Japanton – Chronicles of Anton in Japan!

Tonight in class, we will continue with our study of 9th kyu in general. In particular, we will look at moving through kamae effectively.

— Anton

Tonight in class, back to 9th kyu.

— Anton

Today in outdoor class, Kenjutsu and Bojutsu.

— Anton

Tonight in class, Omote Gyaku with Henka.

— Anton

Tonight in class 7th kyu. In particular, variations on omote, ura, and hon gyaku.

— Anton

It is now May and outdoor Saturday classes have begun. Classes will be from 1-2:30 PM outside the regular hall. Topics are usually weapons, and requests.

— Anton

Tonight in class we will be going over material from 9th kyu to 7th kyu depending on where each individual is at in their studies. We will soon be in full swing in our rotation and slowly add material up to 5th kyu. In the curriculum, the goal is by 5th kyu a student will have some familiarity with all the material from the Ten Ryaku no Maki.

— Anton

Tonight in class we will review the essence of what defines the first 3 kyu levels in the curriculum. After that we will put these elements into practice.

— Anton

It is another election day in Canada and as is my custom I encourage all members of the Dojo to have your voice heard, even if that means you will be late to or miss class. I will never tell you for whom to vote, but I encourage you to express your opinions even if that means a formal refusal of your ballot which is an option in the province of Alberta.

— Anton

We will continue with 8th kyu tonight. I am revisiting a pattern that I did when I first started teaching over 2 decades ago, we will cycle between 9th to 7th kyu to build our foundation, while incorporating Kata which use the fundamentals contained there in.

— Anton