nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
towel
When we are fully aware of the body, our mind and body are synchronized, we are connected, and we are whole" Mindfulness by Tessa Watt
Warmup/stretches
- tai chi warmup (300 arm swing)
- lower body stretches (Carrie Carter and Ryo Shimamoto)
- feet
- legs + shoulder blades
photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TUXf8N7VkZGQ6Jfr7
"dying cockroaches" exercise
-2 mins of on the floor exercise
Oroshi
-goals: focus on breathing, bring awareness to where tension happened throughout the body, breath into the tension spot
- 2 mins roll
- L.H. stance fist grip > shime grip
- R.H. stance shime grip > fist grip
revisit han datai roku, 50/50 exercise
- crescendo/decrescendo roll
- each person takes turn to play crescendo/decrescendo
- lighted saber exercise
su Don su Don
- focus on utilizing the breath to bring up both arms from the core rather than the shoulders
--R-/--L-/--R-/--L-/
--R-/--L-/--R-/--L-/
--RL/--RL/--RL/--RL/
--RL/--RL/--RL/--RL/
--R-/L-R-/--R-/L-R-/--R-/L-R-/--R-/L-R-/
Melting exercise with oroshi
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