Tsurugi Bashi Kendo Kai

Trainings

7 January - 17 March 2008
Mondays & Wednesdays (7pm - 9pm)
Dance Studio, Homerton College

Extra Friday sessions will take place on 11th and 25th January, 8th and 22nd February, and 7th March

How to get to Homerton College (CB2 2PH)

The structure of a session may vary according to circumstances. People should arrive a little earlier so they have time to get changed, prepare their equipment and clean the dojo, which occasionally involves stacking hundreds of chairs out of the way. The announced start time is the time the session starts, not the time you should arrive at the practice venue.

Ritsu-rei on entering the dojo

Brief warm-up and stretching

Kendo Kihon Keiko Ho (sometimes at the end of the session)

Suburi: First set (150):

• 50 Jo ge suburi
• 50 Men uchi ni kyo do suburi
• 50 Zenshin kotai men suburi

Suburi Second set (150):

• 50 sonkyo suburi
• 50 kote men suburi
• 50 katate suburi

Suburi Third set (100):

• 100 haya suburi

At the command of the most senior student, everyone lines up: instructors on the side of the room opposite the door; students lined up with most junior nearest to door.

• Seiza: all sit down
• Mokuso: a brief moment for meditation
• Shomen ni rei: bow to the flag
• Sensei ni rei: bow to the sensei (when we are so lucky as to have one)
• Otagai ni rei: bow to each other
• Men o tsuke: seniors put on full armour

Kirikaeshi and kihon practice

Ji-geiko sparring. For safety reasons, at least one of the two partners must be 1-kyu or above.

Kakari-geiko

Line up in seiza as before

• Men o tore: remove armour
• Mokuso
• Sensei ni rei
• Shomen ni rei
• Otagai ni rei
• Closing advice from teacher
• Final rei

Kata practice

Ritsu-rei on leaving the dojo

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