by Mark Kawabe | Oct 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
As you’ve heard, the Niagara Kendo Club has resumed indoor practices. So, what do these look like now that we’re in the era of Covid-19? They’re a little different, but not all that much. Here’s what’s going on. New Facility Our new...
by Mark Kawabe | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
For now 🙂 I am happy to announce that the Niagara Kendo Club will be resuming indoor Kendo training sessions at the Church of St. John the Evangelist (St. John’s Anglican Church), located at 12 Carleton St. South, Thorold. A map is below. Kendo training sessions...
by Mark Kawabe | Jun 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Due to ongoing issues with squatters, vandalism, and theft, The Welland Martial Arts Centre has decided to vacate the dojo at 40 Division St. Of course, this means that The Niagara Kendo Club is now homeless. From what I can tell, at least two sets of club bogu were...
by Mark Kawabe | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Greetings all, Mori Sensei from the Forest City Kendo Club will be holding a virtual suburi practice on Zoom this Friday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. Invitations to the meeting have been sent to the dojo administrators of all SWORD dojos. Here’s the link to the...
by Mark Kawabe | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Rowan’s Law was given Royal Assent on March 7, 2018. The law was named in memory of Rowan Stringer, who was a young rugby player from Ottawa. She died in 2013 from brain swelling, after possibly suffering three concussions in six days of rugby playing. The level...
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...
