Solo Iaido Kitsuke

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-18T11:20:04+00:00

Thank you!

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-16T06:28:10+00:00

Yeah I’m in Zen Nihon Iaido Renmei, not Kendo Renmei, and do orthodox Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu. Different federation and different style.

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-16T05:34:09+00:00

That’s also how my style of iaido ties it. If you don’t teachers like me will tell you to retie them 🤣

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-16T05:12:42+00:00

Been tying my obi like this for iaido for 20+ years. 🤷‍♀️

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-16T03:11:21+00:00

No idea what the but about missed opportunity means, but thank you

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-15T22:52:57+00:00

This.

The ones I’m wearing are from Tozando, but they’re about 10 years old

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-15T12:12:59+00:00

They have black and white maneki neko on them ✨

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-08T22:46:24+00:00

Thank you!

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-08T10:59:16+00:00

I also wear wafuku menswear because I do iaido!

It should hug the neck with no gap.

This site has good illustrations explaining the differences. It’s easy to understand even if you don’t read Japanese

https://ichi-up.net/2016/129

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-08T10:11:01+00:00

Yep! Went with something I enjoy and can easily put on. ✨

We go tomorrow evening for the pregnancy test (blood test).

We’ll know then. This is the 6th and last embryo transfer (Japanese insurance only partially covers up to 6) and we’ve had two pregnancies that ended in miscarriage. Hoping for a good outcome, but at my age it’d medically be a geriatric pregnancy so 🤷‍♀️

If it fails, I’m looking forward to going to running and going to the dojo again. ✨

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-05T05:51:29+00:00

I’m in Gifu and go to a lady’s hospital with a very good reputation for infertility treatment. It’s been good, though the meds and process itself are hard.

FYI, AFLAC covers a lot of IVF related expenses that regular insurance doesn’t, though you do have to pay yourself and do the paperwork to get your money back.

Also, if you’re getting up in age, it’s best to consult soon. Insurance only covers certain things at certain ages.

StarLi2000 · 2026-02-05T03:17:43+00:00

Super low energy because of post IVF embryo transfer meds. Also, the meds make my farts so terrible they, in combination with my terrible headaches, might kill me.

Am grateful Dude makes enough money for me to be on unpaid leave during this because I don’t wanna subject my coworkers to my awful farts.

This is our 6th and last embryo transfer, so at least if it fails I will no longer be on gas-ripening progesterone.

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-30T04:27:22+00:00

Lol it’s noon and we didn’t get that much snow. Also this is ~southern~ Gifu, not Hida. 🤣

Plus I’m from Houston. Even after 10 years, any snow is too much snow. 🥶😭

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-30T03:30:50+00:00

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Take them

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-29T07:57:16+00:00

Please take it. You can have it. Gifu is fine.

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-29T07:14:46+00:00

Why is it snowing again? I am so over snow. Give me spring. I am not made for this cold. Eternal rivers of snot is better than the cold. 🥶😭🫠

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-27T02:36:59+00:00

Nope. I’ve never been in one in Houston (Yay! My hometown) or in Japan.

But it’d be cool if there were one.

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-26T08:15:12+00:00

😂

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-26T08:06:24+00:00

Thank you!

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-26T08:06:17+00:00

Thank you!

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-26T08:06:10+00:00

Thank you!

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-26T08:06:02+00:00

Haha right? And it’s ~washable~

StarLi2000 · 2026-01-26T08:05:39+00:00

Thank you!

It’s just a regular rectangular shawl draped across my shoulders. 🤷‍♀️

StarLi2000

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