Dave's Last Class @ Shima Dojo 12/19/2006

Supposedly last class before he moves to Colorado...today. For his last class we covered the basics of the rokushakubo: how to spin, strikes up, down and sideways to the head (I forget the Japanese terms), strikes to the do, two different ashi barai, a basic receive from a daijodan attack and a kata combining a number of those movements both solo and with a uke armed with a boken. Then we covered some basic restraints that can be applied from omote gyaku and urate gyaku. After that it was a simple counter to omote gyaku then pizza, soda, and cake and the obligatory group photo. Good luck in Colorado. I hope everything goes well and come back every now and then to share your experiences.

Gambatte!

Richmond Class (Doug) 12/5/2006

In preparation for the Shima Dojo DKMS Review this weekend we did each technique of Shinden Fudo Ryu.

Gambatte.