Dory meme

Why do you continue kendo? And the All Japan Championship

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November 4th 2014
I left my girlfriend on the morning of the 3rd of November and headed for Tokyo to see the All Japan Championships live for the first time. I arrived just in time at the budokan and Etsuko-san lead me to our place. I thought I was going to sit a little bit farther away, but the seats were amazing. I could nearly smell the participants 😉. Next to me set Denise who did kendo but stopped and ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more