Hi everyone! How is your training going? Are you working on anything in particular? Any revelations that might be a helpful training tip? When I was in class last night the assistant instructor pointed out that when I was really thinking about the technique I had a tendency to look away. This will change my structure so something to work on. So if you tend to overthink everything like I do, keep that distant mountain vision straight ahead! 🙂

Thank you for adding the self defense section! I am really looking forward to additional information and videos that you will be posting!

I'm excited to announce our very first LIVE community train-along and Q&A calls next Tuesday! And, to accommodate all of you in different time zones, I've scheduled TWO calls. You're welcome to join one or both. Both Zoom call links are located in a new Classroom section. Be sure to add them to your calendar. On both live calls, you'll be able to ask questions and there will be training in the fundamentals of kenjutsu so you can follow along at the same time (or with the recording, if you can't make one of the calls). These calls will be monthly for all community members. If you have any questions please leave them in the comments below. Looking forward to training with you LIVE next week!

This might be a bit off-topic for our group, but Happy National Matcha Day (at least in the U.S.)! I remember the first time I had matcha in Japan. I was 14 years old and it was my first time in Japan. I went to a tea grower's farm in Shizuoka and they had an entire setup where they ground green tea leaves into matcha. The staff treated us to a tea ceremony and I was hooked. I've been a matcha lover ever since. If anyone in our group has experience in tea ceremony (or if you love or can't stand matcha) I'd love to hear about your first experience with it.