Hello. This is Asuka.
Today, two female Kenshis came to our Dojo from Soka University. So, last practice was a very big group, and we could for a group of females to do the drills.. Usually we can’t make female group, since there are only a few female in our Dojo, and they all don’t come [...]
Hello. This is Asuka.
It has been a week since I last practiced Kendo, because I traveled around Southern California. There were a fewer students than usual today. Since our Dojo is not so big, this number was actually ideal for our practice.
Unfortunately, I found that my size 39 Shinai was broken just before practice. So [...]
Hello, this is Asuka.
Yesterday, it was hot and humid in Irvine. Practice is not so hard, but everybody sweat a lots. But we had a good practice.
We usually practice for 2hours and have 3 parts like every Dojo does; 1 Basic Practice ,2 Waza Practice, 3 Ji-geiko. Ariga Sensei teaches us the tip for each [...]
Akemashite Omedetougozaimasu!
Happy New Year to everyone.
Every year, we hold a Toshikoshi Keiko at our BUTOKUDEN Dojo in Irvine. We started in 2004, and this is the 4th time. Every year, we have more participants, and everyone who loves Kendo is welcome to join. Everyone starts gathering at around 10:30PM on December 31st, and the Keiko [...]