Sheltering in Place

[Drunk Monk]

937.119 Yoga, maybe a hike, church concert, maybe some work in between, maybe not, may put off laundry until tomorrow.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Sleep late (check) Covid test (still as negative as a G-Man movie review) pay bills (meh) clean up, head over to H’s. We’ll go for a long walk on a beautiful Fall day. procure dinner, then eventually head back to my cave.

[Drunk Monk]

Covid test (still as negative as a G-Man movie review) 

lol

[Drunk Monk]

938.120: Didn’t do any work yesterday. Took a well deserved break. Today is Monday so I’m back at it.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Road Trip! Motoring to Los Gatos to deliver the correct epee and pick up the wrong epee. Like you do. Will try to swing by new The Fencing Center on my way back into town.

Onward!

[Greg]

Hmmm, there is a restaurant between SF and LG then I tend to favor.....

Will you mount the epee to the front of your bike like a jousting lance?

[Drunk Monk]

Yesterday whilst in the room at the Vets Hall where our class stores its yoga props, I noticed a suspicious bin on the other side marked 'epee cords'

[thatguy]

Yesterday whilst in the room at the Vets Hall where our class stores its yoga props, I noticed a suspicious bin on the other side marked 'epee cords'

Salle Santa Cruz relocated there in '21:

https://fencinglessons.biz/archives/1605

--tg

[Drunk Monk]

That link gives me a warning that it may be impersonating the site it is supposed to be. 

[thatguy]

That link gives me a warning that it may be impersonating the site it is supposed to be. 

Expired, self-signed SSL certificate. I presume not administered by Kevin Osborn...

--tg

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Salle Santa Cruz and DM in the same place at the same time…almost? It’s a sign!

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Hmmm, there is a restaurant between SF and LG then I tend to favor.....

Will you mount the epee to the front of your bike like a jousting lance?

No, I slung it over my back encased in a stylish Victory Fencing Gear equipment bag. I had tacos by the new TFC. Good tacos.

THere was no Jake’s this time.

[Drunk Monk]

Salle Santa Cruz and DM in the same place at the same time…almost? It’s a sign!

I was particularly amused that they were epee cords. And indeed, I'm on the brink of a major shift in my martial practice. I'm planing to rekindle my iaido practice. My left should is inhibiting my Kung Fu significantly, and if I'm being totally honest, I'm stagnating at the Academy. I'll still go on Saturdays in a flailing effort to maintain my Shaolin, Xingyi, Baji, & Taiji. But it's a struggle. Last Saturday, I was feeling loose for the first few forms in my regimen until I got to Baji and that popped my shoulder something fierce. And Baji is a soft style, like Tai Chi. 

So I checked out my friend's iai class. Iai shouldn't tax my left shoulder in the same way because it's mostly holding the saya. I hope to start this week. 

939.121 Today is work, then over to my mom's, then back to the house to work some more and dig my iaido gear out of storage.

[King Bob]

How do you pronounce iaido? ee-ah-doh? ee-eye-doh?

Nice starry morning - I could see almost all of Orion - and some of the Autumn chill. Today we're getting the big trees trimmed. I won't have to pick up as many leaves. It's Homecoming this week, and today is the faculty/staff swag giveaway. Hopefully I'll get something good. Or at least a snack.

[Drunk Monk]

ee-eye-doh

ee-eye for short. Do is the same character as Dao. It elevates the practice to an art. Jitsu is the suffix if the practice is strictly practical. So for example Kendo has restricted targets akin to foil while Kenjitsu you can hit anywhere akin to epee.

That's it for Budo Japanese 101 today. Remember there will be a test on Friday. Bring your scantron sheets and #2 pencils.

[Drunk Monk]

940.122: Get up, go home, work…