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Inspiration

asukakondo — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:33:29 +0000

Some comes to our Dojo and some left. Yes. It is our life.

Yesterday, one of our Sensei who just graduated from University in USA had the last practice with us. He will leave tomorrow. He will study in Japan again to be a teacher.

His Kendo is awesome. He has good posture and his [...]

Making of Butokuden Kendo Dojo wood floor

taroariga — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:17:30 +0000

Some people had asked me how I made the wooden floor of the BUTOKUDEN Dojo, so today I will write now I made the Butokuden Kendo Dojo wood floor myself.

Our Dojo used to have a plastic tile, which covered a layer of plywood. Originally, we rented this location, because it used to be used by [...]

Practice Diary 02/12/2010

asukakondo — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:55:58 +0000

Hello, this is Asuka.

In January, we had many new students who joined our BUTOKUDEN Dojo. Sometimes, I teach the beginners the basics. For an adult, it is very important that they enjoy Kendo. Even though they are just starting up, we have to give a variety of practice menu, in order to keep them [...]

Kendo Baka

asukakondo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:48:39 +0000

Hello. This is Asuka.

We now have one Kenshi from Columbia. He came to the USA in November, and he will be staying until February. He is crazy about Kendo. In Japanese we call these type of people “Kendo OTAKU” or “Kendo BAKA”.?Sometimes I carpool with him. Most of our conversation is about Marital Arts, Samurai [...]

Practice Diary 12/10/2009 Seo Sensei from Korea

asukakondo — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:36:58 +0000

Hello. This is Asuka.

Yesterday, Seo Sensei (Executive Vice President of Korean Kumdo Federation for Social Members ) visited our Dojo. He is Hanshi 8 dan. Thanks to Kim sensei, we were able to arrange Seo Sensei’s visit to our Dojo, during his busy schedule here in the USA. He was also one of the referees [...]

Practice Diary-11/13/2009 Jodo

asukakondo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:34:48 +0000

Hello, this is Asuka.

In our Butokuden Dojo, we practice Jodo before our Kendo practices, for about 30 minutes.

Jodo is often called ‘The way of the stick.’ This martial art uses a short wooden staff, called a ‘Jo’ or ‘Tsue’, to defend oneself against an attacker using a Japanese sword.

First Tsukidue Practice

We started Jodo a [...]

Practice Diary 10/20/2009 Last Practice with Someya Sensei

asukakondo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:51:58 +0000

Hello. This is Asuka.

We had last Keiko with Someya Sensei on October 20. He went back to Brazil on October 21.

This day was only Jigeiko. Of course, I went practice with Someya Sensei. I got very good advices. He told me that I should initiate the attacks using the legs, and not arms. Also, he [...]

Practice Diary 10/19/2009 Syu-Ha-Ri

asukakondo — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:25:53 +0000

Last 2 weeks, Someya Sensei came to our Dojo and taught us the tip of hitting Men. He told us that you should pull up the left hand, in order to bring the tip of the Shinai down, to hit the opponent Men more precisely and sharply.

Someya Sensei

After practice, one of students in our [...]

Practice Diary 10/07/2009 Someya Senpai

asukakondo — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:14:40 +0000

Hello. This is Asuka.

This week, we have many guest Kenshis coming our Dojo. Besides the boys from Japan, we have Someya Sensei from Brazil. He is Ariga Sensei’s Senpai when he practiced in Brazil in his childhood. He has 7 Dan and was the Brazil Delegation Manager in 14th World Kendo Championships, last month.

I usually [...]

Practice Diary 10/06/2009 Young Kenshis coming!

asukakondo — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:45:57 +0000

Hello. This is Asuka.

Today, we had two young Kenshis from Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The older brother is 15 years old and has Second Dan, and the younger brother is 12 years old and has Sho-Dan. Their father found our Dojo from our website and sent Ariga Sensei an e-mail last week. As they [...]