tanaka-sensei

Tanaka-sensei's first practice at Honbu Dojo. He was running late and grabbed the wrong sword by mistake. But it didn't stop him from being totally on it. As he usually does, we ran through the kata, five or six times each one, working on specific points. He was stressing the finer details; extending out the last cut, getting the hips positioned, controlling the sword tip. Everything move he does is centered, powerful, and effortless; it's really amazing and he's so low-key. Practicing with him is always fun. I'm glad I can go to Wednesday practices this month and next month, because there's no Akihabara practice at which I usually help teach.