I just got back from Hong Kong where among other things I attended my first Kendo tournament. I had 2 matches. I lost both but in the second one did quite well and held off a guy who was like 10x better than me for quite a while. It was the most exciting thing I have done in years.

Everyone here is fine. The spring is just beginning and the first green is emerging. It's been a long dull winter and we are glad to see the end of it.

Right now there is a big internet crackdown in China and youtube has been banned. People recon it's because the Governent does not want anyone to see this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OBrVo929Ns

Thats all for now.