Photo by T. Patana Last night felt great. Better than great! For the first time in a while I was able to practice without anything slowing me down. No pain or injuries or anything. The only thing that was bothering me was the heat, but that's typical during this time of the year and it's something that I'll get used to, like I have every other year. I also, for once, felt like a true nidan at practice, which tied in well with what Sinclair Sensei focused on throughout the evening. About halfway through practice he brought us all together and talked a bit about being not only physically prepared, but mentally prepared. Sensei brought up a lot of good points and gave us all really good advice, and I am going to take it to heart and really focus on it. Basically he said that we can be physically talented in kendo, having done hours and hours and hours of training to develop our technique, but if we are not mentally ready and confident...
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