11 coach

Date: 
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

Basic Strike Technique & Timing
- Focus on speed of basic strikes
- Don't forget about your stance!
- Maintain sound level as much as possible throughout the exercise (don't let more hits = less sound)

Separation of Movement
Indipendansu Ude
- Practice "V" (right hand) and "kamae" (left hand) prep poses
- Practice 4- and 8-hit circle patterns, focusing on timing in 8-hit patterns
- Even circles, fast hits!

Stick Control
Don tsuku DoRo tsuku
- Play "A" pattern (which we learned in the past few weeks) to warm up
- Learn "B" pattern: Don tsuku DoRo tsuku Don tsuku tsuKOtsuku x2, DoRo tsuku tsuKo tsuku x2, dokodoko dokodoko DoKoDoKo DoKODON!
- Focus on quality of tsuku hits. Learn to catch the bounce of a large hit and control it into a quiet hit.

Homework: 

No class next week. Practice drills from class to make Kris proud during PEAC week!

Teacher(s): 
David Wells
Attendance: 
Sharon Hayashi
Carol Fukuchi
Eric Lai
Christopher Fong

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Wed, May 07, 2014 01
Wed, May 14, 2014 02
Wed, May 21, 2014 03
Wed, May 28, 2014 04
Wed, June 04, 2014 05
Wed, June 11, 2014 06
Wed, June 18, 2014 07
Wed, June 25, 2014 08 coach
Wed, July 02, 2014 09 coach
Wed, July 09, 2014 10 coach
Wed, July 16, 2014 11 coach
Wed, July 23, 2014 NO CLASS
Wed, July 30, 2014 12 PEAC
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