Bo Lesson 2

Lesson 2

WARM-UP (perform before every workout session)

Feeling and awareness (horizontal)
Shoulder exercise
Rolling weight up/ down
Hip exercise
Propeller
Feeling and awareness (vertical)
Wrist Twisting (both hands, one at a time)
Two handed figure eight (italicized means a new warm-up)
Side to side sliding

Review Otoshi-Uchi , Tsuki-Komi , and Yoko-Uke . Introduce these three as forward and backward line drills. Review Ryobu-Kai Combination 1 .

Yoko-Uchi [K] (Side Strike) Can be done forward and backward as a line drill. Must switch grip with both hands as you bring Bo tip back to anchor shoulder while moving in.

Grasp Bo with Jun-Nigiri, right hand uppermost. Assume right Zenkutsu Dachi.
Whip the upper or right section of the Bo inward from your outside right.
Striking high to the left side of your opponent’s head or executing a middle level blow to the side of his body.

	Gyaku-Yoko-Uchi (Reverse Side Strike) Can be done forward and backward as a line drill. Gripping hands must change direction in place prior to moving forward or backward. Be sure to rotate your shoulders and hips clockwise (that is, to the right) as you move to put added force behind the blow. Any sequence of Yoko-Uchi and Gyaku-Yoko-Uchi techniques to either or both high and middle targets forms an effective combination. Grasp Bo with Jun-Nigiri, right hand uppermost. Assume right Zenkutsu Dachi. Pull the upper or right section of the Bo back to your right side. At the same time, thrust the lower or left section of the Bo inward. Striking high to the right side of your opponent’s head or executing a middle level blow to the side of his body.


	COMBINATION [K] Stepping in right Zenkutsu Dachi, Gyaku Yoko-Uchi (reverse side strike), Otoshi-Uchi (overhead strike), Yoko-Uke (outside to inside).

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