#Kenshi review 2019 update
#Kenshi review 2019 free

She answered my questions quickly and everything ran smoothly. The (English speaking) representative who contacted me was polite and friendly. The lack of protection in the kobushi is a killer if you try to do jodan – kihon practise is fine, but when it came to oji-waza or jigeiko, I switched to another set of kote. And as I mentioned in my last post, I am doing quite a bit of jodan recently. I tried a few ai-men out on them with students and if the timing was not quite right, I ended getting hit on the fingers, which wasn’t comfortable. A random hit on them has the potential to be quite painful. As I have never owned a set like this before, I am not sure how the washability of the kote will affect its long-term durability.Īs mentioned above, the kote-buton are fine, which is great, but it is the kobushi that are quite a worry. I haven’t washed mine yet, and I am not sure I will until they get quite smelly. The look like other kote I have, but they are not the same.īecause these are “jersey” kote, they are washable. It is the kobushi where these kote deviate quite drastically from other kote that I have – they basically seem to be made out of super light material with little stuffing inside. Only time can tell how long they will last, but at the moment the palms seem quite durable. The kote palms are suede and are quite soft.

#Kenshi review 2019 free

The wrist area (tsutsu) between the buton and the kobushi is super flexible and soft, allowing a lot of free movement, which is good. The kote-buton (the area you are struck on) is solid enough and I have no complaints about it. This is due to the materials used throughout, the lack of any thickness in and around the kobushi (kote-gashira), and the “ jersey” factor (more on that below).

#Kenshi review 2019 update

I’ll update this section after a few months with a report on how they stretched (or didn’t).įirst impression of the kote is that they are super light. I am sure this could probably be adjusted were I to send them back, but I’d rather use them and let them stretch themselves.

After using for a while they started to stretch out a bit, but I still find them a little bit tight. I’m looking forward to seeing how things change and what will remain after the event passes.I gave them the normal measurements I give to bogu shops when I order kote but when these kote arrived they were a little bit tight around the fingers and thumb area. I want to make sure my mind and body keep up with the growing scale of the tour, so at this point, I’m just hoping to be able to travel around the country without forgetting to work hard and take care of myself, as well as to not stop thinking.Ģ020 is also the year of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, and I expect Japan will change greatly because of it. You’ll be kicking off your biggest arena tour in 2020. So every day I think about what I should be doing to keep making positive music under such circumstances. Maybe this means my stance in daily life is beginning to change. To me, it seemed like so many appalling incidents were occurring frequently in Japan, and I had to keep telling myself to calmly and objectively decide whether I happened to just be following such news.

And because of that, it seemed like everything that happened during 2019 had some kind of meaning to it. The new imperial era began this year, so it was a historically meaningful year as well.

I’d been dreaming about becoming involved in some way with the original manga called Children of the Sea ( Kaiju no Kodomo) for about 10 years. Making “Spirits of the Sea” meant a lot to me in 2019. What left the greatest impression on you from this year? But it’s important to try to approach whatever it was you didn’t know about before.Ĭould you share some of your personal hit songs of 2019?Ĭashmere Cat‘s “For Your Eyes Only,” James Blake‘s “Where’s the Catch?” featuring André 3000, and Jorja Smith‘s “Be Honest” featuring Burna Boy. And if you feel you don’t need it, then just walk away from it. Accept it once, then evaluate what you want to do and what you should do. While you should value the things you have inside you, I also think you shouldn’t reject new things that come jumping out at you. “Uma to Shika” wouldn’t have been born if it hadn’t been for the (rugby-themed) drama No Side Game. Is there anything you try to be mindful of on a daily basis in order to create so many hits? Your song “Uma to Shika” that dropped in September became a huge hit, logging 10 weeks at No. I was so surprised and grateful that many people from countries not my own had been waiting for my music. They welcomed me really warmly, and also with lots of energy.