I was a little slow getting moving today, but pulled myself out of bed and into the dojo for morning training. This morning I got to enjoy free time so I focused on having a good stretch followed by Bo and kata training. I’m working deliberately on a few key elements which I have picked
Today is a holiday in Kumamoto so there are no scheduled classes. The third Monday of September (national holiday) is “Respect for the Aged Day (keiro no hi) – Respect for the elderly and longevity are celebrated on this national holiday.” In many ways I’m grateful for the holiday today as I have so many things
Up bright and early this morning so I thought I’d stretch my body out and do a little bit of training. It was a much slower pace compared to Soke Sensei’s classes, but it was nice to be up early and watch the sun rise in the dojo. It’s been great for me to be a
Up relatively early this morning despite a late night so I spent some quiet time in the dojo reviewing notes from my training journal and had a play. I’ll move the main key points onto my computer over the next few days and continue to play and see if any other questions come about as
Another great morning in the dojo. Thankfully the temperature was a little cooler today as we had Todd Sensei join us. Todd Sensei is super fast and….. if you blink you’ll miss him. When you have someone like Todd Sensei next to you, you know that you will be stretched and expanded out of your comfort
Another amazing day in Kumamoto and I have a very special job to complete today. Gift shopping for my amazing little people, Sami and Steven. And I’m hoping I can squeeze in a few other things as well. So here are my shopping lists. Ready, Set, GO!!! To get to the shops,
We started the day with a great morning training session with Soke Sensei. It was a very powerful session and included kihons, kata and speed training yet it was intertwined with some bo and shinai exercises throughout. On Monday Soke Sensei mentioned a couple of details and applied pressure to my stance giving me a
Today I kick started my day off with a morning walk and a bit of a stretch. This was followed by a relaxed morning at the Sohonbu chatting to family, writing and doing some study. As per recent posts I’ve been struggling to adjust to the weather so I’m still working hard on keeping the right
My day yesterday was about comforting Helen and showing her how to use public transport so that she could feel confident to explore. And below is a picture of Helen with Minowa Sensei and Naoyuki Sensei before we set off on our adventures. My personal focus for myself was all about:
So we have completed our first training session with Soke Sensei. I dare say that I felt like I was training in one of the aisles of the aeroplane this morning. Not a pretty sight I’m sure but I had fun clearing the cobwebs. Quite difficult to find a harmonious and peaceful self this
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