The May 2013 training in Tokyo was great. Gashoku was shorter than usual instead of two full days we trained for a long half day followed by a great dinner.
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| Gashoku training hall with sports tatami on the floor. |
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| Part of the wonderful after Gashoku dinner. |
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The next day was Sensei's 88th Birthday party with everyone attending.
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| Left to right, Hayashi Sensei, me, Okamoto Sensei. |
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Hayashi Sensei also offers supplemental training in Ikebukuro that was heavily attended by many of the foreign members.
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| An injured Jose Lopez, Head of the Texas group, still training. |
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| Training under Hayashi Sensei's watchful eye. |
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I had 10 great training sessions in total. I estimate that during the Hombu sessions, 1 1/2 hours long, I was thrown down 288 times, which is just another reason why good ukemi is important. I hope you enjoy the pictures. There are small training moments in each of them.
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| Sensei watching over us. |
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| An example of a good begging to a standing ukemi. | |
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| Torbin of Denmark makes a throw. |
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| Sensei throws me. |
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| More instruction from Sensei. |
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| As you can see it is a very busy (fast) floor. It is important to get up and away quickly while training and maybe in real life. |
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| Two members from Denmark. |
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Next stop, 2014 Gashoku, ya!!!
