I journeyed down to the Hayward Dojo for a Day of Combat and to support Sal's 30 minute non-stop battle and Crimson Chain test, and I also was a part of Steel Wind's steel Red Rope test.
We had a good number of fighters present, six in steel and several more in wood. It started with Sal's non-stop, then the main combat event was 5 wood matches, 5 steel matches, 5 wood matches, 5 steel matches, and 5(?) scenario wood matches.
Tag: testing
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I attended and participated in the 30 minute non-stop battles for both Steel Wind and Patrick today.
I also demonstrated my Cutting Pattern 4 for Kaiden Gad:
* Attacker – Right stance, Thrust (with shuffle), Jumping Tiger 2, Whispering Wind (with short chop to mid torso, rather than short circle), return to defensive stance.
* Defender – Right stance, Right thrust deflection, Left neck block, Cross step back and block right leg, Right decap/torso block, Left neck block, return to defensive stance.
The intent of this cutting pattern is to work on the minimalist thrust block provided by the deflection, and to reinforce good lateral movement around opponents.