Ladies Seminar @ Rickmansworth UK May 29 2004.
01.
This seminar was held as the same place at the "Kanto Student Visit",
and also where the monthly squad training is. The special thing about this
series of photos is that, all of the kendoka present, around 15-20 of them,
are girls from the very north to the very south of the counrty, and at all
levels...(ok apart from sensei/coach of the day, who is a man).
This is only one corner of the very beautiful Royal Masonic GIRLS School.
We started from the basics, like different types of footwork, fumikomi,
suburi, kihon cuts (deliver + receive), uchikomi keiko, etc. etc. etc.,
and finally jikeiko.
I was also one of them practicing, so the photos are taken during the 10-min
break... My hands were terribly shaking too much! Although I took loads
of shots, only some of them turned out right...
02.
Time for fresh air, hydration, and taping off the feet...
03.
Chat between Sotaro Honda Sensei (British Squad Coach) and Gillian Riddoch (Ladies Team Captain) after a bit of hardwork and sweat.
04.
Seeking advice from seniors - while everyone else's was taking a rest.
(At that time I have already put my Men off... This is the 5th shot, taken
from the floor... since my hands can't really hold the camera properly any
more..)
05.
Girls fixing their gears.