9 January 10, First Training of the Ney Year

Toyonaka Dojo, 7-9pm

Group Practice

Attendance

• yudansha: 11
• rainbow belts: 1
• men: 11
• women: 1

Warm-Up

• standard routine
• unsoku happo x3

Moving Practice

• kamae ido
• sen, un, hen, nen, and ten practiced slowly, continuously, with kasoku, and with gensoku

Sotai

• 12 rounds of 30 second unsoku sotai with rotating partners

Jissen

• several one minute rounds

19 December 9, Training

Toyonaka Dojo, 7-9pm

Group Practice

Attendance

• yudansha: 6
• men: 6

Hokei

• chisei
• jinsei x2
• sentai
• tensei

Techniques

• sentai 2noashi senjogeri
• 2noashi tobisenjo keritsuki
• jun hangetsuate
• sentai enpi
• ebigeri

Drills

• moving in chudan and gedan
• moving on a line
• moving around a point
• moving with ejizuki
• various mitt and body armor drills with ejizuki, both from unsoku and after rengi

Jissen

• several rounds focusing on good technique while punching

5 December 9, Training

Toyonaka Dojo, 7-9pm

Group Practice

Attendance

• yudansha: 8
• men: 8

Warm-Up

• standard routine

Hokei

• sentai
• untai
• hentai
• nentai
• tentai

Pair Work

• set unsoku patterns
• free unsoku
• unsoku sotai (stopping short of execution)
• unsoku sotai

Movement Trianing

• various floor exercises focusing on hip mobility and and transitions

Jissen

• 1 minute rounds