Students of Kagawa Sensei made a strong showing at the 2021 Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships. Let me introduce the new champs!
Students of Kagawa Sensei made a strong showing at the 2021 Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships. Let me introduce the new champs!
Last weekend, ten dedicated karateka from the JKS and KWF honbu dojos came together for the first Ku Shi Kai (空志会) training of the new Reiwa era.
We started with a very thorough “warm up” (read “agonizing conditioning routines") with Kanayama Sensei, followed by extensive fundamentals training with Kagawa Shihan. Then, after the break, a class on the Asai-ryu kata Rantai with Yamaguchi Sensei.
We finally moved the Honbu Dojo to our new location in Nishi-Waseda! At last, I can be straightforward when friends at the dojo ask me why I moved house to this area in March 😆 I happened to pick up some intel last year from Paul Giannandrea who got advance notice — and rightly so …
With Wada Koji Sensei from Keio University. After a new belt and an amazing class, my inner child is at full strength. Yes, a little less than 3 years since I left for Japan, I've finally started my blog! Much has happened since then, twists and turns mostly unexpected, and my life now is a million miles away …