Tanabe, here I come!

After a good 10 days in Malaysia it is time to pack for another trip. Apart from feeling restless sometimes with too much time to kill, I had a very good time. Went places and met new friends. There was training and there was training. Some of you will know what I am talking about. Met up with some friends last night and was just enjoying the company. My flight is tonight so I have the luxury of sleeping in and taking my time. One whole week of nothing but aikido...bliss.

My sensei texted me to tell me that he injured his left hand with a hammer during Raya preparations and also injured his heel. Ouch! He is attending the seminars with me while others are attending the conference. I was looking at the seminar timetable and was so so happy. Amongst the Shihans conducting the seminar are Tissier shihan http://www.christiantissier.com/, Sugano shihan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiichi_Sugano, Yamada shihan http://www.aikido-yamada.eu/, Fukakusa shihan http://www.thaiaikikai.com/eng/sensei.html and Smibert shihan. I just hope my body can last the entire seminar. I have rested my arm for 2 weeks (which translates to no training whatsoever) and I have a feeling that I will be revising techniques with my sensei at Changi airport tonight hahaha!

I am more or less packed for the trip. Most importantly is that I have my 3 sets of gi (or as Conrad so aptly puts it, kung fu suits...) so I am good to go!

Tanabe e ikimasu yo!