Last month I had the immense privilege of meeting and training in person with my bushido sensei, Zen Takai. I first saw Zen sensei on Instagram last year and was intrigued by the elegance of his Japanese sword-wielding videos. After a short chat I had a trial class and was instantly hooked. This was in September 2021. Training was over Zoom. All this time, I did not expect to actually meet in person so soon, but it happened, and it was as magical as you can imagine. It was al