Brief warm up stretch and straight into bojutsu. Worked extensively on Shihan Nuke (sp?).
Tag: bojutsu
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Special post-quarter “open dojo” session. Unfortunately I missed the altered time and missed the first 20ish minutes. Worked on Seisan some, but especially worked on the first bo kata, getting it down pretty well, besides the name which continues to elude me.
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Standard burpees and stretch/warmup. Sanchin a couple times (Frank Sensei attempted to work with me 1-on-1 on the side a bit). After the break, I worked with the group focused on the first bo kata (something like “Shihan Nukite”, but that’s not quite right). It repeats four times, with a quarter left turn between each.
My rough understanding of the kata:
Starting heisoku-dachi with bo in right hand, the left takes hold above and you step right moto-dachi with a CW chudan uke, pull back to heisoku-dachi and righthand sliding back, then switch dominate hand and strike (head/collar) left moto-dachi. Repeat once more right moto-dachi. Chudan uke and pull back to naihanchi-dachi, switch to overgrip and block down. Right hand up to ear and press vertically left, rotate bo 180 and press back right, and block directly down again. Right-left-right kote strike, block down once more. Block horizontally high, switch right hand grip, and strike/block 180 CW geidan to right zenkutsu-dachi. Vertical 180 kote/chin strike. 180 CCW head/collar strike. “Figure 8” staff wheeling, finish right moto-dachi. Right face thrust. Step right leg back, left moto-dachi, staff along right of body, and begin repeat.