nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Opening:
- Name a moment that you experience "effortless"
Breathing Exercise - Ujjayi Ocean Wave
Quote:
“What the bodily form depends on is breath (chi) and what breath relies upon is form,” states a Chinese adage from 700 AD. “When the breath is perfect, the form is perfect (too).”
-- "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art" by James Nestor
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/readouts/breath-the-new-science-of-a-lost...
Warmup
- full body warmup
Alignment and Drumrolls
- left handed stance for the first minute (chu grip, Shime grip) and then right handed stance for the second minute (Shime grip, chu grip)
- focus on the alignment and the distribution of weight (body weight gravitate toward the ground directly below your spine instead of forward towards the drum)
"Surya" do DON / doro oroshi
Water bottle / bachi throwing exercise
jelly fish / kegel exercise
light saber
basic kata / 4-8-16-32-16-8 drills to music + POWER UP exercise
半脫力 Han Datsu Roku
- a partner exrcise to explore the 50/50 relationship between the follower and the leader
- experience effortless movement
Don Don Tsu ku - applying the 50/50 effort to the large amplitude and also the small movement with the wrist.
Movement pattern - Do ron tau ku DON DON su DON ga do DON
started off with arms expand like wings
gradually allowing your body to move more freely, expanding range of motion with fluidity
「為學日益，為道日損，損之又損，以至於無為，無為而無不為」
in pursuit of knowledge, everyday something is added. (seeking/gaining)
In the pursuit of the way (way of life, way of being), everyday something needed to be let go.
The practice of letting go, day after day, until you let go of all your desires and ego, you return to your nature.
When you become "nothing" / effortless, there is nothing you cannot do.
Practice 2 minutes drum roll everyday to train the dexterity of the hand
Play with the water bottle
