By 6:30 no one had shown up for practice, so I got in front of the mirror and starting drilling myself of the fundamentals, and then the kata for the national tournament next month.
A little after 7 Kasahara-kun showed up, so I stood him in front of the mirror and schooled him for an hour until he could draw and cut without making all kinds of clashing clicking noises; drawing smoothly so that his blade completely cleared the saya (scabbard) without chewing it up. I think he was finally starting to get it, and the last couple of times he drew and cut it looked pretty good for a beginner, so there is hope, both for him and for my teaching!
However, every now and then my right shoulder would twinge in pain. Not the usual right shoulder pain I feel; it's just under the collar bone, kind of a stabbing pain, that goes as quickly as it comes. First started feeling it when doing forms, but didn't hurt at all during warmup and basics. A strange thing, the human body is.
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