[Lidawka]

Hi there Mike and co.

I've just got back from a kendo camp in Guatemala of all places. I tell you, the consensus there is that there is more need for guns than shinai! Scary but amazing place.

Any way, the 7th dan Japanese sensei who was instructing the camp informed us of some changes in the kendo kata recently. One of the interesting 'changes' or "revisions" as he called them was the kiai timing for nanahonme. Previously it had been the norm for uchidachi to "yaa!" on the second step of the men cut. Apparently, now it is correct to "yaa!" as soon as you lift the sword overhead. Likewise, the timing for shidachi's "tou!" has been modified to to be uttered as the sword cuts do, rather than slightly after as it was done previously. Have any of you guys heard of these modifcations?