Our last day in Kumamoto Thursday 18th
Had a free day today so we got up early and did a bit of washing and cleaning around the dojo before heading in to town to buy bus tickets.…
Day 10 Wednesday the 17th September
We started the day with another great training session with Soke Sensei this morning. It was only a short seiza this morning (about 15 minutes) but it is definitely getting…
Day 9 Tuesday 16th September
I can't believe our time here is almost done, we only have a few more days to go! This morning was a quiet one which I was glad of as…
Day 8 Monday 15th September
Today was a public holiday here in Japan, a day set aside to honour the elderly, so there was no morning training. I woke up and spent some time going…
Day 7 Sunday the 14th September
I had a fairly quiet morning at the dojo this morning. I woke up to some messages from Charlotte so I spent some time chatting to her.. I ended up…
Day 6 Saturday 13th September
It's Saturday, the start of a long weekend here in Kumamoto, so I enjoyed a nice sleep in and a relaxed breakfast this morning and took a little bit of…
Day 5 Friday 12th September
We were up early for morning training with Soke Sensei again this morning. I am finding that seiza is easier every day and this morning went by quite quickly. Todd…
Day 4 Thu 11th September
Today has been all about shopping! There was no morning training so I got to sleep in which was needed after yesterday. Woke up feeling fresh and ready to go.…
Day 3 Wed 10th Sept
Today was a big day. For some reason I didn't sleep very well at all Tuesday night and so it was a big day on very little sleep... gotta love…
Day Two. Tues 9th Sept
Well what an eventful day it has been. We had the morning off training this morning so were able to have a more relaxed start to the day. I did…