nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Welcome
- today's goal: review the drills, take video
- warmup: quick stretch and 2vs3 Jacks
- Hello Coach! - VIDEO
warmup: 16's Drill
- teach "2" and "1" sections of "Ladder of Ladders"
- run "Ladder of Ladders" drill (see http://taiko.la/ttt/16s-drill
- whole 16's drill - VIDEO
4-8-16-32 Drill
- teach small strike
- teach 32 section
-- associating count with R hand, different tempos
- whole drill - VIDEO
review course goals
- why naname?
---- to allow movement
---- to emphasize the line of the strike
---- asymmetry of body, arms
- what are the three variables of stance?
---- pi angle
---- distance
---- stance angle
- what are three aspects of the beautiful strike?
---- tone
---- relaxation
---- grace of free bachi movement
---- speed
---- clarity of strike axis
copycat
- from M patterns to more complicated, otsuri-based movement - VIDEO
clean and close