A special weekend with karate-kas from Switzerland.

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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to train with Swiss karate-ka at the Soshikan dojo.

I have been looking forward to this for the past few months since I was contacted, as I like to train with people from other countries.

The person who contacted me this time was Sensei Olivier from KCValais.

Olivier Sensei has been practising karate since he was six years old and has been training for 54 years. His father is one of the pioneers in Swiss karate.

For me, the reason why training with international people is so enjoyable is that we can understand each other through physical sensations, not through words.

On this day, we practised basics, kata and kumite, and had a wonderful time together.

After practice, we had a drink at the Kaku-uchi bar ‘Kuro-obi’.

I listened to Oliver Sensei’s thoughts and stories, which I could relate to a lot and gave me a lot of inspirations.

It is going to be another good week.