Life has obviously little time for my kendo at the moment and had a lot in store in other areas : my daughter’s birth, the toe I broke that didn’t heal well, a long-time coming ADHD diagnosis and finally a really bad lumbago.

Yeah there’s a lot to process that’s not kendo at the moment.

However I’ve been able to maintain a once-a-week presence in the dojo. Our club is doing better. Motivated newcomers eager to participate in federation activities, seniors with their own life-related delays and difficulties trying to come back and/or hold on to their practice…

Things are getting better.

I’ve obviously lost some of the “we-need-to-step-up” fire I had at the beginning of this season. But well, c’est la vie.