11/1/07 New place to train....
Who - Dan, Ron, Douglas, Rob, Michelle, Andy
Big class -
Ron worked with Andy on Kihon and suburi. Some notes for Andy:
a) Stance - remember shoulder width and keep your center of balance low.
b) Batto, Chiburi, Notto. Keep practicing!
c) Suburi - Jodan,Chudan,Gedan = Cut big, think about casting that fishing pole
d) Kesa from both sides- remember to cut towards your rear foot. Start good habits, shoulders square, left hand ends centered.
Dan worked with Douglas and Rob on Chuden sei tei kata
a) slow down
b) nukitsuke needs to go along the ideas of jo ha kyu
c) focus on zanshin
d) lower balance
e) on kata 2, make sure your kissaki for tsuki is on target
f) bigger cuts
I worked with Michelle on the basic shoden kata....or a quick intro to it...
a) pop the koiguchi first
b) learn to find your distance
c) Kesa giri needs to be wider
d) Keep your zanshin even on the steps back
Cutting -
Ron - 4
Dan - 3
Michelle - 2
Rob - 4
Douglas - 5
Sang - 5
Rob - note*(new sword)
1) Kesa Kesa
a) Some more umph please.
2) Kesa Kesa
a) much better
3) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a) tip was not fast enough
b) make a straight line from gyaku kesa, you tend to make this funny arc instead of a straight line
4) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a)Tip was not fast enough which is evident by the tatami piece being pushed forward
Ron -
1) Kesa Kesa
a) Okie!
2) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a) when you lift the heel and step forward, it changes the plane of your edge for gyaku kesa
3) Rokudan giri
a) placement of cuts was excellent, however the angles were a bit shallow
Dan -
1) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a) okie
2) Rokudan giri
a) placement of sword was good but the angles were a bit steep
3) Tsubame
a) after finishing tsubame, stop and hold the sword in gyaku kesa for just a bit
Douglas
1) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a) gyaku kesa is a bit flat....try raising the right knuckles a bit on gyaku kesa from the left side
2) Rokudan giri
a) sui hei needs to be straight, use more hips by swaying side to side
3) Rokudan giri
a) this side seems to be much better, however sui hei on this side needs to be straight instead of starting from one height and then finishing at another height
4) Tsubame gaeshi
a) you break the momentum by controlling the sword too much.
5) Tsubame gaeshi
a) this was much better. Once you swing with your hips, control the momentum with your hips in an up and down motion
Michelle - notes*first time cutting
1) kesa kesa
a) relax
b) angles are a bit steep but a-ok!
2) Kesa Kesa
a) getting gun shy, let the sword momentum go instead of controlling it so much
b) when doing kesa towards the right, make sure not to bend the elbow
c) relax the right hand, if not it'll turn the sword which will result torquing the cut in the tatami
Sang
1) Rokudangiri
a) Okie
2) Inazuma
a) okie
3) Rai mei
a) first cut first.....
4) Kaze Guruma
a) okie
Notes - our first class in the new dojo. Seems to have a good feel and ample space. We actually have a shinsa now.
- collected 100 dollars from Ron
Big class -
Ron worked with Andy on Kihon and suburi. Some notes for Andy:
a) Stance - remember shoulder width and keep your center of balance low.
b) Batto, Chiburi, Notto. Keep practicing!
c) Suburi - Jodan,Chudan,Gedan = Cut big, think about casting that fishing pole
d) Kesa from both sides- remember to cut towards your rear foot. Start good habits, shoulders square, left hand ends centered.
Dan worked with Douglas and Rob on Chuden sei tei kata
a) slow down
b) nukitsuke needs to go along the ideas of jo ha kyu
c) focus on zanshin
d) lower balance
e) on kata 2, make sure your kissaki for tsuki is on target
f) bigger cuts
I worked with Michelle on the basic shoden kata....or a quick intro to it...
a) pop the koiguchi first
b) learn to find your distance
c) Kesa giri needs to be wider
d) Keep your zanshin even on the steps back
Cutting -
Ron - 4
Dan - 3
Michelle - 2
Rob - 4
Douglas - 5
Sang - 5
Rob - note*(new sword)
1) Kesa Kesa
a) Some more umph please.
2) Kesa Kesa
a) much better
3) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a) tip was not fast enough
b) make a straight line from gyaku kesa, you tend to make this funny arc instead of a straight line
4) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a)Tip was not fast enough which is evident by the tatami piece being pushed forward
Ron -
1) Kesa Kesa
a) Okie!
2) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a) when you lift the heel and step forward, it changes the plane of your edge for gyaku kesa
3) Rokudan giri
a) placement of cuts was excellent, however the angles were a bit shallow
Dan -
1) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a) okie
2) Rokudan giri
a) placement of sword was good but the angles were a bit steep
3) Tsubame
a) after finishing tsubame, stop and hold the sword in gyaku kesa for just a bit
Douglas
1) Kesa Gyaku Kesa
a) gyaku kesa is a bit flat....try raising the right knuckles a bit on gyaku kesa from the left side
2) Rokudan giri
a) sui hei needs to be straight, use more hips by swaying side to side
3) Rokudan giri
a) this side seems to be much better, however sui hei on this side needs to be straight instead of starting from one height and then finishing at another height
4) Tsubame gaeshi
a) you break the momentum by controlling the sword too much.
5) Tsubame gaeshi
a) this was much better. Once you swing with your hips, control the momentum with your hips in an up and down motion
Michelle - notes*first time cutting
1) kesa kesa
a) relax
b) angles are a bit steep but a-ok!
2) Kesa Kesa
a) getting gun shy, let the sword momentum go instead of controlling it so much
b) when doing kesa towards the right, make sure not to bend the elbow
c) relax the right hand, if not it'll turn the sword which will result torquing the cut in the tatami
Sang
1) Rokudangiri
a) Okie
2) Inazuma
a) okie
3) Rai mei
a) first cut first.....
4) Kaze Guruma
a) okie
Notes - our first class in the new dojo. Seems to have a good feel and ample space. We actually have a shinsa now.
- collected 100 dollars from Ron
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