Doug and Michelle are back from Japan and had lots to share about their experience. Class started with a short talk about what the training was like in Japan. Then we went into the first kata of Kukishinden Ryu, Seion. First we practiced regular Seion then we practiced a couple of variations. None of the variations involved a kick. The first one had the tori using his elbow and footwork to take the uke's balance. The second one was much like the Shinden Fudo Ryu kata Nichi Geki. As uke moves in strike the back of his hip to break his attack and with the free hand strike down against the collar bone or ryumon kyusho. After this we played with the timing of uke's attack by moving just out of reach of his attack to make taking the balance easier.
Next we practiced the second kata Suiyoku. After that we practiced using the elbows again. This time against just two punches. Receive the first punch lightly then when the second one comes advance with the free elbow covering uke's attack. Control the space and balance. Doug mentioned locking the spine out via the shoulder.
That concluded class and Doug then tested Shane for shodan. Several people were involved in the test and he passed. Ed and Michelle were also awarded nidan. Doug received godan while in Japan. Congratulations to everyone.
がんばってください！
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