Okay, so I’m posting every other day!

Went to Kendo on wednesday, and yes, I’m still sore. Oiled up both Aidan’s and my shinai because if you don’t the bamboo gets brittle and breaks. Learning some basic, repetitive techniques, still no gi or hakama.

FTNITK – Gi is the uniform, pants and top, worn by martial artists. Hakama looks a lot like a skirt, but it’s actually pants.

In the school I am taking class with, you start off with just a shinai. Just basic techniques, your sword, and a lot of moving forward and backwards. The thing I have noticed is that the tighter you are, the sorer you get, and the worse the technique looks. If you loosen up and relax, and tighten up just before the technique lands, you’re much better off.

Okay, it’s 9am, I should get to work.

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