Japanton – Chronicles of Anton in Japan!

Tonight in class we will be continuing with some Gyokko Ryu Kata.

— Anton

Tonight in class, we will be putting together some of the basics we have been covering with Gyokko Ryu JoRyaku Kata. Probably sticking to:

• Koku
• Renyo

— Anton

We will be training Bojutsu, Kenjutsu, and some of the Churyaku from Gyokko Ryu today.

— Anton

Tonight in class we will be continuing with our work on basics. Topics covered will be:

• Ukemi
• Gedan Uke
• Shiho Geri
• Ura Gyaku
• Hon Gyaku

As with last class, I will add depth depending on experience.

— Anton

Tonight in class we will be returning to our very foundations. This means:

• Junan Taizo
• Ukemi
• Tsuki
• Jodan/Gedan Uke
• Zenpo Geri

For more experienced students, I will do my best to show the techniques in a manner that lines up best with the Japanese instructor from which you draw inspiration.

— Anton

Today in outdoor class we will be working on Bojutsu and Kenjutsu.

— Anton

Tonight we will continue with Jutaijutsu and Kenjutsu.

— Anton

Tonight in class, we will catch up on requests.

— Anton

For today’s class, we will be working on Bojutsu, and Kenjutsu. This week’s Kenjutsu was a request.

— Anton

We looked at some of the complexities of combining Happo Sabaki with Jodan and Gedan Uke last class. We will continue to work on this but using 8 of the 9 basic Kamae.

— Anton