an individual’s overall long-term success. A basic definition of grit is a combination of passion and persistence and a belief in one’s ability to overcome obstacles. It’s also been...
