One year ago….

 
Hi all. Today’s post is not about kendo basically. Today’s post is about my daughter’s first birthday. Yes, she is turning one already! Gosh, time goes by so quickly. I know one of these days I’m going to wake up and she is going to be fifteen. Happiness is the world which could define “almost” [...]

Thistle cup is coming!

Oh yes! The Thistle cup, the most important shiai placed in Scotland is coming, Saturday 3rd of May, Aberdeen. So the shinais are being oiled, kiais tunning and teeth are being sharpened. Yes. I recognize it: I like the “sport face” of kendo. I love it, actually. There are people in Kendo who dislike the [...]

Sensei’s hangover (I)

Definetely no, I am not going to talk about how senseis use their secret super geiko to overcome a morning after a night plenty of beer, friendship and popular songs. No, I am talking about my feelings after a few sessions with high skill senseis. With tons of new concepts and basics revisited, my mind [...]

Seme, seme, seme…MEN!!!!

This is my third attempt to write a post about seme and I’ve just realized of one thing: how can I dare to write about something which I have not idea at all?
Acording to my sensei, the simplest definition of seme (presure) is to provoke someone to do something. Nothing else. And he does it, [...]