Phone call today from Japanese Embassy

Wonder what it could be :-D

Cross-training seminar this weekend

Thursday to Sunday we invite a friend well seasoned in Aikido and Kendo over for a few days of fun and cross training. We will do some Aikido, some Kendo and more importantly some Aiki-Ken or whatever you call disarming techniques against a sword or weapon. Should be tons of fun, anywhere between 10-20 people should attend, all serious people of course (no clowns invited!). Will be practicing in a few locations and having good fun. More info to come.

Closing down the Chag dojo

A friend who had invited us to give kendo classes in his mixed martial arts dojo had to close said dojo for lack of funds. Goes to show that good ideas and people aren't always enough to get such a noble project off the ground... Never was able to generate enough funds to pay the rent and the few who joined the dojo left when some crooks posing as instructors stole them and took them to their own dojos.