Sensei’s Blog

By Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Memorex being a casette tape of course. The ad was meant to imply that Memorex tape was so good it sounded like the real thing. This automatically implied there was a real thing of course, and everyone knew this. When the first movie of … Continue reading Is it Real or is it Memorex? – Aug 5, 2016

By Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan How do you learn distance? I mean Musashi talks about it all the time, and yesterday was pretty much nothing but frustration all around because I couldn't get across the distancing in one of the less practiced kata we do. After calling the class … Continue reading How far is too far – July 22, 2016

By Tom (Tomoyoshi) Hino, Godan, Dojoshu, Trent University Judo Club Japanese sayings:飲水思源(insuishigen).Insui is to drink water;shigen is to think about the source. This wise saying of 4 letter kanji characters come from China originally. It means when drinking water, never forget where it comes from;how it was made possible to drink. When the Japanese say … Continue reading Japanese Sayings

By Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan Having just read the obit for Pat Murosako sensei in the Kenyu newsletter I'm feeling somewhat reflective so of course I am in my local typing on the newly finished bar. It looks nice. Murosako sensei was one of my earliest arse-kickers. Way back … Continue reading Humble is not the opposite of proud. – July 13, 2016

By  Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan http://sdksupplies.com/ Maybe. Then again, anyone who really misses me and decides to look up all the stuff I wrote will soon hate my guts. I haven't a clue where it all is, and I sometimes find myself reading something on the net that sounds … Continue reading You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone – July 8, 2016

30 Jul 10:00am - 12:00pm At Ludus

Tuesday 5 July classes start for the Summer session. No changes to times for classes!! Except, No Sunday Iaido or 7- 9 Saturday classes. PLEASE register!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone on the Keikoba!!

by Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan http://sdksupplies.com/ How does one learn by teaching? After all, you teach what you know and if you know it, you don't need to learn it. Right? For a certain idea of learning this is correct. Learning as facts, learning as formulae, as memorization. If … Continue reading Learning by Teaching – July 2, 2016

18 June- 13 + - All Passed 2 X Yon Kyu (Purple) 1 X Rok Kyu (Light Blue) 25 June - 7- 12 yrs 1 X Ni Kyu (Brown) 1 X San Kyu (Red) 2 X Yon Kyu (Purple) 2 X Nana Kyu (Green) 6 X Hachi Kyu ( Orange) 2 X Ku Kyu (Yellow … Continue reading Shinsa Results – 18 and 25 June 2016