by Mark Kawabe | Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again. High school graduation. Congratulations to our students Sam and Liam who graduated this week! I’m excited to see students transition to a new phase in their lives. My hope as a teacher is that they apply the lessons they...
by Mark Kawabe | Feb 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
You have a choice: Stay down or get back up. If you stay down, your opponent will try to hit you. If you get back up, your opponent will try to hit you. If you stay down, you can’t strike back. Better to get back up. Any...
by Mark Kawabe | Feb 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
I came across a quote from 13th century Japanese Buddhist monk Nichiren Daishonin. “Iron, when heated in the flames and pounded, becomes a fine sword.” Nice. What’s that got to do with you and your kendo? Just a reminder that when you started your...
by Mark Kawabe | Feb 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every now and then, someone asks when they’ll be ready to grade, or when they’ll be ready to wear bogu. To date, I have tended to answer these questions with questions. “Do you think you’re ready?” Not a very satisfying answer, although...
by Mark Kawabe | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
There will be no kendo class this evening as I am ill. This is the 2nd time in the history of the club that I’ve cancelled class due to illness. Not bad 🙂 Classes will resume on Thursday unless you hear otherwise. Sensei Mark
