Class with Jesse, Bryce, and Risa. Gabby and Alex observed and are very interested so far. Stretch and requirements, then a review of The Illusion. During the break we got in gear, then in the second half had 33 one-on-one matches total. I alternated between my two handed style versus sword and dagger (noted in logs with asterisk), and Jesse and I did steel with each other and boken with Bryce.
Tag: sparring
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Special combined PNW weekend class with Kaiden Severer, myself, Jesse B, Bryce, Amanda, Risa, and Anne. Started with a stretch and then a couple times through requirements so that Severer and I could work with and/or observe multiple students. I then lead a focus session on Thorn and Severer lead one on Jumping Tiger 1. We took a short break and then resumed with a round of 5 minute non-stop battles using boffers. We took another short break to gear up and finished with running two sparring circles martialed by Severer and myself. Anne was unable to spar and thus logged for one circle, the other circle was logged by whomever was not currently in.
For the sparring, I largely wielded one handed with some short and buckler shield as well, and of course Severer and I faced with steel.
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Class with Jesse B, Risa, Chris. Stretch and requirements, paired Chris with Risa while Jesse and I went through ours. Reviewed Jumping Tiger 2. Got into protective gear during the break and for the second half had sparring. There was only a brief spate of rain, but their were a number of slippery, mucky, soft areas within the sparring boundaries. Jesse and I did about half of our matches with bokken, half with steel.
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Class with Bryce. Stretch and White Rope requirements (myself matching, one handed). We then did some focus work on Akira and Thorn.
After the break, we had 30 one-on-one matches with some variety of weapons. Both started one-handed (9 matches), then sword and buckler (9 matches), then he returned to single one-handed and I went two hand axe (6), and the last set I went back to single one-handed as well (6).
Conditions ranged from light rain to spritz.
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Class with Risa. Stretch and we both did White Rope requirements (me two handed long sword bokken). Took some time to apply some temporary repair to Risa’s pommel, then we went over Advanced Thrust, a requirement she didn’t have yet. During a break we got protective gear on and then in the second half we had a total of 9 one on one matches (I used 1 handed for six, then the 2 handed long sword for the last three).
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Class with Bryce, Risa, and Chris. Stretch and had the students go through requirements once, after which we then did a focus session on The I Move. We got our protective gear on during the break and logged 39 1-on-1 matches (myself all 1-handed).
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Class with Bryce. Stretch and requirements, sparring for 25 matches.
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Class with Chris. Stretch and requirements, focus on some of his practiced moves, then sparring 18 matches total.
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Class with Chris. Stretch and his Green Braid requirements once through (myself matching him). Did a focus session on Dragons Tail. Took a break and get into protective gear. After the break, had 21 one-on-one matches. I did 9 with my two handed style, 9 with one handed style, and the final 3 with a two-sword style.
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Class with Bryce. Stretch and our respective requirements, him repeating his once. We did a focus session on Thorn, focusing on clean movement using our quads and core, not leaning into it. After a break, we had 24 one-on-one matches. I used two handed for 9, one handed for 9, and two sword for the last 6.
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Attended the annual Best of the Best tournament, held in Half Moon Bay again as typical. There were 18 competitors including myself. Master Gemini took first again, Kaiden The Severer took second, and Daniel took third. I had made some adjustments to my armor so I had some better mobility, but I still need more work, particularly on my grill and bevor. As usual, I had some good matches, and some matches where I should have done better, but in general I felt reasonably good about the day.
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Class with Bryce and Chris. Stretch and then had them review requirements while I solo’d my own. We then had a focus session on The I Move and did 100 continuous Full Circle Cuts (bokken). During the break we geared up, then had a total of 36 one on one matches and a final multi-opponent match with all three of us.
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Class with Chris. Stretch and requirements. We did 100 full circle cuts (bokken) and a focus session on The Mantis. During the break, got our protective gear on, and in the second half got in 25 one-on-one matches.
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Class with Chris. Stretch and one through our respective requirements. Instructed him on Dragons Tail. Got in armor and had 20 of 1-on-1 matches. Spates of medium to heavy rain, muddy unstable footing conditions.
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Class with Rakta Nadi and Chris. Stretch and requirements, break, then sparring. Due to armor swapping, just did a full set of matches with myself and Chris, then a full set with myself and Rakta Nadi.
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Class with Bryce, Rakta Nadi, and Chris. Final class for 2021. Stretch, 50 continuous full circle cuts to warm up (myself steel), and requirements. Focus study on The I Move. Blind Man’s Boffer. Armored up and had 1-on-1 sparring.
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Class with Rakta Nadi and Bryce, Chris called out (medical). Stretch and requirements once through, then worked on Akira, with an eye to flow and ending body position. After the break, Bryce and I had 20 one-on-one matches while Rakta Nadi logged (due to recent personal injuries).
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Class with Rakta Nadi and Chris (Bryce called out). Stretch and requirements. I first reviewed a few basics with Chris, then paired him with Rakta Nadi for full requirements while I observed and went through some of my own requirements on my own. We then spent some time working more on The Tradition. During the break, Rakta Nadi and I armored up and then we had 32 matches.