Below you can see my wonderfully bruised thigh. Last week in kendo class, we did some sparing at the end, and my partner kept trying to do a stomach cut (which you can see in the video).
Now, he was about the same height as me, so I don't know how he managed to hit my thigh. But as you can see, he did. About 4 times. Once in the middle (not in the picture), two strikes close together (those lovely bruises right on top of each other), and once just above the knee.
Anyway, the last few kendo lessons have been about 2.5 hours long because I've also been attending the adult class, and staying after that for more practice on the kata (traditional memorized forms) to receive my first rank.
Classes at school have been going well. But, starting in August we're going to try a new rotating class schedule for the morning groups, so next week the teachers will all be pow-wowing to get materials straight. On top of that, we have to print, record, and also make CD's for October's subjects.
Cheers,
