Check out the fantastic Nihon Kendo Kata on display below in the 6th/7th Dan division of the 12th Tokyo Kata Tournament held in 2017.  Competitors from Keishicho (Tokyo Metro Police) in red, face off against Nishi Tokyo (West Tokyo) in white. This is

The number of Kendo practitioners around the globe is dwarfed by many other martial arts. So it isn't surprising when we run into people we know at tournaments, or meet an old friend of a current dojo mate while traveling abroad. But this