What a ride it had been! I cannot really look at those initial videos. Just the same, I can’t browse through the photos from the first Polish Jukendo seminar . Those clumsy moves, those basic mistakes, and the absolute lack of any clue what I’m doing on my face. Not that I don’t do stupid... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 70-74
2017-09-30 (Saturday) As the Tankendo All Japans are looming over for some people, Hisatsune sensei decided that the quantity of the short stick training should prevail over the long one – hence today’s session was held in the Aichi Budokan with a primary and only focus on tankendo. As I have already mentioned multiple times,... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 65-69
2017-09-24 (Sunday) As the plans to go somewhere for training did not work out, we did not despair and invited Hisatsune sensei to the dojo with, undoubtedly, the best view one can get around here – the ‘roof dojo’. As planned, we did tankendo, from the basics up to short fights – there is enough... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 62-64
2017-09-21 The news is confirmed and tomorrow we are going to have our grading. Hopefully everything will go all right and nobody will hold the mokuju with its butt facing forwards. As a preparation, we’ve done lots of basics with a special focus on the order of the exercises, the timing of the command and... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 58-61
2017-09-17 Sunday – time for some cultural stuff! For today it meant travelling to Gifu, but not for training (I somehow regret that we didn’t, I had a blast last time!) – for sightseeing! The day was full of adventures, from getting into a Japanese cab to hiking 2.5 kilometres down the mountain on a... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 55-57
14.09 Nowadays, we do lots of shiai practice – as this is the field I lack the most in, that’s really good. I have to repeat it to myself, as I’m trying to build up my jigeiko confidence. My lack of experience equals me usually thinking too low of myself, where actually I am able... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 51-54
10.09.2017 Sunday – another day without training, though not without sticks, apparently. Ewa and Simon went down to Shubukan dojo in Itami to practice Tendō-ryū, an ancient budo that is really fascinating, but unbelievably complex, as it includes an array of weapons and techniques. I was truly hypnotized by those several ladies (plus two white... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 48-50
07.09.2017 Today we’ve welcomed a guest to our training, Simon’s sister, Claudia. I always admire all the people who really want to try something new – even if it involves wearing heavy clothes (and armour) and stabbing people in awful humidity that turns everything damp and stinky. As she was working with Terada sensei, we’ve... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 44-47
03.09.2017 We went to Nara and we weren’t the only ones that had the idea to go there that day. Japanese Crown Prince (plus his fan club and lots of police) were also there, which influenced our sightseeing plans a lot. Nevertheless, I managed to get voluntarily molested by the famous deer, seen the sixteen-metre... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 41-43
31.08.2017 The last day of the summer holidays in Poland – hard to imagine that while I’m happily stuck at the other end of the world, where, for all this glorious time, I could forget that warm clothes exist. I am totally aware of the fact that I’m going to suffer so much in October,... Continue Reading →