Many thanks to Takashi Itakura sensei for hosting Sean, Kateena and I on Saturday for training with the Brisbane Kendo Club. Normally, weekend training at the BKC is focussed on beginners. However, Takashi organised the presence of some appropriate level members to come and push along the three of us in an attempt to put some final polish on our upcoming grading challenges (Sean and Kateena this Saturday, my self in July — hopefully). Ken, Nash, Marcello and Tony, thank you for making the effort to come in and generously provide some excellent challenge and useful feedback on our kendo.

It was incredibly valuable training for all three of us and we all enjoyed the stint in the “second dojo” having a chat over some late lunch. I am very much looking forward to more sessions in coming months as part of our ongoing commitment to have more regular face-to-face sessions with BKC, Gin Gin and Toowoomba through 2022.