Class with Sabrina, Sal and Chris. Requirements twice through (Me/Chris, Sal/Sabrina::Me/Sabrina, Chris/Sal). During the break, I gave Chris his Green Braid evaluation, which he passed. After the break, we had sparring (Sabrina sat out, logging). Total of 27 matches (9 per opponent), plus three matches of 3-person combat.
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Class with Sal and Chris. Talked about goals for 2010 (dojo improvement, new training stations, dagger throwing bales, etc). Stretch and requirements, then I worked with Sal and Chris individually, going over Whispering Wind with Sal and a few moves with Chris. After a break, we did unarmored altered terrain parry.
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Class with Sabrina, Sal and Chris. Requirements twice through (Sabrina/me, Sal/Chris; Sabrina/Sal, Chris/me), then a break. After the break, we started with a machinegun drill with head or neck cuts. I then had each of them take up one of my steel and do 30 continuous full circle cuts, followed by once through defending Cutting Pattern 1 with steel. We moved back to wood, having three unarmored light contact multi-opponent melees, then finished with one round (once each) of single-life Blinde Man’s Boffer, then a second round in reverse order with three lives. This concludes classes for 2009. There will be no class next week, resuming on Monday, January 4th.
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Class with Sal and Chris. Stretch and requirements. I then worked with Sal on Akira for a bit, then Cutting Pattern 2. Worked with Chris on Kata Ich a little, then reviewed Cutting Pattern 1 and The Mantis. After a break, we armored up and had 30 one-on-one matches and three 3-person matches.
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Class with Sal and Chris, Don called out. Began with 50 full circle cuts (myself steel), then requirements, the two of them paired, myself on my own. I then reviewed one of their moves each, and followed with individual break out sessions; with Sal to instruct Cutting Pattern 2, with Chris to review Kata Ich. After a break, we did several drills. I started with a multi-opponent drill with one person in the middle with an opponent on either side. One side attacks once which the center blocks then counter attacks three times, at the end of which the other side attacks once, starting the pattern over, going back and forth between the two opponents. The next drill placed both opponents side by side where they worked as a team to make a total of three attacks, and the defender then countered with three attacks total to either opponent, mix-and-match. The third drill placed all three in defensive stance in a triangle with sword tips an inch from each other. One one person was allowed to attack at a time, and could do so to either of the other opponents. The goal was to use awareness to avoid trying to go when someone else was going, and to block any incoming attacks. The final drill was a line of four 6×6 in a line on the ground which we proceeded down with basic cuts, then one thrust at each of the three decreasing size rings, and back to the beginning.
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Class with Sal and Chris. Stretch and 100 logged full circle cuts (myself with one-handed steel), then requirements: Chris with Sal, myself solo with steel. We then did a focus session on Mantis and Thorn. At the end of the break, Sal took and passed his Green Braid evaluation, then we armored up and had 32 one-on-one matches and three rounds of three-opponent matches.
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Class with Sal, Don, Chris. Stretch and 50 logged full circle cuts (me with steel, them with wood). Requirements twice through, first me/don and chris/sal, then me/sal and don/chris. After the break we did continuous opponent unarmored parry (twice each with an opponent and then they step out and the next steps in immediately attacking, cycling through each of the available opponents). We finished with balance 1 and 2.
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Class with Sal. 100 logged full circle cuts (me steel, him wood). Requirements. Refined strikes, unarmored parry, and balance 1 and 2.
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Class with Chris, no call outs. All of both our requirements, a break, then Refined Strikes, thrust ring target practice, elevated cuts and blocks, logged full circle cuts (100 steel for myself), and ending with unarmored parry.
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Class with just Chris tonight, Sal called out sick. We focused on tuning his Green Braid requirements and then had 25 matches of sparring for the second half of class.
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Class with Sal tonight, Chris observed and Don called out both due to personal injury. Reviewed his Green Braid requirements and examined a few specifc moves. After a break in which we discussed his armor, we did Refined Strikes, 3- and 4-attack parry, and semi-armored parry.
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Class with Sal and Chris, Don called out. Stretch and basics. Reviewed kata ich once. During the break they worked on their sword books some, then we armored and had 20 matches total of one-on-one sparring.
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Class with Don, Sal and Chris (Chris observed). Stretch, requirements, review of cutting pattern 1 and a couple practiced moves. After the break, we did Refined Strikes, thrusting rings and unarmored parry.
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Class with just Chris. We went through all of our respective requirements, particularly focusing on his Green Braid requirements for his upcoming evaluation, took a break, then did Refined Strikes and Unarmored Parry.
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Class with Don, Sal and Chris. Stretch and requirements twice through with separate partners. After a break, we did Refined strikes for a short while, then machine gun drills for head; then head, neck or decap; then neck or leg.
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Class with Don, Sal and Chris. Discussed the upcoming Shadow Wood event, stretch and basics. The second half we did some machinegun drills and finished with some multi-opponent boffer melee.
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Class with Sabrina, Sal and Chris. Stretch and requirements, followed by a switch of partners and cutting pattern 1 and three moves of choice. After the break, Sabrina, Sal and I had 25 sparring matches total.
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Class with Don and Chris, Sal called out, Sabrina is back in Humboldt County. Stretch, followed by my going through requirements individually with Chris, then Don. After a break, we rotated through the thrust ring station and paired Refined Strikes, then did a multi-opponent Refined Strikes with one person in the middle and the surrounding opponents making a variety of static poses which the center person had to analyze and respond to. The final time through, the outside opponents were permitted eighth to quarter speed movement once the center person engaged them.
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Class with Sabrina and Sal. Stretch and requirements, then I worked with them individually on specific techniques. After a break, Sal and I armored up and had 22 matches total.
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Class with Sal and Chris. Stretch and body builders, then requirements, after which I reviewed Cutting Pattern 1 with each of them along with a focus session on a couple key things they each need to work on. After a break, we started with Refined Strikes, then Fortress Defense (defender is given a one meter circle to defend from, attacker moves and attacks from any side), and ending with Multi-Opponent Fortress Defense.
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Class with Sal and Chris, no word from Don. Discussed dues for sparring, then stretched. Paired Sal and Chris for requirements, myself on my own, after which I reviewed kata ich with both of them, and then individually went through Cutting Pattern 1 and one of their practiced moves. After break, we had Balance 1 and 2 with raised beams and flattened cabers, bricks on various faces, and grounded cabers.
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Class with Sabrina, Nate, Sal and Chris. Stretch and body builders, once through on requirements, then a short focus session on Jumping Tiger 2. After the break, we had sparring, each of them getting 7 clean matches each against two opponents for a total of 48 matches while I marshalled.
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Class with Sal and Chris, Don arrived late for the second half. Relayed the results of the Best of the Best in seiza, then stretching and body builders followed by requirements. Afterward, I reviewed Akira and The Mantis with each individually. Took a short break, then watched the 25 or so matches that I got on video, reviewing good and bad technique, stance, etc. Finished with five light to mid contact matches between each student and myself.
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Class with Sabrina, Chris and Nate. Stretch and body builders, then requirements twice through, changing partners. I worked with Nate initially as it was his first time back about seven months, then I paired him with Sabrina and I worked with Chris. After a break, I setup three stations that we rotated through: one pair doing Refined Strikes twice each set the rotation pace, the other two were on the thrust rings or Balance 1 & 2 (raised 6×6, raised flattened caber, four bricks on end). Finished with machine drill for head cuts and then any of head or either neck.
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Class with Sabrina and Don. Stretch, body builders, requirements. I then worked one-on-one with each of them for a bit. After a break, we armored and had one-on-one sparring, totalling 17 matches.