Class with Jesse, Bryce, and Miriam. Stretch and requirements (I reviewed Miriam’s Green Braid requirements, matching her). Study session on Jumping Tiger 2. Break. 100 continuous full circle cuts (myself 2H steel). Several rounds of Refined Strikes. We finished the night with a long session of gourd cutting, as is tradition after Halloween. I alternately used my bear pommeled HNH, a couple different 1H, my katana, and my saw bladed axe (all blunted steel). We started with stationary targets at roughly head height, then moved on to cut the chunks tossed at us.
Tag: cutting
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Class with Jesse, Bryce, Miriam, Ben, Aaliyah, and Shamay. Stretch and requirements. I worked with Shamay, adding Cutting Pattern 1, and reviewed some of Ben’s techniques. As a class we did a study session on The I Move, a new move for both Aaliyah and Shamay. After the break, we started with 100 continuous full circle cuts (Jesse and I with 2h steel). We then moved pumpkin cutting, first doing several rounds of stationary cutting, and then a couple rounds of tossed targets.
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Class with Jesse B, Risa, Chris, Miriam, and Ben, last of this year. Only Bryce had to call out. Stretch and requirements. I moved about working with nearly all of the students at least a little. I reviewed Ben and added Leg Cuts. I reviewed Miriam and added Neck Blocks. I reviewed Cutting Pattern 3 with Jesse. Worked on a couple moves with Risa. As a class we continued to drill on Jumping Tiger 1, and those that have it, also Jumping Tiger 2. After the break, we each had a turn in Blind Man’s Boffer, then everyone took up steel for pumpkin cutting. I posted sugar pumpkins on a post and we took turns having at them, as well as a couple slightly larger white pumpkins, then the ranked students had a chance at cutting chunks that were lobbed at them.
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Class with Jesse B and Chris (Bryce and Rakta Nadi called out). Stretch and requirements, starting with me reviewing Jesse’s most recent five moves, then having Jesse and Chris go through requirements while I soloed some of mine and observed and interjected on theirs. We then took some time to do a focus session on Thorn. After a break, we did 150 continuous full circle cuts (me with steel) in increments of 50 as well as 25 CFCC with iron sword. Followed with one round of Refined Strikes, and finished with pumpkin cutting using blunted steel, first against a standing post, then against chunks tossed at us.
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Class with Bryce and Rakta Nadi. Stretch and then they went through requirements while I observed and did minor training on the side. We then reviewed Cutting Pattern 2 for a bit, followed by Jumping Tiger 1.
After a break, we did 100 Full Circle Cuts (myself steel), a few rounds of Refined Strikes against the targets, and then I had everyone use blunted steel for target cutting practice against tossed pumpkins, which started out softball-sized and we took down to a pieces mostly no greater than a couple inches. We finished with Balance 1 & 2.
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Class with Bryce at my house. Either Bryce or I couldn't make the last few, but finally got class back on schedule. Stretch and went through our respective requirements. Took a break to setup for pumpkin cutting, then spent the second half targeting a couple pumpkins set up slightly under head level, and then cutting pieces tossed at us, with the final few rounds including Dodging 1 as we cut.