Another busy Saturday. We took a little break from Koto ryu and in preparation for Embu we trained Hanbo jutsu from Kukishinden no ryu.

We covered first four kata :
1. Katate Uchi
2. Tsuki Uchi
3. Uchi uke
4. Taki aura

After that we did some open mat training where people continued drilling their punches and Kihon Happo.

A great point was made about distancing in Saturdays class.
We all have a distance we take that we are comfortable with while talking to people or going for a handshake. And we get that for “free”. However, as martial artists we learn the proper distance for a punch, and when training with weapons (like hanbo, tanto to wakazashi) it’s important to notice how that distance changes. Being able to properly determine that distance comes with experience and a lot of training and is something we should work towards.

Gambatte.