Class with Bryce, and Cat observed. Stretch and green braid requirements which I joined him on. Focus session on The Mantis. Short break followed by a few rounds of Add-On. We then got full armor on and did a few sets of advanced response training, followed by one attack parry, three attack parry, and ended with 27 one on one sparring matches (first 10 and last 7 i was one handed).

Class with Bryce. Stretch and we both went through the Green Braid requirements, him leading. Spent some focus time on Thorn, working on improving the footwork, synchronization, and speed, as well as a digression into facing a righty vs a lefty and how best to defend from counter attack. We then spent some time on Advanced Response training, taking turns as the aggressor, and finished with some 1-attack light armored parry.

Class with Bryce. Stretch and his requirements. Did a couple lengths of the training space doing standing long jump / high jump to get our blood going (cold, sub-freezing night!). Spent some time doing a four rounds of Add-On, with me changing from two to one handed for the second half of the rounds. Put on helmets and gloves and did one-attack light armor parry, then moved onto the curb moulds for three-attack parry while doing Balance 1. Moved us to a barked area that still had light snow cover (inch at most) and did switch-parry. Returned to the regular training space for several rounds of advanced response training with boken (me always the agressor, him responding).

Class with Bryce. Quick stretch and once through on his requirements, then we geared up and had a total of 30 one-on-one matches (for me, 15 one-handed, 15 two-handed).

Class with Bryce. First class of 2018, we did a stretch and went through all of our respective requirements (green braid for him, silver chain for myself). He was gifted a blunted steel sword which I examined. The quality and feel appears good, though I cautioned it is a bit early in his training to be thinking much about steel. For continous full circle cuts it may however prove useful though I also cautioned to be aware of wrist strain and not overdue it due to possible injury (that being much more common with one handers). We then did unarmored parry, starting with 1-attack, then 3-attack, then Switch. We finished up with a couple rounds of add-on, making it several techniques each in before reaching an impasse.

Class with Bryce. After class opening, I had us get into our full protective gear immediately, then we went through Bryce's Green Braid requirements (myself doing them, too). Afterward, we did 30 one-on-one matches. First 10 I did one handed and we used the complete near-halfcourt basketball space. The second 10 I went two handed and narrowed it to the key plus one side. The final 10 I went back to one handed and we did just the one side (no key). Stepping out of the boundaries were death for all of this.
This concludes the 2017 class year, we'll be in break until mid-January as holidays, vacations, etc proved last year that it wasn't worth trying to schedule a class here or there.

Class with Bryce. Stretch and once through his requirements. I forgot he didn't have torso protection, so we just donned helmet, shins and gloves and did a lot of armored parry (1 attack, 3 attack, switch, and ended with one round of open parry).

Class with Bryce. Stretch and our respective requirements in full. Advanced response training, Three-attack and four-attack light armor parry.