Been getting into the habit of cutting in the basement dojo every few days. So every night I soak targets in the front yard. Trying to get into a good routine of cutting regularly so that I don't lose it and maybe even actually get better with time.
Cut tonight and it went well -- 90% of it depends on the targets of course. Tanaka-sensei said it's actually better to soak them unrolled and then roll and tie them just before cutting. Makes sense; the water can soak in faster and if they're soaked while rolled, they tend to swell up but because they're tied, they end up getting really tight and hard.
Official cutting practice on Saturday, during which Tanaka-sensei and I need to figure out what to do for the demo next week. I'm thinking jinrai, two-roll gyakukesa, and maybe enyo or migi-no-teki.
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