Class with Sal, Steven, Dalton, and Caleb. Michael observed due to injury. Stretch and requirements. I worked with Caleb, reviewing everything he knows and adding the I move. Before the break, I did a review/focus session with the whole class on I move.
During the break, I did unarmored parry with Caleb before we all got into armor.
After the break, we had one on one matches, and I also did armored parry with Caleb.
Tag: steel
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Class with Sal, Steven, Elijah, Dalton, Michael and Caleb. Stretch and requirements. I supervised Michael and Caleb as they went through requirements.
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Class with Sal, Joshua, Elijah, Dalton, Michael, Caleb and Nick. Stretch and requirements. I worked with Nick instructing on blocks for head, neck and decap, and with Caleb instructing on blocks for head, neck, decap and leg. After the break, we had 38 one on one sparring matches.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah, Dalton, Michael, and Nick. Caleb observed due to injury. Stretch and requirements. I worked with Nick, reviewing his cutting and adding thrust. I also moved through the class checking in with a few other students.
After a break, we started with 100 full circle cuts (Sal and I with steel), then I reviewed some forearm and grip strengthening exercises (waggling the sword in various directions and positions), followed by a gauntlet (static bokken first, then slow attack speed bokken). We finished with a final 100 full circle cuts (Sal and I steel again) including the gauntlet guides as altered terrain. -
Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah, and Dalton. Michael observed due to personal injury. Nick and Sarah also observed. Stretch and requirements in the first half. Initially Sal and I paired while the other four paired, and then I reviewed Dalton with an eye to his Green Braid.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah, Michael and Caleb. Stretch and requirements. I covered defensive stance and head and neck full circle cuts with Caleb. After the break, we had one on one sparring.
I discussed class times with the students and will be moving to a 7:30 start time for the remainder of the summer, at least.
Conditions: Temperature was reported as 102 as class was starting.
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Second day of the coliseum event, hosted by me, held at the Ravenswood Faire in Weaverville. First bout with 7 steel melee and 7 wood melee. Steven got to join as a choreographed fighter in the steel. Second bout with 5 steel melee and 5 wood melee. Third bout with 5 steel melee and 5 wood melee.
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First day of the coliseum event, hosted by me, held at the Ravenswood Faire in Weaverville. First bout with 5 steel melee, 5 wood melee, and 5 more steel melee. Steven got to join as a choreographed fighter in the steel. Second bout with 5 steel melee and 5 wood melee. Ferocitas got to join as a choreographed fighter in the steel. Third bout with 5 steel melee and 5 wood melee.
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Class with Sal, Elijah, Dalton, Ryan, Michael, and Jessi. Stretch and requirements. I worked with Jessi, covering all full circle cuts and basic thrust plus head, neck and decap blocks. After the break, we had light contact 1 on 1 matches.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Ferocitas, Dalton, Ryan and Michael. Jessi and Seannah both observed their second consecutive class. Stretch and requirements. I worked with Michael, covering the rest of his blocks and how to go through his full set of requirements. I also touched bases with Sal and Ryan on one handed decap blocks. I finished the first half with a review of Thorn (a new move for Michael). After the break, we had one on one matches and a single melee. I had Steven marshal for the night. Conditions were quite muddy, but no rain during class.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah, Dalton, and Michael. Stretch and requirements. I worked with Michael, covering decap and leg cuts, reviewed The Lightning with Sal, Steven, and Joshua and then worked with Steven and Joshua on Kata Ni (a first for Joshua). After the break, we had 38 one on ones.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah, Dalton, Mike, and Ferocitas showed up for the second half. Stretch and requirements for the first half. I instructed Mike on defensive stance and full circle head and neck cuts. The second half we had one on one sparring and a couple melees.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah and Dalton. Mike observed class. Stretch and requirements. After the break we had one on one sparring. There was a bit of mud, but everyone handled it pretty well.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah, Dalton and Ryan. Stretch, some warmup jogging (temp in the 40’s), and requirements. I supervised Dalton and Ryan on their requirements, then finished with the whole class reviewing a few tips on The Tradition.
After the break, we took a short jog up the road and back, about a half mile, then did 100 full circle cuts. We then followed with several rounds of Refined Strikes and finished with machinegun drill for head or neck. -
Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah, Dalton and Ryan. Stretch and requirements. I supervised Dalton and Ryan, and finished by instructing them on The Tradition. After the break, we had one on one matches.
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I competed in the Best of the Best for 2013 (it was held a little late). I achieved a 54%, taking fourth place out of ten competitors.
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Class with Sal, Elijah and Dalton. Stretch and requirements. After the break, I did armored parry with Dalton, then we all had one on one matches totaling 32.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Elijah and Dalton. Datlon finished up his first boken before class (he’s been coming early the past four classes or so to make his boken). Stretch and requirements initially, then I reviewed The Illusion (a new move for Elijah and Dalton). After the break, we had 27 one on one matches.
Conditions: Muddy with intermittent light rain.
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Class with Sal, Ryan and Dalton. Stretch and requirements, followed by covering The I Move, a new practiced move for Ryan and Dalton. After the break we started with refined strikes, then did 200 full circle cuts with steel, drilled on stance and movement, and finished with Ryan and Dalton doing head blocks with steel while Sal and I attacked.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Elijah, and Dalton. Stretch and requirements. After the break, we had 27 one on ones.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Elijah, Dalton, Renee. Stretch and requirements, a break, and sparring.
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Class with Sal, Steven, Joshua, Elijah, Mary Ann, Dalton and Renee. Stretch and requirements. I reviewed the basic cuts for Dalton and Renee and added thrust, and instructed Elijah on advanced thrust block and Cutting Pattern 2. After the break, I did armored parry with Mary Ann, and then there were 31 one on one matches and three melees.
Conditions: hot (90+ degrees), dusty
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Class with Sal, Steven, Ferocitas, Chris, Elijah, Jesse, Mary Ann and Ryan. Stretch and requirements. I worked with Ryan, reviewing his cuts and blocks and then adding Cutting Pattern 1. I worked with Mary Ann reviewing her three practiced moves. After calling the class back together, I we reviewed Thorn (including instructing Ryan on it).
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Class with Sal, Steven, Elijah, Jesse and Mary Ann. Dalton and Renee watched their second class and said they’ll be back (though they will miss next week due to being out of town). Stretch and requirements. I instructed Steven on Kata Ni, reviewed Mary Ann’s practiced moves, and finished with reviewing Jesse’s cuts and blocks. After the break, we had 36 one on one matches.