Seems there was no Shinjuku practice, so everyone came to Akihabara, and for some reason Tanaka-sensei actually came early, so he changed and we all started practice about 6:30. There were several beginners, so after running through the basics I split off with them, but Otsuka-san said his feet were still hurting so he'd teach the beginners and I got to actually practice.
Tanaka-sensei ran us through all 20 kata, five times each. The unending depth of my suckiness continues to amaze me. I can't cut straight. I can't turn. I cut too small. My angles are all wrong. Ryoguruma was really giving me problems; I can't get the first cut to stop, and if I can, the second cut is totally off. The footwork is a mess too. I have so much work to do this year, I almost wish I didn't have to teach so much, so that I could just study and practice on my own. But that's not really fair, as all of my instructors took the time to teach me, so now it's my turn to help my students. If I need more time to practice on my own, I'll have to do it by finding more time, not reducing teaching. Maybe I should start going to Tuesday night practice...I could also consider waking up early on the weekends to practice...nah, never happen!
No comments:
Post a Comment