ゆる剣?? Yuru Ken, slow Kendo??

いやぁ～、本日地元北海道旭川市に帰省。
理由は、高校剣道部の50周年記念稽古会と懇親会に参加するためです。

しか～しっ！明日の剣道部稽古会の前に、小学校の頃から汗を流した
道場でゆる剣という名の小学校の頃からの仲間と腕試し。
殆どのメンバーが40を過ぎてますので、怪我をしない様にゆるゆると稽古と
いう意味でゆる剣？？となっているのか知りまへんが、竹刀を握ると結構みんな
年甲斐も無く本気よ～。

で、稽古が終わると皆で銭湯へGO!　汗を流してサッパリ～！
実はこの銭湯も剣道やってた同級生が経営しているので
こんなに大挙しても許されます。

40過ぎても小学校の頃からの仲間がこうして集まれる剣道っていいな。と
しみじみ思いましたわ～。
でも、皆さん張り切り過ぎて怪我しない様に！

Today, I was back to my home town Asahikawa city in Hokkaido for attending 50^th anniversary of high school Kendo club party and practice.

BUT!! Before going to the tomorrow practice, I played Kendo with friends who played Kendo with me from elementary school student and we are calling this group Yuru Ken whose mean slow Kendo.

Most of members are over 40 so we have to care not to injure, right?

So maybe the reason they call this Yuru Ken, we will play slowly Kendo.

But when we start and grasp bamboo stick, all members never play slowly.

We are really serious for hitting each other even though our ages are high.

And every time after the slow Kendo, we go to spa and we discuss about today’s play, life, health, friends and etc.

We can refresh with Spa and this members.

Actually our friend who also played Kendo with us is running this spa so we can visit here with many friends and it is willingly accepted.

I really appreciate friends and Kendo because now I’m living far from Asahikawa but when I back to home, friends since elementary school meet and spend time even we are already beyond 40.

BUT I want to say one thing, Don’t get injured!