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Date: 
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 12:00 to 13:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

Grip review quiz
- What finger is gripping?
-- try each finger, focus on kinaesthetic feedback
- Does the bachi touch the webbing between the thumb and pointer finger?
-- experiment with holding the bachi away from this spot
- When playing med-tempo and fairly strongly, what angle should be bachi reach at the top of the strike with relation to the forearm?
-- with partner, force that angle and late snap
- What causes a "punching" motion?
-- side-view of punching vs bend at elbow
- Demonstrate using wrists vs not using wrists.
-- side-view
- Show the proper wrist alignment for changing naname angles.

Dogo practice
- counting pulse with first R
-- various numbers
-- pulse e, and u (?)

Elbow concepts
- basic angle during strike
-- front view of self in mirror, explore "out", "in"
- how much elbow bend
-- side view of self in mirror, explore no elbow bend, complete elbow bend
-- marker on mirror?
- bending the elbow without cocking the wrist

large strike practice
- downstroke increasing speed
-- 32 R
-- 32 L
-- 64 alternating

Homework: 

Side-view bachi tip visualization - 4 min
Before a mirror, turn to give a side-view of the arm and do super-slow-motion, full strikes watching the path of the bachi. Pay close attention to the bachi/forearm relationship at the moment the elbow starts to bend - it should not change. Caution: don't "snap" bachi in air... dangerous for wrist, elbow. 2min each arm.

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Taka Natsuaki
Ruth Lucas
Sharon Ishida
Brian Wada
Stacey Nakasone
Carol Campbell
Dana Sunderland

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Sun, February 09, 2014 01
Sun, February 16, 2014 02
Sun, February 23, 2014 03
Sun, March 02, 2014 04
Sun, March 09, 2014 05
Sun, March 16, 2014 06
Sun, March 23, 2014 07
Sun, March 30, 2014 08
Sun, April 06, 2014 09
Sun, April 13, 2014 10
Sun, April 20, 2014 11
Sun, April 27, 2014 12