This post is something new: In the days to come I will report from the one-week Ken Jutsu seminar in Calais, to be more specific, from the ISBA Seminar 2018. ISBA is the International Shiseikan Budo Association,<\/em><\/a> an association of Budo schools and practitioners with the aim of supporting the link to Meiji Jingu Shiseikan Dojo<\/a> in Japan and their tradition in Budo and Ken Jutsu<\/a> teaching. Each year they organize a one-week Budo\/Ken Jutsu seminar in Europe, lead by a large japanese delegation of sensei<\/em> (jap. teacher).<\/p>\n This year we meet in Calais, France. Next week will be a great opportunity to meet and practice together with many experienced budoka (budo practioners) and to learn. And I will try to share my experiences here. Let’s see whether I manage to keep it up, because the schedule is pretty tight. We start at 6:30 am with free outdoor practice (lead by some of the jap. teachers). Then breakfast and two 2-hour classes in the morning and the afternoon. Before the class starts, we need to clean the tatami<\/em> (training mats). After each class there is ample time for free practice.<\/p>\n This time I take the train (Frankfurt – Paris – Calais), so I can only bring as much as I can carry :). Especially, because I have to change train stations in Paris. This means in addition to everything you need for a weeks stay I have to add 2 Aikido-Gi<\/em> (Aikido gear), Obi<\/em> (belt), Hakama<\/em> (traditional jap. clothing, a mix of throusers and skirt), and weapons: 2 wooden Bokuto<\/em> (wooden sword), one Fukuro Shinai (bamboo sword with leather envelope) and an Iaito<\/em> (blunt metal Katana). In summary: loaded like a donkey.<\/p>\n Fun side fact: the train to Paris is actually filled with many InterRail travellers. 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