In attendance: Bob Shin and Lem Tasin (instructing), Adam B., Joe C., David D., Bryan D., Bethany G., Jonathan H., Maria H., Jon K., and Aaron T.Today’s focus was on long blade. We introduced long slashes, short slashes, and the waving guard. As we worked on our slashes and guard, we emphasized the importance of eliminating “tells” or telegraphing.We began installing the Atienza Kali long blade evolution 1. The first 6 moves of Evo 1 introduce the Deflector fighter type. Both point up and point down deflections are used in this part of the drill. Each counter is reflexive.We will continue working on Evo 1 next class.
