(Kyoto, 17 October 2019)

Hi, All.

It is me again, Calista. I would like to share my activity today in Samurai Kembu Theater.

Today, I after finished cleaning, I learned how to use katana (Japanese sword) with Hisho Sensei. It’s around an hour training. I tried many times. But, my opinion I still cannot do it perfectly. I really need to do practice.

Hisho Sensei showed me how to move the katana correctly

Raise your katana

Swing your katana from up to down right in front your belly
After training with Hisho Sensei finished, I tried recording Samurai Kembu

Lesson given by Tomoda Sensei. Last time, I tried typing directly for Samurai Kembu Lesson given by Hisho Sensei, because I could not catch up the words and type it in the same time. This time, I hope I could understand better.

While recording it, I helped putting on Samurai costumes to the customers. (I think this time is a little bit better, since I finally could put on hakama (traditional pants in Samurai Costumes) and also doobi (belt for keeping your katana) to one customer, though it’s still not too good.

The man wearing black kimono
with blue-white folding fan
is my first complete costume-model YEAY >,<

Then, I and other staffs took break time for an hour. Next activity, Ryuu Sensei trained me kembu performance. Btw, kembu means sword dance. Ryuu Sensei informed me that I will have kembu performance on November 3.

Ryuu Sensei trained me to do basic movements
for Kembu Performance

Trying ** times for basic kembu movements =,="

Still wrong movements =,="

I was so happy today for learning kembu again, but at the same time I also felt so tired. Being a samurai is very difficult. Not like we see on Samurai X anime hahaha.

Thank you very for the training Hisho Sensei and also Ryuu Sensei….Sorry for making you have headache >.<”

See you again for my next activity ^^