Blog Post 10!

 I am not familiar with Kyudo, but I think it is some form of traditional Japanese martial arts, like a combination of Judo or Kendo. I remember in class it was mentioned as similar to archery, though I am sure there are difference culturally compared to the West and in Japan.

 In order to become good at Kyudo, a significant amount of practice, discipline, and perseverance is required, as is required of becoming proficient in any martial arts. 

I would as the question of how Kyudo compares to archery in the West, and if there were/are any influences shared between the two cultures. I would also like to know the evolution of how Kyudo was used in different wars. 

Blog Post 9!

This week I watched an episode of ワンピース, and I was able to pick up on dialogue about where buildings/people/things were (in the instances where it happened) due to learning the new vocab and grammar for this week, which was cool. In the other episodes I've watched within the past week, I've also been able to pick up on more and more without relying as heavily on subtitles (though it is still not much).