I love this thought, Joanne. Most importantly, it speaks of taking action and then having the grit to stay with it. The older I get, the more I've learned that the combination of those two things is where wisdom, breakthrough and fulfillment are found. I know you and I have been training a long time, and so have other members here. You may have had the same thing, but I've had a lot of people tell me they don't know many people who have kept at something, except maybe their job, as long as I've kept up training. Like Amelia Earhart's quote, I tell them that I never considered it a big deal; I started and then just kept coming back no matter what life threw at me. 😄

There's a section in some of the starting resources that talks about gear and has links. If you don't see it, just let me know Eugene.

@Tessa Buck great to have you here!

@Eugene Salleh great to have you here! I'm excited for you to check out the resources, especially classical kenjutsu movement.

I default to active stretching and movement to stay relaxed and work on mobility. I also go back to iaijutsu, too, because it ties so many elements together, which means I can work on a lot of things at one time.