Editorial Letting Go…
I was lining up for keiko with Shigematsu Kimiakisensei (K8-dan) in Chiba recently, where the KW Team had gathered for the KW Gasshuku to get this magazine ready for print. The person before me who was already engaged in keiko was a KW Team member. He is a serious young man who aspires to do orthodox kendo. As I watched the keiko, trying to prepare my mind for my own impending doom, I found myself muttering about the young fella’s kendo. I could see that he was doing his best to keep it together, but he was totally missing the point in more ways than one. I kept saying to him under my breath, “Go now! Now…! Goddammit! Now… Now!” I was imagining myself in his shoes, and watching how…