The 61st All Japan Kendo Championship will be held in just 3 days time! Here's a little something to get you in the mood!! Competitors and spectators from across Japan will gather in the Nihon Budokan on November 3rd for the 61st installment

In this post I will detail an uchikomi pattern that is being used in our dojo to prepare members specifically for grading exams. It's and excellent exercise and you can adapt it to use for your own grading (or even shiai) preparation, or