I would just like to point out. That I was not the first Irish person to take part in a shiai in Japan. The lovely ms Siobhan Bell took part in the Miyagi prefectural takai shodan category and won. Possibly in 2009? So
Today I heard about a taikai in my dojo. The Kentou taikai! its the east Ibaraki Highschool Kendo taikai. With schools from Kamisu, Kashima, Hasaki being represented as well as other places that I dont know the names of! It was an Individual
Tomorrow i will take part in the 36th Joso Kendo taikai in Toride city. 常総剣道大会 It is supposed to be fairly big, and there is quite a few people from KamisuKen going! there will be competitions for, elementary school, JHS and adults. Im not
Today at Lunch we had honeyed peanuts!! They were delicious! I said so when I got back to the staffroom and they gave me a whole bag! Yata!! All about these for at least two weeks. Today at Lunch we had honeyed peanuts!!
One of the older female teachers in my local school gave me a present this afternoon. A small bottle of green tea and two large slices of Japanese pear. skinned and pipped in a little bag. I just ate one half of it,
wow! it has been quite a while!! the heat has basicly been unbearable keeping me in an almost unconscious state for the alst few weeks. With work returning from september 1st ive also had to readjust the body clock!! Things are going well, School is
About the Author
Hi, my name is John. I started Kendo in my home country of Ireland in 2008 and later moved to Japan where I practiced Kendo intensively for four years. I lived, worked and practiced in New York City for a while before returning home. I now live in Dublin working as an engineer and practicing kendo a Dublin Kendo Kobukai.
