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Date: 
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 18:00 to 20:45
Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

My name is ________.
I like the smell of ________.

intro:
body work
guidance and references through imagery
- to bring awareness to our own body
- to build connection with our own body
- to build connection with the instrument
- everyone is different and have their own pace of connection with their body

Chi/ki trick
- the word "Qi" (qi-gong 氣功) shares the same character/kanji as "ki" (ki-ai 氣合)
(however the character for Tai Chi 太極 is different from Qi/Ki 氣)

Alignment
- apply the same concept of feeling the air/ki through your spine to build upper body awareness
walking exercise
- to feel the alignment of shoulder, arms, and lower body
- to feel the space around our body

Warm up:
- tai chi warm up arm swinging exercise
- purpose: posture awareness, and the concept of initiating from your core, and "letting go" of the arms

breathing exercise
- nostril > chest/torso > belly
- breath in > jelly fish goes down (relax muscle below your belly button)
- breath out > jelly fish goes up (tighten muscle in an upward motion)

alignment of body with drum
air bachi to check posture and allignment
striking

light saber exercise
- goal: be comfortable with the space in between strike, and also the space around our body

Drills:
2 minutes roll
- focus on breathing and bring your awareness to where tension happen
oroshi
- one by one - crescendo > decrescendo
- focus on breathing and using core power
- be mindful that everyone is different and the goal is to go beyond your own comfort zone rather than comparing with others
kara surya oroshi
- everyone takes turn to play kara "surya" doro
- everyone response with the crescendo>decrescendo oroshi
- focus on breathing
- bring awareness to where we tense up when new elements are introduced
- relax our shoulders by lengthening out spine

Teacher(s): 
Yeeman Mui
Images: 

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Thu, May 09, 2019 01
Thu, May 16, 2019 02
Thu, May 23, 2019 03
Thu, May 30, 2019 04
Thu, June 06, 2019 05
Thu, June 13, 2019 06
Thu, June 20, 2019 07
Thu, June 27, 2019 08
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