I am training since then, and got myself an original Japanese iaito (training sword, all is made exactly like a real katana, except the blade, which is blunt and made of an aluminum/zinc alloy), and I still learn from the way of the sword. With that newfound knowledge I met my first girlfriend. And with all this came confidence in myself that I can do things if I want to, something I have lacked. I reacted to those things subconsciously, even surprised myself a few times of what I did.
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I learned how to foresee things, be it an item that is about to fall down, or what a persons body language is telling me. With time I learned other things, things that were outside of katas and sword strategies. I was very cautious at the beginning, but learned that without enough determination, I couldn't parry correctly, or my attack just bounced off too lightly from my opponents defenses. I started with the bokken first, of course, sensei wouldn't allow it otherwise. I was hanging around the computer all the day or watching TV. You have to know, until that time, I was very thin, and didn't have much confidence in myself. I had the will to change myself because of him. The same day, I didn't carry any water buckets as Usagi did, but I learned the lesson from him that I had to train regularly to become something. Seeing all the blades being drawn out and back into of the saya, the people cutting the air before them, an enemy they have envisioned only in their minds - that was a dream come true. I was surprised to see that there were some dojos in my area! So I immediately visited one with my friend. The more I read Usagi, the more I asked myself if it was possible to learn something through the use of the sword. One by one I collected the comics, enjoying them often, (very often!), always waiting for the next issue to arrive to my store. Seeing Usagi trained to become a samurai was intriguing, and I wanted to know more about this rabbit and the world he was living. As I started reading, feelings of nostalgia washed over me. They didn't have the first, but the vendor assured me that you could read the comic at a later issue, without having much of a problem. It was the second TPB issue of Usagi named "Samurai". I stand at the comic book store to buy myself some magic cards and see the samurai bunny, which I have played many years before. There was something more complex behind it, and that made it somehow interesting for me then. But knowing when to bow and when to fight was beyond my comprehension. You could bow to the other person or draw your sword and fight.
It wasn't one of those scrolling action-only shooters, which were very common then. Once in a while, my brother got himself some new games, and one of them was Usagi Yojimbo. I was playing on the commodore 64 already 2 years, thanks to my brother teaching me how to use it. My first encounter with Usagi Yojimbo was as a kid. Sensei Sakai, I bow before you with my greatest respect to you and your work.
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