Wow, it's been a while since I've updated this. Most of the rest of the naginata folks in Toronto use Facebook, so I've been dragged kicking and screaming into the Facebook world, and that's taken up the time I used to spend reading and updating LJ ( Read more... )

I'm off to Japan for two weeks as of the first thing Thursday morning. I'll be competing in the World Naginata Championships, and participating in this year's INF seminar and a special Shin Getsu Kai seminar at the home dojo for Tendo-ryu. I'm very excited, if a little last-minute-panic-y over the logistics of packing, transportation, where we're ( Read more... )

Engi Kyogi ( Read more... )

I've been studying naginata for two and a half years now, and linuxspice started last fall. We went to New York over the weekend for the annual tournament. Last year, I lost all four matches fairly quickly by the maximum score. It was my first time competing, and I was up against the captain of the British national team and one of the better competitors ( Read more... )