Asia Trip 2012: Training Schedule

Only four days left and we're off to Hong Kong and Japan for a month. It's a strange feeling. A mixture of excitement and anticipation for the upcoming adventure, but also knowing that we'd be missing an exciting summer in Toronto with all our friends from Mu Mon Kai, Seikyu Kai, Chung's Arts Academy, and the bLEAders team.

Alright, enough sentimentality. This trip gives us a great opportunity to train with and receive instruction from the highest level of Iaido and Kyudo practitioners in the world. Even in a world class city like Toronto, these martial arts are still in their infancy and we can use all the support we can get. Besides improving ourselves, we will also look to raise awareness of the Iaido and Kyudo communities in Toronto and create networks that will help us grow in the future.

Let's hope our bodies hold up! ^_^

JUL 05 - IAIDO - Hong Kong, 石塘咀體育館 with the Hong Kong Iaido group
JUL 06 - IAIDO - Hong Kong, 北角渣華道體育館 with the Hong Kong Iaido group
JUL 11 - KYUDO - Okayama, Mitsui dojo with Satoh Tadashi-sensei (Kyoshi 7 Dan)
JUL 12 - KYUDO - Okayama, Private dojo with Satoh Kaoru-sensei (Hanshi 8 Dan)
JUL 18 - IAIDO - Tokyo, TBD with Hatakenaka Atsumi-sensei (Kyoshi 8 Dan)
JUL 21 - IAIDO - Tokyo, TBD with Hatakenaka Atsumi-sensei (Kyoshi 8 Dan)
JUL 22 - IAIDO - Tokyo, TBD with Hatakenaka Atsumi-sensei (Kyoshi 8 Dan)
JUL 23 - IAIDO - Tokyo, TBD with Hatakenaka Atsumi-sensei (Kyoshi 8 Dan)
JUL 25 - IAIDO - Tokyo, TBD with Hatakenaka Atsumi-sensei (Kyoshi 8 Dan)
JUL 29 - KYUDO - Narita, Chiba-ken Kyudojo - Watch 5 Dan Shinsa at 

Quick update

As with most un-planned blogs, I didn't have any content prepared for this busy month and a half. Plans for our summer sabbatical to Hong Kong and Japan are rounding out nicely with only a few logistics to go. We've got lots of Iaido and Kyudo training lined-up so I'll probably be taking it easy the next couple of weeks to rest up for a trip that looks to be quite gruelling. Stay tuned for a running diary of our travels (whenever internet access is available) as the previous one seemed quite popular.

Our schedule should be finalized and posted soon. If any readers happen to be in the area and would like to meet up, feel free to drop me a line in the comments.