Thursday 7th June canceled

Apologies. Class resumes next Tuesday.

Grading Syllabus 5th-2nd kyu

Kihon (Basics)

• Sieza (sitting posture)

• Rei (bow)

• Taiso (warm up exercises)

• Kamai (stance)

• Ma-ai (distance)

Tai sabaki (Body Turning Exercices)

• Hiraki (sideways)

• Irimi (forward)

• Nagashi (rear)

• Irimi senkai (forward and turn)

• O irimi senkai (large forward step and atemi, pivot and cut)

• Shiho giri (4 corner cut)

• Hapo giri (8 corner cut)

• Shiko (knee walking)

• Shikko (sumo stomp)

Ukemi (Falling)

• Ushiro (rear)

• Mae (forward)

• Yoko (side flat)

• Front flat

Tehodoki (Grip Escapes)

• Katate mochi (single hand grasp)

• Ryote mochi (two handed grasp)

Sword Cuts

• Shomen uchi (straight cut)

• Kesa giri (diagonal cut)

• Shiho giri (4 corner cut)

• Hapo giri (8 corner cut)

Tachi waza (Standing Techniques)

• Shihonage(+pin)

• Ikkyo(+pin)

• Nikkyo(+pin)

• Sankyo(+pin)

• Kote gaeshi(+pin)

• Ushiro kata otoshi (large forward step, pivot and shoulder drop)

2^nd kyu and above

• ten shi nage

• kokyu nage

• ko uchi gari

• o uchi gari

• ippon seoi nage

No Thursday Training

This January we only train on Tuesday.

2011 Christmas Break

Note that Thursday 16 Dec was our last training session for the year. Class resumes on Tuesday 10th January. Happy holiday.

New website coming up

We are sloowly building our own website. The makiwara project (see last post) will of course take precedence, so don't expect the website to be ready anytime soon. Here is a preview.

Makiwara coming up

Since there are no trees around the dojo, we are planning to plant a makiwara on the side lawn by this summer. Grant has got his whipper snipper out and given the grass a good chop. Next step: choosing the wood, and in what shape. We do plenty of shoulder strikes, so the default plank-shaped board may need a rethink. If you got any suggestion, let us know.

Training photos

Taken before club dinner on Tuesday 12th April.