Everyone arrived at my summer cottage at 10.00, some by car and some by train. A nice day for training.

The morning was for basic training in all parts of Yoshinken which is always a good reminder of how and why Yoshinken differs from Kihon in classical budo.

After a soup lunch the theme was weapons training. We trained some basics with Jo, Bokken and Bo (which is new for the Yoshinken group).

Finally some got to try full contact training with body protection and Shinai. Very important for the understanding of Kumite with weapons.

Some of us also bravely took a swim in the lake after training and showed good spirit before they got a barbeque dinner.

I thank everyone who participated for a good and enjoyable session.

Åke Wall

Kyoshi Yoshinken