Hey everyone just curious what people have in their vehicles as far as preparedness. I have basic first aid, bandages, gauze, scissors and knife. For winter I have wool blanket, gloves, jumper cables and shovel. Although my shovel is plastic. I need to step it up and get a metal shovel. Oh, when i first started driving as a teen my father told me to keep $5.00 in my glove box in case i get really low on gas i will have enough to get home. I still have that $5.00 bill in my glove box. 🙂 What do you all recommend?

Has anyone had a difficult time with how to grasp the bokken ("te-no-uchi")? This is the specific way to grasp and "connect" to the sword. It takes practice to learn to proper keep to-no-uchi at all times.

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is tenacity " Amelia Earhart. I don't have anything to add, other than I agree with this sentiment. 🙂

Welcome to Nami ryu Kenjutsu online. I'm excited to have you here, and to share your passion for learning Japanese swordsmanship. ⚔️ Please take a minute to introduce yourself and share what motivates you to learn kenjutsu. Maybe you're into Kurosawa movies, the samurai, or Japanese swords, or maybe you've wanted to learn Japanese swordsmanship but don't have a place to train or a community to support you. We'd like to know what brought you here!

When in doubt what do you default to for your practice/study? For me it’s iaijutsu and ukemi waza. Anytime handling the sharps is time well spent.