I just noticed your location. Are you in the Minnehaha Kendo Club? That is my dojo. I didn't know Sensei was out of town since I couldn't be there this Saturday. Which one are you? I'm the small girl with thick glasses, if you've been there a while, and haven't just now started. Ciochran-sensei likely wouldn't recommend to you to go this year, but if you work hard, maybe next year! It's really fun there. We work very hard on many things. Kihon practice, kata, and stuff like that. Edit: Saw your profile... Yup, you must be in my dojo then. When did you start? Kaoru