Happy Belated Bday, Sensei. It’s hard to believe that the dojo has now been open for 1 year, without you being here to see it. Although it is essential to train under different teachers and different people as a way to develop one’s own Naginata (and to make up for any gaps in some teachers’ …
Sumi Sensei’s words on new people
When people first come to this dojo, they usually want to learn about what naginata is and curious about it. After the 2nd or 3rd practice, these people then want to be accepted (as part of the friend group). So, it is therefore important to make sure you accept them and welcome them. Side conversations …
5-dan Shinsa Prep
So I was suggested by a sensei whom I train under whenever I go to Japan to write out a, “guideline” for foreigners (non-Japanese) in how to get go-dan, by writing out my own experiences/feedback that I received when I prepped for my exam. I originally told that sensei that I would be more than …
What’s in my makeup bag?
I was originally intended to post a, “What’s in my bogu bag?” post, but since I’ve recently switched on over to a furoshiki, I decided to do an overdone, “What’s in my makeup bag?”post instead. Note: I have WAY more makeup at home. This is also a super, super, minimalist (for my standards) version of …
The “Broom” Temple
One of the things I miss about living in Japan is having jinjas/temples easily accessible whenever I wanted. I always loved the quiet atmosphere, the serene, pure feeling that each jinja gave off. So…since going to a jinja whenever I was in trouble is not a feasible thing to do while living in NYC (can’t …
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I LOVE animated .gifs
One of my Harvard students had an AWESOME app on her phone that allows her to make animated .gifs from videos. I’m so jealous (she’s an Android user). I found a way to make more naginata animated .gifs though 🙂 I can’t wait. Prepare yourselves.
memobottle
Every physically active person owns at least one hydration storage unit of some sorts. …or 30, or so… I mean, to be fair, fluid storage containers have gone through MAJOR upgrades in design and functionality compared to 10 years ago… So I may as well take advantage of it now before people stop caring about …
I’m back…
Well, it’s been a while since I posted on a public blog. But after a long break away and figuring out the difference between “public” vs. “private,” I decided to just give this another shot and seeing where I can go with this. I’ve always loved beauty blogs/Youtube channels, but I figured it would be …