June 2011
The correction to last month Bulletin – Shosa-ji should be Shosa-goto. Thanks to Hiroyuki Shioiri Sensei who pointed this out, I learned a new thing again. In my advanced age, not so many people dare to come out to teach me or correct me. I was lucky when my father constantly pointed out wrong things I was doing.
Hawaii Kendo Federation 1 Kyu and Dan examination is on Sunday, June 5th for Oahu kenshis at Kaimuki Gym and Sunday, June 19th for outerisland kenshis at Mililani Gym. Our member Jessica Sneed will take the examination.
Kazuyoshi Inoue Sensei, Kyoshi 7 dan, from Fukuoka, will be in town from June 6th till June 21st. He is a good kenshi and wonderful teacher. Go to dojos where he attends during his stay. I am asking him to come to our dojo to teach either June 8th or June 15th.
Leeward Oahu Tournament is on Sunday, Fathers' Day, June 19th. Participants from our dojo are Todd Sato, Enaj Alabanza, Jessica Sneed, Ryan Cabanizas, Corinna Sato, Jordan Talon, Ken Sato and possibly Iwao Sato. A kendo equipment vendor will be there for those who need assistance with equipments.
Mr. Seth Harris and I will conduct a shinpan seminar requested by Hawaii Kendo Federation on Sunday, June 26th at Kaimuki Gym. Mr. Harris and I attended American Zone Shinpan Seminar held in Chicago in March. We will share our experiences.
Foreign Kendo Leaders Seminar will be held from July 29th till August 5th in Kitamoto, Japan. From Hawaii, Andy Fujimoto and Mark Miyamoto will attend. They will take 6 dan examination at the end. Good luck to them.
Besides black color T-shirts, we now have white color Wahiawa Kendo Club T-shirts for our club fundraiser. They are $15 each. We appreciate if you can help our club by getting one for yourself and kendo friends.
On May 13th, I had a colonoscopy done at Queen's Medical Center. During preparation, the nurse kept asking me if I felt all right or if I had any heart problem. The reason she was asking was that my pulse rate was distinctively low. When I mentioned that I might have athlete's heart because of life long kendo practice, she understood and proceeded for processing. The following day at Dr. Tokeshi's office for my regular check up appointment I asked him about it. His answer was, "Your heart functions well. It does not need work hard like other peoples' hearts. No need to worry about it." Thanks to kendo practices, my health is good. Let us continue to practice kendo to promote good health throughout our lives.
Iwao Sato, Chief Instructor, Wahiawa Kendo Club