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on Jan 15, 2007Jan 15 Mon ~ Shomenuchi Ikkyo 108 Tenkans108 Suwari Waza Shomen SuburiHappo no GiriShomenuchi Ikkyo OmoteShomenuchi Uchi Kaiten KokyunageSuwari Waza Kokyuho Warm-up drills to establish clear sense of center, posture, and movement. Co...




on Jan 15, 2007Jan 12 Fri ~ Beginners Continued practice of Katatetori Ikkyo and Katatetori Shihonage. Introduced Katatetori Ikkyo.




on Jan 9, 2007Jan 6 Sat ~ New Look at IkkyoNew Year and an opportunity for looking at a basic technique with beginner’s mind. Tsuki IkkyoIkkyo ProjectionIrimi Ikkyo Kokyunage...




on Jan 9, 2007Jan 8 Mon ~ Sho Shin Kihon Waza Continuing with the “beginner’s mind” theme and clear review of the basics. In order to accentuate the ‘fresh look’after initiating the typical entry, the entry was changed to “cross under the blade”...




on Jan 8, 2007Jan 5 Fri ~ New Beginner’s Class Another new beginner’s class that is motivated, excited about starting, listening intently and trying hard. Had the basic introduction of dojo etiquette and history as well as the outline of expected content a...




on Jan 3, 2007Dec 29 Wed ~ Last Class of the Year Discussion about Japanese New Year traditions particularly the idea of “susuharai”, the “soot sweeping” that occurs in order to ‘clean the house’ of grudges and negative things you don’t want to c...