Lesson 15 January.

Dont look too camp or angry. Keep expression neutral.

When doing Ukenagashi, make sure there is plenty of saya biki and the sword is raised to protect your body - not too far back. Try angling the arm to keep the tip on your knee. LOTS more saya biki on that difficult noto.

Nuki uchi. You are adding an extra movement on the chiburi. Try pulling your centre back first (this applies to a lot of the katas) then simple arm movement, imagine you are sweeping peas or carrots off the top of a table. Dont overextend chiburi and dont cross your centre line.

Soete tsuki - push left shoulder forward before the tsuki to make it more pronounced. Watch you dont get tip tangled with your sageo which happened TWICE

Sanpo/Shiho - i got them mixed up. Remember on Sanpo Giri, make sure hips facing opponent (look first too) BEFORE the cut. Kashira is targetting system, as always