https://youtu.be/GBbtmVkG_rM By Simon Larsen and Emily Jackman If you’ve not seen the first lesson video, tsuki mae, then we definitely suggest reviewing and practicing the exercise from there before using the refinements and advancements in this second lesson. This starts with the same basic exercise as lesson one, the tsuki mae where the shuugisha makes... Continue Reading →
Seminar planning or how to not go slowly insane
By Emily Jackman Seminars are amazing opportunities for attracting new practitioners, giving existing ones a chance at training with high level instructors and building up your budo network but what happens if you’re the one doing all the planning? Where do you start and how do you keep sane in the process? Well, as a... Continue Reading →
Yamaguchi-sensei Lesson 1: Tsuki mae
https://youtu.be/gLzG4KDCEeM https://youtu.be/gLzG4KDCEeM Yamaguchi Sensei had a lesson plan which was interesting and by starting small and adding new steps once the current piece was under control we ended up with a fascinating exercise that covers so many of the fundamentals of Jukendo and then shows how they are applicable in far more advanced waza and... Continue Reading →