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Kendo into Year 2007
One year has zoomed past so quickly, and what an exciting tremendous kendo year. After the whirlwind tour of the World Championships and the relaxing and rejuvenating holiday in Japan the past month, it is time to settle down and look ahead into what Year 2007 could bring.
At the beginning of Year 2006, I have wrote down a list of New Year Kendo Resolution - goals that I strive to achieve. The 2006 goals were fairly shiai-oriented as it was an important kendo competition year with the World Championships at the end of the year.
I would say that I have achieved or close to achieving all the goals in Year 2006. It was nice to train in the past year with a clear goal in mind, and it has definitely helped motivates me to be even more passionate about improving my kendo.
With the completion of the 13WKC campaign, I have decided to concentrate on doing good correct kendo, and fixing up any bad habits that I didn't have the time to change in the shiai-focused Year 2006.
So here is my list of kendo goals for 2007...
Kendo Goals for 2007:
Great start to the Year. I began Year 2007 doing Kendo. Yes, that's right! Toshigoshi-shinen keiko (or New Year midnight keiko) in Japan.
Post-WKC Review
I am still compiling a post-WKC review, which I am looking forward to share with you in the weeks to come.
Post-WKC Japan
For the trip in Japan after the WKC, however, I am ready to tell you now. Here are the things I did after the WKC up till I came back to Sydney last week.
I had a wonderfully relaxing 3.5 weeks holiday in Japan, and did some keiko at the following dojos,
It was great to keiko with some of the IBU bekkasei in Katsuura, experience the hard-core traditional Japanese toshigoshi-shinen keiko, meet the Sensei who came to Founders Cup 2006, and see my Nittaidai homestay buddy Mikiko.
Toshigoshi-shinen Keiko
At 10pm on New Year's Eve, Michael and I met up with 3 bekkasei from IBU and drove all the way to Kamogawa for the new year keiko. The keiko started at 11pm. About 40 locals attended. After some warm-up and one set of kirikaeshi, it was free jigeiko for the rest of the night. I had 3 keiko before the break at 11.55pm. First was with a senior high school girl. Then, I keiko with Carlos from McGill University, Canada, who is doing the 1-year bekkasei program at IBU. My last keiko of 2006 was with Michael. What a great way to wrap up the fantastic Year 2006!
At 11.55pm, we lined up and took our kote/men off for mokuso and a nice speech by a respected Sensei in the area. After about 10 minutes, we put on our kote / men again, and resumed jigeiko once again. I had the opportunities to play 2 more jigeiko until the 12.30am finish.
Afterwards, Michael drove us to Tanjou Temple for the first pray in the new year.
There are also various other memorable things I did in Japan.
One was travelling with the Shinpan Research Study Group to Yamagata on Christmas Day and join the group as an observer, and also enjoy the onsen in Niigata.
I also had the chance to meet up with my old friends and Sensei, such as my Nittaidai homestay buddy Mikiko Hanyu, and some of the Sensei who visited Sydney during the Founders Cup 2006.
Without writing too much, I will let the photos do the talking.
Yamamoto Tonkatsu, Katsuura, Chiba
The 3 attacking opportunity methods
The 3 attacking opportunities
Kendo from the eye of Kumakiri Sensei...
At Yamagata with two Czech Republic team members (back row), and Uehara Sensei, Ozawa Sensei (front row)
Onjuku, Chiba
Onjuku, Chiba
With Miho Maki Sensei in Onjuku
Miho, Michael and myself
Meeting my Nittaidai buddy, Mikiko Hanyu in Tokyo
Miki and me with lots of yummy food and sake
At Tanjou Temple on New Year's morning with Michael and IBU bekkasei
Applying indigo-dye to my men
Re-enacting Yuko's cunning fake-men to kote cut on me
Exchanging zekken with Yuko
After-keiko photo with Tanaka Sensei, Tajima Sensei, and Yuko (front row)
With Yuko at the dinner after the keiko
My favourite nabeyaki udon restaurant up the Katsuura hill
My favourite nabeyaki udon restaurant
Itadakimasu!!!
That is how my favourite nabeyaki udon looks like
At the beginning of Year 2006, I have wrote down a list of New Year Kendo Resolution - goals that I strive to achieve. The 2006 goals were fairly shiai-oriented as it was an important kendo competition year with the World Championships at the end of the year.
I would say that I have achieved or close to achieving all the goals in Year 2006. It was nice to train in the past year with a clear goal in mind, and it has definitely helped motivates me to be even more passionate about improving my kendo.
With the completion of the 13WKC campaign, I have decided to concentrate on doing good correct kendo, and fixing up any bad habits that I didn't have the time to change in the shiai-focused Year 2006.
So here is my list of kendo goals for 2007...
Kendo Goals for 2007:
- Straight, correct kendo
- Better understanding of timing / rhythm
- Explore seme & opponent's reactions
- Expand waza repertoire
Great start to the Year. I began Year 2007 doing Kendo. Yes, that's right! Toshigoshi-shinen keiko (or New Year midnight keiko) in Japan.
Post-WKC Review
I am still compiling a post-WKC review, which I am looking forward to share with you in the weeks to come.
Post-WKC Japan
For the trip in Japan after the WKC, however, I am ready to tell you now. Here are the things I did after the WKC up till I came back to Sydney last week.
I had a wonderfully relaxing 3.5 weeks holiday in Japan, and did some keiko at the following dojos,
- Mirai High School, Kamogawa, Chiba
- Katsuura, Chiba
- Toshigoshi-shinen keiko, Kamogawa, Chiba
- Tajima Sensei's High School dojo, Tokyo
It was great to keiko with some of the IBU bekkasei in Katsuura, experience the hard-core traditional Japanese toshigoshi-shinen keiko, meet the Sensei who came to Founders Cup 2006, and see my Nittaidai homestay buddy Mikiko.
Toshigoshi-shinen Keiko
At 10pm on New Year's Eve, Michael and I met up with 3 bekkasei from IBU and drove all the way to Kamogawa for the new year keiko. The keiko started at 11pm. About 40 locals attended. After some warm-up and one set of kirikaeshi, it was free jigeiko for the rest of the night. I had 3 keiko before the break at 11.55pm. First was with a senior high school girl. Then, I keiko with Carlos from McGill University, Canada, who is doing the 1-year bekkasei program at IBU. My last keiko of 2006 was with Michael. What a great way to wrap up the fantastic Year 2006!
At 11.55pm, we lined up and took our kote/men off for mokuso and a nice speech by a respected Sensei in the area. After about 10 minutes, we put on our kote / men again, and resumed jigeiko once again. I had the opportunities to play 2 more jigeiko until the 12.30am finish.
Afterwards, Michael drove us to Tanjou Temple for the first pray in the new year.
There are also various other memorable things I did in Japan.
One was travelling with the Shinpan Research Study Group to Yamagata on Christmas Day and join the group as an observer, and also enjoy the onsen in Niigata.
I also had the chance to meet up with my old friends and Sensei, such as my Nittaidai homestay buddy Mikiko Hanyu, and some of the Sensei who visited Sydney during the Founders Cup 2006.
Without writing too much, I will let the photos do the talking.
Yamamoto Tonkatsu, Katsuura, Chiba
The 3 attacking opportunity methods
The 3 attacking opportunities
Kendo from the eye of Kumakiri Sensei...
At Yamagata with two Czech Republic team members (back row), and Uehara Sensei, Ozawa Sensei (front row)
Onjuku, Chiba
Onjuku, Chiba
With Miho Maki Sensei in Onjuku
Miho, Michael and myself
Meeting my Nittaidai buddy, Mikiko Hanyu in Tokyo
Miki and me with lots of yummy food and sake
At Tanjou Temple on New Year's morning with Michael and IBU bekkasei
Applying indigo-dye to my men
Re-enacting Yuko's cunning fake-men to kote cut on me
Exchanging zekken with Yuko
After-keiko photo with Tanaka Sensei, Tajima Sensei, and Yuko (front row)
With Yuko at the dinner after the keiko
My favourite nabeyaki udon restaurant up the Katsuura hill
My favourite nabeyaki udon restaurant
Itadakimasu!!!
That is how my favourite nabeyaki udon looks like
posted by Vivian Yung at
5:13 PM
Name: Vivian Yung
9 Comments:
sounds like you had a great time in japan,but i still cant wait to hear about your wkc experince been checking your blog every day to find out.
(need to live it through you till i can go)
and very big congrates on the womens team perfomance seems like you guys ripped it up.
Anthony
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Anonymous, at Wednesday, January 17, 2007 3:30:00 PM
Hi Ace,
Thank you for your continuing support of this blog. Honestly, I can't believe I still have a reader after such a long idling non-updating period.
There are so many things I want to talk about the WKC. Now I am trying to figure out where to start, how I should gather all my thoughts, feelings, and experience.
Thank you again for your support.
By
Vivian Yung, at Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:17:00 AM
great read, I wish I could do all that!
but your missing the goss Viv, give us all the goss!
lol
By
Anonymous, at Thursday, January 18, 2007 12:00:00 PM
haha, Eddie, what goss are you talking about?
By
Vivian Yung, at Thursday, January 18, 2007 12:34:00 PM
haha it was a random comment. don;t worry about it.
Congrats on your acceptance into physio
By
Anonymous, at Friday, January 19, 2007 10:32:00 AM
Hey thanks Eddie. I am so excited! My second dream came true.
By
Vivian Yung, at Friday, January 19, 2007 10:56:00 AM
Hey MMB
We want more frequent updates! We're missing your kendo news!!
Can you please tell us more? More photos too ... Thanks!!!!
Cindy
By
Anonymous, at Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:50:00 PM
haha, ok, Cindy. I will pick up my... mmmm... fingers and start typing about kendo again.
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Vivian Yung, at Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:26:00 PM
hello Vivian. greeting from japanese class. Just don't believe you like kendo that much, i just like step into fantasy world. and we even are the same age... you become my idol.
がんばてください。
Sue
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Anonymous, at Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:20:00 PM
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