Class with Sal and Chris. Sabrina and Don called out, Nate spoke with me and will be leaving class indefinately. In seiza I spoke about the long path to become the best swords person, or even more generally, the best martial artist you can be. For one dedicated enough, it is a very long path indeed, one of constant repitition, going over and over the same techniques, the same material, constantly improving and training your body to move and respond in the desired way so that the conscious thought is required to perform the desired action. I then instructed on The I Move, after which I individually reviewed requirements with each of them. After a break, we focused exclusively on stance and movement. I discussed how the movement comes from contracting and expanding with the thighs, creating a smooth controlled movement, the feet gliding to the next position. We started with just linear movement, then added angles, then defensive stance with the sword, and last I added obstacles.