Chicago was hella fun, except for all the toll booths...

I guess it makes sense that only people who use the roads pay for the upkeep of it, but that's enough of that.

We absolutely rocked at the Taikai! Helping all the other kendoka out with the tatsuki was really fun, and I got to meet plenty of people from around the midwest who share the kendo fever. I even got some helpful advice from other sensei who were in attendance!

Watching the sensei fight each other at the end was so thrilling too! I've never seen people move that fast and strike with such determination!

Wish you guys could've seen it I uploaded a few pics there so you could see us in all our glory (Melly's the other guy not in our keikogi. We were in it for warming up but changed out so as to not get confused with the actual competitors!)

Peach