Weekend weapons to cut away at the heat.

All the summer tests have finished so we decided to do something a little different to liven things up and keep the kids minds off the heat - weapons! In all the Saturday and Sunday kids classes we started off with the tanto. First the basics - how to hold it, bow with it, pass it to another, different strikes, thrusts etc. Then we did a simple throwing and disarming technique. 

The last half of each class we then worked with the jo. Again starting with the basics, then into 31 no jo. Most of the kids got up to atleast #10 or #15. We will continue again next weekend so practice what you can at home - don`t break anything in your house!