去る5月13日（日）小松原練功場にて演武祭が行われました。

見学者も来場の中、京都の会会員が凛道の形を演武しました。
そのほかに、牛（ニュウ）初段補が本場中国仕込みの24式太極拳を華麗に舞ったのをはじめ、京都の会会長・小嶋参段が個人的に練習している琉球古武道の「二丁釵（サイ）」（釵を使った形）を、入江師範が站椿功（タントウコウ・立禅）と試力を、さらにゲスト演武者による古武道演武も行われました。演武終了後に見学の方にも参加してもらい凛道気功より「立功」と牛初段補による「八段錦」を練功しました。

その後のささやかな宴では会員同士の意見交換と互いの向上を誓い、お開きとなりました。

　Hi! Kojima Sensei, the Head of the Rindo Karate association in Kyoto has asked various members of the club to introduce themselves, so...

My name is Mary, and I have been studying Rindo Karate for eight and a half years. I started when I was 40 years old!
I did some Shotokan Karate when I was in high school and university in Canada and France,
but then I took a very long break to get married, have children and start a career.
I had a lot of work to do to recover some flexibility, and to learn and relearn techniques.
There are also some big differences between Rindo and Shotokan, so it has been hard trying to adapt.

Why do I like Rindo?
Well, at the first class I attended, Irie Sensei gave us a little talk about the philosophy behind this style.
Among other things, I really liked the fact that he encouraged us to ask questions and think about what we are learning.
The attitude seemed much less military than in some of the clubs where I had trained in the past.
Given my preconceptions about karate in Japan, it was a refreshing and surprising experience.