UR 03/28/2007

Another small class with one-on-one instruction. This is good because WE get to talk less and train more. We practiced zenpo and koho kaiten, the ichimonji line drill but with a gedan uke nagashi, omote gayku and urate gyaku. Good times.

Gambatte kudasai!

UR 03/26/2007

We practiced the usual ukemi then a couple of ichimonji drills, then jumonji no kata from the kihon torite gata. The jutaijutsu of the evening was urate gyaku. We did two forms of it: one that was similiar to hon gyaku and then the typical one. We finished with omote gyaku. The class is nearly finished with only a month left.

Gambatte!

UR 03/21/2007

It was a really small class last night with only three students. With Daryl out of town that left one student for each teacher. We practiced zenpo and koho kaiten, oni kudaki, musha dori and introduced jumonji no kata.

Gambatte!

UR 03/19/2007

I took the helm for class last night and it went well. We did the usual stretching and practiced zenpo and koho kaiten; two ichimonji line drills, one for taisabaki practice, one for uke nagashi practice; two versions of ichimonji no kata from the kihon kosshi sanpo; and I introduced omote gyaku from the kihon torite goho. They seemed to really enjoy it. Good times.

Gambatte!

UR 03/14/2007

The classes are going by so fast. We practiced the sanshin gokyo no kata, an ichimonji line drill, ukemi and musha dori. Good times.

Gambatte!

UR 03/12/2007

Spring Break is over and class is back in session. Attendance has tapered off and leveled out at five or six students. It's good to be back after more than a week of no training. Not even Saturday classes for me.

Yesterday we did some sanshin gokyo no kata, zenpo geri, ukemi and musha dori. The time went by way too fast. As always it was good times, good times.

Gambatte!

UR 02/28/2007

Last class before Spring Break. Not surprisingly it was a small group. We covered the sanshin gokyo no kata again and then whatever each group wanted. Good times.

Gambatte!