Sent today an email to Katsura Mayumi in Japan. She might help with the Used Bogu Program as she is involved in the Federation. Sent email to Ebihara sensei in...
Went today to the administration building, then the Students' Affairs building, then the Marketing and Communications building, and am now refered to the...
Went to UWI yesterday to find out more about the process necessary to start a kendo class there. Went to the Administration building, then the Student's...
Got a reply from Ebihara sensei in New York. He seems very willing to help but the man seems also very busy supporting a bunch of other organisations. Will...
Wrote a letter to the Director of Sports requesting support for establishing a Kendo program at UWI. Will drop it there tomorrow and try to meet the person in...
Called them back today to get some news from the head director. OOOohhh what a mean woman that was ! She said that the Facility Manager will take care of that...
Tonight I started a Kendo "class" in St-Augustine, in a small Karate dojo. The sensei there invited me to teach after his class to a few interested guys...
Hi, for those to whom I have not yet introduced myself, my name is Eddy Devisse and am 3rd dan in Kendo. I recently moved to Trinidad & Tobago (I had the...
Hmmm, after a lot of back and forth with enthusiastic UWI people (Sports Center) the "decision" came: no more martial arts, there's enough of them already....
With UWI's refusal, here's now the strategy: - establish a formal class at the Karate Dojo I'm teaching at right now - find a way to entice UWI students to...
Today, Mario Calloo the karate instructor that has me teach Kendo to his guys told me that he knows the UWI people quite well and will see what he can do to...
This weekend I spent at a beach (Balandra) with some friends of my wife. We met there a guy by the name of "Cheeks" who is a "western weapons teacher". He's...
Directions are now available at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trinikendo/files/Directions%20to%20St- Augustine%20Dojo .... From POS (CR highway): Take CR...
A kendoka from UK is visiting his family and heard about me so he brought his bogu and wants to practice. Wohoo ! Errol will come over tomorrow (Friday) and...
... Embassy of Japan 5 Hayes St., St Clair, POS Trinidad & Tobago SUBJECT: KENDO IN PORT OF SPAIN Mr. Baba, I am a Canadian citizen recently arrived to...
Wednesday the 31st of March we (Errol and I) went to Blanchisseuse to give a Kendo demo for the High School kids. Mario is the Principal there and invited us....
Errol Blake was here from the UK and we had a great time practicing together. He's from the Itto-ryu tradition so quite different than the more "sportish"...
I decided on a name for the Kendo dojos I will launch in Trinidad (at least the first one). Drum Roll: Shoshin Kendo Dojo Shoshin means literally "Beginning...
Hi, for those of you with whom I have not had the chance to stay in close touch with, let me give you a quick review of the recent events. I now live in...
Starting April 23rd, I will travel to Blanchisseuse (a tiny fishing city on the north end of the island) to teach Kendo to a few high school kids. Mario is...
Please note that due to strong demand, I decided to start official classes on Friday the 16th. Location is the St-Augustine dojo and time is 8pm to 10pm....
Yes, I just spent 5 days in beautiful Aruba to help Sergio and his wife in preparing their students for the upcoming tournament in Brazil. It was amazing...!!...
A few people are missing, but here's the seed of the future of Kendo in Trinidad (boy, they all look so serious don't they ?). Interest in Kendo is quite high...
Starting this Wednesday (June 2nd) we will add an additional class every week. Class starts at 7pm until 8:30pm. Please arrive early! The Karate sensei was...
