Following advises

Sometimes, in any aspect of our life, we are given too much advises, some times good, some times useless, and sometimes they crash each other, you know, “You can do this, and the opposite“.
Last weeks I have received a few very good advises.
Too tight.
That is how a dojomate described my kensen doing jigeiko. And he [...]

All about men…

Kote, Do, Men kaeshi tsuki plus do while kicking your rival’s knee and smiling looking to the camera… who cares?
Not me, at the moment. Just men, harai men perhaps. 
Have a nice weekend

A proper post after a while…

There are a lot of things I like of these time. I´m studying a lot what it is supposed I have to -the very spanish Oposiciones de Magisterio-, spending more time with my family, and practicing lots of kendo and fitness everyday. And, what it is wonderful about that is I’m cutting drastically my time [...]

We have a date

 
22 of february 2009. Irish International Goodwill Taikai, Dublin. I have to confirm a few last things but this seems the date I will be tested to get shodan.
5 months to go.

Okuden (the third book)

I have just read this and I believe is priceless. If you struggle to find time for your life, your kendo and your work, next text is a must.
Written by Ryoichi Shimano, you can find it here: http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~shimano/doujo/eng/okuden_e.html
“I go to Noma Dojo located in Gokoku-ji, Tokyo, every morning. My house is in the northern part [...]