nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Welcome
- today's goal: large R strike, direction of energy
warmup: 16's Drill
- review the "elements" 0, 1, 4, (5, 9, 13) 2, (6, 10, 14) 3, (7, 11, 15)
- stance check
-- what are the three variables of stance?
--- distance
--- pi angle
--- stance angle
- whole drill
large R strike
- 16 hits (separated by 8 counts)
- what are three characteristics of the beautiful big strike?
-- tone: probably main, but dependent on all the other goals
-- relaxation: key! but only exciting in conjunction with...
-- speed: continuous acceleration, speed at impact
-- clear strike axis: all energy goes directly into drum
-- grace of bachi: free to move in the most natural, simple path
- stance check
- 16 hits
- starting up position
- 16 hits
- first split second
- 16 hits
- upper arm as impetus: assist with push
- 16 hits
ender: copycat
- M patterns, focused on final R
- slightly more complicated, Otsuri-based patterns