Yesterday I finally gave in to temptation while at Ikea and picked up one of those gorgeous silky warm fluffy sheepskin rugs for my room, much to Romu’s delight…..

and Waki’s horror.
Yesterday I finally gave in to temptation while at Ikea and picked up one of those gorgeous silky warm fluffy sheepskin rugs for my room, much to Romu’s delight…..

and Waki’s horror.
It has been 2 and 3 years since I have started Aikido and Iaido respectively.

Since then, I have:
Yesterday we had aikiken class, and we were shown a few basic techniques. Said moves were then practised slowly in pairs to improve accuracy, timing, the sense of touch….
However, sometime in the middle of class Sensei turned it up a notch and decided to show us how it’s actually supposed to be done.
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Strictly speaking, not Iaido… But oh well… *shrugs*
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Exactly 1 year from receiving my iaito, I have finally bought the last piece of equipment/weapon…
A shiny new japanese white oak jo, 27 mm diameter, 4 feet in length.
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*sighs in happiness*
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Though I did get a few odd looks carrying that back from work (where it was sent to) by tube/bus….