Hey everyone just curious what people have in their vehicles as far as preparedness. I have basic first aid, bandages, gauze, scissors and knife. For winter I have wool blanket, gloves, jumper cables and shovel. Although my shovel is plastic. I need to step it up and get a metal shovel. Oh, when i first started driving as a teen my father told me to keep $5.00 in my glove box in case i get really low on gas i will have enough to get home. I still have that $5.00 bill in my glove box. 🙂 What do you all recommend?

Happy Saturday everybody! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend. Here in the U.S. we have a [rare] long weekend from the Labor Day holiday on Monday. I wanted to let you all know that a new folder of videos for Rokudan Giri, our fundamental six cuts, has been added in the Intermediate Kenjutsu course. Many thanks to Alex Taylor for the incredible videography and Kanji+Hiragana overlays on these videos. They're at a whole new level and I'm excited for you to see them and train along. The videos are available to all in-person students and distance students (both distance student subscription tiers).

"You will never plow a field by turning it over in your mind" I relate to this so much! For example when I don't do well with a particular kata in class I go over it again and again in my mind. Why did I screw up, again? What am I doing wrong? It can put me in a negative spiral. It is much better when I take a breath and actually do the kata and feel what is going on. Don't get me wrong, thinking about what I want to improve is important, but ultimately I have to actually do the thing I want to improve. So get out there and plow whatever field you need to work on!🙂

"The easiest way to get rid of a minus is to make it a plus." The Tao of Pooh. I like this quote because it is a reminder of how important it is to have a positive mindset. When something negative happens we can look for the lesson. How can I grow from whatever the situation is? If you have not read The Tao of Pooh I highly recommend it. The book explains Taoism through Winnie The Pooh and you learn how the different characters represent different aspects of Taoism.

I'm pleased to invite you all to our next Nami Ryu Kenjutsu Open Training session for August - free for all members! Saturday, August 29th 9:15 - 10:00 am PST (California) Calendar Link with Zoom details: https://calendar.app.google/582f8ySdvuLy4TxAA Topic: Kenjutsu (of course!) and I'll answer your questions For all distance and in-person students, note that there is a Solo/Distance Student Training session right before this from 8:30 - 9:15 am PST.