Today’s practice and seminar among the best ever. Though I thought I might be late, made it plenty early. Led warmups and kept my kiai high enough. A perfect Sunday special, except for having to sit out the last of the five kakarigeiko. Managed to line up well as well, hitting two yondan, Sunday Sensei, and visiting Sunday Sensei. The latter complimented strongly and didn’t seem to get my joke about it being my hair that made my kendo seem different. I need to remember not to be so gangbusters.

Seminar was helpful, because I hadn’t appreciated much before in terms of measurement and geometries of shinpan. As mock combatants, we also got some good advice about maai (fight from further out) and nuki-do. All in all, happily happily exhausted.

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