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 …
Karate Pilgrim 