Haven't been to practice in over a week. Didn't actually plan on going, but Tanaka-sensei called me and said that he had to work and asked if I could take over for him, so of course I said yes.
Ended up being pretty mellow; ran through the basics and took a couple of guys through the first six kata. Was feeling a bit tight and tired, but soon loosened up.
From 8:30 Niina-gosoke took us through the standing kata, and I was all sloppy. "Ren, you have no energy in your sword! As soon as you stop the cut, all the energy drains out, and there's nothing left! Your ki should flow all the way up through your arm, through the sword to the kissaki!"
After about 15 minutes he finally just said "You're still sick. Stop practicing. Go home and sleep. Summer colds are tough to beat if you're tired." So I packed up and went home.
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