Special class held by Head Kaiden Gad at the new Hayward Dojo after the first day of the dojo build. I was paired with Kaiden Bone Finder for requirements, during which Gad made a few notes to me to bring back to my class.The leg target has moved back to the knee, rather than mid-thigh, as it is the optimal target to train to hit automatically. Dragons Tail should be practiced as a Straight Office move with the uke/partner making no movement at all. He also said I should make certain my students let me know when they complete their requirements so I may explicitly assign their next training task.
After the break, we worked on evasion. Gad, Bone Finder and I were assigned sections of the dojo and had the other students come in one at a time to face us as we made a series of cuts, with them evading to the best of the ability and only blocking if absolutely necessary.