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Bujinkan on Monday was nice. We mostly trained on the idea of someone trying to grab you, you grab said hand while stepping back and try the uregyaku wrist throw, and then things went from there. I trained with C. who is always a good training partner, and was happy to earn a few bruises and get back into the swing of things. Afterwards, C., M. and I went out for our usual ice cream and caught ourselves up (which was needed since I haven't been to training in three weeks due to the lifeguarding classes). At Bujinkan tonight, I trained with an enthusiastic green belt who actually took direction really well, and learnt from his mistakes. It was a rewarding teaching experience on my part. The technique was a block of a punch (first normal, then high, then in close with an elbow) with the idea being to just be in the space where the punch wanted to go. Then some sort of shuto or hit. I liked the three fold hit of straightened fingers, a boshiken, then a fist. Then you took the person's balance and threw them one way or another. Our weapon was sword. First we practised flowing from four different sword poses while walking (very traditional if performed correctly), then sword attacks that always involved finding the 'straight path' that would take you safely through your opponent and sword, and not stopping. I did well with the first one, but it's still a difficult concept to assimilate, and I know I wouldn't remember it in a real fight. On the plus side, my new red oak bokken is really well made and didn't even dent or break when encountering another bokken (my last one shattered... but it was a very cheap one... this new one is also cheap but I was assured quality and it does seem to be better made).
My brother and I watched one of the weirdest, but entertaining animes I've seen in awhile. It's called Magical Witch Punie-chan (Dai Mahou Touge) and it reminded me a bit of excel saga only the main character is highly competent and evil and scary. This wouldn't be so weird but she's also a magical girl who transforms to the phrase "Kill them all." The first episode alone involved her conjuring up her helpful magical vegetable friends, then ordering them to commit suicide so she could make curry! Needless to say, Kirk and I loved how dark and humorous the whole series was, and since it's only eight 15min eps long, we finished it in one go and were quite satisfied.
My brother and I watched one of the weirdest, but entertaining animes I've seen in awhile. It's called Magical Witch Punie-chan (Dai Mahou Touge) and it reminded me a bit of excel saga only the main character is highly competent and evil and scary. This wouldn't be so weird but she's also a magical girl who transforms to the phrase "Kill them all." The first episode alone involved her conjuring up her helpful magical vegetable friends, then ordering them to commit suicide so she could make curry! Needless to say, Kirk and I loved how dark and humorous the whole series was, and since it's only eight 15min eps long, we finished it in one go and were quite satisfied.
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