Class with Sal, Mark and Charlie tonight, plus Joe observed a second time and Jill observed her first class. During the opening seiza, I spoke about the Best of the Best, and I talked about the guiding WCoS principle of adaptability and evolution of our sword fighting technique based on the trial by live and realistic combat. We then had a quick stretch and then Sal worked on his own while I worked with Mark and Charlie, going over the head and neck cuts and blocks, and then continuing with Mark on the decap and leg cuts and blocks. I checked in with Sal for a short bit, then introduced Mark to Cutting Pattern 1.
After a break, we had Balance 1 and near-2, followed by machine gun drill for head cuts/blocks, then neck cuts/blocks.