When you put things in your head...

The Kuschi has done that quite often and just as often have those things also left the Kuschi head again.

However, (I can hear Angel moan) not much has been stuck in my head like Japanse martial arts ("budo") and samurai swords. I was obsessed with it as a kid (thanks to the "MOSAIK" comics) but then of course I never thought I'd be able to ever learn that. I hated judo lessons as a kid (because the throws gave me headaches) and I quit again right away. However with Kill Bill I got totally into the swords again and I researched a bit and guess what, at my work I can take aikido classes in my lunchbreak and there is also actually a dojo here in the Hague that teaches the art of kendo and iaido (this is the one with the katana (those specific swords) fighting). The aikido times are sadly the same as my japanese language classes but I only have them until the end of next months and after that I will start aikido. I can't wait. I've been wanting to do a fighting sports for a long time and aikido is best since it can also incorporate iaido and in general it's using your oponents strength against them, so also a weak Kuschi can do it.

Just for the heck of it I have ordered a practice katana (wooden with foam coating so even the dumbest Kuschi can't hurt herself) for 20 bucks online, since it was so cheap and I always wanted one. :P In that same shop they also had those bamboo slippers and those socks that have the big toe seperate for only 5 bucks. I didn't buy anything else, though.

In case you're interested the site is: budoshop-online.de and they also have other decorative weapons. But they are mostly specialized in budo.

And this is a real katana (no foam coating :P):



I know of course nobody will think I will go through with this, but I stuck with the Japanese language classes and I will continue studying after the course is over. So there. :P