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
Although the kids slept on the drive to the airport they found their buzz once again and turned the departure lounge area into an athletics track whilst we enjoyed a few moments together before it was time to go. The first leg of the trip was not much more than sleeping so I
With only hours before I leave to go to the airport I found myself this morning with a bit of organising to do. Ok, I had a lot and I hadn’t had a lot of sleep these least few days. Thankfully since returning home this morning Martin, Sami and Steven have been re-energising me with
The count down clock has started and it is time to get real serious about preparing for the upcoming training adventure. There is only one person that I can think of that can help me at this stage and that is Martin. I approached Martin for help and he said the perfect thing, ‘try and
About 2-3 weeks ago I learned that I would be going to Japan to accompany scholarship winner, Jodie Marriott. I was quite excited to hear this at first and then the reality kicked in that Martin, Sami and Steven wouldn’t be travelling with me on this trip. Training in Japan has been a life long dream
I have been back in a Australia now for a bit over half a week and have been catching up on some much needed sleep. Now it’s time to catch up on the last few days of my Japan trip. The day after the grading, kakedameshi, as week ago today… Like the day of the
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