nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Welcome while stretching top to bottom end with
- last week, forgot crazy jacks!
leg warmup
- lunges for hip flexors
-- step, step, lunge
-- on lunge, one person says: name, favorite food, favorite musician, favorite month
- side kicks for hamstrings
-- find range
-- 10 warmup
-- 10 countdown, each person saying one count, any language
- slide claps for inner thighs
-- small circle, even number of participants
-- slide to one side and clap with that neighbor, then opposite
-- circle gets larger, add leg stab
- boxes for whole legs
stance (set drums)
- stance and play copycat
-- 4 counts prep
-- 4 counts call
-- 4 counts answer
-- 4 counts rest
- opposite leg forward
- AS plays call
arm warmup
- three pivots (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist), no bachi
-- four limb cannon (two-people face mirror side-by-side)
medium strike (all E)
- 16's Drill first four counts review
- additional counts
- run drill
large strike ("SE", then "E")
- demo
-- pulling on rope
-- elbow comes down toward drum
-- lower arm and bachi is "streamer"
-- upper arm stops when elbow is pointed toward drum and E takes over
-- relaxed bachi falls near shoulder then flops forward (thumb position)
- practice: no bachi, dog-legs, close the finger you use
- Slow-mo / Gravity / Accelerated / Gravity strikes
finish up with follow-the-leader Oroshi
cleaning
closing
- taikocensus.org
- KBHF housing
future
grip discussion
-- stretching
-- squeezes, offset squeezes
-- hand positions in space
-- bachi tosses, flips
-- finger grips
-- opposite finger switches
-- thumb position
LMSM Drill, R leading
- 4 hits full strength R
- 4 hits med R
- 4 hits soft R
- 4 hits med R
- add in one L at a time until full
practice LMSM Drill, L leading