Our topics today:
Beginners' Course, Part 3
- Working with the wooden sword (BOKKEN)
- SHOMEN-UCHI (straight cut from above)
- Partner exercises: countering the attack
- Counter #1: cut upwards directly to UKE's wrist
- Counter #2: step out and cut to UKE's wrist from above
Advanced
- SHOMEN-UCHI SOTO-KAITEN-NAGE
- SHOMEN-UCHI UCHI-KAITEN-NAGE
- Various hand positions when countering SHOMEN-UCHI: UCHI-KAITEN-NAGE, NIKYO URA & KOTEGAESHI