Marathon Yamanni-Ryu bo training today.
The morning session started with stretching, followed by lots of repetitions of kihon bo demonstrated by Taira Sensai.
Kihon bo â… was kasa-uchi strikes. Change sides by switching hands and using footwork â…¡.
Kihon bo â…¡ was blocking down and poking
Kihon bo â…¢ was striking horizontally from side to side.
Practiced bo kata probably 40 times each. Yammani-ryu is all about using the bo to extend the distance on attacks.
Shushi-No-Kon Ichi
Choun-No-Kun Ichi (Choun means “Morning Cloud”)