Saturday, 5 November 2022

Halloween Camp 2022

 Halloween Camp

Last evening Grass of the Season and the year

Mild night, full dark, big bright moon, stars and planets on show, no wind, wet grass


WEAPONS

Bokken for Sword on Sword
Jo on Jo
Kumi TACHI and Kumi Jo

Double sticks used for
Double Kodachi vs Katana
Daab Krabi short swords vs Krabong short spear

Bikenjutsu Secret Sword of Ninpo


KOPPO

Dakentaijutsu stepping Ken Kudaki
Defending punches and kicks
Grabs
Option for O Soto or O Gyaku


KEMPO

Using common entries and attacks
Handshake
Hair grab
Push to arm break

Trap and elbow to face
Strike combination
Groin slap
Cross out with knee strike to knee
Knee strike to head
Leg buckle
Stamp

Examine MK for concepts
Five Swords
Shielding Hammer


While it may have seemed hard to follow some of the sequences, the important point was the underlying concepts and principles of movement that we wanted to get up to by Camp before settling into Winter Dojo - in the next few sessions with the NRG, Chi Sao, the grabbing and grappling, and the KEMPO itself, the work sons tonight will come out in context