tsukeshime bachi (usually smaller diameter, softer "hou" wood)
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Naname focus, with class time spent on three sub-topics
- continued work on stance and strike (fundamentals)
-- 16's Drill (run, feedback, run)
--- Reverse 16's Drill
---- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1*2*3*4*1*2*3*4 < done
---- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4*1*2*3*4*1*2*3*4 < review
---- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3*4*1*2*3*4*1*2*3*4 < next
-- 4-8-16-32 Drill (run, feedback, run)
--- 4: R focus < today
---- palm up (wrist angle)
---- grip bachi loosely to allow whip
---- allow bachi to bounce
- learn "M" patterns
-- M1, M2, M3, M4
--- learn sticking < done
--- copycat -1, +1, -2 etc
--- form and timing of otsuri don
--- extended versions
--- 1em-1em-2em structure and musical use of "otsuri" tag
- movement exploration
-- 4 main arm swing directions
-- starting, pass-through, and stopping points
-- M3x arm swing improvisation
future:
- intro to bar-align sticking and rhythm exploration
-- Quarter and Eighth-note Copycat (call and answer)
- choreography / rhythm learning: "named phrases"