Takeru's Kendo practice

A few month ago, Takeru began Kendo class (my wife's favorite sports:-) In the beginning he was not so enthusiastic as the practice for the beginners appears to be rather monotonic. Last weekend, I took him to a regional Kendo joint practice with local clubs who invited a master from Japan, we got to see some really interesting matches. Some little kids were really good at it, and you can see the psychology, balance, explosiveness etc in it. I think it's a very interesting sport. Here is a photo of Takeru in his gear (the helmet and body armor are on loan from the master).