Mae - shoulder back.
Cut - arc shaped, like fishing rod but finish cut with body and left hand, not leaning forward
Keep tip pointing to oppoinent as you move out and in for chiburi
Raise up on heels and thighs, keep foot in line, knees wont hurt

Ushiro
Dont spin out left foot as you turn. Keep it in position

Morote Tsuki
Make cut to chin a PROPER cut

Shiho Giri
Look follow cuts down then look up at other opponent and go into Waki Gamae. You KNOW there are four opponents.

1) Noto - keep little finger GLUED to hip, dont let hand come out. All the way round but little finger shouldnt leave. Don't push saya OUT either.

2) Ganman Ate - final sayabanare links with turn, dont have sword waving around too much

* HIPS square, your foot is wandering out

* As you turn to cut, dont let left hand come on too soon, it's at end

3) Yoko Chiburi PARALLEL WITH FLOOR AND POINTING IN A BIT but ALWAYS PARALLEL and LEVEL with left hand.

4) Tsuka Ate
* right foot in more on ball of foot, dont need to blade - then you can launch off. Left foot behind at 45 degrees as you tsuki then back round for cut so hips are LEVEL. Yoko chiburi level with knee.

5) Morote Tsuki
Dont blade body for first cut to face, keep hips square Then chudan, then middle level, then tsuki with arms and body.

Dont keep hands too tight to centre - pararellel ok but keep it natural. PASS THROUGH JODAN as you cut without dropping tip

GENERAL POINTS
KEEP SWORD OUT MORE
RIGHT HAND BIT HIGHER ON CUTS (LEFT HAND DROPS)

1) Ukenagashi
Keep tsuba closer to head as block. Pointing kashira at opponent puts your hand in right place for cut. KNEE KNEE KNEE. It's a deflection

2) Sanpo Giri/any kata with turn
DONT LET TIP DROP KEEP BLAD PARALLEL WITH FLOOR. Brings hands in closer to hips for cut but DONT LET TIP drop down back

also keep tip POINTING at opponent until hips almost turned again this stops tip dropping

Extra look in Sanpo Giri to to centre, to left

3) Mae - on chiburi angle of hand is wrong bring in more with kashira pointing then sweep out. Existing angle of wrist very wrong.

DONT LET WEIGHT FALL OVER RIGHT KNEE, centre of gravity needs to be back - you are LEANING forward. At teh same time, imagine you have lego blog under back foot.

HANDS STILL TENSE on noto and all hand movements

http://budobum.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/nin-perseverance.html

Sanpo Giri
LOOK first then cut
cut as you turn, dont square hips then cut
Still leaning forward on chiburi
when tip is pointing, keep it there and move hips back first before going into Jodan (this is general point)

Morote Tsuki
first hand to move on draw is LEFT.
Make proper cut to face, more te no uchi
Turn - keep tsuba glued to hip, keep blade parallel. Then step through and cut but keep right hand hand higher than left

MAJOR fault - tip is disappearing down back, left hand ending up higher. Focus on tip

Soete Tsuki
Cut is a diagonal kesa and must time with step back, Dont step back then cut
Dont let blade drop down when you tsuki, keep level
Before doing chiburi, dont raise right hand too high

Kesa Giri
when draw, really move left hand back as you turn saya then aim to punch the sky to cut the upward diagonal cut. Sword path still not great

Tsuka ate
Right Knee forward

Ukenashi
Feet not right again. Dont really know what I am doing. But sword needs be more forward

1) Dont practice so slowly that  you add tension, need to think about acceleration too.
2) You are not just showing that you know the choreography
3) Ushiro - up on toes then start to draw as you face door and turn - left leg is forward always with cut.
4) tsuka ate - right foot touches left knee in tate hiza
5) Sanpo giri - dont let sword go right down back. Make first cut count. LOOK before cut.
6) Shiho giri - look before cut.
7) Nuki uchi - sword goes up above head, not shoulder - shoulder is So Giri.

BY MOVING BACK FROM CENTRE YOU KEEP BOSHI ON OPPONENT LONGER - NOT JUST AESTHETICS BUT SEME

HEEL IS TOO HIGH OFF GROUND - should be height of pound coin only. TOO HIGH making you lean forward.

Chiburi - snap is by movement of chest as shake off blood and hands back on saya but not tense. Work on this
Yoko chiburi - keep blade more level, not pointing down - remember brushing carrots off table.

PROBLEMS AND FAULTS OFTEN IN HANDS

Relaxation
It's not just relaxation in body and shoulders it's about hands and particularly chiburu and noto and you can relax more generally. Remember with the swing, it's 85% relaxation, 15% focus and tension. Only areas where you should have tension are the te no uchi grip, the cut and the part of noto where you sheathe the sword to begin with and are vulnerable. Rest has to be really relaxed

So Giri - you showed no acceleration or focus. It's bloody hard though.

Kesa Giri - on upward cut need to remember you are cutting their side, or Do. Then you cut down again in another diagonal cut. Dont try and cut their face on first cut.

Morote Tsuki
Got to have more focus on the face cut. Sword not straying out so much but again tension and dont go into a weird Jodan and freeze before cutting. Hands should be very loose and the Kashira guides where the attack is going - seme.

Keep right hand higher than left - dont let the sword fall behind your back. Right hand higher than left

Shiho Giri
Dont sweep the brush literally, keep hands on hips but raise up to your head ASAP as you cut. More work on this needed but better

I dont really understand difference between Yoko chiburi and bigger ones. Need to work on this

Mae chiburi - slow, slow, fast

Rhythm
Acceleration
Relaxation
Body movement is improving but hands still need work 

Bumper lesson today so many tips

1) Seme, Seme, Seme - seme means it's not stop start and keeps it flowing if done properly

2) Mae - got to move forward. Then push sword more up to ceiling rather than behind. Then, KKTI on back leg. Then Wrist Elbow Shoulder. Then push slightly forward and out before curving outwards.

DRAW. As you push out with kashira, smoothly pulling back in saya biki - two opposing movements gives you the power

3) NOTO - must be 45 degrees to begin with. Only part of NOTO that should be fast is first part of sheathing as this is when you most vulnerable

4) BIG breakthrough. For Morote Tsuki and Sanpo Giri. From Hasso Gamae, imagine tip sweeps forward like a broom but hands stay on hips, then simply raise up. Your tip was going way out in a big sweep - WRONG. Same for Morote Tsuki cuts. Keep hands relaxed. This SHOULD help you keep hands more parallel

BIG ISSUE IS STILL RELAXING ON ALL THE MOVEMENTS NOT JUST CUTS. Handle sword in more relaxed way

Saya banare gets better with practice, again about being relaxed

http://www.britishkendoassociation.com/381-2/