August 2010
Kenkyu Kai is on Friday, August 6th from 7:30PM at JCCH dojo.
Kenshikan dojo is hosting a tournament on Saturday, August 7th. They include beginners’ basics competition.
Mililani Kendo Club member, Seth DeNardi, had moved to Spokane, Washington. He has joined kendo practice at Mr. Sinclair’s dojo there. Good luck to him.
Liz Dutton and Sue Lytollis of New Zealand, both 5 dan, visited Hawaii and practiced with us on Tuesday, July 13th at Kenshikan dojo. It is nice to have these ladies come over to renew friendship.
Mr. Hiroshi Tokuhashi returned to Japan on Monday, July 26th after 3 years of practicing with us. He influenced us not only in kendo but also in our way of life. We will certainly miss him.
We will start our club’s annual fund raise of Zippy’s Chili Sale in September. We covered some of our club expenses with raised money as well as helped Hawaii kenshis for World Kendo Championships, Steveston Tournament, PNKF Tournament, kendo scholarships and so on. We need your help for selling/buying tickets.
This year’s Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation Tournament is on Saturday, November 6th, the same day Hawaii State Tournament is on. We may not be able to go and participate this year.
In Sankei Sports Newspaper on July 23rd, Fujishima Oyakata, Former Sumo Champion Musoyama, wrote that persons would not get stronger if they did not practice with those stronger than themselves.
I believe that what he wrote is true not only in Sumo but also in Kendo.
We tend to practice with lower rank persons. It is fun to strike your opponents left and right. When you go to stronger persons, you get hit and you are not able to hit them. That is frustrating and disgusting but gives you a chance to review your kendo for future improvement.
Iwao Sato, Chief Instructor, Wahiawa Kendo Club